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If I "had" to pick three, it would go: Rage Tail Baby Craw Xcalibur XR50 One Knocker Rage Tail Baby Thumper

Agree 100%

I feel like all television is like that now. Sons of Guns was obviously successful enough to warrant another gun show. Kind of like all the repo shows now, even though those all blow.

WOW their daughter is BANGIN. I already like this show. Wow.

No doubt Dwight. Their mouthes are so tiny compared to the body. In most of my other ponds, a fish that age would be roughly 2-3 pounds, maybe more.

Went to one of my prime ponds this afternoon to do a little scouting for fishing swimbaits this fall and winter. This pond doesn't have a massive population of bass, but if I go there I have probably a 90% chance of catching a 5+. EVERY fish I have caught from this pond has looked like this. FAT, with a flawless body, and tiny mouth. These fish are feeding like crazy. This one went 5.2 and took about 6 minutes to land - she fought like a champ! Got her on an XR50 Foxy Mama, Cumara 7'2 MH, Curado 50e, and 14# Sunline Super FC Sniper. Also missed one on a frog that was probably 8+. I'm so pumped to throw the big baits this season. Here's another example of the fish in this pond - this one was 6.4.

I remember the first time I came to your house I was on the steps in th garage and looked up and theee was a HUGE *** German Shepard and she barked right in my face. Pretty much ticked my pants haha. She's a sweet dog.

AJ there's no way Sammy could keep up man haha. What an awesome dog.

That's the great thing about this forum, you get a lot of differing opinions! I personally don't think Cumaras are junk at all, but that's just my opinion.

Yes I do, can't believe I didn't think of it. Those rods are BEASTS. I love them. They would make a great snakehead rod!

That gar was sweet, what a great fight. Shane, I can see how a snakehead fighting THAT hard would break a rod. Pretty sure it would break most of the rods we fish with for bass, especially if it thrashed around with only a fott or less of line. I would get a cheap BP rod, the more I think about it.

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Notice I didn't compare the Savvy to the Cumara, I compared it to "a $300 rod". Last time I checked, Cumaras were $199.99 - $219.99. The Cumara is in a totally different class than the Savvy sensitivity-wise. It's not even close. My Cumara CUC-72MH is an extremely sensitive rod. Extremely. That was my first high-end rod, and I was blown away. I have a 50e on my Cumara, and it is a well-balanced combo. It feels great to fish, and is one of my favorite combos. When I put the 50e on a Savvy 734, it is more balanced. Maybe it was a "push" saying that the Champions are more sensitive than Cumaras, as there is no real way to prove that, but my 735c feels just as sensitive as my Cumara, which is impressive considering it is a straight broomstick. I don't believe I have a Dobyns "bias". I only have two! The OP asked our opinions on a rod that won't be as liabel to break when fighting a snakehead, and I simply gave my opinion. The Cumaras feel more brittle in hand than a Champion, in my opinion of course. Either way, it was just a suggestion. Shane, I would get a Savvy 734 for your snakehead hunts. Light, balanced, powerful, sensitive, and down-right fun to fish.

I would suggest a Dobyns Savvy.

A-Jay, "rustic" as usual. Beautiful, fat fish!

I gotta agree, I wouldn't be HALF the fisherman I am now if I had never found this site.

I think I just have sensitive skin. It doesn't hurt TO shave, but the first day after if I sweat it stings. I'll have to try that oil.

I would say definitely!

I would definitely try a Duckett rod. I wish they had black ones, though.

It just sucks. It hurts like a ***** if you shave, but if you don't it itches like crazy. Pain in the butt. I want to try getting a straight shave. It's just cool, LOL.

For that price, I like Savvys. They're extremely balanced, and very sensitive! I would rather have a BALANCED Savvy than a tip-heavy $250 rod, and I can say that with 100% honesty.

Do it for sure! You will not be dissapointed at all!

Cumara 7'2 MH/F / 50e / 14lb flouro

I usually get bored once a year. I just take a break. But with a ton of money, I wouldn't just fish.

My 50 is way better than any 200 Citica or 'rado I ever used.