Shimano Bantam's are Still Kickin' It!

[Hytekrednek]

here are a few pics of the reel my awesome grandfather gave me. I located the perfect rod for it. They were made for each other.  I do use the combo and it is a pleasure to cast, especially with the very light Avail spool I got for it.

[steelfish]

the reelseat on that shimano rod is awesome !

as you said, the perfect match

[pointbob]

"Embryonic epiphany". I love it! Great write-up Paul. Cool pictures too. I really like the Wintertime Steelhead, one.
Here's my pre-mag Bantam,

You use that in the salt or rivers like wailua? I used to get into a lot of fish upper hanalei and that bantam be perfect.

[DougK]

here are a few pics of the reel my awesome grandfather gave me. I located the perfect rod for it. They were made for each other.  I do use the combo and it is a pleasure to cast, especially with the very light Avail spool I got for it.

that's a terrific combo, very nice..

the Avail spools are wonderful, a huge upgrade for any reel. The problem is the Avail spool is often more expensive than the reel itself.. paid $60 for a Ambassadeur 4600C4 and $90 for the Avail spool ;-) but it was worth it.

[Hytekrednek]

I agree. The Avail spools are pricey, but worth it. The Avail spool along with some new high quality spool bearings, and some carbontex drag washers, really turns the already good Bantam 100 into an amazing compact reel that looks as good as it performs.

[Swami805]

That reel seat is really slick