Its Only Been 14 Years

Basscrazie · 01-19-09, 06:51 PM

***ADMIN NOTE: This post belongs below JB's******

I like it.If it feels good to you which i'm sure it will then that is what counts.

JB · 01-19-09, 06:53 PM

......since I broke down and bout a new rod and reel from bass pro shops. After spending the last couple years getting most of my fish on crankbaits, I took some vacation money I cashed in at work from last year and got the David Fritz crankin reel 4:7:1 and matched it up with a 7 ft crankin rod ...
Did I do alright? I've never had a MH cranking rod that was seven foot, all mine are 6 ft six. Any one else own this reel and does it really cast farther than most ?

I put it on a american rodsmith MH seven footer

zooker · 01-19-09, 08:03 PM

you'll love dat set up...

zooker

bamabassman · 01-19-09, 08:13 PM

looks great to me. go for it.

Joel · 01-19-09, 08:27 PM

Nice setup for throwing big, deep diving cranks. Your wrist will thank you all season long.

bcklash · 01-19-09, 09:41 PM

JB, I just bought the same set up except with a medium action rod and a 5:2.1 reel. Hope we like it.

carolina-rig-01 · 01-19-09, 10:02 PM

can't speak for the rod because i have no experience with it. but you will love that reel, i love both of mine.

JB · 01-20-09, 07:10 AM

thanks for the input guys

Wishing2BFishing · 01-20-09, 05:36 PM

One thing that I did not like about the American Rodsmiths rod is that the glass rod has no hook keeper and the composite rod has the hook keeper on the trigger. They need to put a hook keeper on the rod.

JB · 01-20-09, 05:42 PM

I''ve always put the hook on the top of the baitcaster and then wrap the line couple of times around the rod...
over the years theres a few scratches on the rods thats for sure but I try to avoid having all those rods tangling up with each other.

bcklash · 01-20-09, 05:52 PM

JB look on the trigger of the rod, the one I just bought has a hole there for a hook keeper.

cassidyta · 01-20-09, 05:55 PM

ON the one's that don't have hook keepers, I have always used a strip of Velcro. They look like pieces of tape and can be removed easily while fishing. They can be found where the phone and data cable supplies are in any home depot or lowes.
I also use these to secure the couple of two piece poles I use for the lakes and ponds that require a long hike.

Captmikestarrett · 01-20-09, 08:23 PM

That reel looks like the Lews Speedster. I had heard that Browning made them too. I need to find out who really makes that reel.

Capt Mike

Captmikestarrett · 01-20-09, 08:36 PM

A little research and it appears to be a Lews quality product..but I may be wrong. I wonder if the reel is made in USA..

Capt Mike

woody · 01-21-09, 02:37 PM

I have been looking at buying a new crankbait set-up too and after reading all of the positive reviews and seeing that BPS has the reels marked down in price, I went ahead and placed an order for the same set, 4.7:1R and 7ft. MH. I've decided to use 12lb Trilene 100% Floro, it will mainly be used with the deep divers.

~Woody

JB · 01-21-09, 02:54 PM

big eli, here we come~

woody · 01-21-09, 03:02 PM

JB,
Thats what I'm think'n too!

Here Kitty Kitty! LOL

~Woody

BassAddict · 01-21-09, 03:44 PM

JB,

Let me know what you think of that reel after you've put it to use!

01-19-09, 06:51 PM	#1
Basscrazie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: magnolia,tx Posts: 398	Its Only Been 14 Years *ADMIN NOTE: This post belongs below JB's**** I like it.If it feels good to you which i'm sure it will then that is what counts.

01-19-09, 06:53 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Its Only Been 14 Years ......since I broke down and bout a new rod and reel from bass pro shops. After spending the last couple years getting most of my fish on crankbaits, I took some vacation money I cashed in at work from last year and got the David Fritz crankin reel 4:7:1 and matched it up with a 7 ft crankin rod ... Did I do alright? I've never had a MH cranking rod that was seven foot, all mine are 6 ft six. Any one else own this reel and does it really cast farther than most ? I put it on a american rodsmith MH seven footer

01-19-09, 08:03 PM	#3
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	you'll love dat set up... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

01-19-09, 08:27 PM	#5
Joel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Suffolk County, NY Posts: 542	Nice setup for throwing big, deep diving cranks. Your wrist will thank you all season long. __________________ Joel 1st you have to find 'em

01-19-09, 09:41 PM	#6
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	JB, I just bought the same set up except with a medium action rod and a 5:2.1 reel. Hope we like it. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

01-19-09, 08:13 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	looks great to me. go for it.

01-19-09, 10:02 PM	#7
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	can't speak for the rod because i have no experience with it. but you will love that reel, i love both of mine. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

01-20-09, 07:10 AM	#8
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	thanks for the input guys

01-20-09, 05:36 PM	#9
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	One thing that I did not like about the American Rodsmiths rod is that the glass rod has no hook keeper and the composite rod has the hook keeper on the trigger. They need to put a hook keeper on the rod.

01-20-09, 05:42 PM	#10
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I''ve always put the hook on the top of the baitcaster and then wrap the line couple of times around the rod... over the years theres a few scratches on the rods thats for sure but I try to avoid having all those rods tangling up with each other.

01-20-09, 05:52 PM	#11
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	JB look on the trigger of the rod, the one I just bought has a hole there for a hook keeper. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

01-20-09, 05:55 PM	#12
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	ON the one's that don't have hook keepers, I have always used a strip of Velcro. They look like pieces of tape and can be removed easily while fishing. They can be found where the phone and data cable supplies are in any home depot or lowes. I also use these to secure the couple of two piece poles I use for the lakes and ponds that require a long hike. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

01-20-09, 08:23 PM	#13
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	That reel looks like the Lews Speedster. I had heard that Browning made them too. I need to find out who really makes that reel. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

01-20-09, 08:36 PM	#14
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	A little research and it appears to be a Lews quality product..but I may be wrong. I wonder if the reel is made in USA.. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

01-21-09, 02:37 PM	#15
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	I have been looking at buying a new crankbait set-up too and after reading all of the positive reviews and seeing that BPS has the reels marked down in price, I went ahead and placed an order for the same set, 4.7:1R and 7ft. MH. I've decided to use 12lb Trilene 100% Floro, it will mainly be used with the deep divers. ~Woody

01-21-09, 02:54 PM	#16
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	big eli, here we come~

01-21-09, 03:02 PM	#17
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	JB, Thats what I'm think'n too! Here Kitty Kitty! LOL ~Woody

01-21-09, 03:44 PM	#18
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	JB, Let me know what you think of that reel after you've put it to use! __________________ Eric

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