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  5. WTT: I Slide 185

    in Black Market

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    I want to trade my Megabass I Slide 185 in Iwana for one of the following. The bait is in good condition overall with a few small hook marks as seen in the pics. Comes with original box and a tail in very good condition. I can add cash via Paypal if we agree it's needed for select baits.

    Looking for:

    Tiny Klash - not looking for Bass or Tiger patterns

    Bullshad 6" Gizzard Shad - slow sink

    Bull Gill 6"

    Bull 4x4

     

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  6. replacing eyes on Deps lures

    in The Underground

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    I've been fishing one of mine with no eyes and they still crush it. The residual glue left on the bait looks like the scar tissue that forms when a fish looses an eye. I do plan to grab some random eyes when I eventually get to a bass pro. I read here the diameter of the eyes is 6mm though I've also seen people say it's 7mm for the 175.

  7. DRT Varial Handle

    in The Underground

    Posted · Edited by mike son

    5 hours ago, carlsbadbassin89 said:

    I think I did? What would the difference be? Everything is in Japanese so idk. It came with directions with 2 different diagrams and I believe one is for Shimano and one is for Daiwa. At least that’s what XXLBass said. He used the bottom diagram to get his on his daiwas. I was going to see if they fit my Lexa. But the Shimano needs a new handle with straight shafts I believe. 

    I read about it here. I like the drt knobs I just have no desire to spend ~$200 on a handle so the new set of knobs made for stock handles caught my eye. See zsneezes post

     

  8. DRT Varial Handle

    in The Underground

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    2 hours ago, carlsbadbassin89 said:

    I just got knobs only in the mail for my Calcutta 400B and they don’t fit because that handle has no bearings and the varial knobs needs 2. So now I need a new handle   

    I wouldn't say they won't fit because the handle has no bearings. I don't have a B, but I'd imagine it has bushings at least in the knobs. Those bushings would be the same size as bearings if they were there, the size is 4x7x2.5mm.

    You got the knobs made for the stock handles that just came out right? If you bought the 'regular' DRT knobs they only fit the shafts on the DRT varial handle.

  13. Reel Troubles with Casting

    in The Underground

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    Might depend on how you hold the reel while casting. My hand palms the reel and the base of my thumb rest on the round part near the thumb bar (Calcutta conquest). Works real well for me because I run my reels pretty loose like Will so it’s thumb a little over half the cast.

  14. New Deps 175 With Bent Tail -- Boil or Return the Bait?

    in The Underground

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    What worked for you? I noticed this morning that a 175 I just got has a bent dorsal fin. Got it sandwiched between two books and I'll check on it later today to see if that helped at all.

    What worked for you? I noticed this morning that a 175 I just got has a bent dorsal fin. Got it sandwiched between two books and I'll check on it later today to see if that helped at all.

    That did the trick. The bait hung down the opposite way of the bend fwiw, engineering books are thick.

  16. How did you get into swimbait fishing?

    in The Underground

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    • The rush of something eating a big swimbait is irreplaceable in fishing in my opinion. 

     

     

    I'm pretty new to swimbait fishing but this is what I keep thinking. Have caught all my fish this year so far on swimbaits and have only thrown a jig and chatterbait a few times. I keep thinking about throwing swimbaits only for the entire season but I really like fishing jigs and frogs, or at least I think I still do.

  20. $580 down the drain

    in The Underground

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    I had my most expensive rod break in a tube from TW. It's really just luck whether or not it ships intact and always buy insurance and have proof of purchase of the rods values. Those tubes are tough too. I've stood on them and stomped them trying to break them before I cut them up and recycle them. Each person has different experiences with the big three different shippers. I've had two breaks with UPS, none with FedEx or USPS. Like mentioned above, I think most breaks happen when they get jammed on a conveyor. Can't remember where I got a rod from, but the tube arrived with a bunch of "do not convey" stickers on them. Could be worth it to ask when shipping if they have any of those stickers they could place on the tube.

     

    OP I'd pay for the replacements from Dobyns. Keep on UPS about the claim and you'll probably come out ahead cash wise. Also, I can't believe you paid $180 for shipping knowing you'd also have to ship it back for roughly the same price when you left FL.

  23. Shipping rods with FedEx

    in The Underground

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    I was just quoted $150 at UPS for an 8' cardboard TW tube. "Not Allowed" that.

     

    WTF $150!?!?!?!

     

     

    I have shipped rods back and forth from Vegas to Minnesota and I just use usps. If you buy and print the label from home you can just say its only 99'' long and label and drop it off or schedule a pick up and they arent going to measure it.

    Priority shipping for a 99'' tube is around 25 bucks.

     

    I use USPS and purchase the appropriate level of insurance and it's about $25-$35 depending on how far it has to ship. I should note I only reuse shippers from TW and ALF so I think they are 8'.

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