DocNsanE

Thanks everyone for your help. After reading Fishin' Fools comment I did a bit of research on the Tatula rods since they were suddenly in my budget and I came across a thread I had started 2 years ago when I was shopping for my first Tatula lol. At the time I was more interested in a jig / t-rig rod and I ended up going with the 7'1" MHXF. But reading the comments from that thread along with Fishin's comment above has made it pretty clear that the 7'2" MHR will be a good fit for my needs (throwing keitechs, caffeine shads, and some smaller crankbaits).

I live in Canada and they won't ship to me here. However I did just buy a reel (Tatula CT) from them over the weekend and had it shipped to my parents' condo who are spending their winter in Florida. I'm just reluctant to burden them with having to return home with a 7'+ rod to pack along with all of their luggage.... but it doesn't hurt to ask! I really appreciate your insight as my 7'1" MHXF is a Tatula so I am already familiar with those! So you enjoy the Tatula over the Fury? I like the length of the 7'7" for long casts, but it is rated up to 3/4oz lures. I think I will go with the 7'2" Med Hvy Regular which is rated up from 1/4 to 1oz. A keitech swing impact fat is 3/8oz on its own, and if I want to fish it deep I might want to pair it with a 1/2oz swim jig or jig head which would bring the package to about 7/8oz which would exceed the rating of the Medium.

Hi, I am looking at expanding my limited arsenal. The main application would be for small soft plastic swimbaits (such as the keitech swing impact fat or the strike king caffeine shad) but it would be even better if I could use the same rod for all kind of moving baits, including treble hooked baits. Therefore, I was thinking the FR 705CB might be a good choice. I like the idea of using a moderate fast for a moving single hook presentation (paddle tails, chatterbaits, swimjigs, spinnerbaits, etc) and it would seem like a happy medium that could cater to crankbaits as well. However, on their stie, Dobyns recommends the 734C for buzzbaits, small swimbaits and spinnerbaits. I currently own a 6'8" MXF Spinning, a 7'0" MHF Spinning and a 7'1" MHXF Casting which is another reason I leaning towards a modfast. My idea was to dedicate the 6'8" to dropshotting/shakyhead/flukes, the 7'0" to senkos (wacky or t-rigs), the 7'1" to jigs/t-rigs/c-rigs and the new rod to moving baits (although 90% of the time that would be a swing impact fat or a caffeine shad). Any thoughts / recommendations? Am I going to regret a ModFast for this type of application? Thanks For what it's worth, I am also considering the following rods in the same price range and action (modfast): - Falcon BRC-5-176 BuCoo SR 7'6" MH MF (listed as such on TW however on the falcon site the BRC-5-176 is MH M which scares me a little) - Fenwick HMG 7'2" M MF - No8tackle Blackout 7'3" M MF (lure rating is a little on the low side) - St. Croix Bass X 7'4" MH MF I know the Bass X is SCII and as such everyone says it is worth spending the extra money for the SCIII however I don't think I need the utmost sensitivity when fishing moving baits and my budget is pretty much hard cap'd at $110.

Have you found anything or have you picked one up yourself? I am currently looking at rods myself and this one is on the radar.

Thanks!

Thanks a lot guys for the responses. What would you use a moderate fast action rod for then? I always thought this would be a good action for moving presentations with single hooks. I'm guessing shallow squarebills? Anything else?

Thanks guys. I currently fish them on a MXF Fenwick Elite Tech SM Spinning rod and it does a good enough job. I was just wondering if it made sense moving down to a moderate fast seeing as it's a moving bait. I want to dedicate a rod to this bait since it's one of my preferred search baits and I use the Fenwick for some top water and wacky rigging also.

Hi, I am thinking of picking up a rod that I would dedicate to small swimbaits like a caffeine shad or a keitech swing impact fat. If it makes sense, I might also use the same rod for flukes. Since this is a moving bait, but it isn't a treble hook, I am currently thinking a moderate fast action would provide some give while still transitioning into the backbone fast enough to get a decent hookset. I typically fish these baits on an open hook swimbait jig head, a weighted swimbait hook, or a regular t-rig with a 2/0 or 3/0 EWG lightwire. Any thoughts on this configuration? I might also use this for spinner baits eventually, but that's not a bait I have every developed any confidence in.

Sweet! Thanks! $30USD for a 7 day fishing license seems really steep. A full year costs the same thing here. Oh well! Let's just hope I catch something!

Thanks for the answers guys, I appreciate it! Where would I go to buy a fishing license for a few days? Just any sporting goods store?

Hey all! I will be taking the family down to Kissimmee, Fl to visit their grandparents some time around Jan 10th and this would be a rare opportunity for me to hunt something larger than a northern strain Bass. I was wondering if there are any places you could recommend for bank fishing while I'm down there since I obviously won't have access to a boat while I'm there. I sent a MHF spinning rod down with my parents since my baitcasters are one piece rods. Up here I tend to favor stick baits, flukes and paddle tail swimbaits. Since I am going to have to pack fairly light, I was wondering if you had any tips on the types of lures I should consider bringing with me (I have a bit of everything to chose from (jigs,all kinds of plastics, crankbaits, topwaters, jerkbaits, spoons, spinners, etc)). Also, while not related to bass fishing, my parents have a pond near their condo which has what I believe are grass carp in it. If you have any tips on catching these I'd appreciate it as well! It's a rare opportunity for me to fish in central Florida, and it may also be the first time I bring my 3 y/o along with me, so any help you may have that may land me a fish would be very welcomed! Cheers and Happy Holidays from Canada, Doc

I just wanted to say that I am in absolute awe of the ability of many of the members on this forum. Holy crap those grips were gorgeous. I probably should try to make a custom rod for myself some day, but that won't be any time soon. I'm actually fairly lousy at manual labor.... my wife puts me to shame in this department. She's into wood working. Hmmm, maybe I should convince her to make me a custom rod!!

never had any issues with a uni to uni but I will be learning the FG knot. As with most knots of this nature, they are tricky to tie at first but eventually it becomes second nature.

Bass season isn't even open yet here I've been in panic mode since January

How do you fish them retrieve-wise? Is it fished like a hollow bellied frog? I have a pack... never used them except as a trailer on a double bladed buzzbait to get it to plane easier and offer a bigger profile. I love to throw a jitterbug at night. Looking to expand the baits I use this summer if the jitterbug bite isn't on.