The Spanish Fly learns about V20 Boys and says Hi

[willy]

Well I went to the Jersey sportsman Show with an agenda, to meet someone I enjoy a lot and to pick up a new rod and reel for a good price. Success on both counts.

Waited for the right time to approach him and spent about ten minutes filling Jose Wejebe in on all you Snaggers, he said he had never fished from a V20 but see's them everywhere and he always heard good things about them. I invited him on mine and he said thanks, but he is on the move. What a genuine and down to earth guy, just like the impression you get on his show.

I went to his seminar and he was great, afterwards he and I talked about the equipment he uses and he filled me in on what and why, even though I already knew I wanted the Shimano Saragosa I did not have a rod selected and he told me what he used and why, sounded good to me so I picked up one. I asked Jose to put some voodoo on for me and he grabbed it and said this rod has good mojo.

Nice day, nice guy, nice rig set up. Next week the V goes in the water and the Spanish Mojo stick will sing!!

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OK time for a cocktail to celebrate:beer:

[phatdaddy]

man, he gets around, he was at a local tackle store last sat. good looking rig, is that power pro? i love fishing with braided..

[willy]

50lb power pro, thats what he said, he is on the go every day going somewhere

[chumbucket]

Excellent job representing willy. :clap:

Nice rod and reel combo. The new propulsion system is supposed to be the ballz. The reel should have come with some very thin black washers. Add one to the mainshaft right under the spool. Then your braid won't pile up under the top lip. You'll get an even crosswrap all the way up. :beer:

[willy]

I will check that out Bob, thanks. I asked him if he ever heard of maco Joe and ChumBucket and he said no.

I asked him if he ever heard of Ozzie from South Carolina he said he did not fish with guys that old!!

He did say he heard of the Grand Pubah though, said he was famous all around them FLA parts!!

[chumbucket]

Well tell Jose to come up to NE and macojoe will give him a ride he'll never forget. :cen::you:

[THEFERMANATOR]

JOSE is one guy I would REALLY want to go fishing with. I've been watching his shows for longer than I can remember, and still record his show every week so I don't miss it. He also does quite a bit of work with children with disabilities as well. You MUST respect somebody like him who goes out of his way to help others when he doesn't have to.

[willy]

Checked the box Bob, no washers in there. Where does that info come from, I would like to check it out

[willy]

And Ferm he was telling me about a special needs kid he took out fishing who did not have the bicep and tricep muscles in his right arm. He is a pretty decent guy, I am usually a pretty good judge of character and I got real good reads on Jose.
He fishes all over and has settled on a set up which he uses all over the world for everything from bonefish and permit to giant grouper from very deep water to amberjacks cobia etc.
He said Shimano finally figured out how to put together the high modulus graphite technology with the toughness of the old fiberglass rods which they were not able to put the two materials together until this line of rods a couple of years ago.
Now this reel or the next one up I forget the name in a 5000-8000 size is all he uses now when he is not fly fishing. He loads it with 50-80 pound power pro with a long top shot of flourocarbon leader. He showed us a video of him pulling a 55 pound marble grouper out of the rocks from 200 feet down and it was this rod and reel set up.
He uses the 5.5 to 6.5 Trevalas and says he has yet to get into a fish he could not fight well with the combo and that the new technology in the reel and the rod has just floored him.
Good enough for me, this rod is the 6.5 foot length and the reel and combo is sweet.
Plus I got Mojo on it now!!!

[chumbucket]

Checked the box Bob, no washers in there. Where does that info come from, I would like to check it out
That info was with the instructions on all the spinning reels that used to be supplied with them. You know....that printed material that comes in the box that nobody reads. Probably a cost savings move by eliminating the washers. Kind of like the airline industry back in the day eliminating lettuce on the plate of in-flight meals and saving millions of dollars/year. Now you can't even get a bag of peanuts.
I'll have a look in the morning. I'm quite sure I have extras. I'll send you some to try.

[willy]

Thats great Bob, appreciate it much. I will read that manual today, this is a 2009 model and teh fellow helping me said they made changes in it for this year, he did mention that they reshaped the spool especially to handle braids better and they have the one piece no seam bail for that same reason.

[reelapeelin]

You met the KING no doubt about it...:clap:

[Franco]

I will check that out Bob, thanks. I asked him if he ever heard of maco Joe and ChumBucket and he said no.

I asked him if he ever heard of Ozzie from South Carolina he said he did not fish with guys that old!!

He did say he heard of the Grand Pubah though, said he was famous all around them FLA parts!!

Yeah, I know him...... showed him a few things here and there.











Yeah Right!

[willy]

Hey Bob checked the box and read the directions and material in there, nothing about the washers or any kind of adjustment. The breakdown does show washers behind the spool already, so let me know what yours says.

[chumbucket]

I don't have the Saragosa. I know that all the Stradic, Sustains, Baitrunners, etc. used to be supplied with them. I did find some spares I can send ya. I'll take some pics in the AM to show you.

[willy]

thanks Bob, you still got my address?

[chumbucket]

Send me a PM with it. I tried to save info like that when MJ did the server change and told him to wait. He just chuckled and said too late. :bat: I lost a bunch of info I had in there.:head:

[willy]

Me too, that Wind Talker!!

[C YENSEN]

very cool willy....very cool indeed:clap:

[Stillrunning]

You know the real reason that he uses that equipment is that he gets it free. LOL

[chumbucket]

Free or not. I can't say anything bad about Shimano. Anytime I've ever had a problem, their customer service has always been top notch. Quick to respond and very good about replacing faulty gear without question.
That Trevala rod is a very tough piece of equipment as well.
This setup will serve you well willy. :clap:

I snapped some pics of the washers and also with them mounted on the mainshaft. For whatever reason, my camera is acting screwy and won't let me upload the pics. I think you get the idea anyways.

[THEFERMANATOR]

I personally use SHIMANO as well and am VERY happy with them. I have a baitcaster that I bought brand new in 94 that still works today and has never had a single part replaced in it. I pull it apart once a year and clean and lube it, and oil a few spots the morning I use it and it just works. I can't say that about some others I used.

[Stillrunning]

Free or not. I can't say anything bad about Shimano. Anytime I've ever had a problem, their customer service has always been top notch. Quick to respond and very good about replacing faulty gear without question.
That Trevala rod is a very tough piece of equipment as well.
This setup will serve you well willy. :clap:

I snapped some pics of the washers and also with them mounted on the mainshaft. For whatever reason, my camera is acting screwy and won't let me upload the pics. I think you get the idea anyways.

I like their stuff as well I was just making a joke.

[willy]

I know Still, thanks Bob just pm'd you again.
When I went down with Franco to fish I picked up their inshore 7 footer Trevala, it is the sweetest casting rod I have, I use it for all kinds of inshore from fluke with jigs to casting spoons and plugs for whatever is busting the surf, last summer I had a monster blue take me on a workout with that rod and my favorite all around spinning reel, a Shimano Spheros, and it is as tough as they get and you can feel everything with them but still can put the wood to it and pull a fish around, plenty of backbone.
This combo with the Saragosa will give me the the next stage in fish fighting ability while still providing a a very sensitive feel.
I love old Penn reels, have several and still use them a lot, some are 40 years old. I like Diawa too, especially their version of the Calcutta, it is a better reel and a better price. I love my Abu Garcia's, they are the ones made in Sweden not china, they are like swiss watches, for inshore baitcasting reels they are my favorite.
But in spinning reels I think that Shimano gives you the best quality for a good price, not cheap but very good, I have two differnet size Spherosreels and they are tough and sweet to cast and have good drags, and they hold up to years of salt water use without a hiccup.JMHO

[lumberslinger178]

Willy I bought my new grandson a new pole and reel couple weeks ago.:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::cla p::clap::clap:

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[willy]

I think you are using your grandson in a shameless attempt to get another rod and reel. Well done my friend:clap: