got this XIAOJU rod today . Super noodle and great fun with panfish and other small fish. Easy loading for quick little flick casts. Very fun to fish. The relatively short grip doesn't bother me as much as I though it would too. Insteadly it's very good for flick casting in tight areas.
It arrived here after 15 day I ordered. This reel is built like a tank and a little smaller than i expected. Smoother than my modified MingYang from Aliexpress. But not as good as Shimano CQ round reel. anyway the price gap is huge.
this xiao mi feng rod is very high sensitivity and best price among xiao mi feng rod family
The fishband PW100 pro is original fishband reel that has the 8.3g spool, the lowest rating spools of it's time and still can keep up with the newer CDM BFS reels. This reel was a building block in my BFS collection. I was able to cast .9g-1.5 lures after cleaning out and lubing the bearings. Then after installing ceramic bearings I was able to cast .5-1g with the right rod with a fast action tip rod.
I now use KastKing Zephyr combo, it's ok, but the sensitivity for small lure is not very good.
I am seeking a better rod.
I mostly use Crappie Magnet as the fish here is not very acitve, so my fishing is slow. the only thing that worked was drop shot with small baits. 3cm Crappie Magnet is an amazing lure for fishing the small perch. I never catch big ones as it's not allowed by local rule. , I sometimes use Crappie Magnets with a bullet shaped jig head(2.5 gram). Please recommend a rod of high sensitivity of my fishing scenario.
Your max weight perch is 4lb, which is a relatively heavy fish in BFS. And since you are a starter, a 'strong' finesse rod is needed so as not to break the rod. Clamber reel+xiao mi feng TKBLU Pro is a brilliant starter set for your target fish, Clamber Hyper reel will throw light lures as 0.5 grams, and TKBLU Pro is designed as a strong finesse rod.
Very fast 12 day shipping! This xiao mi feng XHE has a bit more supple tip than its counterpart rods(other rods that have same parameter with this). For me, the supple tip casts better, especially for flick casting.
Hi, I'm so interested in getting into in BFS fishing but I don't even know where to begin of rod and reel, what I am sure is I want to be able to throw lures as small as possible. I'm in Germany, many European perch here, the weight ranges from 0.5lb to 4lb. I am eager to fish them using the BFS setup. Please recommend
The looks is amazing. It doesnt look cheap at all!since its made of metal in almost every part. Look like the Abu garcia ambassadeur round reel. I could cast an easy 18 - 25 meters with a 3 grams weight. The prons is it doesn't have a big button as other baitcasting reel, insteadly a tiny switch like button on the left to set the reel into an open position. I got used to it after some practice.