Featherweight Fishing
An exploration of fishing techniques with 6lb line or less.
Comparing DMK (Purelure) Reels, and the best reels to buy in 2026
DMK (Chinese: 徳米克) is an excellent Chinese Domestic Market CDM fishing reel manufacturer. They’re probably best known as the company that makes DC BFS reels, and apparently manufacture all of the DC systems for all the different BFS reels in…
Direct Drive BFS: The Isuzu DD311SSS and Custom NKMaker Langley Reels
A niche within the BFS niche, direct drive reels are a rarity in the bfs fishing world. Amongst all the BFS baitcasters on the market, I think the NKmaker custom Langley and Isuzu DD311Sss direct drives embody just how impractical…
The 2026 Best JDM Tackle Retailers for Bait Finesse Fishing Gear from Japan (including tariffs)
Curious about where to buy JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) BFS fishing gear, and how tariffs/custom duties are applied for the USA? Here’s a list of websites I’ve personally bought from and can vouch for.
Arbitrary list of favorite BFS reels of 2025
Here’s some lists of my favorite reels at different price points and categories from my collection in 2025, hopefully it can help some folks who are interested in buying a reel or two in the next year.