Best Budget Crappie BFS Setup - Tsurinoya Dark Wolf Ultra Reel and Dragon C702L Rod

Best Budget Crappie BFS Setup - Tsurinoya Dark Wolf Ultra Reel and Dragon C702L Rod. When spooled with thin braid, this thing can throw very light lures on an UL Rod; however, I am paired on a Light rod (The Dragon) which can be great for crappie anglers like me to throw 1/16th to 1/8th jigs plus 2 to 3 inch plastics. The rod have a moderate fast tip action and it have an amazing bend for a graphite rod. This allows the fish to be pinned as you play the fish in.
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[@christopherlee4613]

That setup is excellent for 80% of the fishes I target... especially Peacock Bass, Tilapia, Manuguesies and Common Snakeheads.

[@rawrfishing]

It's a well rounder indeed

[@mattmain237]

Peacock bass!? That's crazy

[@rudolfandrys759]

I am glad that you are still using that rod 😉

[@rawrfishing]

Hehe it's one amazing rod! So far only one application of U40 cork sealer and as you can see, it's still lookin good! 🙌🙌👌👌 Thanks thanks!

[@user-jb8xe5ue2q]

I watched this already today and I liked it 😊 !

[@rawrfishing]

Glad u do! Thx for watching

[@krustysurfer]

Nice to see the DWU in action.... 😉 Awaiting mine.... Blessings and aloha Jimbo

[@rawrfishing]

it's a great reel! hopefully you will get yours soon! :)

[@provocation18]

Good tip for pulling the softbait on the baitkeeper!

[@rawrfishing]

thx man! stays on great!

[@syaidanyakob877]

Tq for support our local brand 🇲🇾

[@rawrfishing]

No problem, 🙌🙌

[@ronaldyeater3322]

Sup Jimmy. Great video. Love crappie fishing as much as bass. When you find the spot so much fun. My friend took me fishing Sunday and we hit our spot. Cought over 40 and some bass, we kept 11 big ones so I have filets to make some filet o fish lol. That's what I do with some, also mix ritz crackers, butter and lemon and make like baked scrod or just fry. You had a fun day👊. Ty tc

[@rawrfishing]

Thx man. I release mine as u can see.. Water was nasty lol. Can't wait for the cooler season to come so they can go away. But it was certainly a fun day still!

[@ronaldyeater3322]

@@rawrfishing yes are fun. We only go for them when need some filets in freezer. Can't tell what you keep in bag off cam lol. But are good eating when big. Friend is taking me for catfish tommorow night hope some are big enough or won't keep. Just to eat. Then it's all bass, if get 2 big catfish at night is enough, then throw rat for bass. I'm. Failing healthwise and just enjoy getting out. Keep up the good job bro👊

[@rawrfishing]

humans are interesting creatures. most people back in the day didn't live that long. With today's medical technology and knowledge, we live longer; however, most of us likely suffer longer! Take it easy and enjoy every moment man! My body ache sucks too lol

[@ronaldyeater3322]

@@rawrfishing I hear ya. That's why understand and let you know be careful. I was 14 when started family and got hurt at 27. I didn't listen to doc's. Thought was superman and had family to take care of, wish I listened then. Now have a fatal pain problem, last resort would be total spine reconstruction and be immobile. Your son is young don't overdue it bro. Most of time I'm sitting on hospital bed unless friends take me out. But always grandkids and now 2 greatgranddaughterss here and I'm turning 50 lol. Live with daughter and her girlfriend. So please just don't push yourself and when have to bank fish. Ty

[@yongkim636]

Great video jimmy. I'm think of this rod w/ the kestrel

[@rawrfishing]

Thankiez! Can't go wrong with this rod! :)

[@casterjalanan8819]

tq info bro

[@rawrfishing]

You are welcome

[@FishingWithAhrenAndMary]

Bro, I've had these allergies and a head cold like crazy here in Louisville. I want to fish so bad 🤣 I got my eye on that Dark Wolf combo wombo fr fr

[@rawrfishing]

Allergies suck. Hope u get better soon. And the combo Wombo! Lol

[@Matt-fk3zc]

I love my DWU.. I have a alderbaran 22 and I still use my DWU for messing about throwing 3gram + 🎣🙂

[@rawrfishing]

Given the price drop due to currency exchange, great time to have a Shimano :)

[@Matt-fk3zc]

@@rawrfishing yes! I got mine off Amazon Japan for 3 quarters of the price back home 🎣

[@martinreyes257]

chicken looks 🔥

[@rawrfishing]

Wanna be a winner? Gotta throw that chicken dinner 🍗😂🐔

[@christopherlee4613]

I have the DWU V1. And pair it with a few different rods I own plus the TSU Dragon 602L

[@rawrfishing]

Nice man! I got both reels as well. May try the UL dragon rod one day. Or wait for the Ares replacement

[@AdamMiharaFishing]

The tip about the one Zman body vs the other is really key. Needs it's own short

[@rawrfishing]

Do it man :) shorts and reels are on fire! Share your knowledge 🙌👍

[@AdamMiharaFishing]

@@rawrfishing it would be wrong for me to take your clip and make a short with it

[@rawrfishing]

U can film your own :)

[@ZAMiZCR]

Drave😍

[@rawrfishing]

Yee yee 🙌

[@intensity.density2208]

Finally bought a curado 😅 Almost bought the krestel. But from some reviews, I decided not to. I'd like to get a dark wolf though

[@rawrfishing]

Kestrel is still good. I may have been saying it's over braked, but it's still a good reel. Roro Micro bearings review to come. It's banging now

[@intensity.density2208]

@@rawrfishing sweet! I look forward to it. I've upgraded the bearings in my Zephyr reels, I had the gears cleaned out and greased by a pro (because I'd just ruin them lol), now they're working like a dream. I wish I did that from the moment I unboxed them.

[@seizedcarcass8440]

The DW ultra is pretty legit for general bfs fishing. Anything from 1/32-1/4 ounce seems to cast pretty good. 1/4 ounce is a bit finicky though . Just turn up the brakes

[@rawrfishing]

Definitely was a good reel! Tsu need a new bfs reel or two to compete with the fast growing market!

[@seizedcarcass8440]

@@rawrfishing that or a upgraded spool you could get for the DW. I think that’s the one thing that holds it back

[@rawrfishing]

Be neat to get a spool, but I rather see more new reels. More size offerings and take note of previous flaws and improve while still offer an affordable product

[@seizedcarcass8440]

@@rawrfishing yeah they really could do some magic if they would just try to alleviate to kinks. But the drag clicker has gotta stay!

[@rawrfishing]

Or get improved!

[@travisbruno5964]

I cant wait to try those zman micro lures i just ordered them a week ago. Thanks for the vids jimbo.. How and what do you normally flush your bearings with?

[@rawrfishing]

I flush mine with brake kleen, the red bottle. Can't get That in NJ. U can use hot soapy water too. I will do a winter project to film my bearing cleaning

[@russellhill7270]

Would like to see you throw a Eurotackle 1/16th Z Viber, on this setup, for some of those end od summer crappies there..

[@rawrfishing]

Oh? Hmm I am away this week.. But maybe after that. Maybe fall tho since I know I will be busy after the vacay... Work gonna be piled up lol

[@rawrfishing]

Personally... I think those are better vertically jigged

[@CUSSLIKEASAILOR]

🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@rawrfishing]

🙌🙌🙌

[@joespafford6499]

Really enjoy your content, it's been quite a while since I went crappie fishing. But watching you made me want to go. I saw the icast where you spoke with a few dudes from extreme Anglers or something like that talking about the the BFS rods and reels that we're coming out for 2023. So I started following you and this is the first video I watched and I really really like it but do you have a suggestion as the dwu is out of left-handed reels? Because I'm new to baitcasting and everything I would prefer to stay around that $80 range of possible you have any other suggestions?

[@rawrfishing]

thank you for the kind words. I am assuming you have spoken with Aggressively Average Anglers? The combo here would be my recommendation as It's pretty much my bread and butter. But I feel like these are out of date now. The more recent model that I have gotten is the Tsurinoya Dragon 2 Light rod and the Tsurinoya Genius. Spool it with about 125 feet of thin braid and use 4-6 lb mono and you will have a lot of fun throwing small plastics on a 1/16th jig. Let me know if you have any other questions! :)

[@joespafford6499]

@@rawrfishing thank you for the advice. Love the content

[@boogiekush9391]

I have that same rod and it's definitely one of my favorites, caught about 5 2-3lb bass on it and it performs like a dream , just broke the tip yesterday, need to order a replacement

[@rawrfishing]

Awww.. Hopefully u will get one soon

[@ronaldz333]

replacement tip is less than 10$ shipped in CN xp

[@ItzTuko]

@raWrfishing i bought the solo king Acura (dw ultra clone because 2 day shipping on Amazon). Do you think a bass pro shops carbón lite 2.0 medium light fast action rated for 1/16 to 1/2 oz lures will work good for crappie and panfish / trout River fishing?

[@rawrfishing]

I think American rods are not properly rated. U should try an UL rod for trout in my opinion. That rod likely will tear up trout mouth and crappies

[@davecooper6551]

We are seeing the algie blooms in my part of WEST Virginia , some are green like yours and some are reddish color . one pond I fish all the shad died and it was only shad I didn't see any other species mixed in with them . it had a reddish/brown algie .

[@rawrfishing]

Oh the red one is deadly I have heard! Careful man!

[@rawrfishing]

Is that the red one in Florida costal? Saw ton of dead fish like groupers and too on the news

[@davecooper6551]

@@rawrfishing I'm no where near coastal waters so I wouldn't think so , but with rains and winds being as they are I guess anything is possible

[@rawrfishing]

I mean I was wondering if it's the same bacterial algae. Might survive in both fresh and salt water

[@davecooper6551]

@@rawrfishing thats an interesting thought , sounds like a good video idea . I know they told the people to stay away from it in Florida , but as we fish in and around it we will get it all over us . do you think hand sanitizer would kill it or just regular washing?

[@yeejthoj5943]

I really like the set up, is there a link to the braid line?

[@rawrfishing]

www.eurotackle.net/products/micro-finesse-ultimate-smoothness-braid use RAWR during check out for discount

[@en.langkasuka6854]

Wow drave hat is fly to united state of america....Thanks for the support

[@rawrfishing]

Yee Yee! We got snakeheads here too and I throw some Drave lures from time to time for em ;)

[@en.langkasuka6854]

​@@rawrfishingwow impressive and awsome man!!

[@rawrfishing]

Thx

[@dReMiXeDg]

Is this good set up to catch perch? I really want to get into bfs fishing looks really fun thanks

[@rawrfishing]

Yes, I target white perch spring and yellow perch for the fall. I will most certainly portray this combo for the fall for all sorts of fish ;)

[@freaknfishn]

Hey man thanks for the info. I’m just starting to get into bait finesse down here in Texas. Curious which reel you’d prefer out of the box. KK Zephyr or DWU?

[@rawrfishing]

Np my man! The DWU would work best on an UL or L casting rod while the Zephyr would work best on an L or ML. That should help you decide which reel to get first! The UL side is a bit tougher for new folks as there's a lot more to learn such as bearings, line diameter and amount to spool on. But regardless which route to go, u first need to figure out the lure total weight range you want, select a rod, then the reel and line that will work best with the selected lures! Let me know if u have any more questions

[@freaknfishn]

@@rawrfishing Thanks! Well I’m a little ahead of the game. I bought a Zephyr and paired it with a 7ft ML shimano rod and plan to throw finesse tubes, whopper plopper 60, 1/4oz blades, and some smaller cranks. I have only used it twice so far. I want to get another setup and was trying to decide on the Zephyr or DWU. I love throwing underspins that are 3g or so fully rigged but I just don’t like casting spinning setups so I rarely do it.

[@rawrfishing]

I would say get the rod first! Then try the Zephyr on the light rod. 3 grams is doable with the Zephyr just fine and because it have a larger diameter spool, it will cast further. Maybe with full size ceramic hybrid bearings would get u the max distance. If that doesn't do for ya, then buy the DWU! I like the Tsurinoya Dragon C702L

[@freaknfishn]

@@rawrfishing thanks a lot! I sure appreciate the input. I’ll give that a try! Love the channel. Keep up the good work

[@rawrfishing]

@@freaknfishn u got it dude! 🙌

[@df42388]

Hola amigo consulta usted sabe que rodamientos usa en la bobina esque quiero cambiarlos por cerámica

[@rawrfishing]

I have not explored that yet! But I am sure you can find that info from bait finesse empire store or fishing discovery's articles.

[@lorenzoborseti1227]

Ciao amico! Aggiungendo i magneti al freno del mulinello, migliora il mulinello?

[@rawrfishing]

No it doesn't. The reel to me have sufficient braking power. And People have found the static braking version does not require it.

[@olivierthiriau6674]

Looping for poser bfs rod with fast or extra fast action for finess micro rubber jig fish 2.8 or 3.5gr

[@rawrfishing]

I have been looking at some Tsurinoya options for something a bit faster bend than this rod as this have a moderate bend. Was looking at the legend, which was somewhat priced similarly... Check em out

[@olivierthiriau6674]

@@rawrfishing legend is MF :( on the screen

[@rougaroux2359]

Jimmy where can we get those rods at?

[@rawrfishing]

Www.baitfinesseempire.com :)

[@bassclef251]

What's that hook remover tool you used?

[@rawrfishing]

Unhookum tool

[@TheAusherGuy]

What distance you get in feet casting?

[@rawrfishing]

hmm.. i think i wasn't really shooting for distance for this video as i knew where to target the crappies. but I feel that i can easily hit 70 to 80 ft with a 1/16th jig plus a 2-3 inch plastic with this smaller spool reel.

[@manigoharinezhad1311]

Is the tsurinoya dragon 6.6 also good?

[@rawrfishing]

Tsurinoya Dragon is a great line up. I am sure the shorter one is just as good as long as it meets your requirements.

[@christopherlee4613]

Wow...A Drave cap... Drave is a Malaysian brand...

[@rawrfishing]

Yep they have an office in Florida :)

[@christopherlee4613]

@@rawrfishing Wow...really... Roob Ganeson is moving places...

[@christopherlee4613]

@@rawrfishing I did not know that... from my hometown... there's another 3 more established Malaysian brands and one is quite famous for their lures and rods... That is Iron Man Senses...the other two are Seahawk and Kanichen Nix.

[@rawrfishing]

Interesting. A lot of folks expanding. Bone is coming to the US too but shhhhh

[@christopherlee4613]

@@rawrfishing Bone is a Singapore brand .

[@Sanotsuke]

How is this compare to zephyr? DWU come with ceramic?

[@rawrfishing]

Zephyr is a larger spool made for heavier lures. I say 2 grams and up. This out of the box can do 1.5 easily. No, neither come with any aftermarket ceramic hybrid bearings. I would use the dwu for UL BFS and zephyr for L and ML

[@Sanotsuke]

​@@rawrfishing ah was wondering about casting sound lol. Bfs zephyr better with L? Hmm

[@rawrfishing]

Yes since the spool is larger and heavier. My dwu is stock, but I washed the bearings out of the thick grease and put in thin oil. So it's a bit better on casting start up, but a bit louder

[@noobpyrotech9991]

I already got this setup saved. Do you think it would cast a 1/32 jig?

[@rawrfishing]

Yes, may need cleaning of stock bearings and adding high performance bearing oils. To get the most out of it, swap to roro ceramic hybrid micro bearings! Also available at BFE

[@noobpyrotech9991]

@@rawrfishing awesome, already got the full ceramic in my Zephyr.

[@rawrfishing]

U will find that this reel does better on the UL side of things :)

[@noobpyrotech9991]

@@rawrfishing That’s what I wanted to hear. I got a lot of dinks in my area.

[@conley_v5848]

@@rawrfishing how do you install roro bearings on this reel and how many do u need?

[@bseti1151]

Can this reel cast 1/4 weighted lures? Hoping to throw weighted bobbers. Can’t find any info on this

[@rawrfishing]

given that IM throwing stuff below 1.5 grams, yes it can throw weighted floats plus your lure. but u won't get distance as this is not the purpose of BFS reels. you are better off with spinning gears if u throw floats

[@bseti1151]

Thanks for the response! I’m just getting into baitcasters and I’m hooked. Currently only use them for salmon and want to use them for trout too. Would like something for light and medium sized lures which I believe equates to 7 grams. Seems like baitcasters do better with heavier stuff and bfs does better with lighter stuff but nothing in between

[@rawrfishing]

All bfs reels should handle 7 g. The question is what line rod would best suit your fishing style and location. Likely a L rather than an UL would do. There are plenty of non bfs shallow spool casting reels that can possibly be a better choice if 7 gram is the lowest you are throwing. I am using the Daiwa alphas sv tw 800s for 5 grams and up.

[@bseti1151]

@@rawrfishing ah ok. Do you have any other recommendations that are more budget friendly?

[@rawrfishing]

If ur just slinging tiny light lures, the Tsurinoya Dark Wolf Ultra is a great entry level for you

[@user-yg3go5zt6r]

What’s that hook you used?

[@rawrfishing]

Vmc moon eye jigs

[@ruzaimirostan8417]

nice cap

[@rawrfishing]

Thx :)

[@307Smallmouth]

Did Bait Finesse Empire stop carrying this rod?

[@rawrfishing]

Sold out, but dragon 2 is being restocked soon! I will be getting one of those in UL and L

[@307Smallmouth]

@@rawrfishingMy Kuying Teton 6’6’’ light action broke so I’m going to buy another rod. Been looking at the Pro Flex 3 Ian’s the Majestic XT. But I like the fact that the Dragon is rated down to 2 grams. I might have to weight and get the dragon.

[@rawrfishing]

I like the Dragon L as 2.7g is where most of my fishing is at!

[@travisbruno5964]

Im not digging this drought and heat this year brother. Working up on powerlines this year has been the worst in years and worst of all the lakes i fish are covered in snot more than ever from no flow.

[@rawrfishing]

Oh wow, that's pretty high in the sky

[@TheHunterFisher]

I’ve gotta disagree!😂

[@rawrfishing]

I know you are pushing the Jenko rod. If they want to change my mind, they can send me one to review. But given the price difference, this guy wins by default. This rod should be priced high as the Jenko in my opinion. I think u should give it a try. Full Tsurinoya combo! Let's go