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I don't know where people are coming from with finicky. This has been a pretty smooth casting reel and casting among my farthest casting reels. Definitely better than my first generation Calais DC,...

2.0 is always around the corner... for EVERYTHING.

Never had an issue. Are you sure you have the right thrust washer? Or sure the washer isn’t worn?

I added 360 and dual stack mount 12’s and the factory cover still fits. Added a dual 12 side by side set up at the console and the cover still fits, with no hint that that anything is “off”. This...

I mix Golden Oak with Natural. Natural is lighter, Golden Oak has been too dark for most of my corks (corks get sun bleached over time too).

I haven’t looked at my current FXR, but my past boats usually had the flap housing on the floor of the bilge right before the plumbing led out to the drains/intake. I’m pretty sure those holes are...

Worn motor mounts also cause steering play.

One of my favorite cereals, but I never remember to get any (don’t eat breakfast much these days anyway).

Cable is pinched, in a bind, or failing. Lubricating at the lever won’t do anything. Now is the time to get it corrected through warranty. A new cable will solve it.

Now Skeeter is notorious...

The stock prop is only as good as it gets if it’s blueprinted. Even then it’s weight sensitive. Yes it’s the prop that is weight sensitive, not the hull (for those that think the hull is designed...

Both are good but they have to be installed correctly when trailering. If ordering from Aurora, get the Aqualon material.

I use the Elmers too, but Golden Oak rarely matches my cork. I get that and another one of a lighter shade (I’m pretty sure lighter) and mix the two until I get a closer match. I tried the cork...

I’ve always figured whatever I get there, I get without returns (saved so money so far I could afford a few duds). I heard they make it right if you get something defective though. If shipping back...

Not even talking about the engine (which would be a hard pass for me), “needing some buffing on the top deck” is not a well taken care of boat, at the very least, not “in great shape”, in my opinion....

150 was the standard when that was the limit in BASS tournaments, so that’s what bass fishermen thought they had to have. Now the limit is 250, and that is where every serious bass fisherman, that...

I still see plenty of people at Starbucks, but I’ve always seen plenty of people that SHOULDN’T be going there. I think many of those have finally realized that they can’t afford to go there every...

I believe the Japanese bearings are pretty good too, but over time, they do get hard to clean. I have not tried ultrasonic cleaners, but I can’t see how all the grit can be taken out with the metal...

Go to the tackle store yourself and see how flimsy, wobbly, and “grindy” many spinning reels are. You get what you pay for and I’d stick with a Daiwa or Shimano. That said, the Daiwa Revros is a...

I’ve just left mine in there and installed the new one next to it. Never know if myself, or the next guy might want to go back to the previous brand. I’m sure it can be knocked off with a hammer,...

Confused on the cheap part too. I’ve saved as much as 45%, not even counting sales tax and shipping costs. Currently the exchange rate seems to be only saving about 35%, but as much as stock has...

My only knock on Digitaka. Reels, they seem to replenish reasonably well (at least the ones I’m after), but man, some of their lures seem to be out all the time. You’d think those would be the...

I hate painted blanks. Maybe let the builders do the painting, if that’s what they want.

FYI, from my own experiences many decades ago, waxing the hull measurably slows you down. May not matter to some people, but thought I'd throw it out there.

More than one rod/outfit? I’m wondering what kind of spooler you have.

Sometimes people underestimate the effect of wind resistance. All those graphs, extra transducers and 360 on trolling motor, and power poles, I’m sure all contribute to performance hits. I noticed...