Best tip is "Just Dont Do it"once you go anything high end you wont go back and will just want more and more, it is the rabbit hole you dont want to go down.

Great video PF!! Excellent topic.

Great video - thanks for doing this.

I am gonna thankyou agian,you saved me a lot of money between tackle trap and omnia,not only that they have great customer service I would buy from them over tackle warehouse,and no sales tax

Totally took advantage of your Tackle Trap discount code for my Daiwa rods and reels. Love them so much!

Oh to add to this video....finding places that don’t charge taxes is HUGE! That’s right, screw sales tax on money that’s already been taxed. If you’re from Texas there are lots of places that do not charge sales tax to Texas residents. AZ, IN, KY just to name a few I’m not sure where Omnia is but they don’t charge tax either. You buy an NRX+ nit paying taxes will save you 52 bucks...now do the 8.25% math on 3300 dollar HDS live 12s, livescope, ultrex and so on if you ever want to rig a boat....lots of money saved BEFORE you find a discount.

Just requested membership to the FB group. Bass fishing is a new hobby I have really taken a liking to during the pandemic and I went to step up my rod/reel game.

I’m going to be buying some high end lews reels and diawa reels just because I can get good deals on them. I once had the opportunity to buy a lews pro ti for 230$ on Amazon . I really liked the new custom pro and the slp..I also think I’m going to get some diawa sv103’s to be my first diawa reels all from your code on omnia. I usually only fish shimano but it’s time to branch out and support other companies.

Great piece!!!... ever thought about doing a segment on bass boats??

I live about 35 mins away from KTP. They actually have a great selection of Megabass products in store, but as you said, the rods are limited to only the Levante. As far as other tackle, I feel like they get more and more each year.

New background…I like it

I got into high end gear a couple of years ago. And it's a rabbit hole lol. Once you go down you don't come back. My cheapest rod now is a expride. A light crisp responsive rod in my hands means more fishing time. And I enjoy it more. It's like eating a great meal instead of drive thru. I will go to the local Bass Pro for baits that I run out of. But most times I wait for a sale like TW's Labor day sale and load up then. How are you liking the new Zillion?

1) The Court Purples are cleeeeaaannn. 2) Creating relationships with shops is the best thing you can do as an angler. It may require you to spend some chunks of money, but shops will take care of you after you take care of them for a bit.

My tips especially if you are on a budget, go all purpose and only buy a few. Buy 7' med heavy. Buy reels that can be serviced. Shimano and diawa. Buy an all purpose reels. The rest is just get good tackle. The rest....go fish?

American Legacy is another one I've gotten decent discount off some high end rods from them

I like how tactical bassin says there are no sales, like through Labor Day and black Friday, with megabass. I literally was able to buy. A megabass Triza ageha for 15% with the Labor Day sale. Btw the ageha weighs only 110 grams or 3.9 ounces for a 7’2 medium travel rod! Only problem is the rod is rather tip heavy and having a lightweight, 6oz range, spinning reel doesn’t work to well with the balance.

Shout out to Vados bait shop! 😄 They don't always have a huge selection, but the owners Greg and Eric are very wholesome / respectable guys! I add those guys too my Capra's / Joe's runs all the time too.

I think I’ll only import reels now. Steez A’s go for around $370 shipped and the little CT70s are around $450. They actually retail in Japan less than the SV TW but for some reason Daiwa marked them up an extra $200 here. Also a local shop in the Houston area I’d recommend is Fishing Tackle Unlimited. There are 3 locations across Houston but they’re not a big box retailer like Bass Pro Shops or Academy. My biggest purchase from them was the bantam when no one had inventory but they have plenty of Shimano and Loomis stuff now so I wouldn’t be afraid to ask.

One thing about shopping reels from Japan, they are not the same as in USA, the handle is shorter, (for small japanese hands), cranking power is diminished.

Very informative. I keep buying but don't sell. Its a problem :/

Ebay has been amazing. I got scorpion mgl, chronarch mgl, and met mgl for between 50 - 65% off....

Since when was Shimano's warranty transferable? I thought that was only for the lifetime otc warranty ones that don't exist anymore.

Last Black Friday tackle warehouse had 20% off megabass and shimano when you bought it. Was there any repercussions for them or are they so big that no one could do anything about it?

The bass hole bethel island ca . On the ca delta .

I have done a lot of business at summerland too. he always gives 20% off

How do you spell the name of the trading post you were talking about

Completely unrelated Any rod with a similar action to a Whipsnake that might be in stock somewhere preferably in 6'8" length?

Japan Lure Shop. Has some Certates in stock and on sale

Any good tackle shops in Missouri?

90% of all High end gear is all online purchasing. You don’t get to play with it before you buy. You can order through local shops but most won’t get em for you.

What are the beta daiwa Facebook groups?

Great advice! I really like AFLC and the team there will try and do whatever they can

I'm in Canada, so a lot of our prices are inflated on top of simple currency conversion. Typically if I'm going to get a reel, I'll just import from Japan. There are differences though. The JDM 20 Metanium has a lighter spool and smaller handle. 21 Scorpion DC is IDC5 versus Curado DC which is IDC4, but by and large I save a hundred dollars or more versus buying domestic, and usually the differences aren't bad. Lighter spool on the 20 Metanium means better control on the casting for example. Plus there's the whole Jackhammer thing. Zman tax is about 5 USD for everywhere in North America. You can find Japanese retailers that will ship them to North America, even though they're not supposed to and if Zman finds out, they'll put a stop to it. I picked up a dozen Jackhammer's at the beginning of the year for 10 USD a piece. Domestically they're 18 USD converted a piece.

Not the other BBC! 🤣

Waste of money buying high end anything for fishing. Do ur research before buying . Lots of cheaper stuff that works just as good