Didnt know that. Very useful info! Now i definitely aint recommending it.

@@ifishcatfishI know you are mostly interested in ultralight rods. But just so you’re aware, St. Croix actually stopped using Torzite guides in ALL of their legend elite series rods - they are now using a cheaper guide from SeaGuide I believe. I called the St. Croix factory store and asked why. They told me it had to do with availability of the torzite insert. I don’t believe that, as other manufacturers are able to get them still. I’m quite sure it was strictly to cut costs and increase profit margins.

According to American Legacy and Fish USA, those rod still made with Torzite guides. I bought the 7ft LEP 2023 Black Friday with 20% off from American Legacy, but no tag with it said anything about the guides. no torzite, no silicon nitride tag at all. so, i am not sure what i got. Should have bought the Blue Current TZ/nano instead. I did followed Victor and bougth the Soare xr 7'6" and the 20th Anniversary Presso AGS and love them.

@@xCruZChaos St croix isn't the only ones who did that. Shimano poison ultima rods stop using torzites as well and went to sic guides. I believe they charged more than what they were originally too lol.

@@ogamiito739 it'll be obvious when looking at the guides. The biggest guide closest to the seat will even say Fuji and/or torzite. The last LEP panfish I seen ordered in November didn't have them.

Thank u sir

Its comin up real soon!

hi David!

i don't know what u mean by 'this one' but it doesn't matter. My vote is for Vanquish in all cases : )

Sorry I didn’t realize that my comment was posted on this video and not on the one you have reviewing the new Daiwa airity.

high end rods are always crisp, regardless of action. Parabolic or Progressive, they never wobble

Yes, it will

they got shipped last week. By the end of the month will be here

I have a whole playlist with JDM line reviews.. check my playlists.. If anything i talk about lines too much, i don't want to make another video unless i have anew product..

They have 1000 size and 5000 size

its a complete scam. They can sell on ebay for 5 times more if its real, but on ebay there is id verification and its hard to scam

I seems obviously too good to be true, but could it be possible they screwed up with the conversion to dollars ? It makes no sense to charge so little for an $800 reel, but the two options they gave---1000 size and 5000 size, seems oddly to ring true…..not such popular sizes. They’ve got the 5000 size for $55 & 1000 size for $45 approx. your response says scam then says hard to scam…..so I don’t quite understand--but thanks for your time. My fear is they somehow charge me a lot more money than the listed price….if that is possible.

Fenwick but i dont recommend it. Its too big and difficult to read

yes, if they are thin.. Most trout spoons from japan will fit as they are very flat and thin. But those big kastmasters are too fat and they wont fit

The Sahara from my buying guide is $59. I send amazon links regularly. The reels u mentioned are SIGNIFICANLY inferior and u either save only a few bucks, or sometimes u save nothing. It makes no economic sense to go cheaper than 59. As for rods, check my Rods Buying Guide 2024. There is a Shimano Sensilite A there.. i also reviewed it separetely. Match that with the Sahara and you are GOLDEN. And the Sensilite will take a pretty good abuse... but at the end it aint no Ugly Stick...

THere is nothing good there. They have some for crucian carp that are kind of ridiculous, made only for stocked ponds.. I have never seen a nice japanese float anywhere. They don't have our fish and their floats are made for carp

I just don't like how rough they feel... but they are great if u just want performance..

@@ifishcatfish That's a valid reason. Yes, all those super thin PE braids are four strands with rough surface layer. Otherwise they wouldn't last.

GRAZIE

I don't have any Evergreen rods, sorry

i have a video called 2024 Ultralight Rod Buying Guide, if u know how to search for videos..

@@ifishcatfish ok thx

Pretty rod, fast action, my biggest complain is that is has no expensive components but its over $100. The Okuma SST that i reviewed has better blank and MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE guides, and costs half the price. I can say the same about the Shimano Sensilite A

I will check those out. Was really wanting to pick up a couple of the presso rods you often reference but always out of stock😂. Thank you as always for the reply.

@@ifishcatfish Okuma rods ordered! Greatly appreciate the recommendation and will follow back around with my feedback.

less carbon in the blank but sensitive enough. Very nice for playing fish. But the price is no longer competitive

@@ifishcatfish Thanks, I probably get a 2023 Daiwa moonlight beauty Air for 32000 yen. It is on sale in Japan and it is 2 piece rod with cheap shipping. The legend elite is probably the same tier but cost much more with a lifetime warrenty.

which one of what?

Measurer / fish ruler

@@hugomatado2260 yes, it is Fenwick.

what country are u from?

USA

@@bittabrutha31 then i don't understand... thats all all the bass dudes use

They will be shipped from Shanghai this week and be here first week of April. The 0.6g will come with #12 hook and there is also 0.75g with the size 10 hook. They are made from my 1 gram and 1.25 gram molds, but from alloy that does not have lead in it. Eco-friendly, one might say!

@@ifishcatfish awesome cant wait! when you had originally released the bg’s it was w a size 10 hook correct?

​@@ifishcatfishI was just looking for jigs under 1g like the BG-1. You ruined jigs for me because the BG-1 is so good that nothing comes close. It's safe to say that I'm extremely excited for .6 and .75g!

@@EddieJerahian No, the original was size12, and i use size 12 for 90% of my fishing. Every time u see me float fishing i use size 12, and every time i target bluegill i use size 12 also. Only if i fish a crappie school and i see it is crappie school and no bluegill then i go to size 10.. But that is rare. I prefer size 12 because it is safer..

@@sav7458 Hmm.. u guys are gona make me order more : )..