Around $20 I think it was

It's a great rod, Fenwick is among the best rods out there. It's not exactly cheap though but if you're looking for a rod that will last the rest of your life, the HMX is a good investment.

It's more of a personal preference, I like having the ability to control the tension of the spool obtained by adjusting the drag, sort of like that with baitfeeder spinning reels.

Absolutely! It's actually on my to do list, paired with a 4000 series reel, most likely the Okuma Avenger ABF-40b currently on the Ugly Stik 4'9" rod. I'll make it a priority for you. Thanks for the request and for watching!

@TheCoolGrandpa can you make a quick bend test tonight . Should I go with the 4'9 heavy or 4'9 medium heavy? I plan on using 20pound braided on a daiwa bg 2500

Honestly I don't think there is much difference between the Heavy and the Medium Heavy at that length. Gives you another half to 3 quarter of an once weight support or so. To me, that's significant. So I would go with the Heavy.

Always happy to meet new friends from around the globe! Nice to meet you too and thanks for watching!

This over the lews laser

Both are good rods but this rod has the slight edge over the Lews Laser HS with the IM7 Graphite versus the IM6 Graphite.

It's the Bass Pro Shops Graphite Series RT2 Graphite 7'6" Heavy Fast 20-40lb line 2-10oz. lure/bait. I think it pairs nicely with the Alijoz XH400. The blue color of the rod goes great with the metallic blue of the reel. I'm able to put an 1oz weight with 4 oz baitfish and doesn't bend a bit. Not a big fan of flimsy rods lol. Thanks for watching!

@@TheCoolGrandpa thank you sir

Sure thing, glad I could help! The Fuego is a good reel but don't overlook the Tatula CT, it's a little more expensive but not much, especially if you can find it on-sale. The Tatulas are awesome reels and worth every penny, in my opinion. You'll still be happy with the Fuego, if you get it either way. Thanks for watching!

I think you'd be happier overall with the ABF-55b and a little more versatile. The 4000 might be a little too small for muskies in that range. The ABF-40b is a tad bigger, holding 205yds versus 190yds/12lb. The 55b holds 365 yards of 12lb.

Depends on what kind of trout. For example, catching rainbows or brown trout in streams or creeks, the 5000 series would be way too big. You will need a much smaller reel, a 500 size like the Ceymar ODTF-500A or Avenger ABF-500 loaded with 2-4lb clear line. For a little more versatility, you could get by with a 1000 series reel, low diameter 6-8lb clear line, but for streams, anything larger than 4lb is pushing it. KastKing offers high strength, low diameter Destron and Tripolymer line that would be great. For a little more $, flourocarbon line is ideal. Lake trout, steelheads, and saltwater trout, the 5000 paired with 15-25lb line would be perfect to fish with. Good luck and thanks for watching!

@@TheCoolGrandpa I wanted 2000 but they didn’t have any so I’m between the 1000 and the 3000. And from what I’m hearing it sounds like I should stay on the small side of things.

Again, it depends on the kind of trout you are targeting. Going for Rainbows or Browns, you definitely want to keep it small, the 500 or the 1000 would be the better choice. You could still go with the 3000 but be sure to use the smallest line you can, the fish in ultra clear water get spooked very easily, especially in waters that are heavily fished from other anglers.

The Okuma ABF-6000 is more inline with a 5000 Series reel size wise. It would be a good light to medium reel for muskies depending on the size of your baits or lures. Not familiar with the Mitchels, last one I used was a long time ago.

Very good, its one of my new favorite reels, surprisingly. I thought the lower line capacity would have been an issue but hasn't. Extremely happy with it

I'm not entirely sure that it does. I've not found any line spoolers that prevent line twist for spinning reels, including the Piscifun Line Spooler. I'm in the process of building my own contraption to eliminate line twist for spinning reels, initial tests look promising

Seriously? it was half of that six months ago

Nice... What rod did you pair with it?

Is that good or Bad??

The 300 Tatula is great for fishing big lures. big baits and catching big fish. Glad to help and thanks for subscribing!

Absolutely I would and do

@@TheCoolGrandpa Understood. Thank you sir

Glad I could help!

Really hard not to fly with a 10:1 reel ratio lol

Typically that's the rod manufacturers ID number that varies from maker to maker. It's an in-house system that identifies the rod year, etc.

@@TheCoolGrandpa thank you for your reply 👋🏻

Pretty much the MO of Sougayilang lol

Either would be fine but for the big ones I'd use the ABF-65b. The 65b is a powerful reel

Excellent suggestion, thank you! I'll give that a shot the next time I spool a reel. Big fan of electrical tape

@@TheCoolGrandpa yeah electrical tape has a million uses but in fishing I primarily use it for spooling up my reels with braid I've never been a fan of mono backing personally. Probably because I've been fishing with braid so long that I remember back when people used to just use electrical tape before mono backing was ever used. And the only reason people started using mono backing anyway was to save money on braid. but I guess it's just an old head habit of mine to just use electrical tape but it works perfectly for me so why change something if it's working.

Thank you!

No, right handed... Why do you ask?

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Hmm interesting... I've been considering getting a 4000 series Sharky III Baitrunner. I love the Okuma Baitfeeder reels (Obviously lol) but thought about giving KastKing a shot. This isn't the first time I heard of issues with the Sharky III's so I may just stay with Okuma, most likely the ABF-40b. Thanks for watching and the heads up!

@@TheCoolGrandpa the smallest...4000 is what I had. The kastking rep told me it was common issue with them and a weak design. To bad I really liked the reel. They to me to go with a screw in style handle because they are alot stronger design. I ended up with a Sharkey 111 non bait feeder. I bought an Okumah bait runner for around the same price on sale off Amazon. Its alot better quality reel.

wow... That says somthing sending you a non BF Sharky instead as well as admiting its weak design. Definitely staying with the Okuma then. Appreciate the info!

@@TheCoolGrandpa the main thing I got from their rep was only buy their direct drive handle reels.

That's a shame... I've found that I rather prefer Baitfeeder reels. Very useful when using any kind of bait versus lures.

If you are going for the big boys, this would be an excellent choice for rods

Any 6000 series type spinning reel such as the Okuma ABF-65b should be sufficient to use with this rod