http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/ en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:35:13 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/ http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168832-870n.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:37 GMT Was lucky to get in on the great deal that Charkbait was having. Picked up a 870N now the question is what rod to pair it with. I was thinking of the 700MH? Any thoughts? Was lucky to get in on the great deal that Charkbait was having. Picked up a 870N now the question is what rod to pair it with. I was thinking of the 700MH? Any thoughts? ]]> Fishing Reels Kenny B. http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168832-870n.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168828-tiburon-okuma-sst-reels-service.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:13:36 GMT FYI... I don't know how widely these second generation Tiburon SST reels are now marketed but I was curious about the service after the sale. An Okuma service rep replied to an email and said that if Okuma built it send it to them and if Tiburon built it send it to Tiburon. So there's a difference in getting service for the older U.S.A. made reels and the newer ones manufactured in China. Is anyone aware of any difference in design or parts between the U.S. Tibs vs. the "new improved" versions made offshore? And when is that rumored SST 50 hitting the market? Cheers... ]]> Fishing Reels craigen http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168828-tiburon-okuma-sst-reels-service.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168821-sad-news.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:27:53 GMT Hello All,

I just wanted to drop a quick line to let you all know what’s been going on. Unfortunately, I have become another victim of the economy. I'm really bummed to say that I was recently laid off from Accurate. Just to be clear, this was a lay-off and there is absolutely no bad blood between Accurate and I. I enjoyed my work experience there and will carry with me everything I learned along the way. At this point, I haven’t decided what I will do next and have taken advantage of the extra time to get in as much fishing as possible. Although I haven’t decided what I will be doing next, it’s likely that I will return to school to further my education. I was working on my bio degree to become a game warden before starting with Accurate, so I may go back and finish it up.

Just wanted to thank everyone for their support and for not giving me too much crap. Feel free to stay in touch with me as I will still be keeping the same number and will be available for questions. I'm not disappearing, I will still be around. I may fish around the country for a month or so, but other than that I'll be around. I'm not sure why I put it under fishing reels, but I guess I was known as the Accurate guy. :( Just wanted to lay it all out there and let you know what was up.

Jason Fulton, formerly with Accurate :(

ps. I'm keeping my screen name, it's mine!! ]]> Fishing Reels accu rep http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168821-sad-news.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168628-tiagra-16-questions.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:16:33 GMT Hello all, hope not to be asking too much being a first poster but here goes. In Australia the practice of braid backed / topshotted game reels is not overly common so I have turned to you guys in... Hello all,
hope not to be asking too much being a first poster but here goes. In Australia the practice of braid backed / topshotted game reels is not overly common so I have turned to you guys in the hope of getting a bit of insight on the matter.

Of course braid is widely accepted in many other applications however I want to explore the use of a Tiagra 16 (or other if recommended) spooled with 50lb braid and topshotted with 50lb mono to be used mostly for
cubing (I think you guys refer to it as chunking), live baiting and trolling offshore for yellowfin and the smaller black & striped marlin of the south east coast.

Now having read as many threads as possible it seems you guys mostly go with 65lb hollow braid with roughly a 100' topshot of about 80lb to try and
help with the shock impact of trolling strikes though drastically shortening
the topshot when livebaiting or chunking as would be expected.
I am looking for a setup to cover trolling so thought the 50lb shot would help with larger capacity as would the 50lb standard braid (more readily available in Australia) not the hollow.

In braid I was looking at Tufline XP and for the shot Pink Ande joined by a Slim Beauty. As far as a rod goes we are limited mostly to broomstick thick models in the 50lb line class as far as reasonable pricing goes so I was considering a older style e-glass blank again to help with strike shock. Do you guys use fully rollered rods or SiC guided models?

I guess what I am asking is what sort of setup would you recommend in the 50lb class for medium sized Yellow Fin Tuna and the like while trying to keep the overall combo weight down. Roughly how much line could I expect to spool with such a setup or what the hell should I be thinking instead of this.
As you can tell I am an absolute 'no ideas man' in this department but am looking for any help to lessen the outings we drag along our heavy mono 'ed 50 wides to ensure capacity is covered but the fun is lessened by cumbersome gear. Don't get me wrong, the 50W's still have their place but... any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards - Steve. ]]> Fishing Reels barker http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168628-tiagra-16-questions.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168624-avet-jx-mc.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:55:24 GMT hey guys i'm thinkin about getting an avet JX MC to match with my 9' 3" Ulua. is this a good match? How is the casting ability? and i read on charkbait that the MC is more geared towards more novice fishermen as far as casting. Should i save the money and just get the regular JX without the MC?
thanks in advance for the input

Garrett

:jig: ]]> Fishing Reels fish boy 89 http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168624-avet-jx-mc.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168572-help-harness-ideas-accurate.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:36:47 GMT Just purchased an Accurate B-665NC but it has no harness lugs?!? Just trying to find a plate or harness bracket that will fit, any ideas?? Thanks and tight lines! Just purchased an Accurate B-665NC but it has no harness lugs?!? Just trying to find a plate or harness bracket that will fit, any ideas?? Thanks and tight lines! ]]> Fishing Reels dingoatemebaby http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168572-help-harness-ideas-accurate.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168551-pro-gear-yellowtail-special.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:09:33 GMT are they worth it and how hard are they to service.... im looking for a decent 40# setup.... any suggestions? thanks are they worth it and how hard are they to service....

im looking for a decent 40# setup.... any suggestions?

thanks ]]> Fishing Reels mermaidhunter http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168551-pro-gear-yellowtail-special.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168347-printing-avets.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:34:27 GMT Has anyone out there had their AVET PRO 30, 50 SDS, or 50W blueprinted? If so where did you have it done? Thanks in advance for your help. - Matt Has anyone out there had their AVET PRO 30, 50 SDS, or 50W blueprinted? If so where did you have it done? Thanks in advance for your help. - Matt ]]> Fishing Reels SeaBasstard http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168347-printing-avets.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168340-saltiga-2-speeds-when.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:50:37 GMT Does anyone know when Daiwa will debut the Saltiga 2 Speed reels??? Does anyone know when Daiwa will debut the Saltiga 2 Speed reels??? ]]> Fishing Reels Flagtails50 http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168340-saltiga-2-speeds-when.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168318-overlooked-trynos.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:13:36 GMT After we had the Trinidad series for years, Shimano came out with the Toriums. Not as extensive in number of sizes, but they did add two more a while ago, the 14 and then at the other end, the 50;... After we had the Trinidad series for years, Shimano came out with the Toriums. Not as extensive in number of sizes, but they did add two more a while ago, the 14 and then at the other end, the 50; and why they skipped the 40, I have no idea. It was a lower cost, higher affordability line of reels that sold and still, I assume, sells pretty well.

After the TLD two speed line of graphite reels and the Tiagra Tanks, has come a line of affordable two speeds that preceeded the Talica. Tyrnos comes to us in several sizes from 8 all the way up to 50, in both single speed and two speed models.

Looks to me like they changed some things with the Talica, especially the drag and the shifter. They look awesome, and some of the guys were fishing them on my last trip, an 8 day in October on Shogun. But this is about Tyrnos.

I got myself a Shimano Tyrnos 12II a year and a half ago. Filled it with 60 lb JB Hollow and set it up to fish places like Alijos in the Spring and Lupe in late Summer. Didn't get much work with it last year, as the offshore tuna were Bluefin for our June trip and we fished them with 25-30 lb line, fluorocarbon leaders, and small hooks, and I fished the Yellows on yoyo iron and the surface plug. None of the other trips I was on presented an opportunity to fish this reel in its niche.

But this year, I got to use it and caught lots of fish with it. That was on my August 4 day on Searcher. Kicked ass with this littel reel on the Bluefin offshore, and then at Lupe on those nicer grade 50-55 lb Yellowfin. Then I did that 8 day on Shogun and at Alijos, I wanted to stay with the heavier gear so I fished 50 lb and my go to for that was the TLD20II. I did change the topshot on the Tyrnos from 40 to 50 lb on our last day of fishing, but was a little uneasy fishing the long soak with less than 300 yards of line on the reel. Still, had plenty of tuna for the RSW. I was impressed, however with the fact that I could get 15 lbs of drag at strike from this reel and still had good freespool.

What I noticed was that the guys fishing the smaller reels with the lighter spools were getting bit better as it's easier for the Sardine to pull the line off those reels than off my big old TLD20II. Also, the casting of the Tyrnos was a breeze and it outcast the TLD20II, all day long.

So, I'm sending my TLD20II to Hawk to see if he can improve the freespool on it with the drag set at 15-18 lbs at strike. Then it will become my 100+ lb fish reel for the long soak with 50 lb and 60 lb short 25' fluorcarbon wind-ons.

But for that niche where you need to present that Sardine on the long soak in those touchy bites, I ordered a TYR16II. It arrived last weekend and on Sunday over a cup of coffee and some football, I took it apart to have a look. Initially, I was a little bummed about the freespool, but thought it might be due to the mass of the larger spool. That, and the frame width are the differences bwtween the 12 and the 16 size. Right side plate guts are the same. Shimano has some great maintenance instructions on their website, under the Customer Service tab.

Home

Here's the one for Trolling Reels - Two Speed and Single Speed.

http://fish.shimano.com/publish/cont...2%20pages).pdf

Turns out the reel they chose for the two page PDF was the Tyrnos20II. Similar enough to my two reels to make it very helpful. The first tricky part is removing the Push Button Shield and Slide Plate. There's this small compression spring on the Slide Plate that likes to go "Boing" so you need to be careful with that. Also, putting that back together is a little troublesome, but if you're patient, it's no big deal. These parts are a lot like the shifting mechanism on the old TLD Two Speed models. Here's a link to the Schematic for the TYR16II. Spring is key #970.

http://fish.shimano.com/media/fishin...9830620981.pdf

Shimano stops with the removal of the cooling shield and its 6 tiny little screws. If you pull two more screws out, from the other end of the spool assembly, you can remove the clicker gear, key #1166, and some other parts until you get to where you can remove the cross pin, key #826, and then you can remove the entire spool shaft to get to all three of the bearings.

I found something kind of goofy; one of the three spool bearings was greased and the other two were olied. I cleaned those up and olied them with a shot of Corrosion-X. There was also a tiny metal shaving between the pressure release spring and the two right side ball bearings, key #1161 and #1162.

That's about it except for following the rest of the instructions regarding cleaning and reassembly. Since mine was a brand new reel, all I had to do was button it up. Quite a difference with the freespool after degreasing and oiling the bearings. I now get a much better spool spin with the drag set at strike. I plan on filling this reel with some 80 lb Berkley Hollow that I have and then I'll splice in about ten feet of 80 lb JB Hollow and put a loop in that. I expect to get about 400 yards on it if I fill it to the top of the spool and then I 'll be set to fish that 50 lb short 25' wind-on. I think this reel will be going on a Seeker CJBF65H rod that I built for myself several years ago. Killer rod for pulling on tuna. I'll get a chance to try it out in June on the Angler on my next scheduled trip, the 7 day Zuker / G Loomis trip.

So, there you have it. An affordable alternative to the Accurates, Avets, and Talicas, that performs very well, at least the TYR12II has for me, and I expect the same results from the TYR16II. ]]> Fishing Reels Steve K http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168318-overlooked-trynos.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168297-penn-30tw-question.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMT Other than Penn's 900yds/30lb. factory spec., does anyone know of the capacity for 70-90 lb. mono? Thanks befoehand ! ]]> Fishing Reels Jud http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168297-penn-30tw-question.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168286-penn-surfmaster-100-question.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:52:38 GMT I got a Penn Surfmaster 100 as a gift. It's super smooth, but only 3:1 gear ratio. Just wondering if there are any gears available I can switch out to bump up the gear ratio or anything I can do to give it a higher ratio. It's a smooth little reel, I just don't understand why they made the gear ration so low. ]]> Fishing Reels tattuna http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168286-penn-surfmaster-100-question.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168112-super-tuning-your-fishing-reel.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:20:41 GMT I was reading a post on another fishing site and came across a thread about super tuning your fishing reels. Googled it and it makes sense but I have never done it or heard of it till yesterday. Does... I was reading a post on another fishing site and came across a thread about super tuning your fishing reels. Googled it and it makes sense but I have never done it or heard of it till yesterday. Does it make a dramatic difference is castability and overall performace of the reel? ]]> Fishing Reels halibuttface http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168112-super-tuning-your-fishing-reel.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168053-fin-nor-ahab-sz-20-a.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:33:34 GMT got a guy here in so cal offering to sell a fin nor ahab sz 20 with an extra spool for 75$... used of course is this a good deal? should i pull the trigger? or hold off? i read some reviews... got a guy here in so cal offering to sell a fin nor ahab sz 20 with an extra spool for 75$... used of course

is this a good deal? should i pull the trigger? or hold off?

i read some reviews and i havnet gotten any solid anwsers... they retail for over 249$ brand new...

help!!!! ]]> Fishing Reels mermaidhunter http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168053-fin-nor-ahab-sz-20-a.html http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168025-penn-reels-custom-shop.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:52:27 GMT For all you tackle nuts, this is badass...

If I had the funds and a custom yacht, I'd sure as hell have custom Int's

Penn Custom Shop



TITS! ]]> Fishing Reels I hate seals http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/fishing-reels/168025-penn-reels-custom-shop.html