Glad to see you back on the tube

Nice combo!

Love that rod you did build! Thing looks awesome and action 👍

Nice set up bro and sick rod stoked for you guy 🤙🏻

They need to come out with more all black reels 💯💯

I like your content and I’m your new follower from the Philippines. I enjoy watching you unbox and review the setups I dream of having. Stay safe and fish on, Master ❤️

One of my all time fav reels - I own 3 of them
Update to a Gomexus handle

Yessah

Hi Frank,
Reason is black shows water spots for fresh water usage & dried salt for saltwater anglers.

Chuck a nice red or blue gomexus handle on it. Great reels 👍 gidday from Australia

Pair it up with a TD Black Slugger rod, but any TD Black rod is awesome!

Did you have a big import tax on top of that $200?

In my opinion it destroys the stradic and the vanford, it can handle way more abuse owned both the static and vanford both got dunked in saltwater both were washed of with fresh water immediately after but they’d never work the same since both very noisey and occasionally bind up, the td black on the other hand I’ve accidentally dunked that in saltwater more times then I can count wash it with fresh water and still sounds/feel brand new, Shimano just isn’t good anymore, daiwa own the fishing scene these days all the top fishermen in Australia use daiwa because they’re just a more people friendly brand and they reels are always one step ahead but that wasn’t always the case

Awesome video, Frank. I'm glad to see you finally got out there and broke in  your first build.  I'm expecting to see your first smallie rod the next time you come back to Pennsylvania.