Today is a very sad day for me and the jigging and popping community. Today we lost one of our brothers. As some of you may know my good friend John Flores has been fighting cancer or some time. Years ago before I met John he fought and was winning the fight. Well in the last few weeks this changed. His cancer mutated and came back hard and he switched med's and was gaining line back. During his fight an infection came on in his lungs and this was too much for his body to take. This... Dream Big - a sad day ..read more

Looking for two reels for mid-shore tuna. For jigging. Which do you prefer? And what size? I know the fathom has ss gears. Not sure how the sizes match up ..read more

What model Daiwa Saltiga conventional is similar in size to a Talica 16 ..read more

https://www.savagegear.com/battletek-sjigging-spinning-rod-1587287 Anyone try one of these before? I just picked up a medium action one at the ftu salesman sample sale yesterday for $75. I did some reel shuffling and put a fathom ii 12sd on it with 40# braid. Does this reel seem reasonable? Fathom 25 seems too big/bulky for this rod. Thinking of using it on a 12 hour galveston party boat trip. Saw a couple of these Shimano rods 25% off ? Thanks ..read more

Looking for owners thoughts on the Shimano ocea plugger full throttle 82MH PE6 45g/120g fishing rod. I'm not interest in poppers as l have another rod that can perform that task. lm wondering is the above mentioned rod any good for stick bait lures? Is the tip soft enough to work the lure and not to stiff the lures don't swim properly? Will be used for tuna and yellow tail kingfish ..read more

Any recommendations for Popping rod sleeves. Purchased the 'Stick Jacket Magnum', but it will not fit over the largest guide of a Phenix Titan 8'8" Popping rod. No problem fitting over the guides of a Shimano Grappler C 8'2" but this Phenix has a taller guides. There's a ton of stuff online but want to make sure get this right before buying something that doesn't fit ..read more

It would be a great service to many of us who are thinking of up grading reels for someone to take the time to list the different Stella models and maybe a chart of the interchangeable spools for each model. Also some comment on service support of each model. I have done much reading and am more confused than ever. Can JDM models be serviced in the USA? What is the difference between '08's, SW's ? How can one thinking of buying a used Stella know the difference between a JDM or a US model... Stella Fa's, Sw's, PG's, JDM's, '08's etc ..read more

Trying to determine best combo set-ups that can jig, but also pop. I have a number of different sized Gosas and was thinking about the Trevala PX rods ..read more

Looking for someone that’s good and reputable that services JDM electric reels in the states anybody have any suggestions ..read more

Here are my set ups. I had all the Reels already except for the small electric. I just bought the rods. Lmk what you think. Palmarius 2,4,5 and 6 Centaur combat arm 65(B) UL ..read more