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The range is a general range. If the range is .5-2oz I would bet my house the sweetspot would be about an ounce. The baits I mentioned are going to be too light to load that irod effectively.

I guess I should be more clear, any treble baits within the weight range of the Veritas. The I Rod is too much for lures like X Raps, strike king square bills, Sammies, etc.

Any trebles

ScIII is just one component in the rod blank... scrim, resin and mandrel all can have dramatic effects on the rod's performance. US St Croix's are totally different rods from the Mexican built ones. New Mojos are Rages with tweaked components. Bass-x is an old Mojo. St Croix's is just re-marketing their Mexican blanks as totally new products (without the expense of developing new blanks, etc.) Which isn't bad, they aren't terrible blanks, these are also the same blanks Rod Geeks sell. Avid is not a Mojo Bass-x is not a Premier Etc.

Lets say Fury and Mojo...

How similar (if at all) is a Dobyns 705cb (non glass) and a St. Croix 70MHM (non glass)? I've got the St Croix and want to get a bit lighter cranking rod and just want to make sure I'm not duplicating rods. If you have fished both I'd love to hear your feedback. Thanks!

I have fished and owned all the major brands. I still have an Abu on my swimbait set-up, otherwise I just sold my last non Daiwa. For me it was throwing a 10+ year old TDZ and blowing a E Series and Speedspool out of the water with it's performance. A reel with ten years of use, available for the same or less than most reels we talk about, just flat out smoking them. "Maybe there's something to this Daiwa thing..." So in the interest in uniformity for me I sold my Shimanos, Quantum and Lews and run OG Fuegos, Zillions, TDZ's, T3's and Aggrest/Exceler models.

One thing that I have noticed about Flouro is that it hates to be wrapped around itself. That's why you see things like "precision wound" on spools of higher end stuff. It's also why the best knots for it don't really wrap around so that under tension the line is pulled over another part (San Diego Jam and Palomar, even making the flouro the "U" part of an Alberto knot). SO that all being said I think you might have had an issue with how it was spooled up (tension on line not being consistent, so some of the line had line under much higher tension laid over it). OR you had a bad spool. Strip off some and check to see if it's still round and not squished or marfed up.

I'd look at the Legalis for the same price... Alu frame and bearings still where you need them.

Sniper is sort of a benchmark as far as "good at a lot, not bad at much" Fluorocarbon goes. Gamma is nice too, but pay attention to the diameters (16lb sniper is the same as "12lb" Gamma, even though Gamma says it breaks at ~17lbs). Gamma is also twice the price per yard as Sniper.

Look at the Phenix Recon at tw, the 766 (I also have) has a similar action, a bit faster, but still sort of jdm-ish.

It will. I throw 4.8 Keitech (.4 oz) on a 1/2 oz chatterbait with no issue. TDZ 100ml 30lb braid with a 16lb Fluoro leader

Ohhh should have told you that they are horrible with Lews. (wink) you'll love it.

Go big then! (I got an 8ft Phenix Recon for the coming season to try). http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Daiwa_Zillion_JDM_Casting_Rods/descpage-JDZ.html 8ft Heavy

Fat Ika

Lamiglas or Dobyns "735" rods in whatever model your budget is. I use both with 20b Abrazx and 1/2-1oz weights. You want a tip on the slower end of "fast".

Put a paycheck nose job in front of your tail spinner... PS you're welcome

It is a great whacky rod. Great tube rod too.

Think of it as a 734.5. Mine is a mostly dedicated 4.8" Keitech on a swimbait hook rod. I also throw 3/8-1/2 swim jigs and chatter baits with it. Really any moving single hook bait.

I have that rod. It's perfect for what you're looking for. Regular in Daiwa is the same as fast in Dobyns-ese. Not moderate by any means.

Use navionics in conjunction with these: http://www.state.me.us/IFW/fishing/lakesurvey_maps/index.htm

I'm a direct descendant of Charlemagne and William the Conqueror. English, Dutch, German.

I've got a 735 you can handle if you want at some point when I have meetings closer to your office. A buddy of mine that works in Waterbury is a Dobyns Pro Staff he might be able to help. Nice living in and working for a tiny state.

I'll pile on... X-Raps Pointer 100 and 78 Clunn Rogue all already mentioned. 40-50 degrees for me I would add. LC Slender Pointer 97 KILLS smallies in cold water up here. LC Flash Minnow for working those areas that are 5' or so deep with rocks (they are shallow baits and don't snag much).

If you are not looking at Daiwa Tatula rods, you are doing a disservice to yourself.