BFS Bait Finesse System/Style
= Big Fishing Scam
Or maybe we just got too many internet influencers leading us astray. Anyway it seems like the original concept way back circa mid 2000 when the Japanese were taking a more finesse style of bass fishing as opposed to the stateside of Americans going bigger for bass fishing. Mostly it was lures less then 1/4 oz and current rods of medium or medium light power was at the far end of that finesse system. So mostly it did fall back to spinning gear.
Going way back when I first gotten really into fishing and that St. Croix Premier 6' Light spinning rod. That St. Croix Legend Elite 6' Medium casting rod. Of course it was all about white bass fishing for me. This was as mostly me using 1/4 oz. lure weights. Becuase it worked. I was still using my Stradic 1000FG spinning reels and the hot Curado 50E casting reels. However the Shimano Metenium MG7 casting reels was what really open it up for me. 15# Fireline Braid, 20# Sufix 832 braid on the casting reels was insane by those days standards. You must use at least 30# braid, but standard was 50# braid.
Fast forward to recent today, BFS casting reels. 10# braids on a casting reel is unbelievable. Well it would've equal to old standards of 6# braids but that's becuase mfg. lies and understate actual braid strength to line diameter. Well since BFS rods are now widely available and labled, I'm finding it to sort be a Big Fishing Scam. These rods are so powered closely to ML in power even when labled as Light powered. Now I wonder if I should've looked for UL powered rods. However knowing fishing industry UL rods are moderate action and flimsy in feel. Hopefully that will change in the future. I've always wanted to use a Light powered rod in feel like a spinning rod action design, but just for casting reels. Whose to say that one can't just put a casting reel onto a spinning rod and use. It works just fine, just looks weird. For myself fishing has become more about me playing with lures. Catching fish is just a side effect bonus.
Go Big Go Power.
There was a movement in fishing that was all about upsizing - by bass fishing. By today's niche it's about huge Glide baits and Swim baits, but us white bass fanatics was still stuck in our wallyworld fishing style. I for one thing that as a shore banger would naturally do, go 1/2 oz. lures or larger. Those 1/2 oz. Rooster Tails were secret. Those #5 Mepps spinners were secret. Those 3/4 oz. Kastmasters were secret. 1/2 oz. Super Spook jr. was secret. Bomber Slab Spoon 1 1/4 oz. huge big secret.
When the white bass bite was hot, I wasn't looking for the smaller ones, I was looking for the big ones. Back then it was common to catch 21-23 inches big females. I probably ate state record breaking fish. However in a few short years after word gets out, it became tough to catch even a 19" female white bass. For sure heavier lures can cast further, that's the gist of it. Bigger lures also means only the bigger fish will be able to bite it. As simple logical method, it works too.
My old gear for spinning rods was Cabelas 7' XML in Heavy power. Worked so well, I easily overpowered those white bass. I bring in those big ones like little ones. Stradic 4000FG reels and 50# Berkley Whiplash braids. I had also then gotten a Musky casting rod, St. Croix Legend Tournament 7'3" Medium Heavy rod paired with Shiman Conquest 400 round casting reel 80# Sufix 832 braid. Rod was design to cast 2 oz. lures. White bass was like pulling in baby panfish. They just bite and out of the water they came, sort of. Back then I only needed to fish for like barely over an hour and gotten plenty of fish. No such thing as all morning or even all day fishing.
When people are just doing all looking, heavy power gear hides that one is catching big fish. It just looks like little fish caught.
Show Posts
