newell 338,trinidad 40, or torium 20

[THE DARKHORSE]

Originally Posted by The Kid

To join in on the Newell discussion, the tensioners are on the side plates on both the right and left side. However, you must adjust these with a large flat head screwdriver so on the water adjustment pretty much a pain in the ass.

Being the expert you are on reels...I had hoped you'd chime in on twenty-foot, hot pink, upside down coffee grinders with spectra. If you buy one I will, too. Enough of this Ulua crap you and I have bought into (the jig-stick obsession)---it's time for a change. Instead of hot pink, I was thinking of a twenty-foot candy cane striped blank, with $400 worth of titanium guides!

Can you imagine the ridiculous bendo-shots we could get with a wide angle lens on those things?

[The Kid]

hahahaha oh man you and I know it would be so freaking awesome!!! I would piss myself laughing with joy as that entire rod is bent in the water. The wafting of the immense rod by the simple lapping of the swell upon your yak, the lifting and crisp crack of the rod like the gauchos whip driving broncos into the corral, and the bend in the rod taken pleasure only by those whose have had so courageously sacrificed their arms to a creature swimming in a realm only we as humans can tap into with the median known simply as "line". You can count on me getting that set up within the next 2 months. Now to just find the right rod. Reel= Shimano XXXXXXX 10000. Rod= Bamboo chute.

[Billy V]

Your reel tutorial was spot on. The Sealine X 40, and the Saltist 40 are my favorite reels.
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Daiwa has a couple of spinners made for spectra I'd like to try. I might have to dig out my old 12' Surf Rods.

The Saltist spinner - retrieves 53" of line per crank, and 33 lbs of drag. Not bad for $200. I might bring one of these home. This would be nice on one of those new jigging rods w/ a knife jig.
http://www.charkbait.com/cs/images/r...tist-spin1.jpg

Then there is the Dog Fight spinner - retrieves 50" per crank and 66 lbs of drag. Made for cow tuna. $1099.95
http://www.charkbait.com/cs/images/r...-Dog-Fight.jpg

[Siebler]

Originally Posted by THE DARKHORSE

Being the expert you are on reels...I had hoped you'd chime in on twenty-foot, hot pink, upside down coffee grinders with spectra. If you buy one I will, too. Enough of this Ulua crap you and I have bought into (the jig-stick obsession)---it's time for a change. Instead of hot pink, I was thinking of a twenty-foot candy cane striped blank, with $400 worth of titanium guides!

Can you imagine the ridiculous bendo-shots we could get with a wide angle lens on those things?

I just got a new power wrapper, Im in to help build these things

I love My Ulua and 338, by far my favorite jig stick I own or have ever owned. Actually thinking about wrapping a 10' Ulua next just cause.

[The Kid]

Originally Posted by Siebler

I love My Ulua and 338, by far my favorite jig stick I own or have ever owned. Actually thinking about wrapping a 10' Ulua next just cause.

That's what makes constantly buy jigs, rods, reels, books, magazines with the surface iron imprinted. People ask me, "Why do you spend the immense amount of money of surface iron stuff?" I used to give a list of reasons, no a more reasonable explaination is as you said, "just cause."

[tj805]

i presonaly have a torium 16 and love it
i got a killer deal on it like 160 brand new
but is is super reliabile and i can fish for rockfish,halibit,salmon and albcore all with the same real
is just have few differnt rods
plus a loot of people tell me it is excacle the same as the trinidad just minus one bearing an 200 bucks hahaha