🤩IT’S HERE!!!😮IFISHBAND TENDERSHOOT!!!

Hey guys!
Edit: this unit was provided free of charge for an unbiased review by Dankung.com!
In this video we’re going to be going over the upcoming iFishband Tendershoot round BFS reel. I finally managed to get a copy in my hands and we’ll be unboxing the reel and doing a bit of talking about it. This video won’t be super in depth but it’ll get you guys a first look at the reel. If you have any questions about the reel or would like me to take a look at anything please leave your question in the comments section down below.
If you are interested in picking up your own copy of this reel you can find this reel for sale from dankung at the non-affiliated link below. If they are out of stock, keep checking back as they will get intermittent stock of the reel.
www.dankung.co...
Thanks as always for watching and cheers!
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[@crankbaiter_fishing]

Thanks for giving us a non-biased reviews. ❤

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey crankbaiter! Will do my best! It’s always good to see the pros and cons of products so that you can make the best choice for yourself. I’ve made it very clear to Dankung and to iFishband that my review will be unbiased and point out things I find that were done well and things that could use improvement on or are glaring issues. Cheers my friend!

[@calcovington8716]

Perfect introduction to the Tendershoot. Thank you, BFS! 😄

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey cal! Haha thanks! Just wanted to share the unboxing experience with you all and some info that I got from the manufacturer. My teardown video and first impressions will come out soon! Cheers my friend!

[@calcovington8716]

Thought it was perfect. Think amazing thirst for info on this reel and cost to value ratio. Looking forward for teardown. Right hand out of stock now. For me, trying to decide on whether to pull trigger when available or wait. Probably wait. Fishing still miserable here w/heat & high humidity. Also, can't wait to hear about your Serra(?) trip. Tight lines buddy!

[@alex8701]

I orderd one today, can't wait to get it in my hands 😊. Greets from Germany ✌️

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Alex! Very cool to hear! I hope you like the reel as I got some time on the water with it today and it casts quite well. Stay tuned for my teardown coming out soon! Cheers!

[@alex8701]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL i will be tuned for your teardown, can't wait to see whats inside, and how the quality is between the ccbfs 17 and the tendershoot.

[@BfsMania]

Hey, i have ordered One from dankung. How long does It take to you to get the reel in Europe? Thanks

[@alex8701]

I was whaiting about 20days

[@BfsMania]

@@alex8701 thanks, It work fine?

[@rawrfishing]

Yes! Very limited amt available on both left and right reels at bfe! Based on all the DMs.. It's likely will sell out

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Jimmy! Yea I think the buzz around this reel will likely sell out of the initial batch in no time… 😅. Getting ready to see what the guys of the reel have to share and then get some time with it up in the Eastern Sierra soon. Hopefully gonna avoid the mosquitoes but maybe it’s a small price to pay for a nice trip. Cheers my friend!

[@rawrfishing]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL slay well

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@rawrfishing 🤘🤘🤘🎸 🎣

[@sonofafisherman743]

That’s a great looking real can’t wait till it comes out 👍

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey sonofafisherman! Haha great name btw if it’s referencing the saying I think you’re trying to reference 😆. If not then don’t mind me 😅… I do agree with you that the reel is quite handsome. Also, technically it is out as you can order it from the dankung website. Otherwise, I believe baitfinesse empire will start selling theirs tomorrow. I’ve been told they have very limited stock as this first initial run of reels was limited to 600 total for the entire world. I believe 200 were allocated to Malaysia and the US with the majority going to Malaysia. The remaining 400 to various Chinese vendors but dankung is, if I’m not mistaken, the largest Chinese vendor. They do ship overseas though and as more vendors appear I will share them with you all. I will be sharing a teardown video of the reel soon and then a follow up video with some short term impressions of the reel. Cheers my friend!

[@sonofafisherman743]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL hey thanks I will try to round one up soon 👍

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@sonofafisherman743 hey sonofa! Sounds good my friend! Let me know how it goes! Cheers!

[@kallesjostrom6127]

Great initial review! I have of course been following all the discussions on the BFS Budget forum, and eagerly await more reviews and opinions. Appreciate your good work! /Kalle

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey kalle!!! Hmm I wouldn’t really call this a review yet but more just an unboxing/reveal/initial impressions. I’ll have a teardown soon with more impressions and probably a final review later down the line after I get more use with the reel. Thanks so much for the kind words though! They’re much appreciated and I enjoy reading your comments and conversing with you on the fb group! Cheers my friend!

[@keunkwon84]

Thank you for uploading the video as soon as the product is released in Malaysia!!

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey there keun! My pleasure! I know the reel was actually released maybe a week ago but I did my best to get a review copy asap as the rest of the world has to wait for the release. Cheers my friend!

[@chepachii]

Looks to be a nice reel, on paper and appearance somewhere in the next tier of cdm ,in the company of the Arise air. Or...... just another mag trax braked reel sharing the same OEM internals in a fancy metal shell . Either way theres nothing wrong with either option ,or it may surprise and be an enigma. I plan on getting one if ever they become mainstream and the deals start. Cheers 😎

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey James! You may be onto something with your assessment there. These reels are getting to the point where it is hard to differentiate them and they all perform rather similarly. A good thing imho. In any case, I hope you watch the teardown video which was just released. A bit long but I found some very odd things in the internals that are worth taking a look at. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and cheers my friend!

[@leviberg6479]

Would love to see some of that eastern Sierra fishing. Hopefully you'll be taking the camera. I'll be up there at the end of next month

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Levi! I’ll try to get some footage!!! The problem is that when I fish I usually like to focus on the fishing and not on the recording lol. Hoping to get into some good size fish up there after seeing all the catches on the eastern Sierra fb groups. Let me know how your trip goes my friend! Cheers!!!

[@christopherlee4613]

Cool... glad you got yours...😊😊😊

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Chris! Ditto! Finally able to share the news with everyone and show the pros and cons of the reel! Cheers my good friend! 🙌🙌😂

[@susanludvigh4151]

Jay on wife's laptop here. An excelllent video! Since you are doing a series on round reels, how about dusting off and reviewing the $ 55 Kawa you got a while back. It is an excellent functioning, good looking reel for impovrished round reel lovers...

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Jay! That’s a good call! I do have a bit of a backlog of gear to unbox and review. In the spirit of round reels, I also have the aioushi stream monster reel to look at as well haha. There’s also a sheng he round reel coming out as well but I think I may pass on that one as I’ve got too many things to look at and not enough time haha. Cheers my friend and good to hear from you again!

[@crankbaiter_fishing]

I have had the Kawa/sabre JKS 51 for the last 2 years and I just love it. Its tiny and casts decently above 3 grams. The only thing it lacks is the drag clicker and an easy access to the spool

[@BfsMania]

I've Just ordered one last week. I Hope it will perform very good with my glass majorcraft finetail. Gonna see if round reel work fine for me and maybe i will upgrade it with the 23 calcutta the next season 🎉🎉

[@timothythompson6549]

Looks nice. I don't love how far the handle is from the reel body. The brake adjustment is just flat out dumb.

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Timothy! I completely agree with you on that 😂. I did query one of the iFishband guys and was told the reason it is like that is to help balance the reel. I’ll be taking a closer look at that while I get more use out of the reel and report back! Cheers my friend!!!

[@davidcloyd1296]

You do top notch videos! It looks larger than the Shimano round reels in their smallest sizes, 50, 51, bfs, etc…. You would know,, is it? I don’t know how big your hands are.., thanks

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey David! Thanks so much for the kind words and question! iFishband designates this reel as the TS50/51. Based off the designation and the size I would say it is a 50 sized reel. I wish I had a conquest bfs to compare it to as that is also a 50 but in an upcoming video I have on this reel you’ll see it actually is very close to the daiwa millionaire ct sv which they consider a 70 sized reel. So… the palming size doesn’t quite directly correlate to the reel size designation imho. I think the reel size designation is more for line capacity and a general guideline more than anything. I could totally be wrong though on that… Anyhow, thanks for stopping by and cheers my friend!

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey David! I misspoke! The tendershoot is designated as the TS100/101 so it seems ifishband is considering this a 100 sized reel. That being said I would guess that this is very similar in size to the conquest bfs as it is very close to the millionaire(which isn’t a bfs reel but a finesse reel). Sorry for the mixup and cheers!

[@saintmartinfireangler2401]

Looks promising. Thanks for the upload

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey there saint! I only had a short opportunity to do some test casting with the reel yesterday and I agree that the reel is very promising! I’ll be doing a teardown and also getting some good use in soon. Look forward to more videos on the reel. Cheers my friend!

[@saintmartinfireangler2401]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL wish that reel lands here in the southern Philippines. Good luck and God bless you bro!

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@saintmartinfireangler2401 hey saintmartin! I hope so too! Stay tuned for an initial impressions and teardown of the reel very soon. Cheers my friend!

[@hairulanuarahmad]

Nice Review Sir..👍👍👍

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey there hairulan! Thanks so much for the kind words! Cheers my friend!

[@insearchofperch8170]

Looks pretty impressive! Hopefully it performs as good as it looks!!!

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey perchie! Haha hope you don’t mind the nickname 😆. I hope it does as well =). From my very limited test casts it does look to be fairly good! I’ll get more time with it soon tho I promise! Cheers my friend!

[@insearchofperch8170]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL haha I quite like it haha awesome mate il keep a eye out for the next vids 👍🏻👊🏻

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@insearchofperch8170 hey perchie! =) sounds good and thanks for stopping by my friend! Cheers!

[@normankrokel4369]

First ✌️ greets from Germany

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey there Norman! Greetings to you as well from the US! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and cheers my friend!

[@kabanchan5768]

do review on the Modified Ming Yang Reel-2022 Expert Edition

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey kaban! I would love to but I have something a bit similar to that on hand already in the aioushi round reel. I have not made a review for that reel just yet as I have many other projects to attend to but hopefully I can find some time to get to it. Sorry to let you down like that but thank you so much for the suggestion! Cheers my friend!

[@kabanchan5768]

​@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL sweet close anuf I keep an eye out for it

[@leepao6302]

That reel is like a fusion between the Daiwa MILLIONAIRE CT and the 2017 Calcutta Conquest lol

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Lee! Haha yes you can definitely see where they took design and styling cues from. The orange accent, the slanted cuts, and the side plate from the millionaire and the body looks very conquest like. I think for the price it’s quite a good reel and very easy on the eyes as well. Cheers my friend!

[@reelnfishing3386]

Haha … it’s doesn’t kinda that

[@iizhamizham5250]

Im from home country of this reel...tq for review sir🙇🏽

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey there iizham! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words! It is my pleasure to review this reel as it has generated quite a lot of excitement! Cheers my friend!

[@thefeverfishing]

Yes!!!!

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey there fever! Yesssss right back at ya!!! 🙌🙌🙌 Cheers my good friend!!!

[@joepicasso69]

Hi, hard to tell from your video; does it have drag clicker? If it does, it doesn't sound loud. But can you feel the drag clicker?

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Joe! Check out this short I made. It’s basically a clip from the initial video of the drag clicker sound. The drag clicker is not the loudest I’ve heard but you can still hear it fine. Hope this helps! kzbin.info64_O2Rzzopg?feature=share Cheers my friend!

[@zankyou101]

My guess is the reel will not be up to the refinement, tolerance and performance levels of the conquest bfs or the millionaire. But you are also not paying the same price as those 2 reels. The evaluation criteria should be is the Tender Shoot a good reel for $150.

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Eric! I really gotta get used to this yt “handle” thing as it shows you as zankyou101 now =\. Kinda miss seeing your old handle. Anyhow, yes you are 100% correct. I was comparing the reel to my daiwa millionaire and the two reels are two completely different beasts. In all of the aspects you mentioned above they are different. I’ll go over some of those points in the next videos as I’ve been finding some “interesting” things that I think folks will and should know about the reel. Will try to crank that video out sooner rather than later as it seems this reel has quite the buzz behind it. Cheers my friend!!!

[@zankyou101]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL Agree with you on yt changing to use the handle names. I originally tried to change it back but couldn't figure out how. Now will just live with it. I'm waiting to see what interesting things you have found out about the reel before I commit my money. Take care.

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@zankyou101 hey Eric! Haha yea I need a bit of time to confirm what I’m seeing but in the short term I’ll try to get a teardown video in soon. I will say though that the reel is pretty decent at casting 1g out of the box but it does have some personal taste gripes that I have that I can share in that video. Cheers my friend!

[@steven9573]

Was able order me a left handed version 30 mins ago on impulse buy before your field test review. Why do I keep doing this? Lol 🤞

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Steven! Yea… I’ve been thinking about that and I will likely suggest to folks to wait until after I complete my series of videos for the reel being reviewed. I’d hate for folks to get buyers remorse because they didn’t get the full story while I have not had a chance to get some good testing in. In any case, I also purchased a LH reel today at full retail price so that I can give this RH unit away at a later video! Cheers my friend!

[@andreiiancu5144]

Can’t wait to see the Aioushi review. I want to see what you think about the gears made out of resin. I surely don’t trust them 😅

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Andrei! I have a few videos I need to crank out and the Aioushi is def one of them. I’ll take a look at what you mentioned. I have a feeling it might be a cog wheel that drives the worm shaft. If that’s the case then it should be fine as there are many reels that use resin worm shaft gears. I’ll take a look though! Thanks for commenting and cheers my friend!

[@angelsaucedo2231]

Lots of plastics are self lubricating. And the workload is relatively light. I doubt it’ll wear out or be bad or anything. You’re not gonna be fighting tuna with this reel.

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@angelsaucedo2231 hey Angel! Well said my friend! It is likely not a part that experiences a high work load and may be a self lubricating part as you mentioned. I’ll take a closer look when I get to the teardown and be sure to show you guys what the parts are like. Cheers my friend!

[@andreiiancu5144]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL can't wait! I will be sure getting one since the rod is on it's way to me, but that after your review. I really apreciate your work put in all these videos that you make. Thank you!

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@andreiiancu5144 hey andrei! Thanks so much! I wouldn’t quite call this a review per say but more of an unboxing? Anywho, let me know what you think of the combo my friend and cheers!

[@IceAce150]

Thanks for the information. I've ordered two from China. I live in the Bay Area. Is anyone interested in taking the other one?

[@IceAce150]

No idea why Dankun is down now, so I have to order it from China local web.

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey iceace! Just wanted to say any sales that take place are not my responsibility and are solely those of the seller and buyer. Please sell safely and securely if you do! PayPal G&S only for both parties. Getting to dankung being down… I’m not sure but I just checked and the site is up? Can you check again as it might have to do with your cache or cookies? Cheers my friend!

[@IceAce150]

Thank you for the heads-up. Upon checking, I found that Dankung isn't actually down. Yet, there seems to be a problem when accessing Dankung via a link from KZbin on Chrome; it redirects to a login page. This issue doesn't appear on Safari or mobile devices. The "limited quantity of 600" seems to be a marketing tactic, as I've discovered numerous Chinese vendors with plenty in stock.

[@johncaster4296]

Great video

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey professor! Thank you so much for the kind words! Cheers my friend!

[@abelabner]

Looks good. Is there a difference between casting this round type reel vs a low profile like the Curado BFS?

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Abel! Nope. Well technically no. Take for example the Shimano Aldebaran BFS and the Shimano Conquest BFS. They both share very similar internals, braking system and spool. As such, they cast very similarly albeit Shimano has purportedly improved the casting of the conquest as it is 1 year newer. So… technically no difference but there also could be but it wouldn’t be due to the body of the reel. Hope that makes sense? Cheers my friend!

[@TheAusherGuy]

How does it compare to a Shimano Calcutta conquest in performance?

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Ausher! I unfortunately can’t make that comparison as I don’t have a conquest but I did get some use out of it today and can say that it casts very well. Used a smattering of lures from 3g-7g and it handles them all like a champ. I would say it is an easier to cast reel than the Aldebaran which shares similar guts to the conquest bfs. However, people have been saying that the cq casts well. Stay tuned for my teardown video coming out soon! Cheers my friend!

[@alencarbellucci4051]

AliExpress??

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Alen! I don’t believe this reel is available on AliExpress yet. I do know you can purchase one off of dankung.com though. Cheers!

[@davecooper6551]

I have the fishband clamber and love it , but is there any benefit to a round bfs reel over a conventional baitcaister looking bfs reel ?

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey there Dave! To answer your question simply, no. A round BFS reel is mainly an aesthetic choice. They generally do have better construction as nicer higher end round reels are CNCd from a block of, typically, aluminum. The tendershoot is aiming to bring the quality and performance of the higher end round reels to the public at a much lower price. The tendershoot comes in somewhere around $130-145 compared to a JDM Shimano conquest bfs at around $381, current price on plat.co.jp. If you have the clamber and love it and have no need for a round reel then it’s totally ok to pass over this reel. There may be a slight bump in casting performance as this is a newer design than the clamber but I would say it’s likely a marginal difference. Unfortunately, I do not own a clamber to compare to. I hope that helps and thanks so much for the question! Cheers my friend!

[@davecooper6551]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL great info man I appreciate you taking the time to help me out

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@davecooper6551 hey Dave! It’s my pleasure! Thank you as well for taking the time to ask your question and contribute to the channel! Cheers my friend!

[@vuexiong9168]

Size comparison with 17 or 23 bfs calcutta

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Vue! Would love to do a comparison for you but I unfortunately do not own either of those two reels. I do, however, have a Daiwa Millionare CT SV70 that ifishband was using to benchmark this reel. In the next video I can show you how it compares to that reel. Looking at them right now the frame of the reels are almost identical however the tendershoot’s main gear housing protrudes out a bit unlike the millionaire. I am guessing this is because the tendershoot’s MG is a larger diameter than the millionaire’s MG. Anywho, I hope that helps and cheers!

[@dkk-lb1kp]

It will be available tomorrow at bait finesse empire!!!

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey there dkk-lb1kp! Thanks for sharing that news and stopping by to comment! Appreciate your insight and information! Cheers my friend!

[@joepicasso69]

Hi, the reel handle; do you know if the shaft handle diameter is 8X5 or 7X4, please? I have one on order and I want to change out the handle.

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey Joe! I answered your question on the first response but in case you didn’t see it the tendershoot uses an 8x5mm handle opening size. Hope that helps and cheers!

[@DennZZZZ]

still NFS in lefty ...

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey den! I would point you to other reels over this one. Might be a blessing in disguise actually… cheers my friend!

[@DennZZZZ]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL thank you.

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@DennZZZZ my pleasure!

[@raychoi9495]

Just get a Daiwa Air Dude, the inside of these Chinese reels get dusted really quick

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey ray! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and opinions! I do agree that JDM reels are made to a higher standard and may last longer but you do pay a much higher premium that not everyone can reach. Also, some people may not want to invest a ton of their hard earned money into a new setup that might be completely foreign to them and that’s where budget gear shines. It’s a very slippery slope once you get into the bfs world imho. Anyhow, I’m curious as to which air model you were referring to? Thanks again for stopping by and cheers my friend!

[@Sanotsuke]

Doesnt feel very good😅. Maybe invest in conquest bfs instead.

[@Sanotsuke]

Bro help me decide if I should get arise elite or air. And also haibo arise pro plus. There ppl saying it better then steez haha

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey sanotsuke! Out of curiosity did you purchase one of these reels? I do agree that the conquest will likely feel much better. Unfortunately I do not have a cq to compare to but I do have the reel that ifishband wanted to benchmark this reel to which is the daiwa millionaire. Compared to that reel it is night and day different. The tendershoot and the millionaire are two completely different reels imho. Anyhow, I will be going over all of this in an upcoming video soon. This video was just to be an unboxing to show everyone what the reel looks like since I had just received it and to get some information out there. Cheers my friend!

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey sanotsuke! Haha I can try! Let me ask some questions first though. What type of fishing do you plan on doing and what is your budget? I’m not sure that the reels are “better” than the Steez but they are quite good for the money. Let me know and cheers!

[@Sanotsuke]

@@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL there were ppl comparing it to steez haha. I have a wide range too.. Still hanging on to my soloking Acura with roro bearings added in. Have a salamundura 70 sv tw bought recently out of impulse. Change it handles but haven't spool or play with it yet. Iron man color yo. Haha. Ordered arise pro plus hoping I can use it for watermelons snake head here in ma country ... With a ML rod... Thou most ppl say MH or XH rods. T.t Use to have conquest. Conquest bfs feel omg. But the total weight can be a bit higher then those anorexic reels. You should brudda. . I'm tryna save up for one. .... But I keep getting side track

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

@@Sanotsuke hey sanotsuke! Hm… I wouldn’t compare this reel to a Steez… the difference in build quality and what not are very apparent and the goals of the two reels couldn’t be farther apart. Ifishband is trying to provide the look and feel of a round reel with good performance at a third or more of the cost of a high end jdm reel. I think you are well off with the Acura, I have absolutely no experience with the salamandura and no experience with the arise pro plus. I will say though that Haibo has pretty decent build quality and performance. I’d love to have a cq bfs but I have way too many reels to look at currently and an Aldebaran that overlaps that reel heavily in terms of performance. Anywho, look forward to getting this thing out on the water and seeing what it can do! Cheers my friend!

[@thou_shalt_kill1355]

Teardown let see the guts if they are good

[@BFSFISHINGCHANNEL]

Hey there thou! You know it! 🙌🙌🙌 No reel is perfect and my goal is to share the pros and cons of every reel I get my hands on. Cheers my friend!