Some New Gear & Some Smallies!

rrw4258 · 03-21-12, 08:17 AM

Made it out onto the big water yesterday and was able to manage a decent 19-3 bag of smallies. Big bass was 5lb. 2oz.!! Also had several in the 4 lb. range and quite a few from 2-3 lbs. Caught most of the fish on a Jackall Crosstail Shad dropshotted in various colors. And caught the two big girls in 6 feet of water digging a Strike King 5XD into the bottom! Both of them hit those crankbaits with about 7-8 feet of line out right next to the boat. That made for some exciting jumps and tugging until they were put in the net!

Also thought I would share some pics of the new gear... First is a Revo MGX in 7.9:1 ratio. So far I absolutley love this reel. It feels very small in hand next to my Premiers, but it is rock solid, and has a ton of power. I have it on a 7' M-MF Veritas. Also new is my DS rod... a 7' M-XF Kistler Helium LTA. It has been the best DS rod I have put my hands on yet. The rod has such a soft tip on it (but not too soft to throw 3/8-1/2 weights) and the tip transfers right into backbone. Got it matched up with my Pflueger Patriarch and the thread raps are metalic blue which match the reel perfectly. Pics are below!

Ryan

MIbasser · 03-21-12, 08:46 AM

Sounds like a great day on the water Ryan! Nice setup as well!

WaffleJaw · 03-21-12, 09:01 AM

Whoa! Nice smallies Ryan!!...Congrats on the MGX/Patriarch as well!

Jrob78 · 03-21-12, 09:53 AM

Beautiful smallies! Great looking gear too!

Bubba_Bruiser · 03-21-12, 10:06 AM

As someone once said....SHAZAMMMM! Nice haul Ryan. And the gear is looking top notch! I live for the day to make a trip of that way for some smallie action!

WatterBoy · 03-21-12, 10:59 AM

Sweet looking fish and gear you have there, Ryan!

bassboogieman · 03-21-12, 11:15 AM

Ryan, TAKE ME FISHING - PLEASE!
I'll let you play with MY Kistler's......................................... ..........

BassMoJo · 03-21-12, 04:48 PM

Nice smallies man I am jealous as I am still waiting on my first smallie of 2012 it'll happen here soon hopefully its a football like yours!

bassinbob · 03-21-12, 06:32 PM

Beautiful gear Ryan. Would that Kistler double as a shaky head rod?

rrw4258 · 03-21-12, 06:52 PM

Bob, I haven't tried it as a a shaky head rod, but I intend to shortly. It should be a good rod for it though. Plenty of backbone, and a nice soft tip for feeling the slightest taps.

Ryan

bluebasser86 · 03-21-12, 07:13 PM

Looks like you got a solid entry for the Big Bass Contest on the smallie side there, nice fish!

kennethdaysale · 03-21-12, 07:27 PM

Beautiful fish...The Pflueger/Kistler combo appears to be Levitating!

Big Bass entry= 82/152 =.5394---------Excellent!

keithdog · 03-21-12, 08:45 PM

Man, those are some beautiful smallies Ryan. Congrats big time. So when are you going to sell that Revo MGX?

bcklash · 03-21-12, 09:40 PM

WOW!!! nice fish.

Bosshog · 04-04-12, 10:31 PM

JEZZz!!! Those are some PIGS. Nice fish and new gear. I've been on the look out for a new rod and reel and have my eye on the REVO's. Ive heard good things.

03-21-12, 08:17 AM	#1
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Some New Gear & Some Smallies! Made it out onto the big water yesterday and was able to manage a decent 19-3 bag of smallies. Big bass was 5lb. 2oz.!! Also had several in the 4 lb. range and quite a few from 2-3 lbs. Caught most of the fish on a Jackall Crosstail Shad dropshotted in various colors. And caught the two big girls in 6 feet of water digging a Strike King 5XD into the bottom! Both of them hit those crankbaits with about 7-8 feet of line out right next to the boat. That made for some exciting jumps and tugging until they were put in the net! Also thought I would share some pics of the new gear... First is a Revo MGX in 7.9:1 ratio. So far I absolutley love this reel. It feels very small in hand next to my Premiers, but it is rock solid, and has a ton of power. I have it on a 7' M-MF Veritas. Also new is my DS rod... a 7' M-XF Kistler Helium LTA. It has been the best DS rod I have put my hands on yet. The rod has such a soft tip on it (but not too soft to throw 3/8-1/2 weights) and the tip transfers right into backbone. Got it matched up with my Pflueger Patriarch and the thread raps are metalic blue which match the reel perfectly. Pics are below! Ryan Attached Thumbnails __________________ Never Give Up!

03-21-12, 09:01 AM	#3
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Whoa! Nice smallies Ryan!!...Congrats on the MGX/Patriarch as well! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

03-21-12, 09:53 AM	#4
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Beautiful smallies! Great looking gear too! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

03-21-12, 10:06 AM	#5
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	As someone once said....SHAZAMMMM! Nice haul Ryan. And the gear is looking top notch! I live for the day to make a trip of that way for some smallie action! __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

03-21-12, 04:48 PM	#8
BassMoJo BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hampstead, MD Posts: 801	Nice smallies man I am jealous as I am still waiting on my first smallie of 2012 it'll happen here soon hopefully its a football like yours! __________________ This is my Signature there are many like it, but this one is mine.

03-21-12, 08:46 AM	#2
MIbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 1,447	Sounds like a great day on the water Ryan! Nice setup as well!

03-21-12, 10:59 AM	#6
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Sweet looking fish and gear you have there, Ryan!

03-21-12, 11:15 AM	#7
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Ryan, TAKE ME FISHING - PLEASE! I'll let you play with MY Kistler's......................................... ..........

03-21-12, 06:32 PM	#9
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Beautiful gear Ryan. Would that Kistler double as a shaky head rod? __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

03-21-12, 06:52 PM	#10
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Bob, I haven't tried it as a a shaky head rod, but I intend to shortly. It should be a good rod for it though. Plenty of backbone, and a nice soft tip for feeling the slightest taps. Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

03-21-12, 07:13 PM	#11
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Looks like you got a solid entry for the Big Bass Contest on the smallie side there, nice fish!

03-21-12, 07:27 PM	#12
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Beautiful fish...The Pflueger/Kistler combo appears to be Levitating! Big Bass entry= 82/152 =.5394---------Excellent! __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

03-21-12, 08:45 PM	#13
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Man, those are some beautiful smallies Ryan. Congrats big time. So when are you going to sell that Revo MGX? __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

03-21-12, 09:40 PM	#14
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	WOW!!! nice fish. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

04-04-12, 10:31 PM	#15
Bosshog BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 29	JEZZz!!! Those are some PIGS. Nice fish and new gear. I've been on the look out for a new rod and reel and have my eye on the REVO's. Ive heard good things.

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