Hey pacman! Appreciate you saying that. I kinda feel like the whole sale schedule of aliexpress is getting a bit old but if people are getting good information and sales prices then I’ll keep making them. I really wasn’t going to do one for this particular sale but there were some new items to aliexpress that I thought were worth sharing with you guys. So glad you are enjoying this series of videos my friend! Cheers!
I LOVE my Giu reel as well as the silver feather! As for the Giu, the weight difference between the aurora air is definitely noticeable. I have it on the Mifine slash xul rod. If you're not a fan of how the Aurora feels, it's about the same. It is a very smooth retrieve, which is nice. No geary feel like the Haibos. Because it's so light, it has a cheap feel to it like it's a toy, but i find it amazing how light it is! At that price, im ordering another!
@@mattmain237 hey Matt! That’s really good to hear. I still am not holding out for a huge improvement over the aurora air but it does seem like the giu has better QC? Hopefully I’ll get a hold of the one that seems to be in the mail someday lol… cheers my friend!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL - I'd say it's a huge improvement, casting is about the same, I throw a .77 gram jig exclusively with it and use it as a panfish only reel. One day, I'd love to send you some of the tungsten jigs I make with the worms for it. Looking forward to your review of the GIU! I did put some epoxy over the back of the thumb bar just in case it gets loose like the one on my aurora. That was the only issue I've had other than the spool pin moving slightly, but that was on one of the Auroras that I changed the bearings on for ceramics, so I don't count that as a fault. Cheers!
Hey doc! Thanks as always for the support my friend! Been tracking the reel and I am not sure where it went off to again… it got so close and now is on its way somewhere 😅. Time will tell where it ends up. Cheers my friend!
Hey Patrick! Haha yea… time is always on short supply it seems… The last time I went out I totally forgot my GoPro battery and so I just ended up enjoying the day on the lake lol. Will get some more videos out soon. Cheers my friend!
@DavidBronstein1961 hey David! lol. I don’t quite see myself as an influencer, more of a sharer of information and critic of products. You are the influencer! 😆 jokes aside glad you were able to get what you wanted in the sale. Cheers my friend!
Hey Jeff! Thanks so much for the kind words! Hopefully some folks will get good deals out of this sale but it’s also cool to see new offerings being listed on aliexpress! Cheers my friend!
@@MrAntinsk8 hey Antin! Nice! I should be getting mine today sometime. Very excited to see how the reel is as I received the MIIEC ETA(Bluetooth version) a week ago and it is quite nicely made. Cheers my friend!
Back at it again lol. This rabbit ain’t good for us Peter!!! Anyways gonna ask an update on the lizard reel? It been tempting but just wanna hear your feedback on it.
Hey zz! Haha I know I know… another aliexpress sale… honestly I wasn’t going to make this video but the silver feather miiec exa reel and the kastking v2 pro being on aliexpress was enough for me to share. As far as the boki… I think it’s going to be a “do not recommend” from me. If you really want a budget round reel and can live with some sub par build quality and odd design choices then ok but… if I were you I’d just pass this one over. Will cover in the video when it releases. Cheers my friend!
@@bedokboy hey bedo! You’re in luck haha. I just received the Bluetooth silver feather yesterday and I placed an order for the non Bluetooth model yesterday. Will be able to compare them both and see how they stack up against the loongze reels. Cheers my friend!
Yeah I purchased the DMK silver feather DC right when the sale started and it was $129 I think, if was crazy to see the price shot up a few hours later
@@mnjcosby hey mn! Nice pick up! Yea I was able to get in on that price as well. Quite shocking surprising to see the big jump. That’s why I mentioned the dankung sale price of around $153(?). I’m not sure if they charge tax though which might make that price about the same as the current aliexpress sale price. Hope the price on the miiec exa does go down again… Anywho, nice score! Cheers my friend!
This material they are making reels from Pc-cf is a nice material better than nylon cf (pa-cf). Pc (polycarbonate) is more commonly known under the brand name lexan (bullet proof glass). Its most common use is the plastic in CD's. I have been using it in 3d printing for just on 3 years now. Most hand tools for the trades like cordless drills is nylon with glass fiber, pc is an upgrade to that plastic, is more stiffer and holds its shape under tension. The infill of glass fiber vs carbon fiber won't be much of a difference between them.
@@Side85Winder hey sidewinder! Yep! PCCF sure is polycarbonate. It’s kind of interesting they chose PC over the traditional nylon. I actually don’t mind the feeling of nylon material but I can see how the stiffness of PC is superior to the softness of nylon. Surprisingly there’s another giu version that is black and uses a different CF material altogether. I’ll have to see if I can find the marketing material for that one. Thanks for sharing the info and cheers my friend!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL in 3d printing over time under pressure nylon compresses and becomes 'squished'. It does not return to its original shape. We are not strongly compressing the material with bolts, but there might be enough there to deform the shape and cause issues. Glass fiber vs carbon fiber filler i think its more of a sales gimmick. You have to look at the shape of filler they are using as well. The longer the strands the better. Where if its just a fine powder, it does nothing and littuarly weakens the material. The longer strands of fibers used actually overlaps and reinforces the material. The pc vs pa is deffently a upgrade for sure. Its stiffness and rigidity are fantastic for this application. The next generation materials will be PEI plastic. PEI is more expensive than PC in a fishing reel there is probably not much benefit in the better material, for that your talking game reels where strength matters. The best plastic is PEEK but is way to expensive, at this point machined/ cast aluminium 7075 is cheaper and strong enough. Might as well make it out of titanium for the price compared to PEEK.
Thanks for the research. Do you have any recommendations on a rigid rod case that can fit both a rod and a reel? I would love to have something I can leave in my trunk without getting bounced around and crushed.
Hey Darrel! Hmmm the best I’ve been able to come up with is to use a gun carrying case. I found a relatively cheap Plano gun case on Amazon for around $50 and have been using that. However, I may end up buying a nicer one that doesn’t flex as much and is a bit deeper so I can gouge out some foam to sink the rods down into. Hope that helps! Cheers my friend!
Hey user! Hmm unfortunately, I can’t say that I can… I mainly focus on bait finesse style fishing and so for me to recommend a spinning jigging rod for 30g would be quite out of place for me. Sorry I’m not able to assist with that… cheers my friend!
Beware the Giu 99g, Peter! The washers on the main shaft of mine were installed in a "spooning" position, compromising both the drag and the handle tightness. Seems endemic to inexpensive CDM reels nowadays, but easy enough to fix if you know what's involved. However, another problem with the Giu 99g is not so easily fixed: In the quest for lightness, the screws joining the frame and the side plates are extremely small for the job and the drive is not well defined at all. To the point that I haven't dared to open the reel, afraid I'll strip those tiny screws and/or ruin the holes (remember they're plastic). Very much looking forward to see if you can work your magic on this, O guru! 🔍
Hey fishing! Much appreciated for the heads up! A very kind individual purchased one for me to review but usps has deemed it not in their business to get it to me on time… I guess my zip code was entered incorrectly and it’s been making rounds around the country lol. They know what the issue is and yet they can’t get their act together to deliver the package =\. What you’re saying is very sad though but I am not super surprised… The aurora airs never had amazing QC so I wasn’t fully expecting this reel to either. Also, haha I am no guru but I am humbled by your compliment =). We’ll see if usps decides to grace me with competence lol… Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Hey, Peter! Hope UPS finally get their act together and deliver the reel soon. I'm sure you're looking forward to the challenge I've laid out for you, which I suspect you actually enjoy. LOL Stay well and keep up the good work!
@@Fishingelbow hey fishing! If I ever do see that giu I will be more than happy to dig into it to see what differences there are between it and the aurora air. However, I honestly don’t think there will be too many. Cheers my friend!
This is a really cool channel, im new to the concept of BFS but it seems pretty fun, thought I'd get the tsurinoya 4piece travel rod, whata a good reel to match it with? Once i upgrade my spinning kit i'll have a spare daiwa 1000XG spinning reel will that work as well as a bait caster? I havent used baitcaster before, is there a specific reason why these seem to be all the rage for BFS?
@@grantmacdonald6109 hey Grant! First off, thank you for the kind words. Very humbling to hear that people appreciate the channel and are getting good information and knowledge. Also, welcome to bfs!!! I warn you that buying one combo may not be enough 😆. Jokes aside, the Tsurinoya intruder is a great rod for trout, crappie, and smaller to mid sized bass. It won’t cast super far distances as it’s shorter but it’ll be great short accuracy. Regarding the reel, bfs specifically refers to smaller sized baitcast reels that are used for finesse lure presentations. I can’t exactly tell you one reason as to why they’re so great but I can list out a few reasons why I prefer bfs reels to spinning reels now; fun to cast, more accurate, more modifications readily available, new products constantly coming out, new “tech” constantly coming out, etc. I will say that if you are new to baitcasters that it will take a bit of practice getting used to them and that the learning curve can be a bit steep. However, once you really get comfortable casting I can almost assure you that you want really want to use your spinning setups again. Ok, to answer your question, what kind of budget so you have to work with and do you have any specific lure weights or fish species you want to target? Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Oh man, now I'm the humbled one with you taking this much time to guide my dumb ass through it all.. thanks a lot! Here's my situation, I do a lot of "light fishing" from shore even in an urban setting, however not completely ultra light gear. I always keep a 4 sectioned 5-18g travel spinning rod and the mentioned 1000 sized spinning reel in my work pack and get a few hours in almost every day just to clear my head and whatnot. But the rod itself is not really that fast actioned nor perhaps suited for the fishing i actually do. Right now I'm using 5 gram (1/5 oz) offset jig heads with your standard 3inch shad paddle tail - but for fishing in an urban setting I could go even lighter I think, and perhaps persuade even the smallest fish into biting. Ideally i'd want to go weightless (EWG+small worm?) or perhaps a ~1g cheb head for slow presentations - right now I think even the tsurinoya in itself would work well with my 1000 sized spinning reel, but I'd ideally want to learn to use a baitcaster as well, figure I might just get my first one with the BFS rig. Where's usually the sweet spot for total lure weight, sub 2 gram i would assume right?
@grantmacdonald6109 hey Grant! It’s really no big deal and my pleasure to help folks. Just a note, if you want to join a bigger bfs community come find our Facebook group. It’s called “BFS FINESSE FISHING” on Facebook. Really great group of people =). Anywho, yep you can totally fish smaller weightless plastics with bfs gear. The casting version of the intruder plus a decent bfs reel will suit you perfectly if you want to try something different from spinning. I suggest looking at one of the silver feather reels like the silver feather air or silver feather elite. My current confidence lure is the 2” Keitech swing impact with a size #6, #8 or #10 ewg hook. No additional weight required for this setup. Small dink bass, bigger bass, and tilapia will all take this setup gladly. If you want to make your life even easier you can use a size #000 micro snap to swap between lures. Hope this helps and come find the group if you use Facebook! Cheers my friend!
Any suggestions for power-bfs for saltwater? I know CDM reels wont have much in the way of sealing- but perhaps something that will stand up to saltwater for a reasonable time
Hey dnullify! I would probably just look at a budget reel over a nicer reel if you plan on using the reel for salt. Imho, the dark wolf(non ultra) variant reels might fit your needs perfectly. These will be reels like the Soloking bmc100, Soloking gka200(with shallow spool), miselure fox, and Seasir commando. Ooc what lure weights do you plan on casting and what kind of drag rating are you looking for? Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Thanks man, that makes sense. I'm mostly throwing little swimbaits and Japanese metal jigs 5-7g total weight. Definitely not freshwater bfs but my 150 daiwa saltwater reel isn't getting the distance I want. That being said I tried a histar Aurora and spooled with a small kastmaster, casting with the wind at my back - I may need a bit more line capacity (or higher end braid)
@dnullify100 hey dnullify! Hmm… yea I would look at some of the cheaper 100 sized bfs reels and give those a try. If they get too damaged to use at least it won’t have cost you an arm and a leg. If you want to consider something a bit more pricey let me know and I can try to help you pick something then. Cheers my friend!
Hello, can someone help, i just tried a casting reel and liked it, but i could not cast baits under 10 grams without backlash. I am researching bfs on youtube, and i think i need a rod+reel that can cast 1 to 10 grams bait (1/16 to 1/3 oz) and cast about 40 feet+ distance. I am looking to spend 40 dlls on a reel and 40 dlls on a rod, not more than this. I looked into aliexpress and found reels like zephyr, aurora air, and seasir. Rods i have no idea. Any comment would be appreciated.
@@Brubigo hey brubigo! Responding to your comment here. So, for reels if you are looking to keep your price down to $40 I would say look at the aurora air or the Soloking Acura pro. Either of these reels will do well for you. As for the rod, what types of bodies of waters do you fish, and what fish species are you targeting? Cheers my friend!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL thx a lot for the answer, I fish some brazillian species of fish. Including peacock bass, dourado (Salminus brasiliensis), traira (Hoplias spp.), there might be other species depending on where I travel, like fish that resemble sea bass. These fish can get big, but I have a setup for the big fish, I wanna focus on small fish of these species, using smaller bait to catch fish lighter than 7 pounds. But since these can be on tricky spots, I would like to be able to cast far. I only do catch and release, so I am happy with any size of fish. If I accidentally hook a 10 pound fish, do you think a bfs setup can handle? It's not my goal, but it could happen. Thx for the attention Edit: I fish on lakes, from shore or boat, river with rapid water, and shallow water pounds.
@@Brubigo hey Brubigo! I am so sorry. For some reason TH-cam did not alert me to your response and I must have missed it. I think your two choices are really good ones. The Acura pro and delicacy should be a good combo and if you use your drag correctly I think you’ll be able to land larger fish. I am not 100% sure of a 10 lb fish but definitely you should be able to handle 5-7 lbers. Hope that helps and cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL well all of it. I guess I just want to know what is working for you. I have bought some lure on Ali. Just trying to avoid the duds.
@@yep.fishing hey Jacob! Hahaha I know I know… I talk too much lol. This is even AFTER cutting out a lot more stuff I had 😆😆😆. Thank you for the permission lol. Cheers my friend!
Thanks for putting together this AE sale video. Not only is it a sale video but you quickly review the items on sale.
Hey pacman! Appreciate you saying that. I kinda feel like the whole sale schedule of aliexpress is getting a bit old but if people are getting good information and sales prices then I’ll keep making them. I really wasn’t going to do one for this particular sale but there were some new items to aliexpress that I thought were worth sharing with you guys. So glad you are enjoying this series of videos my friend! Cheers!
I LOVE my Giu reel as well as the silver feather! As for the Giu, the weight difference between the aurora air is definitely noticeable. I have it on the Mifine slash xul rod. If you're not a fan of how the Aurora feels, it's about the same. It is a very smooth retrieve, which is nice. No geary feel like the Haibos. Because it's so light, it has a cheap feel to it like it's a toy, but i find it amazing how light it is! At that price, im ordering another!
@@mattmain237 hey Matt! That’s really good to hear. I still am not holding out for a huge improvement over the aurora air but it does seem like the giu has better QC? Hopefully I’ll get a hold of the one that seems to be in the mail someday lol… cheers my friend!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL - I'd say it's a huge improvement, casting is about the same, I throw a .77 gram jig exclusively with it and use it as a panfish only reel. One day, I'd love to send you some of the tungsten jigs I make with the worms for it. Looking forward to your review of the GIU! I did put some epoxy over the back of the thumb bar just in case it gets loose like the one on my aurora. That was the only issue I've had other than the spool pin moving slightly, but that was on one of the Auroras that I changed the bearings on for ceramics, so I don't count that as a fault. Cheers!
Thanks! I will let you know about the acura + delicacy setup as soon as i go fishing.
@@Brubigo hey brubigo! Thanks so much for the contribution and I look forward to hearing about your experience with the setup! Cheers my friend!
I love the AE list videos💯💯
@@rockwellkepler338 hey Rockwell! Appreciate the kind words and support and glad you are able to get some good info out of them. Cheers my friend!
Nice Job Peter! Prolly gonna pick up some more stuff thanks to your excellent information!
@@Fether_outdoors hey cass! Glad I was able to help =). Cheers my friend!
Great as always! I hope you get your reel soon. Doc 1/5 Cav
Hey doc! Thanks as always for the support my friend! Been tracking the reel and I am not sure where it went off to again… it got so close and now is on its way somewhere 😅. Time will tell where it ends up. Cheers my friend!
I'm glad you got a video out my friend. Next you need casting videos with some fishing lol
Hey Patrick! Haha yea… time is always on short supply it seems… The last time I went out I totally forgot my GoPro battery and so I just ended up enjoying the day on the lake lol. Will get some more videos out soon. Cheers my friend!
Nabbed the Kastking V2 on this sale. Can’t wait to try it out. Thanks!
Hey David! Right on! Haha I lowered the volume even more in this video, just for you! 😆 cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL I have the power to influence an influencer! 🤣
@DavidBronstein1961 hey David! lol. I don’t quite see myself as an influencer, more of a sharer of information and critic of products. You are the influencer! 😆 jokes aside glad you were able to get what you wanted in the sale. Cheers my friend!
Great video with some good information on low cost items.
Hey Jeff! Thanks so much for the kind words! Hopefully some folks will get good deals out of this sale but it’s also cool to see new offerings being listed on aliexpress! Cheers my friend!
thx. i have bought purelure today. paid about 120$..will see, i think it is a good deal.
@@MrAntinsk8 hey Antin! Nice! I should be getting mine today sometime. Very excited to see how the reel is as I received the MIIEC ETA(Bluetooth version) a week ago and it is quite nicely made. Cheers my friend!
Back at it again lol. This rabbit ain’t good for us Peter!!! Anyways gonna ask an update on the lizard reel? It been tempting but just wanna hear your feedback on it.
Hey zz! Haha I know I know… another aliexpress sale… honestly I wasn’t going to make this video but the silver feather miiec exa reel and the kastking v2 pro being on aliexpress was enough for me to share. As far as the boki… I think it’s going to be a “do not recommend” from me. If you really want a budget round reel and can live with some sub par build quality and odd design choices then ok but… if I were you I’d just pass this one over. Will cover in the video when it releases. Cheers my friend!
👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 love a bit of AliExpress goodness 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hey perchie! Long time no talk! Hope all is well with you my friend =). Gotta love the aliexpress and their constant sales lol… 😅. Cheers my friend!
Ima get a second reel when i get another paycheck
Hey hcb! The bfs Blackhole is a very slippery slope haha 😅. Let us know how your silver feather is when you get it! Cheers my friend!
Waiting for your review of the Purelure’s DC!
@@bedokboy hey bedo! You’re in luck haha. I just received the Bluetooth silver feather yesterday and I placed an order for the non Bluetooth model yesterday. Will be able to compare them both and see how they stack up against the loongze reels. Cheers my friend!
Yeah I purchased the DMK silver feather DC right when the sale started and it was $129 I think, if was crazy to see the price shot up a few hours later
@@mnjcosby hey mn! Nice pick up! Yea I was able to get in on that price as well. Quite shocking surprising to see the big jump. That’s why I mentioned the dankung sale price of around $153(?). I’m not sure if they charge tax though which might make that price about the same as the current aliexpress sale price. Hope the price on the miiec exa does go down again… Anywho, nice score! Cheers my friend!
Cool... God... more spending 😂😂😂😂
Hey Chris! lol I mean you don’t have to spend 😆. Just sharing the items on sale so that people who want to spend can save a bit. =). Cheers my friend!
This material they are making reels from Pc-cf is a nice material better than nylon cf (pa-cf). Pc (polycarbonate) is more commonly known under the brand name lexan (bullet proof glass). Its most common use is the plastic in CD's. I have been using it in 3d printing for just on 3 years now. Most hand tools for the trades like cordless drills is nylon with glass fiber, pc is an upgrade to that plastic, is more stiffer and holds its shape under tension. The infill of glass fiber vs carbon fiber won't be much of a difference between them.
@@Side85Winder hey sidewinder! Yep! PCCF sure is polycarbonate. It’s kind of interesting they chose PC over the traditional nylon. I actually don’t mind the feeling of nylon material but I can see how the stiffness of PC is superior to the softness of nylon. Surprisingly there’s another giu version that is black and uses a different CF material altogether. I’ll have to see if I can find the marketing material for that one. Thanks for sharing the info and cheers my friend!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL in 3d printing over time under pressure nylon compresses and becomes 'squished'. It does not return to its original shape. We are not strongly compressing the material with bolts, but there might be enough there to deform the shape and cause issues.
Glass fiber vs carbon fiber filler i think its more of a sales gimmick. You have to look at the shape of filler they are using as well. The longer the strands the better. Where if its just a fine powder, it does nothing and littuarly weakens the material. The longer strands of fibers used actually overlaps and reinforces the material.
The pc vs pa is deffently a upgrade for sure. Its stiffness and rigidity are fantastic for this application. The next generation materials will be PEI plastic. PEI is more expensive than PC in a fishing reel there is probably not much benefit in the better material, for that your talking game reels where strength matters. The best plastic is PEEK but is way to expensive, at this point machined/ cast aluminium 7075 is cheaper and strong enough. Might as well make it out of titanium for the price compared to PEEK.
Thanks for the research. Do you have any recommendations on a rigid rod case that can fit both a rod and a reel? I would love to have something I can leave in my trunk without getting bounced around and crushed.
Hey Darrel! Hmmm the best I’ve been able to come up with is to use a gun carrying case. I found a relatively cheap Plano gun case on Amazon for around $50 and have been using that. However, I may end up buying a nicer one that doesn’t flex as much and is a bit deeper so I can gouge out some foam to sink the rods down into. Hope that helps! Cheers my friend!
Here we go! 😊
Hey upstreamer! Haha here we go again! 😆 hope these videos help you my friend. Cheers!
Great Video! One question: could you name the best Jigging Spinning rods in about 30g weightlure?
Hey user! Hmm unfortunately, I can’t say that I can… I mainly focus on bait finesse style fishing and so for me to recommend a spinning jigging rod for 30g would be quite out of place for me. Sorry I’m not able to assist with that… cheers my friend!
Helping you get more lol
Hey Patrick you don’t have to do this but I really greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much my friend…
Beware the Giu 99g, Peter! The washers on the main shaft of mine were installed in a "spooning" position, compromising both the drag and the handle tightness. Seems endemic to inexpensive CDM reels nowadays, but easy enough to fix if you know what's involved. However, another problem with the Giu 99g is not so easily fixed: In the quest for lightness, the screws joining the frame and the side plates are extremely small for the job and the drive is not well defined at all. To the point that I haven't dared to open the reel, afraid I'll strip those tiny screws and/or ruin the holes (remember they're plastic). Very much looking forward to see if you can work your magic on this, O guru! 🔍
Hey fishing! Much appreciated for the heads up! A very kind individual purchased one for me to review but usps has deemed it not in their business to get it to me on time… I guess my zip code was entered incorrectly and it’s been making rounds around the country lol. They know what the issue is and yet they can’t get their act together to deliver the package =\. What you’re saying is very sad though but I am not super surprised… The aurora airs never had amazing QC so I wasn’t fully expecting this reel to either. Also, haha I am no guru but I am humbled by your compliment =). We’ll see if usps decides to grace me with competence lol… Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Hey, Peter! Hope UPS finally get their act together and deliver the reel soon. I'm sure you're looking forward to the challenge I've laid out for you, which I suspect you actually enjoy. LOL Stay well and keep up the good work!
@@Fishingelbow hey fishing! If I ever do see that giu I will be more than happy to dig into it to see what differences there are between it and the aurora air. However, I honestly don’t think there will be too many. Cheers my friend!
This is a really cool channel, im new to the concept of BFS but it seems pretty fun, thought I'd get the tsurinoya 4piece travel rod, whata a good reel to match it with? Once i upgrade my spinning kit i'll have a spare daiwa 1000XG spinning reel will that work as well as a bait caster? I havent used baitcaster before, is there a specific reason why these seem to be all the rage for BFS?
@@grantmacdonald6109 hey Grant! First off, thank you for the kind words. Very humbling to hear that people appreciate the channel and are getting good information and knowledge. Also, welcome to bfs!!! I warn you that buying one combo may not be enough 😆. Jokes aside, the Tsurinoya intruder is a great rod for trout, crappie, and smaller to mid sized bass. It won’t cast super far distances as it’s shorter but it’ll be great short accuracy. Regarding the reel, bfs specifically refers to smaller sized baitcast reels that are used for finesse lure presentations. I can’t exactly tell you one reason as to why they’re so great but I can list out a few reasons why I prefer bfs reels to spinning reels now; fun to cast, more accurate, more modifications readily available, new products constantly coming out, new “tech” constantly coming out, etc. I will say that if you are new to baitcasters that it will take a bit of practice getting used to them and that the learning curve can be a bit steep. However, once you really get comfortable casting I can almost assure you that you want really want to use your spinning setups again. Ok, to answer your question, what kind of budget so you have to work with and do you have any specific lure weights or fish species you want to target? Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Oh man, now I'm the humbled one with you taking this much time to guide my dumb ass through it all.. thanks a lot! Here's my situation, I do a lot of "light fishing" from shore even in an urban setting, however not completely ultra light gear. I always keep a 4 sectioned 5-18g travel spinning rod and the mentioned 1000 sized spinning reel in my work pack and get a few hours in almost every day just to clear my head and whatnot. But the rod itself is not really that fast actioned nor perhaps suited for the fishing i actually do. Right now I'm using 5 gram (1/5 oz) offset jig heads with your standard 3inch shad paddle tail - but for fishing in an urban setting I could go even lighter I think, and perhaps persuade even the smallest fish into biting. Ideally i'd want to go weightless (EWG+small worm?) or perhaps a ~1g cheb head for slow presentations - right now I think even the tsurinoya in itself would work well with my 1000 sized spinning reel, but I'd ideally want to learn to use a baitcaster as well, figure I might just get my first one with the BFS rig. Where's usually the sweet spot for total lure weight, sub 2 gram i would assume right?
@grantmacdonald6109 hey Grant! It’s really no big deal and my pleasure to help folks. Just a note, if you want to join a bigger bfs community come find our Facebook group. It’s called “BFS FINESSE FISHING” on Facebook. Really great group of people =). Anywho, yep you can totally fish smaller weightless plastics with bfs gear. The casting version of the intruder plus a decent bfs reel will suit you perfectly if you want to try something different from spinning. I suggest looking at one of the silver feather reels like the silver feather air or silver feather elite. My current confidence lure is the 2” Keitech swing impact with a size #6, #8 or #10 ewg hook. No additional weight required for this setup. Small dink bass, bigger bass, and tilapia will all take this setup gladly. If you want to make your life even easier you can use a size #000 micro snap to swap between lures. Hope this helps and come find the group if you use Facebook! Cheers my friend!
Any suggestions for power-bfs for saltwater? I know CDM reels wont have much in the way of sealing- but perhaps something that will stand up to saltwater for a reasonable time
Hey dnullify! I would probably just look at a budget reel over a nicer reel if you plan on using the reel for salt. Imho, the dark wolf(non ultra) variant reels might fit your needs perfectly. These will be reels like the Soloking bmc100, Soloking gka200(with shallow spool), miselure fox, and Seasir commando. Ooc what lure weights do you plan on casting and what kind of drag rating are you looking for? Cheers my friend!
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Thanks man, that makes sense. I'm mostly throwing little swimbaits and Japanese metal jigs 5-7g total weight. Definitely not freshwater bfs but my 150 daiwa saltwater reel isn't getting the distance I want.
That being said I tried a histar Aurora and spooled with a small kastmaster, casting with the wind at my back - I may need a bit more line capacity (or higher end braid)
@dnullify100 hey dnullify! Hmm… yea I would look at some of the cheaper 100 sized bfs reels and give those a try. If they get too damaged to use at least it won’t have cost you an arm and a leg. If you want to consider something a bit more pricey let me know and I can try to help you pick something then. Cheers my friend!
Hello, can someone help, i just tried a casting reel and liked it, but i could not cast baits under 10 grams without backlash.
I am researching bfs on youtube, and i think i need a rod+reel that can cast 1 to 10 grams bait (1/16 to 1/3 oz) and cast about 40 feet+ distance.
I am looking to spend 40 dlls on a reel and 40 dlls on a rod, not more than this.
I looked into aliexpress and found reels like zephyr, aurora air, and seasir.
Rods i have no idea.
Any comment would be appreciated.
@@Brubigo hey brubigo! Responding to your comment here. So, for reels if you are looking to keep your price down to $40 I would say look at the aurora air or the Soloking Acura pro. Either of these reels will do well for you. As for the rod, what types of bodies of waters do you fish, and what fish species are you targeting? Cheers my friend!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL thx a lot for the answer, I fish some brazillian species of fish. Including peacock bass, dourado (Salminus brasiliensis), traira (Hoplias spp.), there might be other species depending on where I travel, like fish that resemble sea bass. These fish can get big, but I have a setup for the big fish, I wanna focus on small fish of these species, using smaller bait to catch fish lighter than 7 pounds. But since these can be on tricky spots, I would like to be able to cast far. I only do catch and release, so I am happy with any size of fish. If I accidentally hook a 10 pound fish, do you think a bfs setup can handle? It's not my goal, but it could happen. Thx for the attention
Edit: I fish on lakes, from shore or boat, river with rapid water, and shallow water pounds.
I think i am going with the acura, and mavllos delicacy, and the 0.6 kingdom microfly you recommended in another vid, thanks @BFSFISHINGCHANNEL
@@Brubigo hey Brubigo! I am so sorry. For some reason TH-cam did not alert me to your response and I must have missed it. I think your two choices are really good ones. The Acura pro and delicacy should be a good combo and if you use your drag correctly I think you’ll be able to land larger fish. I am not 100% sure of a 10 lb fish but definitely you should be able to handle 5-7 lbers. Hope that helps and cheers my friend!
Is there any other bfs lures that anyone can recommend. Thx
Hey surph! What types of lures are you particularly interested in? Minnow cranks, more soft plastics etc? Cheers my friend!
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNELall the bfs lures you can recommend. Thanks
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL well all of it. I guess I just want to know what is working for you. I have bought some lure on Ali. Just trying to avoid the duds.
I give you permission to break your promise re the video being too long.
@@yep.fishing hey Jacob! Hahaha I know I know… I talk too much lol. This is even AFTER cutting out a lot more stuff I had 😆😆😆. Thank you for the permission lol. Cheers my friend!