Ready for Deployment, Evergreen International's Combat Rat http://www.tackletour.com/images24/featrebanevergreencombatrat.jpg Introduction: From the Timberflash to the Noisy Dachs, Evergreen International is no stranger to topwater wake baits, but up until this year, the manufacturer has stayed awa...

Trika Readies T100 Baitcaster with Ceramic Bearing Supported Casting System http://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebantrika100reel.jpg Introduction: Trika is gearing up to launch their new reel line, beginning with the T100 baitcaster. While this compact baitcaster shares some obvious similariti...

All About the Treble - Weighing in on Treble Hook Options http://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebantreblesplitinsight.jpg Introduction: Fishermen like to tinker. Whether it is with their rods, reels, or baits, there's something fundamental about the desire to customize your gear to perfect an i...

Abu Garcia's Formula for BFS Success - Part Two : The Reels http://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanabu24zenonmgltxbfs.jpg Introduction: As part one in a series of two articles, earlier this year, we took a close look at Abu Garcia's new BFS tuned casting rods in their Zenon lineup. Today we l...

Gomexus Expands Swimbait and Tool Offerings, Debuts Second Cyberbait https://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanicast2024gomexus.jpg Introduction: Primarily known as an aftermarket upgrade component manufacturer, Gomexus has quickly expanded their product offering by branching out into the swimb...

Rocking the Northland Minnesota Mullet for Kickers https://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanicast24northland.jpg Introduction: Hair jigs have been employed for bass fishing for years, and especially when fishing for smallmouth, but hair jigs designed for largemouth often taken a backseat with ...

FishLab Goes Hard with BBZ Swimbaits https://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanicast24fishlabbbz.jpg Introduction: When Bill Siemantel of BBZ fame joined the Fishlab team we all knew it was just a matter of time before the company would be introducing hard bodied BBZ swimbaits. This ICAST the c...

Okuma Launches New Flagship X-Series Spinning Reels https://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanicast24okuma.jpg Introduction: This ICAST Okuma launched a new halo-reel in their spinning lineup called the X-Series. These new reels are designed to deliver the performance and reliability of aluminu...

Still Ugly? The Ugly Stik GX2 Gets a Makeover https://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanicast24uglystikgx2.jpg Introduction: America's favorite fishing rod received a makeover this ICAST with the introduction of the GX2 Series, and the changes are more than cosmetic and designed to improve both...

Jackall and Shimano Launch New Poison Adrena Rods and They Are Solid https://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanicast2024jackall.jpg Introduction: When it came to high-performance rods one of the most interesting introductions this ICAST came from Jackall, in the form of the co-branded Shimano-J...

Daiwa Spins Out Two New Tatula Baitcasters, adds SV Boost https://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanicast24daiwatatula.jpg Introduction: There was a time when you had to get a Zillion to access Daiwa's higher end features but the company has gone all-in on the Tatula mainstream line and this IC...

Z-Man Launches a Tungsten Chatterbait EVO and Realistic Shadtron Swimbait at ICAST https://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanicast24zman.jpg Introduction: Z-Man always goes big at ICAST and this year the company expands their portfolio with a range of new baits including a heavy metal tungsten ...

First Casts with the Magnumlite Series Shimano Vanford A Spinning Reel https://www.tackletour.com/images24/featurebanicast24shimanovanford.jpg Introduction: The Vanford gets a complete makeover this season and the new Vanford A Series inherits a number of features from Shimano's flagship series, bu...

DirtyD64 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 15, 2024 10:17 am

Any info on that one versus the regular version?

No worries.. I just assumed they were the same too but thought I'd measure just to see. No info on the Met shallow spool as I said in the article .. that reel held no interest to me.

DirtyD64 wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 13, 2024 10:18 pm

It said smaller than the 100, and at least from what I can tell, the new 100HG is identical to this 30.

Did you read the entire article?