JoeyZac Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 5 mins ago, b4loran said: Until a 83"er hits the deck. Once you can see it, then it turns to fun again. Fun, laced with stress and a touch of fear, yes, but still fun. b4loran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknotsebastian Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 we have broken trevalia rods trying to turn bigger BFT. the OP is talking 80lb class fish. trevalias are fine for 80lb class fish - especially for the $. when we think the fish we're gonna hook are bigger than 80-100lb footballs, nobody uses a trevalia. other trevalias also work great for us as boat based live lining for bass rods too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknotsebastian Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 5 mins ago, JoeyZac said: Once you can see it, then it turns to fun again. Fun, laced with stress and a touch of fear, yes, but still fun. i'd describe it as "somewhat organized but panicked chaos". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyZac Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 14 mins ago, nicknotsebastian said: i'd describe it as "somewhat organized but panicked chaos". Not quite as much fun/panic/chaos as when the whole spread is going down, but it's the next best thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Lou T said: Talica is a fine reel nothing cheap about it. I own the Talica 25 II, but I would take a good look at the Avet Raptor. The Avet Raptor is another fine reel that gives you a better bang for the buck. I don't mean to hijack this thread...no love for smaller two speed PENN Internationals? Same price range. TimS Show someone how to catch striped bass and they'll be ready to fish anywhere. Show someone where to go striped bass fishing and you'll have a desperate report chaser with loose lips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBM Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 43 mins ago, JoeyZac said: Am I the only one who thinks that doesn't sound like fun? No. You are not. The late, great, Ted Williams had a book out called "Fishing the Big Three." It's well worth reading, buy it used and it's cheap enough. He made a point that I think is completely true; morethen fifteen minutes on a rod, and it's not fun, it's work. He brought a superb prose style and tremendous common-sense clarity to everything he wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4loran Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, BrianBM said: No. You are not. The late, great, Ted Williams had a book out called "Fishing the Big Three." It's well worth reading, buy it used and it's cheap enough. He made a point that I think is completely true; morethen fifteen minutes on a rod, and it's not fun, it's work. He brought a superb prose style and tremendous common-sense clarity to everything he wrote. That's when it gets fun. Guess I would have rather hung out out with Hemingway than Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou T Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, ksong said: We must fish differently. One lodge in Panama bought bunch of Shimano Trevala rods as Shimano advertise the rating is 50 lb - 200 lb. All rods got broken. Kil, where talking about a 350 pound Bluefin landed, with a scaled drag of 51 pounds in the end. ( Fish ) Your people must of been railing, and banging the rod on the rail... ( Chop sticks ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou T Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, JoeyZac said: Am I the only one who thinks that doesn't sound like fun? Waaay to much time on a fish. My friend Greg just wanted to get that fish in so we all could fish again. After that day he coined the phrase, Entry level rod... It was great to sea when that fish finally rose up from the depths... Edited January 19, 2019 by Lou T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou T Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, TimS said: I don't mean to hijack this thread...no love for smaller two speed PENN Internationals? Same price range. TimS Back in the day PENN International was the reel. Maybe someone can chime in on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksong Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 42 mins ago, Lou T said: Kil, where talking about a 350 pound Bluefin landed, with a scaled drag of 51 pounds in the end. ( Fish ) Your people must of been railing, and banging the rod on the rail... ( Chop sticks ) Do you see the guy is railing or banging the rod on the rail ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou T Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Have no idea what that guy dose with his equipment, there rentals in a Panama fishing camp? Still have my rod, and I have no Idea if Dave is still fishing his. But we fought and landed a 350# BFT on one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou T Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 22 mins ago, ksong said: Do you see the guy is railing or banging the rod on the rail ? I have to say, some technique. Did this guy break all the rods single handed. Stickfish113 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou T Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 @ksong that video was published on Aug 24, 2014 there where six comments on it, and that's 6 to many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksong Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Lou, if you landed 300 lb bluefin using 50 plus lb drag, the Trevala rods have terrible quality control problem as some got broken easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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