Testing NEW (and Old) things in January!

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@armandorjusino 21 күн бұрын

The matching of all the tackle you use and how you explain it is what makes this channel one of the best to learn UL fishing.

@ifishcatfish 21 күн бұрын

thanks buddy, i appreciate that

@RightWay91 10 ай бұрын

Hi Viktor, the finger-on-blank thing is for sensitivity on spooning and cranking in area settings where hifgh sensistivity is needed. Rod came up for area trout use, so that's why

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

I don't believe that. I don't believe that putting finger there gives u more sensitivity (1). And i don't believe this is the reason Daiwa is doing it (2). I think daiwa is doing it because this rod is very expensive but not very light, and if they extend this metal handle another inch it will add 2-3 more grams of weight to the rod.

@davidrauschenbach6871 10 ай бұрын

Think all those BG’s you were catching wanted to check out a great looking combo! Thanks for the video!

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

Thanks D!

@chipseiler1766 6 ай бұрын

Now that combo is pure ART! Looked fun to fish as well. Chevy or Ford vs. Bentley or Rolls Royce. It's a few dollars out of my budget but sure was enjoyable to watch you fish with it!

@ifishcatfish 6 ай бұрын

thanks Chip

@StanCatchone 10 ай бұрын

The bend of the new Presso rod was definitely an unexpected surprise, and with every boat flip you made me cringe. Hope you and your family stay safe and warm, snowing here now in NE TN and the arctic cold air is following close behind. Enjoyed the video catches as always.

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, Stan! I work from home so i'll be fine : ). My poor wife has to drive : )

@panfishin-fool8057 10 ай бұрын

Another well explained and entertaining video produced by the one and only folks👌🏾. That black on black is one of my favorite confidence baits to put in their face🎣

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

hey man, what are u up to in the winter? Ice fishing?

@panfishin-fool8057 10 ай бұрын

No ice just yet man. Still on the perch bite. Temps just dropped as of lastnight. -9 degrees right now and in the negative for the next week so far. Man nothing looks better than that black bg black larvaZ combo. Makes me want to bite it myself 😁

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@panfishin-fool8057 I'm telling you, after watching these things for 6 month on livescope... nothing beats them when fish are shy or suspicious

@panfishin-fool8057 10 ай бұрын

@ifishcatfish I don't have live scope. But I can only imagine man. When I use them up here everyone's wondering what i'm Throwing at them lol 10 fish to there 1 and they're using live bait

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@panfishin-fool8057 live bait really limits how u can fish... u can't jig it properly cos it will fall off.. they u are stuck holding it in one place and thats not good. The only place i would use live bait is ice fishing, But if I can jig, i want me some plastics!

@S_Huth 10 ай бұрын

Thats some awesome action on that rod! Really interesting that you mentioned the good old 60$ presso has a somewhat similar behavior when fighting the fish. Wondering if any other high-end jdm stuff feels like that rod. Great video as always!

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

the action.. bending everywhere...The $60 presso is a very nice rod to play fish with

@bugtussle7475 10 ай бұрын

I use the same setup for my anchor rope that you do. Great minds think alike I guess 😊

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

beats the pants off trying to organize anchor rope on your boat. That thing is always tangled up if not on a reel!

@mariuszwilczynski2646 10 ай бұрын

Hello, great channel. Because of your videos, I bought Soare XR S76UL-T. I'm from Poland (very far away). In this video, I was interested in the object for winding the anchor rope - this orange color. What is it called and where can you buy it. Regards Mariusz

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

it is just a reel for cable storage! lol : ) It is not made for anchor rope but thats what i use it. CHeap plastic but works : amzn.to/3OhGsq1

@mariuszwilczynski2646 10 ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish Great Thank you, I already found it. Thank you for your help. Regards Mariusz

@danielwutfisho 10 ай бұрын

Hi I_fish. I'm considering getting the 21 luvias airity 3000 soon, was wondering what ur thoughts on the reel was and how it compares to the 20 luvias, 23 airity.

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

i have reviews of both reels, in detail. Of course the Airity is a much better reel. Airity is NOT a luvias.

@Gokor30 Ай бұрын

Victor, found the 58ML-S of the 20th Anniversary for a good price. I know you’re not a fan of solid tip rods, but what’s your take on this rod? I wanted your input before pulling the trigger on it.Thank you!

@ifishcatfish Ай бұрын

i am not a fan of solid tip rods. Completely different feel , no sharpness. Also too short, in my opinion. I sold the belezza prototype even though everything was perfect in that rod just because it was too short

@Gokor30 Ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish thanks for the feedback, your feedback is valued as always. I’m getting it for $500. Which I think is a great price. I’ve seen them go for $750-$1000 on eBay. Also, it’s a collectors item. Plus I like shorter rods. I’m all over the place :)

@Gokor30 Ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish if I get it I’ll send it to you to test it out if you’re interested. According to them the solid tip is not made the traditional way. They have a two-stage taper solid tip that makes it a sensitive tip. We shall see.

@ifishcatfish Ай бұрын

@@Gokor30 i don't see anything wrong with that! I just want u to know its a different feeling rod! I know how i feel when i want to have something..

@ifishcatfish Ай бұрын

@@Gokor30 u need to try my jigs by the way. I know u think you have your "superior japanese jigs" but they are not as superior as you think. My hooks are made in japan and my design is better than the ones made in japan and fits our lures better. I just can't get the chinese factory to pour the lead as smooth, but i don't see how that matters. Holds glue better, if antyhing

@張世昌-j1l 10 ай бұрын

I very interested in this rod! Can you take other video to introduce this rod? Thanks❤

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

i will fish this rod a lot, but i don't want to make review to tease people. I don't think its available any more either.

@張世昌-j1l 10 ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish how do you think the bellezza prototype 582sul vs presso ltd 63ul?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@張世昌-j1l i like the presso more. It is unique rod

@張世昌-j1l 10 ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish I buy the presso air ags 510xul and bellezza prototype 582sul-t, I want to compare these rod, haha

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@張世昌-j1l im sure u will love both

@davidcloyd1296 10 ай бұрын

I’ve always been amazed at how a simple black color works the best.

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

both in muddy water AND in clear water!

@shellcrackerlover5889 10 ай бұрын

Interesting

@WildCarpAngling 10 ай бұрын

How to you work micro jigs with bobbers? Do you twitch or u let it sit or what’s the best way?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

if u fish from boat and can see where the fish is, cast close but not on top of them, and slowly twitch it in. If u fish from bank and don't know where the fish is, as soon as it sinks, start slowly moving. No point in waiting in one place, especially without wind. But when u find where the red zone is, twitch very small moves while in the red zone

@daleoutofdoors3606 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the hard work sharing your passion. Bought a St Croix LEP 6' rod and a Vanford 1000 reel. The reel is a little light at 150G. Would you recommend a reel for the LEP? Was hoping for a Vanquish or maybe a Twin Power. Something high end. The reel weight you suggested in the LEP review would indicate a Vanquish 2500s which is maybe a little big? Also need a new rod for the Vanford 1000. Open to almost anything in the $300 range or less. Could be JDM, Presso, etc. Just looking to balance a rod with the 150G Vanford. Thanks for any help.

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

I have a Luvias 2000 on that rod since forever and feels great with it. Its close to 160 grams with line. But i used to have a 180 gram Caldia on it and it felt great too.Dont put 2500 size reel on that beautiful rod. There is nothing wrong with using 2500 on budget rods because they have huge guides and the reel doesn't look out of size, but on that rod i would stay with 1000 or 2000 size. As for rod for Vanquish, i would go to Olympic Rods, and look at their new Corto and Belezza models, from Prototype to UX..

@daleoutofdoors3606 10 ай бұрын

Grateful for the reply. have learned much from you and this little UL community. it is inspiring.@@ifishcatfish

@kerwin5863 10 ай бұрын

Which jigs and plastics are you using in this video?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

I am using the BG-1 jigs, 1g#12, with black LarvaZ. Black on Black. U have to check it out

@raymondjohnson6496 10 ай бұрын

That bluegill hit your rod move that insane it might be a super ultralight

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

This rod has a 1.3mm tip. That is too much even for ultralight.

@dennisstewart7849 10 ай бұрын

Victor, do you have IFish fishing gloves now?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

i have prototypes. Do u want to try them ? : )

@dennisstewart7849 10 ай бұрын

Right now we have over 20 inches of snow and 20 degrees below zero weather, with 40 below wind chill. It will be a few months before I see open water in southeaster Iowa. But, yes I would like to get a hold of those gloves and try them out this spring. Thanks.

@jimpeterson3806 10 ай бұрын

Please work your magic and make a similar budget rod for your store. Looks amazing along with the perfect action!

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

I have thought about that but need a lot more customers to start making rods.. People are afraid to buy 2 packs of jigs to try them... how many will buy a rod?

@jimpeterson3806 10 ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish that's true. I'm sure lures, jigheads and other accessories are more than enough to deal with.

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@jimpeterson3806 i want to do it, to be clear, but i have to order 500 rods, and i will never sell that with current membership

@rauldiaz847 10 ай бұрын

Restock on the bg hooks?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

Next batch will come end of March in best case, but most likely in April. I just hope its on time for Spring Fever... I am hoping i will have the floats and jigs both stocked in April, so people can buy 1 gram float with 1 gram jig, 1.25gram float with 1.25 gram jig, and so on..

@haykdallakian963 10 ай бұрын

Hey Vikor, I just bought the new 2023 Vanquish and needed an area trout rod for fishing spoons and cranks. I want something in the price range of the presso air ages. Do you or anyone have any recommendations?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

Why not Presso Air AGS? Just get the 6'1 ML.

@haykdallakian963 10 ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish for me it was just the color combo between the orange accents on the presso and the chrome of the vanquish but the presso was my original choice I think I’ll stick with that.

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@haykdallakian963 actually, if u care for that, i agree with your assesment. The color match will not be perfect. Go to Yamaga Blanks Nano TZ series and take a browse. Also go to Olympic rods (japan) and browse there their Corto and Belezza series rods. Watch my videos from the summer of the Vanquish on a Corto Prototype. The match was 100% perfect. Landed many fish over 10 lb with that combo and 2.1 lb line.

@gleamtarrest6310 10 ай бұрын

Cought my 1st crappie on bg-1 yesterday! Bite was super slow & picky i could not get them to hit my usual jigs so i tied on bg-1 & a couple of UL jigs & started picking up bites. What floats are you using?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

I have been working on making my own float for 2 years now.. I think they will finally be released in April.. Just in time for shallow bite : )

@gleamtarrest6310 10 ай бұрын

@ifishcatfish awesome! shallow bite YES, our Crappie go shallow in the pre spawn & post spawn, I can't wait!

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@gleamtarrest6310 i plan on having a 1 gram float, 1.25 gram and 1.5 gram, to easy match my jigs.

@12345B 10 ай бұрын

I just saw you got your sahara bearings for the line roller in stock, this is super attractive as hedgehogs pricing for shipping put me off! My question is for the shimano handle knob bearings, do i need shims? Do the bearings come with shims? Or will I need to buy knob shims and if so where. Thanks for your time!

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

if your knob has no free play currently u don't need shims. But i always put one shim. If u watch the video on my site i say that i always put one shim with the bearings, just in case u have a little free play.

@12345B 10 ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish excellent thanks! Any reccomendations on where to purchase a shim?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@12345B u want to buy JUST the shim?? I don't know.. it costs nothing, but nobody will sell you one shim. Its not the cost of the product. If you ask me to send you a piece of grass from outside i still have to charge u $5 for envelope and label and time for packing and driving to post office, and all kinds of transaction fees if u pay online. All of my one item transactions lose money for example. The only reason i don't put a minimum order of $15 is because i want so badly to get people to try my jigs that i am willing to lose money if they buy one pack, just so they try them

@12345B 10 ай бұрын

@ifishcatfish oh sorry for lack of clarification, shims, I don't mind buying a 100 pack for 5$ yeah I understand 😅

@12345B 10 ай бұрын

@ifishcatfish ah okay I just watched that video on your store shop! I do have alot of freeplay and I also noticed you said if I have too much freeway to let you know and you will send a few more! Will be supporting you soon, I can also send you a little more $$ for extra shims. Also excited to try out the sahara line roller bearing in the mail! That should be a good addition. 👍

@yoloboie9479 10 ай бұрын

Was wondering if you think your anniversary rod has significantly better sensitivity than the $350 presso ags. Would this be the most sensitive rod you own?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

No, it does NOT have better sensitivity! For sure! The most sensitive rod i have tried is probably the Corto Prototype i recently reviewed. Also had Abu Garcia Barbatos that was up there

@yoloboie9479 10 ай бұрын

@@ifishcatfish i see would you say the corto or barbatos has a night and day difference for sensitivity then the presso air ags?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@yoloboie9479 no not at all. All japanese rods around 300$ i have reviewed are super sensitive and differences in sensitivity are small and mostly in the head of the angler. Biggest differences are in action and casting performance and comfort and aesthetics

@Justin-zw1hx 10 ай бұрын

Do you use forward facing sonar to find fish?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

I made video with that, explaining, but cut it out. I SEARCH for fish with side imaging... when i find some nice group, i stop, turn around, and look with livescope. But i don't use it to search the lake

@bunningzsausage 10 ай бұрын

very nice set ups

@billwilburn1685 10 ай бұрын

Was that 1st fish a skipjack?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

No… small largemouth..

@xbnvdsx 10 ай бұрын

Was that the pin worm making an appearance?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

No sir! Not yet!

@12345B 10 ай бұрын

Where do you buy your rods from generally, I have been looking but shipping can be expensive?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

shipping is ALWAYS expensive! I buy very few rods per year, and when there is something i really want i just overpay to get it. I definitely overpaid for this rod.. Shipping is not even the main problem... a lot of these rods have only 1 good model and it becomes out of stock right away so u can't even get them with expensive shipping

@12345B 10 ай бұрын

@ifishcatfish I see, have you thought about trying diawas iprimi or majorcraft finetail series?

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@12345B these are old rods.. in my business it doesn't make sense to go buy an old model and review it.. It might be still a good value, but from my point of view its too late to review a 2020 model rod..

@12345B 10 ай бұрын

@ifishcatfish I understand, hopefully we see new models released, hopefully they sale them off when that happens!

@ifishcatfish 10 ай бұрын

@@12345B i have never seen that. If it happens it doesn't happen in the shops that ship to USA. Maybe just internally in Japan..