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Hey brother. I own 6 Aldebaran BFS reels, 1 Calcutta Conquest BFS, and a bunch of CDM BFS reels. I can easily say my workhorse is the Cormorant. I have no affiliation with Nako. Just the average consumer. The Cormorant is very similar in every way to the Aldebaran. But, a little more forgiving when switching lures of different weights. Don't get me wrong, I love my Shimano reels too. Between the Aldebaran & CQ, I prefer the Alde due to the lower profile and weight. Hope this helps! 👍

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100%! Congrats on the new rod!

About 50-70ft

Thank you! Agreed. Part of appreciating the art is seeing the totality of it. Made me appreciate it even more

I prefer using one since I can set it and forget it. It's simply more convenient but absolutely not necessary 👍

There were a lot of things going on with it. Dry bearings and imperfect fittings were the main culprit. My reel may have bypassed the QA process

I suppose it may look like fish out of a bath tub and no skill required in the video. However, what you don't see are the hours and days put in trying to find what bait profile, colors, presentation, and depth the trout wanted

Yep! Used to fish it a lot. Great little lake

@@BayAreaBFS ye its so bad now way to pressured.

@@RigginrodsTV 100%. Sometimes there are no open spots to fish because there are tons of ppl. All good tho. When it's hot, there are some quality fights to be had there on spoons and jigs

Thanks for the comment. I'm not 100% sure. But don't recall hearing them add a kill switch

Thanks for the comment. It can be tough to do both with 2 rods. Depending on the lure on the other rod, don't want it hitting the bottom or putting slack in the line where there fish you're fighting can cross it and cause a massive tangle. There are also times when you're fighting current or wind

You can buy rod cases there or use my hack. I went to Daiso and bought a papers/poster tube and use that. It was something like $3usd. Added some tape to extra security on the tube 👍

Did you bring it as a checked in luggage or did you ship it via post back to the states? The rod I want is a 2 piece and the longest segment is 5’9” long. Thanks for your response.

@@tamalpias I carried it onto the plane. The tube would have been safe checked in too

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Thank you @superyakfishing!

And fun too!

Yeah, it was beautiful! Wish the fish were bigger

It's the Tsurinoya Dexterity 2 rod

I haven't had any issues yet. I bought the Fire Maple isobutane to propane adapter.

Awesome! Glad you were able to get it going again! 👍

I love my Arise Air reel. Holding up great!

Yep. I had it set to 2

Me too, I’m on the fence about paying another 100 bucks for the cormorant if the ark can perform the same. Might get the tendershoot cause I love round reel.

@@Zz-id5qp I was also looking at the Tendershoot. Round reels do have some nice appeal. Have you seen the Loongonze? That reel has a regular and DC version. Dankung also announced they were going to release a budget round reel this year as well.

The Cormorant is hands down my favorite CDM reel. If it was branded "Shimano" or "Daiwa" no one would know. It's that smooth

Appreciate that ​@BayAreaBFS Looking forward to meeting ya at next years show in Costa Mesa!

Yep. The Arise Air is part of my standard arsenal with my Aldebaran's and Cormorant

Sorry if you felt it was too long. I didn't return it because they wanted me to pay for the return. Which was one of my gripes

100%. I also have the Haibo Arise Air -- great reel. For a "USA" company, I expected more from Ark. It's really unfortunate. So much potential only to fall flat because of poor service

Hi Nelson - First of all, thank you for your kind message. This is what makes me continue to make videos. For recommendations, I taught my kids to throw 3.5g spoons using a 5-6.5ft medium fast action rod and small Pflueger reels (size 500 or 1000) with 4lbs test Izorline XXX Co-polymer. I only fill the spool with about 70-80% of line capacity. For rods, I have them on Bass Pro UL graphite rods (can't remember the model name but they were inexpensive). Kids have a tendency to try and cast hard. I helped them understand the key is like throwing a ball at someone who's about 10ft away. The medium fast action rod will add the extra distance to their cast. As they become more comfortable with the casting motion, they can try to "throw the ball" about 15ft and so on. This helps to minimize those bird nests. The less line on spool also helps to minimize the size of the bird nest. Will still happen. It's a learning process. I'm taking my kids to Collins Lake this week to knock some casting rust off of them. Most likely will be doing the same steps I described above. Less is more. Hope this helps. Tight lines. 🙂

Awesome… thanks for the tips. I’m still teaching them on spinning rods for now. I try to fill the spool less and focus on 3.5 spoons. I think the 1/16 and 1/32 mini jigs are just too light. I almost went to Collins this past weekend. Never been. But have a campsite reserved at 210 area in June. heard closer to the dam is better. Good luck out there !! Thanks again.

@@nelsonlui5888 Yep. Spinning reels 100%. It will be easier when they can feel the weight at 3.5g. 5g might be too much. 1/32 definitely too light.

Yes! Exactly what I experienced with the reel and their service. It was frustrating. You might want to consider checking some of the things I pointed out to get your reel going again

To me, these reels should come from the factory that way. That might be too idealistic though. Lucky you have the skills to do the teardown and rebuild. Good to have for future maintenance too

Thank you! Not sure I want to disassemble more reels 😂

We'll get it there brother. 🤞🤞🤞

@@BayAreaBFS yes i did took it out yesterday man I popped the Cherry…. Got on a good wolf pack of bass caught three 3 pounder in about 20 minutes handled very nicely.! It now ranks in the middle of my huge arsenal of BFS reels! Had it paired with one of my favorite versatile rod the 702L TSURINOYA DRAGON:)

😉 I like it... I like it a lot

I may have to look into that. I like cork handles!

Funny you say that... The drag on the Cormorant reminds me of the Aldebaran ;)

@@BayAreaBFS hey Sean! Haha yea the sound is pretty close. I’d say the Aldebaran is just ever so slightly more pleasant to hear but that’s just personal preference. I still love the performance that the cormorant has to offer over the Aldebaran. In any case, lookin forward to that video!

Thank you brother. Yeah, if they want to compete with other businesses in the US, they need to take care of their customers, especially early adopters when issues are reported. Got a vid of the Cormorant coming soon. 😉

@@BayAreaBFS nice! Excited to hear your thoughts on the reel. Still is my favorite reel of 2024 haha. Cheers Sean!

Ha! I swear he swam off.

It definitely takes extra effort since videos need to be edited twice. It's fun though

Thanks brother. For this fish, I was essentially drifting with the wind and jigging

Hey Steve. I don't have line counters on my BFS gear. I use a Daiwa Lexa LC100 for my Kokanee/trout trolling gear

@@BayAreaBFSthanks!

Honestly, they feel about the same in terms of smoothness. The Conquest does have a more substantial feel due to its metal body vs the Alde's plastic body. However, the sacrifice is heavier weight. I'm going to use the Conquest for bass fishing. It feels a lot more balanced on my Dobyns 701c and Old 18 Bouyancy. My Alde's will be my workhorse for all fish, including bass on my lighter rods

Since Shadow Cliffs is a smaller bodied fishery, I usually have about 50-70ft of line out. I'm fairly certain I could have gone down to 40-50ft and had the results. Hope this helps.

@@BayAreaBFSthanks…..I have been trout trolling using spinning gear, but I am always wondering how far back I am Fishing I thought the line counter might help gain some more consistent results. Your thoughts?

Hi Steve - Great question. Usually, this answer is an easy, "YES!" However, this 2023/24 winter/spring trout season has been different so far. The Firetiger isn't producing nearly as well as the Rainbow Trout pattern... Even at Lake Amador where the fish notoriously like the Firetiger color scheme. For some reason, the fish are gravitating towards natural patterns so far this season. Rainbow Trout, Silver/Black, and Perch patterns are the hot colors so far this season

@@BayAreaBFSThanks a lot! Do you recommend the size 4 or always use the size 5 for rainbow trout?

@@stevedyer5902 I always have both on me. If fish are deeper (ie 10-15ft), the Flicker 5 is a better option.

@@BayAreaBFSthanks again!

Finally got my Lexa 100 LC today! Do you like to run braid or monofilament for Bay Area trout? What size?