Hawaiibassfishing Forum

Mel, are you going to be able to post some pictures here, or is there a Facebook Page your posting on that we could visit?

thought this was Vince (Borges) for a second lol! looking forward to the pictures!

Does anyone else on the island use phenix rods? Love my new recon rod for pitching!

No but I was looking at the selection of rods they have. They look really nice! I was looking into a medium casting rod for spinnerbaits/ top water but was having trouble finding medium action rods through tackle warehouse? How do you like your phenix rod? I wonder if Uncle Mel can give us the islander discount

Wow, I would have been like a kid in a candy store buying things! I would think that talking to the company it self and getting to learn about the product would be enough for people to want to buy. Hopefully I can make it out to a classic within the next couple of years. I'm all about learning about new products and such. I must say I'm pretty jealous of you right about now Mel! I look forward to watching tomorrows weigh-in!!

that would be amazing to have some bass rods in a local store!
I really like phenix rods, they're ultra sensitive and super light! perfect for casting all day especially when paired up with a high quality reel.

Classic came and went!

What an event. To see that many people come out and take part in the Bassmasters Classic was truly an eye opener.

Once again, traffic through the convention center was busy, but once it got close to weigh in, it was a mass exodus to the arena!! Its amazing how quickly it filled up.

Throughout the day, it was a picture bonanza with your favorite angler. Lines were long, but all seemed to take it in good stride. It was nice to see the cornerstone of the bass industry, Ray Scott, Jimmy Houston, to name a few, than you had the young bucks. Fishing at every level.

What was fun, was to count the number of sponsors on the anglers tournament shirts. The highest I got was 25 sponsors on one shirt. You name it, it was on there.

As with any classics, you see the deal's going on with angler and sponsor. You hear about the crazy money that is given to some of these anglers. But most I spoke with, mentioned that sponsor money is getting harder to come by. An number of companies have actually cut back and streamlined their pro-staff's.

One thing that was funny, was anglers would come into our Phenix booth and swear that they have fished our rods, but once you start talking, most had no ideal who "Phenix" was. They just wanted sponsorship.

Met up with a bunch of college bass anglers, bright and upcoming anglers with a true passion to fish! We were able to sign a number of college anglers to our Phenix pro-staff. They actually had some working knowledge of our rods!

I do have pictures, give me a couple days to get them down loaded.

By the way, I'm currently working with one of your local tackle stores to bring in the Recon 2 and M1 Bass rods. Should have more info in the coming weeks.

Pictures coming soon.

Mel - Kahuna bass

Classic came and went!

What an event. To see that many people come out and take part in the Bassmasters Classic was truly an eye opener.

Once again, traffic through the convention center was busy, but once it got close to weigh in, it was a mass exodus to the arena!! Its amazing how quickly it filled up.

Throughout the day, it was a picture bonanza with your favorite angler. Lines were long, but all seemed to take it in good stride. It was nice to see the cornerstone of the bass industry, Ray Scott, Jimmy Houston, to name a few, than you had the young bucks. Fishing at every level.

What was fun, was to count the number of sponsors on the anglers tournament shirts. The highest I got was 25 sponsors on one shirt. You name it, it was on there.

As with any classics, you see the deal's going on with angler and sponsor. You hear about the crazy money that is given to some of these anglers. But most I spoke with, mentioned that sponsor money is getting harder to come by. An number of companies have actually cut back and streamlined their pro-staff's.

One thing that was funny, was anglers would come into our Phenix booth and swear that they have fished our rods, but once you start talking, most had no ideal who "Phenix" was. They just wanted sponsorship.

Met up with a bunch of college bass anglers, bright and upcoming anglers with a true passion to fish! We were able to sign a number of college anglers to our Phenix pro-staff. They actually had some working knowledge of our rods!

I do have pictures, give me a couple days to get them down loaded.

By the way, I'm currently working with one of your local tackle stores to bring in the Recon 2 and M1 Bass rods. Should have more info in the coming weeks.

Pictures coming soon.

Mel - Kahuna bass

I sure do hope you can get some rods on the shelves here locally. I took a chance with my Dobyns Champion Extremes just off the reviews on tackletour and got lucky because they are great, but I have also been burned a few times (Quantum Energy PT reel, Stradic Ci4, Cabelas Fish Eagle, Prodigy, and Mag Touch rods and many more). It can also go the other way. I read some nice reviews of the Skeet Reese Tessera rods when they first came out, so I was super disappointed when I got to hold them in-person at Cabela's. JUNK! That demonstrated to me the power of advertising and hype.
I've heard the Recons are awesome rods!

Hey Skunked,

I hope to have something in place in the coming weeks. Often enough, until you see the product up front, you never know what your getting.

By the way, I did see the Skeet Reese rods, Ducket rods and many others. Some like them, some hate them, I've always prefered the JDM look rods.

Here are some pic's from the Classic!




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Stan's next truck and boat! Blue LED lights and speakers, he be jamming!

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Your choice Stan!




Mel - Kahuna bass

That's a good looking bass cat!

Next boat I get will be a Bass Cat or a Phoenix...possibly a ranger z520 if they get rid of this new console design they have for 2013's. Not a big fan of the console, but they are nice boats none the less. Wish i would have won that new Nitro Z8 at the open i fished second place never felt so bad! Could have traded in my 11 z8 and upgraded to a 2013 z9 fully loaded and then some!

Mel, are you selling rods.... or boats?

Hey Mel,

I was wondering if you had an idea when some Phenix rods would be hitting some stores here in Hawaii. I had a rod break this past week and it gives me an excuse to try out a Phenix rod!

Guys,

Still working out details with a local shop. Looking at M1 Nanotube rods and Recon2 bass rods. Should have both casting and spinning models.

This is the crazy time of year where sales are going off the charts and getting clients stocked up is an everyday challenge.

Stan - after checking out the boats at the Classic's, it sure makes me want to go out and get a new rig. However, wife has my man card, and she metioned that I travel too much right now. Maybe in a couple years, after all my other man toys are payed off

Mel - Kahuna bas
Darkside live bait dude