Justin Kirkpatrick

This is a quote taken from Abu Garcia's Facebook page in response to a fan asking about the Verocity rod: Hello Alan, the another site post was a little misleading as we did not release anything at the Classic other than the MGXtreme. A few of our pros were fishing different products that are currently in the testing phase and many fans took notice. We have some irons in the fire for our 2014 launches so stay tuned. Thanks for the support and have a great day!

I would also like to see them introduce a new high end rod. With the way they have trended so far you would figure that's what they'll do. They've pretty much got it covered from about $80 to $180 with several different lines of rods. So one could only figure the only direction to go is up. With all the rods they've introduced over the last few years it seems that most of their pros (especially Ike) still prefer the Veritas. Even though there are now 2 rod series above that line as of now. I know even Ike has some mixed in rods from other Abu rod lines but the majority of his deck is Veritas. Just curious as to why...

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Went to the website for the upcoming Classic. This is a pic from Brandon Palaniuk's rod locker. I've never seen those maroon looking rods before, and they definitely have the styling cues of other Garcia rods. Any opinions or does anybody have anything from the rumor mill?

Thanks fellas for all the helpful advice. I guess I get hung up on my rigs being too technique specific, and not realize how versatile some have the potential to be. Swim jigs and chatterbaits are something I've been wanting to try and it sounds like I've got a good rod for it, or just about anything else. Thanks again guys.

In a tackle buying frenzy about a year ago I purchased a rod I'm not real sure I have a lot of use for. It is a veritas 6'6" mhf. I got it because I thought there would be a good application for this rod, but the more often than not I'm always reaching for a 7' rod and up. It has a 6.4:1 ratio reel on it if that helps. Most of the time a tie a spinnerbait to it just because it's always free. I thought about jerkbaits or big topwaters but with the mh power and the fast tip I wasn't to sure it would work well for that application. If someone who owns this rod or something similar could offer some constructive advice it would be appreciated. A little embarrassing asking this, but I'm guessing I'm not the only one who has purchased a rod and wondered later what the hell I'm gonna use it for. Guess I'm just trying to find a good use or if I should just sell it and get another 7' rod or be wise and just save the money. Thanks in advance.