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Theres another benefit for BFS fishing also and that is it's easy on the body. I have a bum wrist and I need surgery to fix it. With the reels so smooth and the way I can cast underhand or lobing the bait and it doesnt bother me nearly as much. I still get the distance maybe not as accurate but at ...

Nice work on the BFS section. Thinking about the 80s, when I was a kid and longingly looked at the Shimano Bantam as if it was a work of art. Maybe it was. I had to make do with a couple Shakespeare 2499 spinning reels. I still have them and they still look brand new. I even store them in their ...

Dan, I'm just starting to use softbaits a little more, thanks to @EL_prowler_619 and his lizard magic and @Pourboy and his patient jig teaching, so seeing the details really helps. Thanks!

I call BFS! Don't let dan fool you he throws big swim baits.

I used to kill it on the bigger TD Minnow back when they first came out in the 90s. Always had to have the ones that had SP stamped on them. Never had good luck on the floating ones. Be carful, they are very fragile and I can't tell you have many I cracked by hitting them on rocks (then they would ...

How do they walk compared to a larger bait like a Sammy 100?
I have a Sammy 60 and can't walk it with a regular bait caster to save my life. I need to get me a good BFS

Thanks for the offer! I reel right and cast right. I have a strange technic where I switch hands while the bait is in the air. Especially with baits that I want moving right as they hit the water. Or like a spinner bait where I want the blades spinning the instant it hits the water. I even find ...

You guys are over paying for the Bitsy Bugs. $1.58 at Bass Pro, lots in stock. Just ordered a few.

https://www.basspro.com/p/strike-king-bitsy-bug-mini-jig?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=BPS%7CShopping%7CPMax%7CFishing%7CGeneral%7CNAud%7CGoogle%7CNMT&gad_source=1&gbraid ...

That’s awesome, it’s unbelievable I use mostly 6lb test and I’m always worried that if I catch my double digit Bass that I been searching for would I be a good enough angler to bring it in.
My PB now is 6lb from Otay and it been a while, back in the seventies, and times ticking.
Thanks for your ...

Those should and will get them.
Do you change out the hooks on any of them ( the Tsurinoya ) or any of them if so what have you found is best hooks for smaller baits?

Caught all my fish otay on bfs yesterday I tied on neko 5” black blue flake had half a dozen mostly 2 pounders after trying diff other baits continued w neko 5” green pumpkin got bout half dozen more around couple better but smaller ones for most part and could not again for life of me get any ...

Haven’t been to Otay in ages was one of my favorite lakes back in the 80’s along with Hodges, we used to kill it in Harvey’s arm, I’m going to try and get my friend ( Ramona ) to take his now repaired boat down there. Curious if the trees way down Harveys are covered in water, what the level the ...

I don’t see the gunfish but it’s not a bfs bait I guess kinda big I know u did well last year Murray I dug one out my box did good barrett last year w it can’t wait for this years topwater it’s so close this is my jakall 007 riser worked Murray last year well

Thanks for the offer! I reel right and cast right. I have a strange technic where I switch hands while the bait is in the air. Especially with baits that I want moving right as they hit the water. Or like a spinner bait where I want the blades spinning the instant it hits the water. I even find ...

I would kill it in mission bay also w that exact setup bitsy bug beaver tail tiny spinner 50 size reel 10 braid 20 leader caught a 15 pound bat ray once bitsy bug is top class anywhere

My gunfish inspired by u Dan

That the battle, having something that small that you can use effectively. Back before these small topwaters you had to throw a small fluke or spoon at the breakers. They would rarely hit a full size topwater.

I think I need to open an AliExpress account..... It looks like we all could be saving a ...

Got all my fish on my Chinese 2pc magicl rod and covello 50 reel bfs setup again lol whatever gets it done got good feel so I bring it reel works great also for Chinese engineering I got rod and reel for 60$ each so not bottom line i have never trusted a 2pc rod especially a Chinese one but it has ...

That Sammy is one of my fav. I don’t throw it on bfs as it casts really well on a “big” rod. Definitely a producer.

Coming in at $100 is this Histar Aurora Air reel paired with a Handing Magic L two piece rod. If the names don't sound familiar, it's because they are straight from AliExpress. After roughly 15 trips to san diego bay, every thing has surprisingly held up very well. Can easily cast ting baits such as ...