Recent catches

With the recently acquired Volkey BFS rod, it have been a constant mission to get out there and put a bend into it. Casting has been good thus far, the action of the rod was faster than the Phenix Recon 712L therefore requiring a slight adjustment at the start but once you get the feel of the blank, casting light plugs was a breeze. At the moment the lighter lures i have casted was a 1/32oz rigged mebaru rubbers and the distance was workable however the 1/16oz rigs were used most of the time. 

The limitation of casting super finesse baits lies in the reel more so than the rod as the pixy have zero upgrades on the spool nor bearings as yet thus the result itself was already impressive.

 I've constantly been bugging myself to pick up the I'ze Factory PX68 Finesse spool however as compared to the aftermarket spool tuning available to other reels such as the Shimano Aldebaran or Abu Garcia Revos i'm left pretty disappointed. There really isn't much specialized aftermarket kits for the PX68 while the other "not as" finesse reels are getting all the attention!!

Daiwa PX68R

Majorcraft Volkey BFS

Duo Tetraworks Pocopoco

 Daiwa PX68R

Majorcraft Volkey BFS

Jackson Athlete 55 Light Salt Tune

 Daiwa PX68R

Majorcraft Volkey BFS

Duo Tetraworks Pocopoco

Nothing impressive was landed as yet on the BFS enough to put a hard bend into it. Frankly, as much as i liked the design and feel of the rod, i was a little disappointed that it was not able to achieve a nice parabolic bend down to the butt of the rod as with many other baitfinesse rods seen on jdm videos. The Volkey BFS's whippy tip locks out about 1/3 down the blank and the stiff butt section gives you that extra strength to handle larger hookups.

 Daiwa PX68R

Majorcraft Volkey BFS

Rapala Ultralight Minnow

 Daiwa PX68R

Majorcraft Volkey BFS

Rapala Ultralight Minnow

Our night luring trip yielded better results with 2 larger Tilapia Buttikoferi aka Zebra tilapias being landed. These aggressive fishes fought hard with hard bursts finally putting a nicer curve into the BFS. Seems we cant seem to break the 35cm barrier for zebras as yet.

Daiwa Alphas R edition

Daiwa Zillion TDZL701MXB

Rapala Ultralight Minnow

Did i say aggressive?? A tiny one hitting lures as big as itself! Landed by fellow lurer Hongyi