Thread: Lot of talent and experience to do this.

Makes one wonder how long this guy has been at this. Pretty impressive.


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Get behind me, Satan! Don’t tempt me with more rods and reels!

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

Get behind me, Satan! Don’t tempt me with more rods and reels!

I hear you. Maybe 13 years back I would have tried this. But now I have so many JDM spinning rods and reels just not enough money for me to go down this road. I used BC reels for years but when I was using them BFS had not even been heard of. I watch a lot of these guys videos even though I don't intend to do it.....a real joy to watch.


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Is that a fiberglass rod? Looks very flexible.

Very impressive casting.

I suspect it's a fly rod blank shortened somewhat and built with a casting rod handle and guides. It has that fly rod parabolic action. Built one myself one time.
The guy is a amazingly accurate caster. He and that rod/reel combo have spent many hours together!

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

Is that a fiberglass rod? Looks very flexible.

Very impressive casting.

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Originally Posted by z520tom

I suspect it's a fly rod blank shortened somewhat and built with a casting rod handle and guides. It has that fly rod parabolic action. Built one myself one time.
The guy is a amazingly accurate caster. He and that rod/reel combo have spent many hours together!



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That’s not a shortened fly rod blank. Those are purpose built BFS rods built on blanks for that very purpose.

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How in the world would you know that its not the same a a fly rod blank. By the way you modify blanks to meet certain casting and power values by removing from one or both ends to get the action you want. By the way I own probably 50 plus Japanese bait casting and spinning reels. Several Calcutta's which are the same type of design as the reel he is using in the video. They Japanese make a lot of quality products but so do some American c ompanies like St Croix. Some of the best quality rods I have we're bought from G. Loomis in Washington state 30 years ago. They sold high end rods and rod blanks to custom builders. The Japanese (Shimano) bought them out and wouldn't sell the blanks any more. A $700 fishing rod is ridiculous. A good rod is defined by the components used and the craftmanship of the person who builds it. Every rod blank has individual properties and commercial companies will not address these. If they buy their high end reels from Sweden might not their high end rods come from somewhere else. Of course they might. Sorry for long response.

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

That’s not a shortened fly rod blank. Those are purpose built BFS rods built on blanks for that very purpose.

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Originally Posted by z520tom

How in the world would you know that its not the same a a fly rod blank. By the way you modify blanks to meet certain casting and power values by removing from one or both ends to get the action you want. By the way I own probably 50 plus Japanese bait casting and spinning reels. Several Calcutta's which are the same type of design as the reel he is using in the video. They Japanese make a lot of quality products but so do some American c ompanies like St Croix. Some of the best quality rods I have we're bought from G. Loomis in Washington state 30 years ago. They sold high end rods and rod blanks to custom builders. The Japanese (Shimano) bought them out and wouldn't sell the blanks any more. A $700 fishing rod is ridiculous. A good rod is defined by the components used and the craftmanship of the person who builds it. Every rod blank has individual properties and commercial companies will not address these. If they buy their high end reels from Sweden might not their high end rods come from somewhere else. Of course they might. Sorry for long response.




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What I’m saying is there is a big market for high end BFS rods in Japan.....and sold to the rest of the world too. The Japanese do have rods produced in other countries.....some of them quite expensive and very good. But the really good ones are produced in Japan by master rod builders. It is not some afterthought that that they just said “ Let’s just take some fly rod blanks laying around make a bait casting rod”. You may not want to pay 700 bucks for a rod and that is your prerogative....but others do. Do you own any high end “Made in Japan” UL rods. Have you ever had one in your hands. They will blow all other UL rods out of the water....period. You may not want to pay....you may think they cost too much....but the fact is they are the finest UL made rods in the world. ST Croix has an UL rod that is pretty darn good...at a cost of $380 or there about. For the same amount of money...or less....and I can get a rod made in Japan that is better. Rod blank technology has come a very long way in the past 30 years. Loomis has no UL rod on the market that can compete with high end JDM rods. But this is a mute conversation....you think a 700 dollar rod is ridiculous.....how about 1000 bucks for a spinning rod? You spend your money the way you want to and I’ll spend mine how I choose also.

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I don't want to downplay his talents, but he is using a baitcaster so he can stop the spool if you overshoots his target.

Disco from my understanding those BFS rods have glass in them. Techno....I don't know if you are familiar with BFS reels....they were created and perfected in Japan. That is no ordinary bait casting reel. The spool....and bearings in there cost a lot of money. They are designed for casting much lighter lures than regular bait casting reels. You can't do what he does with with an ordinary baitcaster. BFS is becoming more common in the states but this guy is at the top of this game.


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