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  1. I've had only good experiences with J&H, and specifically emailing back/forth with Josh. Ordered a Black Hole rod online, which had some minor damage to 1 guide. Josh shipped out a replacement immediately and gave me free return label for original rod. Ended up returning because it wasn't what I needed. No issues in the process working with Josh. Your experience sounds totally different.
  2. Thanks. I got it in my hands today and really liked the feel of the Lami 10ft 2-piece. I liked it much better than the 9'2" Skinner2. And I liked it much better than any of the other St Croix rods that I held. I might end up getting this one, but I'm gonna try a few others first.
  3. I've been using the Quantum Reliance spinning reel size 65 (m/n REL65) as my main saltwater surf reel for the last 2 seasons, and it's far exceeded my expectations. Excellent value for around $100. It's "sealed" and has gasket/O-ring around the gear box to keep water out. It's the cheapest 'sealed' reel I've found. It's strong. I've wrestled a 42" striper up & onto a jetty with heavy current and heavy drag. I've dunked it a few times & splashed it with saltwater many many times. No issues in performance. Extremely smooth reeling. Drag smooth. Roller bearing smooth. Most comfortable handle/knob I've used on any reel. Big line capacity. I liked it so much I bought the size 45 reel for my lighter setup and have the same feeling about that one too. I strongly prefer using my Quantum 65 over my Penn Spinfisher V size 5500. Quantum is much smoother. And I sheared 1/4 of the teeth off my Spinfisher's main gear on a small striper, which shocked me because I always thought of Spinfishers as being super durable. The only thing I haven't liked about it is an aesthetic thing. The lettering/labelling that's printed onto the spool basically washed off the spool... like whole letters detaching & 'dripping' down the side of the spool (Goosebumps style lol). It's weird, and it happened to both reels the same way. But, I did mention this to Quantum's customer service and they sent out a replacement reel asap for free, so they get a point back there. It's also on the heavier side, but that's to be expected for any 'sealed' reel. Curious what other people think about them. Has anyone else been using the Quantum Reliance reels? Like them? Hate them?
  4. I'll be buying a new spinning surf rod soon and I'm looking for some feedback from the community. -My current go-to rod for the past 3+ seasons is the Tsunami Airwave Elite TSAWESS-962M, 9'6", 2-piece 70/30 split, medium power, mod-fast action, 15-30 lb line rating, .75-3 oz lure rating. It's a great overall rod, but it's too stiff/fast-action for when I'm pencil popping. I also feel like it could load better for casting (again, stiffness). I'll keep this as a backup rod, but want the new rod to be 50/50 split so it's easier for travel. -I also had the 11ft medium power model for a couple seasons, but ended up selling it. I didn't like the action of it or the way it casted, which was very different from the 9'6" version. I never loved the 11ft and I thought it was a little too long for me. I'm 5'10" tall. I want my new rod to be 10' or less. -I throw pencil poppers 90% of the time, so I'm looking for a more moderate action rod. I usually throw in the 2-3 oz lure range (2 oz Cotton Cordell pencils), lowest .75 oz bucktails, up to the big 3.5 oz 9" Doc Spook and similar weight bucktails. -I mainly fish rivers, open beach, and jettys. -Full disclosure, I've never fished a fully-moderate action surf rod before. I've only fished mod-fast or fast action. But I believe moderate is what I'm looking for for pencil popping. I will go into a local shop to do some rod wiggles before buying, but doing that quick feel test in-store doesn't do much for me to be honest. For the new surf rod, I'm looking for: - 9ft min, 10ft max length (ideally around 9'6" and each section is 62" long max) - 2-piece 50/50 split (not 70/30) - moderate action (not fast, mod-fast) - ~medium power - .75-3.5 oz lure range (mainly throw ~2 oz pencils) - ~30 lb line rating (I'm never pushing more that 20 lb drag), and I always use braid main line. The new rods I'm currently looking at: 1. Lamiglas GSB10LS, 10', 2-piece 50/50 split (pre-2021 model), 15-30 line weight, 1-3 lure weight, moderate action, light power -- $490 list. 2. ODM Genesis NXGX-9635, 9'6", 2-piece 50/50, 19 lb line weight, .5-3.5 oz lure weight, moderate action -- $410 list. 3. Black Hole Striped Bass Special, fully-moderate action series, 9'6", 2-piece 50/50, 20-30 lb line weight, .75-4 oz lure weight, moderate action -- $400 list. 4. Century has some nice rods too, but they jump up in price pretty quickly and don't think it's necessary. Anyone have experience using the above rods for similar applications? Any feedback is appreciated! Thanks
  5. Is the 10' a 50/50 split, or 70/30? What's longest section length?
  6. Anybody find a white cooler on the sidewalk near the playground at Pavilion Beach in Ipswich? Left it there by mistake today.
  7. This past week, 4 days of fishing: -one schoolie in Quincy -skunked in Winthrop -skunked in Winthrop (diff spot) -skunked 2 different spots in Marblehead Saturday. Had luck in Broad Sound with schoolies and small keepers last weekend. Since then its been a very different story.
  8. Big bass still around. A couple dozen caught around Nahant/Winthrop area. Biggest 30”. Big marks under the boat. A few separate blitzes throughout the day. Theres still plenty of good fishing around!
  9. Damn you are dialed in right now! Still in a Cape Ann river? Still on the black Bomber?
  10. Is that an offset J-hook your fishing the mackerel with? You know inline circle hooks are required when targeting stripers with bait, right? Inline circles significantly reduces chances of gut-hooking a bass.
  11. Yep. 19" girth. Most the schoolies I've caught this year are well fed.
  12. Haha yep good eye. It tried to tail slap the popper and I set the hook at the right time. Then it took off like a torpedo!
  13. Finally found a slot keeper in the Harbor. Caught this morning at sunrise, first cast. Stomach stuffed full of herring.
  14. i find it very hard to NOT throw the pencil when theyre jumping out of the water for it every cast! but, you may have a point. bigger fish cant get to it if all the schoolies are swiping it first. lmk if it works.
  15. Ive caught about 100 schoolies the past 5 days. They’re loving the 6” pencil popper bone-colored. Biggest so far 27”. Early morning bite has been hot. Cant wait for a keeper-sized fish to hookup soon.
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