Just ordered a Black Betty!

[ralphy]

I fish with the Thorne Brothers Power Noodles. My first one was one of the first ones made. They sanded the blank by hand. It is by far the most sensitive. Also it is still twisting- end eye is 90 degrees to the left of the reel seat. I have a white power noodle which is so stiff I use it with a jigging rap. The newer rods are getting back to good sensitivity. I thing it's the luck of the draw on the blanks regardless of the brand.

[Ice_Fly_Guy]

Well, after fishing a couple times with the BB, I am not a fan. I think I will stick with spinning tackle.

[Tomo]

Good idea!  I introduced a buddy of mine to hard water fishing this year.  He thought he would be cute and purchase a BB.  He pulled it out one day and said look at my new rod and reel.  I said what are you going to do with that.  He told me he was going to catch fish.  I laughed, and told him I would be fishing the whole time and he would be chasing birds nests.  First bite, GEE I was right .  After about 3 of those incident's in a row, he decided to go back to his spinning reel.  It didn't help matters he hadn't fished in 20 years.

[Ice_Fly_Guy]

I better eBay it before word gets out 

[Crawdad28]

HA. I too have a black Betty in the bottom of a box somewhere which I used for lie , oh say 1 hr of fishing. Lol the quality is there, but no drag or retrieve. Funny, I had the Eagle Claw in my hand and thought, what a piece of junk. Well after much persuasion, two years later I bought the eagle claw too. Will be trying it out tomorrow, hope it don't end up in the same box as the black Betty. Lol. The eagle claw is geared, has an adjustable free spool like a bait cast, and has a drag. Problem was the last one available  in the Des Moines area was pink. Lol.
I don't think the quality of the Eagle Claw is near that of the BB, but the options and price point are definitely better. We will see after it makes the trip to SD with me tomorrow..

[esox_magnum]

I like my fly reel for shallow water but anything over 10 or 12 feet my go to reels are 13 Black Betty 6061's but I am in the market for a cheap Black Betty for my long rod since I won't need a drag and only used for hole hopping shallow water.  So who wants to get rid of one cheap....

[Crawdad28]

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