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195 to my door free shipping and no tax. Labor Day sale from Tackle Warehouse. Arsenal of sticks complete with reels now......maybe an ABU reel for the Eradicator?
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195 to my door free shipping and no tax. Labor Day sale from Tackle Warehouse. Arsenal of sticks complete with reels now......maybe an ABU reel for the Eradicator?
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Care to share with me where I can find the Theta 1000? I’ve also subscribed to receive and email alert when the Lunakia 7’5” rod is back in stock at jdm heaven. Should be a great combo when I hunt crappie and gills in deeper brush piles this fall and into winter. Love this sub forum by the way, you all share awesome info. I plan to contribute as well now that I have my password corrected.
Speaking of an Abu reel for an Eradicator, these arrived today. Theta for 6’7” and the superior for Leland TCB.
Ordered around 1130PM last Friday and didn’t ship until Monday. This is the fastest I have received something from overseas. From the time it was picked up until it got to my doorstep was 32 hrs 45 minutes. Haha.
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Did you check with Plat on the 7.5 Lunakia?
PLAT/tenryu lunakia lk752s mmht light game rod free shipping/rod-Fishing Tackle Store-en
Maybe Chris Stewart at Finesse Fishing can get it for you as well.
Thanks a bunch for the help, plan to look into all of the above tomorrow.
I encourage everyone to buy JDM equipment from Tackle Warehouse. It is sort of a local tackle shop for me. But of course, it is mostly focused on bass fishing and to a lesser degree saltwater. If we buy their JDM ultralight, maybe they will expand that department.
Which rods do you use or plan to use with your Ballistic FW?
That’s all well and good but here is the reason that is not feasible and won’t be for a long time.....if ever. Folks in the USA are not big into UL angling like the rest of the world. The vast majority of Americans will not spend the kind of money JDM gear costs. The Japanese are not concerned with marketing JDM UL gear here as they know it is not worth their time and money. While TW May have some JDM reels I’ve never seen a JDM UL rod there. We have basically two choices for our gear....Chris Stewart at Finesse Fishing....which is a great site by the way.....or Japanese web stores. When I hit the water my JDM rods I have a JDM reel....JDM Line.....JDM jig heads....and sometimes a JDM lure. I would love for US stores to carry all the gear I use but that’s just not gonna happen.
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I keep finesse-fishing.com open on my computer at all times! And Digitaka is my other go-to spot. But I did get excited to see JDM reels in a store that I can actually walk into. Such a luxury to get to handle a reel in person.
But Randy, do not underestimate the impact of your Youtube channel. I've learned more from TroutMagnetMan than any other resource. Actually seeing JDM equipment in use makes a much bigger impact than seeing it on a store website. I wonder how many people have been converted to the faith of JDM ultralight tackle after watching your videos. We may be low in numbers, but the American market for high quality JDM ultralight tackle is surely growing through your efforts.
I have several JDM sticks and another Ballistic FW LT 1000S-P on a Majorcraft Triple Cross 7.3Aji solid tip rod, mainly used for float fishing live crickets and some cast/retrieve of light jigs. This new reel is going on the other Triple Cross 7.3 Aji tubular tip rod that has become my favorite dock shooting rod. Both reels will have 3lb Yellow JDM braid. A matching set they will be except for the tip action and purpose. I am glad TW picked this reel up from the Daiwa, hopefully it will introduce more fishermen to the JDM line of tackle. Welcome to the boards.
Added a cork handle to the Theta today... looks good and feels great... maybe I’ll have time to test out this weekend...
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That does look good...is that the one off of eBay?
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Theta owners... is the reel handle suppose to sit flush on the reel or does yours look like this?
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That’s normal. The more I use this reel the more impressed I am.
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Yep it’s the one off eBay... comfy handle