North American Fishing Club Fishing Tackle

Trigger X Lizards

Elduderino — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:06:54 GMT

I recently tried out the Trigger X Lizards in the 6" Black and Red Flake color and I must say I was rather impressed. I fish a good bit of soft plastics but never really cared for lizards until I used these lures. These lizards are made from a quality plastic that's dense for a slow nose first fall(rigged weightless) while still retaining plenty of action(the lizards legs look like they are quivering as it falls) in addition to being quite resilient(I've caught multiple bass on the same lizard). Any way if you fish lizards or creature baits these are worth giving a try.

Fishing Line Conditioner

capnklumpp — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:56:46 GMT

Does anyone use line conditioner?

Reel for my Wife

docque — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:54:16 GMT

My Wife loves her old Zebco 33 and really does not like any of the other reals that I have. We plan on going out together this year and fish for larger fish. is there a step up from the Zebco 33 that had more strength and possible line capacity.

I know what I am going to hear from some of you, but believe me, she has no patience to learn any of my other reels. I have tried.

Closed Face Reels

capnklumpp — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:46:35 GMT

I've got a few Grandchildren that want to fish this Summer, and I'd like to set up a few rods for them.
Due to their ease of use, I think a closed face reel like a Zebco 33 might be a good choice. Any suggestions?

Vintage Reel Collecting Video

mo65 — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:35:54 GMT

Hey guys...thought I would post this here...maybe a few of you might want to take a peek.

Cabelas Advanced Angler Tackle Bag from StuffStuff.com

mr2105 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:53:30 GMT

I had the opportunity to field-test the Cabelas Advanced Angler Tackle Bag from StuffStuff.com. This tackle bag is great. High quality material, great design, and the 3650 utility boxes can be customized to fit your needs. I've been in the market for some time for a new tackle bag and would highly recommend this one. Thanks fishingclub and StuffStuff.

Pimped Out Reel III

Barresi — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:00:30 GMT

Here's reel #3. It is a Penn 712. Just a bit smaller than the 710. This reel is an excellent choice for light inshore fishing or med/hvy freshwater fishing. What I did to this was basically the same as reel 1 & 2, I stripped the original green paint...With a bench grinder wire brush, I totally cleaned all the parts free of old paint, down to the bare metal. Then I powder coated the body and rotor cup with black satin powder paint. I polished the side plate...It's bare aluminum. The drag knob was primed and painted black along with the reel handle. Bail and other parts are clean and polished as well. Not bad for a reel that's over 30 yrs old... It smooth, I'm really diggin' it. Not sure if I'm going to sell it.

Pimped Out Reel II

Barresi — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:53:32 GMT

Howdy fisher folks...I've just completed my second pimped out reel. Another Penn 710. This time it's a little different than the first. This one is all polished aluminum. The spool, drag knob and handle are painted flat black. I left the bail on , but also made it bail less by grinding down a spare bail wire (not pictured). This reel was in not the greatest condition. It had lots of salt corrosion and pitting. The medallion was in bad shape too. It was a later medallion, which is basically a thin brass stamp. The earlier medallions were solid, like a coin. I stopped cleaning it because it started to chip. So here's a few pics. This one too will be going on the auction block @ Ebay. Hope you enjoy!

fenwick flipping rod

rhayward — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:39:33 GMT

My question is, does the 7'6'' old fenwick telescoping fiberglass flipping stick take a baitcasting reel or a spinning reel? Here is the background info: The rod has no trigger. All the old markigs are rubbed off. The only info I have found is that I read somewhere that it had no trigger and someone used a round reel (has to be a baitcast reel?) . I bought this rod at the end of a show while the vendor was packing to go. I believe from what I read in Johnson's Fenwick book it was introduced in 1978 to bolster sales for the flipping stick that was not telescoping because the rod was too long in most boats. I have seen no pictures of anyone fishing either rod. Of course, I have the telescoping model. This is kind of a neat old fishing rod that I would like to fish. I would think a flipping rod has to be for a baitcaster but with no trigger?I hope someone has the answer. Thanks.

Pimping Out A Penn 710 Greenie

Barresi — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:02:13 GMT

Hey everyone...every year I usually take on some sort of winter project...This winter, I'm pimping out a classic. An old Penn 710 Greenie. What you basically do to it is called "Hot Rodding" You strip it down, drill holes in the spool and rotor cup, upgrade the drag, and make it bail-less and paint it. It's actually called a Penn-Staal. It's becoming popular among surfcasters in the N.E. I'm going to photo document what I have been doing so far.
I won this greenie on ebay..26 bucks to include shipping...It's pretty decent shape. Here's what they look like when finished. And the green one is the one I'm starting on.

THIS IS JUST CRAZY

Bassman47312013 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:03:47 GMT

so i got an E-mail from the club about a swim bait "Roman Made Mother Custom Swimbait" this thing actually cost $407. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Roma...MMCSB.html

i could never imagine paying that kind of money for just one lure. just seeing what your input is on this and what's the most expensive lure that you have bought?

Just sharing information

js2 — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:18:09 GMT

Found this GIVEAWAY online and thought members here would enjoy it. MAN this company makes some top notch Tackle.....www.crookedmouthtackle.com.

OoohYeahhh Custom Lures

TnSnoop67 — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:29:57 GMT

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BPS Extreme reels

bass or bass? — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:42:35 GMT

I was just on the Bass Pro Shops site and saw that the BPS Extreme bait cast reels are on clearance for $59.99. Does anyone know if BPS is discontinuing these excellent reels? I have one and love it! $59.99 is a steal for these reels.

Favorite Tackle Brands

fisherfanatic — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:31:49 GMT

Here are the categories:

Fishing Rod: Ugly Stick

Reel: Shakespear

Tackle Box: Plano

What are your favorites?

Help required in selecting a baitcasting combo

BSSN — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:08:06 GMT

I am going to get myself a baitcaster combo and I want to get one of good quality for less than $100. All comments appreciated.

Tripart reel

bass or bass? — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:14:59 GMT

A couple days ago my neighbor came over and dropped off 3 old rod and reel combos. The first two are a Zebco 76 and a Zebco 77.
But the real prize is a Tripart baitcast reel made by the A.F.Meisselbach Mfg. Co. Elyria Ohio. It was quite hasty; covered in dust, grime and corrosion. I took it completely apart today and cleaned and polished it back to bright & shiny condition, greased the gears, and man does it turn smoothly. I think I'll buy a nice rod for it and fish it. Now here's the cool part. On the left side plate it is stamped with the following:
                             Patents
                       Nov 15 '04 Dec 27 '04
                    June 20 '05 March 5 '07
                                Aug 5 '09

I'll try to post a photo this weekend.

Life Member Rod and Reel: How Does Yours Perform?

Captain Quantum — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:27:30 GMT

Okay, so I recently paid off my Life Membership dues (after about 2 years) and promptly received my Life Member Rod in the mail. I had received the reel prior to this after paying off half of my dues. That's how it works. Anyways, I was very excited as I hadn't used my reel yet because I was waiting for the rod to arrive so I could use them as a combo. This last week, after spooling on some new line, I ventured out to the local river and tried out my gear. I have to say that I was very impressed and satisfied at how both the rod and reel performed! The reel is very smooth and the rod casts like a dream! I think I really like how it has my full name on it too... I even caught a couple nice little rainbow trout! In any event, i'm looking forward to years of fishing with this gear! What has your personal experience been with this rod and reel if you have in fact received the same Shimano product? Good or bad?

The Pflueger Skilkast

mo65 — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:14:43 GMT

I just recently added this Pflueger Skilkast to my vintage reel collection...for 15 bucks! Its getting hard to find something to collect that is affordable, these old reels fit the budget! This is my fifth old Pflueger so I added a family portrait!

??What's your line preferance??

fisherman96 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:11:28 GMT

I was curious on yalls line preferance. I personally have heard good things about mono and flurocarbon so i was wondering what yall use and WHY.
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