10 Years of Florida Fishing Products | New Reels, Big Fish & What’s Next

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3:10Thank you, brother. Yeah, you've inspired me. You know, you got that nice bushy beard. You know, I'm trying to bring masculinity back. So I need a nice beard to go with. Love it, dude. Love it. My mind's getting a little bit more white. Guys, I want to watch this on YouTube or Spotify or even Apple now. You can see the gray coming in my beard. But dude, it's so good to have you, you know, Florida fishing products is doing some incredible things. I'm thrilled to say that all the biggest fish I've ever caught have been on Florida Fish and Wildlife Reels. My first sailfish was on FFB. My biggest redfin, my biggest black drum on FFB Reels. My biggest bass, my biggest snook, the one behind me. My biggest tarpon with Captain Ryan Place on Florida Fish and Wildlife Reels. Guys, when I say these reels are legit, when I say, listen, Tide doesn't pay me to tell you that, right? I've been using these reels now since the beginning. I can't prove it, but I'm pretty sure I was the first

4:14guide on the guide program. I have a couple of people that would argue that with me, but I've been using these reels to feed my family. Literally, that's how I make a living by taking people on charters. Even this morning, I rushed in, I'm a little, if you guys are watching my little, I'm a little sweaty still from this morning's charter, but I rushed in here for our 11 a.m. live show and outdoor radio network. But we're catching big black drum, big black drum. We're talking bruises on Florida fishing products, the Hea 3000s. So I'd like to go with the bigger reels for this fish. And last week I had Captain Alex Hyme on the show and we talked about the importance of using those bigger reels. So you can, especially it's warmer water, get those fish. But you know, sometimes there's some other bite catch like mangrove snapper, speckle sea trout. And so using those smaller rods and reels allows you to feel that more sensitive bite. So there's a give and take there. But of course, when you grab the small rod, the big fish is going to eat it every time bro, every time. But even

5:20this morning, you know, I had a, I had a kid 10 years old, biggest fish he's ever caught in his entire life on a Behea 3000 10 pound ray, 20 pound leader, courthouse jig head and a life trend. I mean, dude, it doesn't get any better than that. So catch us up bro. What's going on with Florida fishing products? We've got a lot to talk about today. I want to dive into all of your products. I want to talk about the new Ranger reel. I want to talk about our episode from season eight and the fun we had that morning. So catch us up on all things for efficient products. Well, I do want to say going all the way back to December 2016. That was the first time that we had met in person and you, Tim and I fished together in the mosquito lagoon. And we had only come up with a concept of Florida fishing products in April of 2016. So I mean, it really wasn't that long ago or that far back that we started the business. We just got our first order November of 2016

6:23and we had paired up together by December 2016. So it's been over 10 years now. I guess this December will be the 10 you've been here. Yeah. Which is great. Congratulations on that. One thing and I don't want to interrupt you, but I'm going to just a little side note. When you start something new guys, whether that be a business or a social media venture or a new hobby, people always question your ability to accomplish things, to go the long distance. You know, you started new workout routine. All of that guy's going to give up in a month, right? Starting a real company, going up against some brands that have been around for 100 years, that takes a lot of courage and to kudos, bro. Kudos. I know when I started guiding, a lot of guides would be like, you're never going to make it. You're brand new. This isn't your water.

7:25Here we are. 11 years later. I think John the Moss is still guiding full time. So congrats on 10 years, brother, with four efficient products. Thank you, man. Thank you. Yeah. All that I know. I mean, that's absolutely true. Anytime you start something new, you're going to have those that doubt what you're doing. You know, you got to go deep down into those reserves that you got and just trust the God has placed you where you're at. Trust just where you're headed and just keep your head down and keep working hard, which, you know, there's few guides that I know and TV show hosts that I know that were harder than you. I can say the same for my team at Florida Fishing Products. We have a bunch of passionate anglers that work with us or a blessed have a great team and that's really what allows us to have the customer service. It's what allows us to have a great product development. Really, it's what's allowed to us to succeed. I would say at a high level in the fishing industry, but I do want to say, you know, what we did has been impressive, but when we started, I don't think it was wisdom that got us into fishing reels. It

8:30was probably foolishness. However, I'm glad I was a fool because when it all came around, it's a great product. It was a great, just a niche within the fishing industry to aim for with inshore salt water fishing. It's specifically spinning reels. So we've been incredibly blessed and the brand has been growing a lot the last few years. A lot of it thanks to, you know, guides like you and TV show hosts like you. Yeah, we've just been doing doing amazing things and so much of it comes back to, you know, first-hand experience, you know, guys like yourself are on the water day and day out. You guys are basically telling us, you're giving us the game plan of what we need to do to succeed. You're saying, hey, this is what we're using this product for. This is where it works well and hey, this is where our product is not working so well and where we like to see improvement. And so that feedback would allow us to make our products better. And so this year, in particular, earlier back in March, we launched the new Osprey V2 and that particular reel, you fished it for

9:35a little long time. I mean, really since the beginning, you fished an Osprey spinning reel. The first reel you had was the first generation of Osprey spinning reel. So you've seen, and I still have those. And occasionally, you know, when I get low online, I've got backup reels and as those are original Ospreys and I hem the people and they're coming on 10 years old and they're still catching fish. They're still working just like the day I got them. Yep. And our goal when we first launched the business, we kind of set out to be different than the big brands. We didn't just want to put out products that, you know, we were going to replace in a couple years and never service them again and kind of, you know, discontinue models. Our goal is to be able to service all of our reels and maintain parts for all of our reels and maintaining the customers. Like, basically take care of the customers, even go along all the way back to a decade before. And that's what we've done today. I'm really proud that we're still able to service original Osprey spin

10:38reels that come in. And so I'm persistence it back in 2017 or 2016. It's cool to see this, some of the original boxes and the receipts. And it's really cool to see a reel that's been like fished really, really hard. I mean, we've seen some of the craziest reels. I mean, one guy, he had fashioned a wooden handle knob onto his knob. He literally used a Dremel tool and basically somehow got this wooden knob onto the handle because he'd lost his foam handle piece. Apparently, he'd get the memo that we have great customer service. So he took it into his hand hands and yeah, he ended up, you know, making this handle himself. And he's fished that for years from the sounds of it. And finally, he sent it into us and we totally replaced the internals and cleaned it all up. I'm going to handle and back onto his rod and back fishing. I haven't heard from him since. So I'm guessing he's been fishing hard for a while. We'll probably see it again eventually. But all it says, it's been cool to see just us be able to maintain that initial mission of being able to service

11:41all of the reels from start to finish. There has been one that we've that we've basically ran out of parts of or that we haven't been able to service. So still going all the way back to the very beginning, every iteration of Osprey, every model sense. We have parts and stock, we have real text that can service them. So we take a lot of pride in that. So hopefully another 10 years down the line will be servicing your reels that are then 20 years old. That's my hope. That's awesome. Well, listen, when Ty says the best customer service, that's true guys. One thing I love about Florida fishing products, if you buy outside of a dealer, if you buy direct, you can order your real with line. They'll split with line and ship it to you. Or you fish your your reels hard. You are a weekend warrior, maybe a tournament, England, or you're a guide and you're fishing for to fish a part of the reels, you can send your reels in for service. They can clean them up. They can re re grease them. They can give you new bearings, whatever you might need and redo your line. Or you

12:46just need a lot. You can ship them back to them, get line put on. This is something that they offer the best in the business. I can truly say that because I use those other brands and know that you don't matter, but you matter to Florida fish and products. Guys, don't go anywhere. We get back more with Mr. Ty Nelson from Florida fishing products right here in the Cabos Lag region. This is the Captain's Lag Radio. With your host, Captain Jonathan Moss, we'll be right back. Anglers, unleash your passion with Florida fishing products. Our saltwater reels are built for every fight. From weekend casts to tournament triumphs. With lightweight strength, corrosion proof seals, and ultra smooth drags, FFP gear is trusted by pros to land more fish. To find out more, go to your local Florida fishing products dealer or visit us online at floridafishingproducts.com

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14:51Welcome back to the Captain's Log Radio with your host, Captain Jonathan Moss. Hey guys, welcome back to the Captain's Log Radio, Captain Jonathan Moss. We're here at the Outdoor Radio Network. Remember in mind to the shows presented my friends over Florida Fishing Products, the Fish Brain app, and our coastal conservation partner, the Fish A Wildlife Foundation of Florida. Before we continue with Mr. Ty Nelson, I want to invite you guys. Head on over to social media at Captain's Log TV on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. If you, want to catch up on all the episodes, you got 80 full-length episodes of the Captain's Log TV. Head on to YouTube, subscribe to the channel, check out all the shows, all the TacoBox tips, all the radio shows are there as well. There's so much content for you to dive into. Comment, I will respond to you. I love hearing from you guys there. On social media, I'm constantly posted on social media. I'm constantly posted on my story. I love to connect with you there at the Captain's Log TV.

15:55Now, if you want to catch up on all things, the Captain's Log Radio. I didn't mention you can listen and watch there on YouTube, but after it airs live here on the Outdoor Radio Network, it gets sent over to all the places that you can stream. YouTube, I Heart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music. So if there is a specific streaming platform that you like to listen to your podcasts, you can check out the Captain's Log Radio, just search the Captain's Log Radio. Rate it, leave a review, listen to comments. I get comments there all the time and I love that. I love engaging with you, so make sure you are engaging with me, commenting, subscribing, doing all the things. Ty, how can people find you guys on social media? Atthloro-deficient products on Instagram and on Facebook. I would do a little bit on YouTube as well, but primarily on Instagram atthloro-deficient products. And then www.thloro-deficientproducts.com as well,

16:56if you're looking for, you know, specific information about different reals and different products that we offer. So, yes. You heard a dealer locator on their website, fortifitionproducts.com. You can find a local dealer near you to get hooked up with all of the reals. All right, so we were talking about that new V2, the Osprey V2. You reached out to, dude, you know, this was our flagship. This was our first real. And we want to bring it back, we want to update it. You know, we've had the Osprey CE, we've had the CE Pro. Now, I want to come back to our roots and we're going to release the V2 of the Osprey. I'm going to send you a couple. Please fill with them. Use them on the water with your charters. Give me feedback. And so the first time that I got to use them was fishin' with Captain J. Carson. We filmed an episode in the Big Bend, in the Perry area of Florida,

17:57Big Bend to Florida. And we laid the smackdown on some redfish. And I tell you, from then on, the rest of the season, we've caught drought, flounder, snook, tarp in. And then with my charters, bass as well. Those reals, dude, what was that saying? TimeX had, you know, it takes a lick and it keeps on ticking. This is the same thing with these reals, guys. They are workhorses. They are there to put in the work. And one thing, and I mentioned it in the first segment, these black drums that we've been catching, you know, the drag on these reals. If I'm not mistaken, the 1000 series real has 20 pounds of drag. So yeah, that is a thing. 18, so almost there. 18, even still. You know, that's a small real that packs a punch. So when it comes to having a product that you can use in so many different scenarios, fresh salt offshore. I was just talking

19:03with Captain White Barnett. We filmed an episode together, season seven. And we were texting over the weekend. It's like, dude, let's do something crazy. Let's go offshore. He just posted about these giant Cubera snappers that he was catching with live lobster, which is wild. And I'm thinking, that's crazy. Let's put these reals, you know, we've caught some big fish with these reals. Let's reel. Let's catch one of them giant Cuberas. All of these things dropping down a bill, you know, you know, lobster. That's wild to me. So no matter the scenario you're in, fresh or salt, you've got a reel that can handle it from four efficient products. Absolutely. Yeah, I would say for that scenario, Resolute DS, all day long, which we'll get to the DS. That was the third reel we actually introduced this year back back to the Osprey V2, like you said, it was the flagship reel. And I mentioned earlier, we wanted to make reels that are going to

20:07last a long time that we can service for a long period of time. But we ran into over time, is that, you know, we're making so many updates to the reels. We're getting so much feedback that we want to continually improve. So if you make one reel and hold on to it for 10 years, you know, there's not really any opportunity for improvement. And so what we're learning is that every two to three years, we can take the feedback we receive and continue to improve upon the reels while still maintaining a lot of a part overlay so that we can still service reels going back generation after generation. So I don't want to make the reels obsolete. We want to make reels better. So we're never trying to replace the reel with a new, we're never trying to replace an older model with a newer model. We're really just trying to improve upon it. And we're still going to service older models. But every two to three years, we want to update the reel and do whatever we can to make them just better for our anglers. So specifically with Osprey V2, what we're able to do is we're

21:07able to introduce a new one piece fail and one piece handle. So those are two aspects that allow the reel to last significantly longer on their anglers hands. And so, you know, that's always our goal when we come out with a new model for real. We want to make it better than the previous generations. And we want to take firsthand feedback with the product and that ultimately is what drives the innovation of the FFP. So yeah, back in March, we launched the Osprey V2, which was a huge success. And you've used them quite a bit from the sounds of it. Yeah, the second half of the season season eight was, I want to say, it was strictly the V2. Yeah. I watched an episode in the Everglades where you were fishing it and you were jumping tarp in which I don't know the name of the guide you're fishing with, but he was great. That was locked. That was why at McAllister, we launched there in Everglades City and we made a 40 minute or so run into the backcountry going through some tunnels and just going in no man's land. And the mosquitoes were thick.

22:15The bugs were bad. The fishing was worth it. And you know, at the end of the day, we kind of, we kind of joked about, you know, what happens if we get stuck back here? And he's like, oh, yeah, I brought a saw, you know, what if we get stuck on a tree? Because we were literally going over fallen trees. He's like, I've gotten high center high and the boat's stuck and I've had to cut my way out of here. We've been back here when there's been bad storms had rolled in. And we don't know because we're fishing in the trees fall and you have to cut your way out. And so I like, that's how remote the fishing was. But when you got there, this tarp and the snook were hungry. They were happy. They were not threatened. They were willing to participate. And that was so much fun. One of my favorite episodes of the season, just an absolute blast because the fish were so

23:15responsive. And again, those V2s put in some work and we caught a bunch of fish. In fact, what's funny is, you know, you only get so much time on the TV show side. We got a 22-minute show for the 30-minute segment. We're only allowed a lot at 22 minutes. And we didn't show half the fish because we caught so many. And some of the fish that we showed on the episode came off at the boat or real exciting, but we never came to hand. That's okay. That's fish. That's light. That's the story is part of it. So there was other fish that we'd landed that we never showed, but it was a absolute blast. Yeah, that's one where I'd say the journey was half the adventure. Just getting back there. I really enjoyed just watching the introduction and some of the different parts where you guys are cruising through the backcountry through those mango tunnels. For me, you know, as an angler, that's really my favorite thing to do is go adventure and find new areas that I've never fished before that very few anglers have fished before. And more often than

24:19not, it seems when you are able to find those areas, if there are fish there, those fish are willing to eat, and they're really fun to catch. Yeah. So the Osprey V2, mentioning losing fish, we fished on Friday, me and Tadeh that are operations coordinator. We took them morning off, and we did a little fishing, and we fished a canal and jumped to Tarpin and lost both of them both side after, you know, good three, three to five minute fight, with three to five jumps. And that's just the way it goes with Tarpin, unfortunately. My experience in Everglades City is definitely jumping and losing far more Tarpin than we've ever landed. And so I know how that goes, but you know, it's still fun, you know, and I tell people all the time, you remember more the ones that come off that you lose. Tarpin a little different since here for me with the Tarpin, we hook one, we see him jump three or four times, he throws the hook perfect. I got everything out that I wanted out of that fish, and now I'm ready to go. I'm not fooling with dealing with

25:22both side or dealing with it in the boat or unhooking, releasing, and reviving. I can just, nope, there he goes, awesome, make my next cast and next presentation and next fish, especially when they're happy and rolling, that's so much fun. Yeah, those fish, you know, no matter where you are in the state, when you get a chance to chase those rolling Tarpin and just observing them and exploring new areas, that's a great time as an angler. And that's not something we get to do often, you know, for me, my charters, because I'm honed in on one zone. So when I get to be able to do that, I absolutely love it. Guys, don't go anywhere. We're coming up on our next break. This, that's section, Florida by, we get back on this break, we have more from Ty Nelson for Florida Fish and Products right here, the Outdoor Radio Network. This is the Captain's Log Radio, with your host, Captain Jonathan Moss, we'll be right back. Dreaming of epic adventures without the meltdown, discover icon coolers engineered for ultimate durability,

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28:34through, which is pretty funny. Got the man himself with me and he's still doing a work while we're alive on the radio. But listen, we're talking offshore fishing and this year you've got a brand you reel the Resolute DS. This is an upgraded, an updated version of the original Resolute reel. Season one, you guys had an 8,000 Osprey, which then became the Resolute. I remember fishing season one with Captain Matt Graves and we were throwing very heavy throwin. We were dropping very heavy Berklajigs. I want to say nine ounces and 12 ounces. They were big Berklajigs from Amberjack and they were just, those fish are strong. They're called reef donkeys. They're very powerful and those reels handle those fish in a problem. Then we went caught one of the biggest red snapper I've ever seen and then my biggest black grouper. It was ginormous and

29:42that looked at me and he goes, I've never seen a grouper of that big caught on a spinning wheel. He said, can you please introduce me? I want to represent this company. That's how it started and that was in 2020 with that reel. Now you've upgraded from that 8,000 Osprey to the Resolute. Now the Resolute DS. Tell us all about it. The reason why we picked the name Resolute was one to move away from the Osprey name because we had too many of the same model names to start to confuse consumers. When we did move to the Resolute, the idea of just the name itself, the Resolute Rugged Series, it tells you in the name what it is. It's meant to be a workhorse reel. It doesn't matter what the situation is. Big American Red Snapper, Big Amber Jax, Big Black Grouper, you're talking about Big Tarpen. It's designed for big game fish. It's our big game reel. We're in the

30:48known floored fishing products for having more finesse specialty reels for flats fishing. We wanted to come out with a reel that was going to really help our guides in particular to other anguars as well that are going for more big game species. That's really what the Resolute was all about. Now moving to the Resolute DS, the DS actually simply just means deep spool. Each one of the new DSes have anywhere from between 20 and 30% more line capacity. It's one thing that we did here from some of the offshore anguars and the Tarpen guides, specifically they're letting us know that line capacity was one area that we could improve on. We were able to do that with the Resolute DS. Another area we were able to improve on really a similar improvement to the Osprey V2, it was the new one piece handle on the DS. Because you're working on such a big fish with the DS and some of these guys are I mean they're cranking on grouper and Tarpen in a sharks day after day after day after day. We found a weak part in the knuckle of the handle on the original Resolute.

31:50And so over a period of seasons we were seeing guides starting to break the handles. Now most everyday anguars wouldn't really face that issue just because they're not putting it through quite enough use. Unless they're just a really hard core weekend warrior anguar. But regardless, when we saw that issue we wanted to fix it. And so with the DS we updated it. We basically fused the handle together and created a one piece handle that's reinforced. So those are really the two main updates to the Resolute DS. It does have a little bit of an improved drag system as well, but that deep spool the one piece handle are really the main updates. And so we've been really really thrilled that so far we're just looking at numbers today. We're like man we're going to we're going to run out of Resolute DS 6,000s again. We just got an order in. I felt like yesterday. So apparently the anguars have been happy about it as well, which is good to hear. Well, I'm curious to get a snack. Go ahead. Sorry. You go for us and say I had an opportunity to fish it quite a few times this spring. One specific instance was really cool. I had a Resolute DS 5,000

32:57was fishing at two day double slam tournament. So two slams the first day two slams the second day. Redfish snook and trout slam. And on the second day we were finishing the day out trying to get our last big snook. And I mean we had maybe 15 minutes left to fish and we had to make a long run from the close-adji river all the way out to Caktiva. It's been our drive with slow stones and we really have a whole lot of time. So I pitched a big bait up underneath the dock. I felt pretty good. I was going to have a big snook and I got absolutely smoked by what was a big snook. And man it was such a fun fight. I remember we were all hooting and allering because it felt like a 40. It felt like the one on the wall behind you. And it looked like it when it came to the girth of the fish. And I mean he had me deep in the dock and I walked from the back of the boat all the way to the bow and I pulled him out and was able to work him all the way up to the boat. And I remember at one point I was like listen when he gets to the boat you just need to net the fish. Don't even think about just net the fish. And we tried that because I was I was freed up from underneath the dock

33:59pretty bad. At least I thought I was because I can feel it rubbing. And so my buddy when that fish came up he tried to net that snook and it took off run about 50 yards opposite direction. Finally brought it back. We were able to net it and it had been about a 33 and a half inch snook but really really thick fish felt like it was like that upper 30 to 40 inch fish. And it was enough to bump us into third place. So that was pretty cool with that specific fish. But that was one of the more interesting Resilent DS experiences I've had recently. We also did some bridge fishing this summer fishing for tarp and we were trolling lures and jumps on really good fish. Fishing the bridges with the DS 8000 but I haven't quite got that 150 to 200 pound fish that I'd like to test it with yet. So that might be something we have to do coming up here in the fall here soon. So we have some good tarp and fish in the next couple of months. We're going to dip a trinket flies on that. I want to bring up two things. Yes. Number one. I love that you hear what the man said. He admitted

35:05to they found a fault they found an issue. You're never going to hear that from me. You're never going to hear that vulnerability. Hey, we had a problem and we redesigned it and we fixed it. Which means a lot to me. Okay. That means a lot to me. And he's right. Ties right. You know, for the everyday normal weekend warrior fisherman who's just fishing a couple of times a month, you're never going to have that issue. But for the guys that I'm thinking Will Osborne who is constantly catching big fish and a lot of them every day. And when you have clients, I think about Ryan, I kept him riding clays as well who's focused on big tarp and when you have clients, no offense. I'm not saying this offensively, but we take a lot of anglers fishing who don't have a lot of experience. Had this lady the other day. Plus her heart, brother. She was never been

36:08fishing before. She literally greens could be zero experience. Right. And her husband had experience. But she had none. And the fish, the fish ate and she started real backwards. And I wasn't paying attention. I was watching the line getting, you know, moving stuff out of the way, getting a net. She hooked a big black drum and then I looked over and I was like, oh, wait, wait, you got really other way. Her hand almost came off. Like that's that's that's kind of anglers that sometimes we get. And sometimes they turn their broad and the real, the really wrenching on them. We put our gear through a lot of stress, a lot of abuse because we're charter captains. And so to hear that there's an issue, hey, this is something I'm experiencing. Oh, okay, was this a one off? Oh no, there's a couple other examples. Okay, let's fix it. How can we make it better? I love that. Okay. That's huge for you as the consumer to know that the real company is listening.

37:09The real company is taking real life experience and data and information and fixing it. And I, you are, you're never going to hear other company. I've never heard another real company talk like that. Number one, number two, tie mentioned going out and and fishing in tournament. You've got a guy who runs a company, a real company who's actually involved in the community, actually involved in fishing, actually involved in competitive fishing. Like the dude lives it, breathes it. Like this is legit. Like this is real. This isn't just some dude corporate office. What's the bottom line here? What's how can we make more money? It's how can we make a better product for you, the consumer, which is why I've been partnered with Florida Fish and Prox for years. Now you talked about fishing the Cluesa Hatchee and then running over to Captiva and for

38:11fishing for big smoke. And I know, I know some spots there and I know where you're at because we fish with Captain John Conway and fish that same zone fishing the Cluesa Hatchee and then we ran over close to where you and I filmed in Pine Island and past Captiva. So I know exactly where you're at. And then I think about right Captain Ryan Cleese and that big tarpon that I caught with him and we estimated that fish being in a buck 90, 190 pounds and that was on the resolute 8,000 of the original series resolute. So yes, these reels guys will get it done. And this new deeper spool for you guys who are going offshore or chasing these big fish, these big tarpon having that line capacity can make all the difference. Hey, we'll coming up on the next break. Don't go anywhere. We get back more than Captain's Log Radio right here. This is the Captain's Log Radio

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41:24Facebook and YouTube, at the captain's log TV. Make sure you're liking, subscribing, hitting that bell and falling along there so you can stay up to date on all things the captain's log. All right, final segment time we talked about the Osprey V2. We talked about the Resolute DS. Now you've got a brand new reel. This is the second reel in the bakecaster lineup for Florida Fishing Products. The first being the Bahia BC and now the Ranger. I'm excited about this reel. Guys, I don't have one but one got shipped to me today and I'm going to put it to you for the next couple of weeks and coming out soon on the captain's log outpost. We're going to have a side by side comparison of the Bahia BC and the Ranger. I want to talk through those two reels. I want to fish both reels and let you know my thoughts on them and some comparing Apple to Apple, these two different reels. Tell us about the Ranger tie. Yes, so kind of going back to

42:31the idea, like the feedback loop we received from guides and anglers. When we came out of the behalf of the Baycaster, we made a decision that we wanted to push more into the Texas market. We knew solar bakecasters are our big in Texas. A lot of those guys are throwing solar bakecasters over spinning reels versus in Florida where mostly throwing spin. Some guys you'll see here and there throwing bakecasters in in saltwater on the flats. When we first pushed into the market with the BBA castor, we felt very confident in the ability to seal up the saltwater reel and bring to last in saltwater. We were not really aware of until we actually got over there. I really started getting reels in the anglers hands. It's just how particular the Texas Angler is about weight. These guys will take a rod in a real combo and they'll put it on a scale and they'll weigh it and then they try to get the lightest weight of just possible subs that they can get. That was new to me. I don't know a lot of saltwater guys that are that particular about weight. We

43:33care. We want a lighter weight spinning reel. I don't know a lot of guys that actually weigh rods, which is interesting, but these guys weigh the whole combo in the line, the lures, the rods, the reels, they weigh all of it and they try to get that weight down as much as possible. I think it's because they do a lot of weight fishing and they're just covering ground cast after cast after cast after cast. For them, they're like power fishing experts and that weight makes a huge difference if they can drop a little extra weight. Maybe they can get a couple extra cast sends, cast sends throughout the day and increase their odds of catching that big fish. After that feedback, we hit the ground and run with this idea of making a super light weight saltwater baitcaster. We really wanted to make the lightest weight saltwater baitcaster. We felt pretty confident. We could do it. I think the next closest saltwater rato ones and the five ounce range and we felt pretty confident we were going to be able to break the five ounce range to get into the four ounce range. When it was all said and done, the ranger, it comes with eco-sealed ball

44:36bearings and it is a 4.4 ounce saltwater rated baitcaster for under $300. For the price point, there's nothing else like it on the market. It's been tested by guys like Trevor Pusia down in South Padria Island. It's been tested by a guy guys like Jared Esley, who's more in the Galveston area closer to Houston. We've had guys test it pretty much up and down Texas, in particular, we had a couple guys in North Carolina as well and that reel has really been a game changer on the Texas market. As soon as it came out, we didn't really know what to expect with it. It was a totally new concept for us and new market that we really only had been in for about a year or a half and the reel sold out immediately. It was maybe one month that we had inventory. We got them in June and by eye cast, we were totally out of a ranger 70s, which is why you don't have one or haven't had one. I didn't have any descendant, which is a big problem.

45:41But we have the next order coming in now in the next few weeks and we do have one on the way that we were able to get for you. So I'll be excited to see your feedback on it. It's a super light weight baitcaster. It's a really cool reel for lightweight guys. I always know the, am I going to do client right off the bat before I ask where they're from? If they want to fish with a baitcaster, I know that Texas. If they mention getting out of the boat, I know they're from Texas. Here in Florida, we like spinning reels and we like staying in the boat. But you guys over in Texas, you like getting out of the boat even in the water. So think about it guys, if you are waiting, if you're literally in the water, stalking these fish on the flats, you don't have a spot to put your rod down when you need to get your drink water, you're taking a break, you grab the sandwich, or you catch a fish and you land the fish and you want to hook a fish or release a fish,

46:46you're not, you know, you don't have anywhere to put your rod in a reel. You've also got to tackle with you. So if you're, if you're waiting around, a lot of these guys are getting into an area of power pulling down, getting out of the boat and walking hundreds of yards around them, around their boat and fishing these slicks and fishing these potholes. So if you're carrying all that stuff with you, weight matters. It's just like going on a, on a backpacking trip. You know, you can't pack your big Coleman camp grill behind you on your bag because that's going to be too heavy. You're going to get exhausted. You're going to bring a little pocket rocket flame cooker, which I have, which is like two inches tall and has a bunch of flame to cook food on. I've used that hiking, right? It's the same concept. You're having to carry it all with you. Captain Bob, good friend of the show, good friend of mine, another host here on the Outdoor Radio Network on the Hoppe Captain Bob. He brought over a rod there and I cast to you.

47:52You guys had a scale for people who didn't believe you when he said it was four ounces. You put it on a scale and people are like, whoa, that's insane. He brought over this, this rod and it's the lightest rod I've ever seen. And he paired the two and I want to say it was under half a pound rod and real and wine, which is impressive. That's nothing. But yet it's so water rated and very strong. What's it made out of to keep it so light? And is there any fear that that lightness is not going to hold up? I know you put it to test, but what's it made out of? So the body itself is a carbon frame. So it's identical to the Osprey V2, which we've been using the same carbon frame since the Osprey C. We have a lot of confidence in that carbon material for the actual frame. The gears are aluminum. So it is the first time that we'll have an aluminum gear. So time will tell on the full longevity of it. But when you got a guy like Trevor Kusia down in San Padria,

48:56Ireland or South, sorry, South Padria, Ireland. I mean, just the number of fish that he has put on his tester wheels over the last 18 months. I mean, the average angler, I don't think he's going to catch that many fish in their entire lifetime. And so that's guys that was a loaded question for me and done on purpose, right? Because I know who's fishing these wheels. I know who's been testing these wheels. And I know that carbon, think about my push pole. It's made out of carbon fiber. Light is a feather and strong. It's can be be aluminum. Uh, uh, uh, inside the gears. Think about aluminum. Aluminum doesn't rust. Think about your can soda. How light aluminum can is. The point of that question was, hey, this product is going to last a long time. Then Trevor, Trevor brother, I love you, man. But I also hate you a little bit. You're a fish and dude,

49:57he's got some stupid red fish there in South Texas. Do catches fish like none other. Like it's insane. The videos he's posting. Check him out. I think it's Captain Doc Trevor, Kusia on Instagram. But four fish products, posts posts or shares his post costs, really all the time. Because he's catching some incredible fish. And he's, dude, he's catching a lot of big red fish, big trout on that Ranger reel. So I watch what he's doing. And I just know, man, this reel is doing some incredible stuff. And it weighs four ounces. Um, but yo, so on that, I mean, really we're so big on getting first to experience with our products. I believe that's what sets us apart. We're not worried about exactly how it's going to work in the lab or in a manufacturing plant. For us, we want to see how it's going to perform in the water because the variables are so different and it's so important to

51:00get the reels in the right guys hands. And that's a huge part of our product development process. We're not just thinking, you know, who can abuse this reel and then beat it up. We're thinking who's the perfect angler for this specific model we want to come out with. And we get into that guys hands or a couple guys like that. And then over time, we developed that product with those guys. And I really think that's a huge impact on our success with new products, which we have some new ones coming out as well. I won't mention too much, but we'll drop magnesium in there. That's all I'll say for now. Magnesium is the future of Florida fishing products. But going back to the idea of testing products and using them firsthand, we had the opportunity to fish in film a show last October. And we had a lot of fun. We struck out on the tarp and we were a little late on the tarp and season. That specific tide that we got to was tough. You remember the tide was dropping out. We ran out of water. Our camera boat hit bottom a couple of times trying to

52:01get out of where we were getting out of. My boat didn't have the same get up and go power that yours did. Your KO, it's perfect. But we had a great time throwing top water. We had a great time. Saw lots of tailing red fish, hooked tailing red fish. Got a lot of fish to the boat. Numbers wise, we had an incredible day too. I remember we just caught a ton of fish. More than it could be put on the episode. Guys, if you want to check that episode out, it was episode one of season eight. That's Ty Nelson and I getting down there and Pine Island sound and had an absolute blast of the time. And we got more coming. The Gertie got another episode in the works. But Ty, it's so good to have you here on the show. We are quickly coming to an end. If you guys are interested in learning more, check out Florida fishingproducts.com. There is a reason I've been running these reels for 10 years. It would be 10 years in December. So very thankful for you, your partnership and the best reels in the business. Guys, I'm Captain Joe

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