He-he! I got mine intruder 534 today a few hours ago. Nice rod. A little bit softer then my favorite tsu dragon II 53..i think dragon can work from 1.5 gram and intruder from 1. Waiting for spring)
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Antin! Very nice! Yes, the blank is much softer than a lot of rods but I think is an interesting mix between MF power and a nice blend of progressive into parabolic bend. I am curious if it’ll stand up to faster moving currents but I think it should be ok. Loving how it casts and the sensitivity as well. Cheers my friend!
@LM13Ай бұрын
Nice riview...👍
@BFSFISHINGCHANNELАй бұрын
Hey lm13! Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers my friend!
@patrickhartman68185 ай бұрын
Thanks for the short video at end of you fishing. That's what I have been waiting for. Thanks Peter.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Patrick! Haha dink slaying at its finest 😆. Cheers my friend!
@patrickhartman68185 ай бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL dinks are better then my yesterday. ZERO lol but trying a new spot in a half hour lol
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Patrick! Haha yea… I guess there’s a reason it’s called fishing and not catching 😆. Hope you have good luck today though! Cheers my friend!
@theo.79705 ай бұрын
Please more rod Reviews ❤
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Theo! I got you covered. Just got a bunch of rods and more coming in. Is there any particular style that you’re interested in? Cheers my friend!
@nano20305 ай бұрын
I need to stop buying bfs rods but it looks interesting. I do wish they came in a little longer though. Take a look at the AceHawk Venom also. I bought the 2.1m one and it's made really nicely. For production bfs rods it's my favorite.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey nano! I just picked up a few 7’+ rods and the ag venom 703 is one of them! Can’t wait to do a comparison between them. I’ve got the shorter venom and I think it’s a great rod for the money so I’m excited to take a look at the longer version! PS you can never have too many bfs rods 😅😅😅. Cheers my friend!
@upstreamer16615 ай бұрын
It's more like a mountain stream fishing rod and you don't really need a longer rod for that in my opinion. It's for something like this guy in this video is doing. Short handle very often even shorter rods. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6HEpXp-f5WdaJosi=Dtr77n_UVUmHTr_B
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
@@upstreamer1661 hey upstreamer! Yep creek/stream/river rods tend to be shorter to give more maneuverability and also short distance accuracy. I still really like using them for lakes like this though as you dont always need to get to the middle of the lake to find fish and they’re typically better balanced and lighter than 6’+ rods. Plus they’re generally lighter in power. All good things imho haha. Cheers my friend!
@quanloikid15 ай бұрын
as always....great Doc
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey doc! Thanks so much as always for stopping by and leaving such supportive comments. Much appreciated my friend. I hope all is well with you! Cheers!
@mauricezaoui91955 ай бұрын
Played with it this week end, a pleasure!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Maurice! Glad you enjoyed playing with your rod 😆. Dumb jokes aside did you find anything of note to share? Imho, it’s a well made rod at a great price. Casts quite well and is very sensitive for a 4 piece travel rod! Cheers my friend!
@mauricezaoui91955 ай бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL It feels so light in the hand, good casting performance. Superb and sober design, finish is great,. Great value for the price. Waiting that tsurinoya releases the intruder reels to pair it with it!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
@@mauricezaoui9195 hey Maurice! I agree on all accounts but I don’t think there will be an intruder reel haha. Maybe they should’ve named this the dark wolf ultra rod 😆. Cheers my friend!
@mauricezaoui91955 ай бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Whatever the name :p! WE WANT A SUCCESSOR TO THE GENIUS/DARK WOLF ULTRA! Cheers mate !
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Maurice! Hahaha yea I’m with you on that… likely though we’ll see an Acura pro successor before that happens 😆. Cheers my friend!
@eprohoda5 ай бұрын
super video!sleep well~Bfs-🤝
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey epro! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! Cheers my friend!
@christopherlee46135 ай бұрын
Good review Pete.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Chris! Thanks so much for the kind words my friend! Cheers! PS you should get one lol 😆
@christopherlee46133 ай бұрын
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL it's in my shopping cart.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL3 ай бұрын
@@christopherlee4613 hey Chris! It’s a great rod by all accounts. You’ll be very pleased with it I think. Cheers my friend!
@neroxyn76255 ай бұрын
The longer rod that I can suggest is Kyorim K1 - 6'3" L power 4 piece and comes with two different tips. Under $90. Unfortunately, I just checked aliexpress cuz I want to buy it again, the casting model keeps being unavailable. I still haven't found any 4 piece that comes with 7 ft long (maybe Purelure Stream - it's ultralight 6'6" but I don't dare dabble on it yet).
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Nero! Kyorim is another rod brand that looks to make decent rods. Once I get through this round of rods that I’ve purchased maybe I’ll give them a look. Thanks so much for the recommendation and cheers my friend!
@justinkayce98115 ай бұрын
Went with the Major Craft 4’2-8 travel model.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Justin! Right on! Ooc do you have the model name? Would love to check out the specs on it. Cheers my friend!
@justinkayce98115 ай бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL sure! The travel is the FTG-B42/485UL. I also have the two piece 3"8 FSG-B382UL for the real dense stuff.
@fuzzy_little_duckling5 ай бұрын
Seems like a pretty nice rod, but it's still not what I'm looking for. Peter, do you have any suggestions for a bfs rod that can compact to an even shorter length than this rod (telescopic or multiple pieces) but also has a nice backbone (so it can handle a small bluegill but also a decent sized steelhead)? If you have any ideas, I would really appreciate it!!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey fuzzy! Hm… a telescoping rod or an even smaller multi piece that has a F action to handle bluegill and also steelhead… I have some ideas but imho you’d be comprising something. Bear with me as any budgetary requirements go out the window lol. So for multi piece trout style rods that have good backbone and can handle a good size steelhead I’d say the fishman beams blanc Sierra series would be a good choice. I’m not sure how compact you need to go for the sections though and this may not be as compact as you need? For telescoping, the kawasemi rhapsody is a fun rod and can totally be used for bg and trout but I don’t know that I’d go hunting for huge trout over say 5lb. It might work but then I’d go really light on the drag… There’s also the fact that my copy had the tip section snap out of nowhere but to be fair it had seen something like 40-60 1lb stocked trout right before the tip fractured. Can you tell me how compact you need your rod to be and what your budget is? I can probably think of some more options if I have those two pieces of info. Cheers my friend!
@fuzzy_little_duckling5 ай бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Hey Peter, thank you for the reply! I was thinking of the rod being able to compact down to 15-18 inches so it would fit into my backpack lol. Also to be more specific if I were to have a rod like this I would want it to be able to cast 1.5g mini jigs for stocked trout, panfish, and freshwater bass all the way to 10g for striped bass. So the total extended length might be in the 7ft range. Now that I think about it I probably won't be using this rod for steelhead haha, just fish 5lbs and under. And ideally my budget would be under $200 but I can save up (I'm still a student).
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
@@fuzzy_little_duckling hey fuzzy! Hmm… the 7’ length makes this quite hard. I had one rod in mind but then it turns out it’s a 2 piece and so it won’t work with you size constraints… do you think you’d be ok with coming in down in your overall 7’ length requirement? Cheers my friend!
@fuzzy_little_duckling5 ай бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Hi Peter, 6ft also should work great.
@RicardoReview5 ай бұрын
YES! Short handle! and casting .5grams that's sick, one question whats the diameter on that braid?
@upstreamer16615 ай бұрын
0.6# / about 0.12mm
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey Ricardo! Yep as upstreamer states the diameter is 0.6 goh. I try to stay fairly consistent with my braid diameter in order to remove it as a variable in a sense. That being said, actual diameter varies so much between different brands and product =\. Anywho, thanks for commenting and stopping by! Cheers my friend!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
@@upstreamer1661hey upstreamer! Right on the $3.50 spool haha. 0.6goh is my go to. Sorry… two many dad jokes or three… 😅😅😅. Cheers my friend!
@RicardoReview5 ай бұрын
@HINGCHANNEL I actually think that under a certain point the smaller braid gets to compact on the spool and makes casting more dificult with lighter lures.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
@@RicardoReviewhey Ricardo! Hm that’s opposite to what I thought was the common ideology. Most people think thinner braid will cast farther than thicker braid. I think to some degree this is true but imho the benefits do not really outweigh the downsides… I think the lowest I’d ever go is 0.4goh. 0.2goh has snapped on me before during casts and I much prefer my braid to be a bit stronger than my fluoro leader strength. Plus thicker line is a bit easier to manage as it has some weight to it and won’t float around in the wind as much. Cheers my friend!
@yep.fishing5 ай бұрын
9+1 is very good for that length. Creek dance vs this, who wins?
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey yep! That’s a good question… so I think casting wise the Tsurinoya might be slightly better but they’re different types of rods as well. The creek dance is a two piece and this a four piece travel rod. They have different actions as well with the intruder being more of a MF and the creek dance being closer to a M. Both are well made but I think I lean a bit more towards liking the intruder slightly more. Either way both rods are great rods and might suit different needs for different folks. Hope that helps and cheers my friend!
@yep.fishing5 ай бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL oh yea forgot you CD was a 2 and not a 4. I think it comes in 4
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
@@yep.fishinghey yep! Yea I have the two piece 49 model as they said it would be the lightest casting version of the creek dance. I did see the 4 piece model but I have no info on how low or how well that version can cast =\. Unfortunately, the downside of reviewing one specific model is just that haha 😅. Anywho, both rods are quite good but I think I prefer the intruder a bit more currently. Cheers my friend!
@donniefoster77134 ай бұрын
I’m looking to buy the cast x bfs reel can you suggest another handle for that reel other than the one it comes with? If so can you leave a link? Thank you sir for any help
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL4 ай бұрын
Hey Donnie! No worries. Have you had experience with shorter handles? If so, I have experience with this one and really like the 85mm length. Just a forewarning that the link below is an affiliate link. Cheers my friend! s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mqKPbKO
@yep.fishing5 ай бұрын
Twenty Seventh!
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey yep! Hahahaha you’re the first person to say that they’re the twenty seventh! Ahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😅 cheers my friend!
@anggabelantara55935 ай бұрын
hello sir, I am planning to replace the spool bearing and side cover of my reel, I want to combine NMB and Hybrid ceramic bearings, do you think it is more effective for the spool bearing or bearing on the side cover that I will replace with the hybrid ceramic bearing and one of them I will install the NMB ss bearing
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey angga! That’s kind of an interesting question that I never really considered. Out of curiosity why are you changing to one NMB and one hybrid ceramic? Imho, I don’t think it will matter much which bearing goes where unless there is a size difference between the two. Curious to hear what your response is and cheers my friend!
@anggabelantara55935 ай бұрын
@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL becuase, once i changed both with hybrid ceramic bearing and when i using 6gr-8gr lures, it spin uncontrolled and required higher braking setting and even make the cast distance a bit closer from both SS NMB (flushed) bearings, sorry for my english
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
@@anggabelantara5593 hey angga! Ah I see! That’s an interesting observation and something new to me! In any case, I don’t think it will matter which bearing is NMB and which is ceramic if they are the same size. Hope that helps and cheers my friend!
@vuexiong91685 ай бұрын
I actually would like to see more aliexpress trout rods reviewed. Too many aliexpress reels are reviewed and not enough rods. I mean, keep going on the reels also but rods are also all the rage.
@vuexiong91685 ай бұрын
Do the jdm trout rods also if possible. Not enough reviews on them also.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
@@vuexiong9168 hey vue! Thanks so much for the request! I do have a standing collection of rods that I’ve been using for a good while that I haven’t done reviews on so maybe I can do that. As for future rods, I did just recently invest in quite a few rods over the 7’ length so I will try to pump out some reviews on those before going back down to the trout rod lengths! Sorry just bad timing I guess… Ooc which rods did you have in mind? Cheers my friend!
@vuexiong91685 ай бұрын
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL palms reru kumuy and silpher glass, aioushi rods and handles, pro bomesh just because they sell pre made blanks for a variety of handles. I found that to be interesting. Have 1 handle and carry 2 rods. Jackson, shimano,daiwa,majorcraft, other lower end jdm trout rods. Trout rods for me because bfs fishing was tailored for trout fishing.
@vuexiong91685 ай бұрын
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL I also noticed many aliexpress rods can break down at the handle. I'm interested in those. Like the tsurinoya intruder rod you reviewed. If I buy 2. I can just bring 1 rod and an extra set of blanks for a backup. Aioushi or Hitotoki makes handles that uses the furrel adapter and can be put on many rods using 1 handle. I like that. Pack an UL an L in one trip.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
@@vuexiong9168 hey vue! I do really like how the interchangeable handles look and work. I will look into the aioushi trout series as they are relatively inexpensive compared to the hitotokiworks versions. As far as the other rods you mentioned those will have to be slowly acquired as the channel is just starting to get to the point where it can find itself. I don’t want to overstretch the channel’s budget and go into the negative haha. I gotta start pumping out more videos but I am also currently recovering from an outpatient septoplasty procedure so I have to kind of take it easy for a short while. I have a lot of products coming in and a lot of ideas so I will slowly start to get videos out and go from there. Cheers vue! I really appreciate the requests!
@helotaxi5 ай бұрын
Too bad they messed up the reel seat and it leaves a gap between the hood and the seat with the reel installed. Compare that to something like the Megabass Great Hunting or Tenryu Rayz and the hood sits flush to the main part of the reel seat with a reel installed. The Handing MagicL UL rods have the same issue.
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey helo! I think that that’s actually more of a trait from the Fuji designed reel seat. If you notice SKTS style reel seats tend to have a gap there between the bottom of the reel foot and the blank or reel seat. I’m not quite sure why the seat was designed like that but I haven’t encountered any issues with the handle/reel seat from the gap. I think I would be more concerned if parts of my hand aren’t actually touching the grip, reel, handle, seat and are left dangling a bit so to speak. The Rayz uses a very different style grip and it does maintain full contact with the reel foot. The Rayz spectra is by far and away my favorite bfs style rod but at a fraction of the cost and offering the travel aspect I would say that this rod is no slouch either. Anywho, thanks so much for commenting and cheers my friend!
@jimonisjimi5 ай бұрын
5:59 i thought it was the reel sound
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey jimon! Hahahaha bird sounds coming out of a bird themed reel would be next level 😆😆😆. Thanks for the laugh hahaha. Cheers my friend!
@hookalounge5 ай бұрын
Pete is this Balboa???
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey hooka! Yes it is! The one and only lake balboa =). Home of nothing but dink bass, an invasive population of Australian red claw crayfish, a dwindling population of tilapia and bluegill, and some carp. Let’s not forget the wonderful fresh smell of reclaimed water. Mmmmmmmm haha. Cheers my friend!
@user-yt5tj7uy4t5 ай бұрын
А когда будет видео на воде с Histar Aurora Air?
@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL5 ай бұрын
Hey user! Yea I’m not sure… while my Aurora air casts well it’s not quite my favorite reel to use… I will do a follow up video for the Aurora air and the sembo air covering why my particular copies are duds. Hope that might help clear things up about the two reels. Cheers my friend!