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i bought one of these along with a kickin minnow from BPS. the slab looks great and appears to be very durable (unlike the minnow, caught a snapping turtle and it broke ). that minnow had some great action, but with action comes durability. this kickin slab sure is tough, but it lacks in action. i only fished with it very breifly, but from what i found you need to reel kinda fast to get it to have the desired action. even then, the "joint" in it is pointless. it results in extremely little or no added action. i didnt catch anything on it but like i said i only fished it a few minutes. it sure does look great though! i have it in bluegill. i'd like to fish it some more soon while the fish are feeding up. PS, theres no top hook, youre probably thinkin of the storm wildeye live series. they have a top hook and a trebel (i always take the trebel off...more snaggless)

what are the warranties on cabelas rods?

well i'll have to check the sports authority for clarus then! do you know if they still carry them? 32 bucks, thats a great price for a clarus!!!

oh, the green top. yeah i been there once. it was a cool store. plenty of fishin stuff.

well what are the two dealers? one of them is probably dicks, but what is the other one?

hey thats cool! im in mechanicsville. how much are they at dicks? i was gonna try and get my mom to take me there. i kinda like the clarus more than the convergance though. but im not sure.

and yeah my ugly stick fits the bill of lesser but not lousy and its probably got a moderate action, which from what ive read thats the good crankbait rod.

thanks for that advice raul. i always ask about stuff here before i buy it. and usually you guys suggest something better than what i would have picked out and in the long run its the right choice. i think i am not gonna go extra fast, im gonna just get fast.

ohhh i get it, anything except cranking would mean only cranking, and everything except cranking would mean well....everything except cranking! i didnt catch that the first time around : ;D

wait, when you say take it to your local dealer, does that mean the place you bought it? or could u buy it anywhere, and just take it to a place that sells them?

You return it to Shimano and get a new rod. ok but do i have to pay for a replacement fee then?

ohhhh ok. well thats fine with me cuz i have an ugly stick w/ my spinning reel and we all know how flexible those are! that can make a nice crankbait rod. and raul, what are you sorry for? lol!

i was fishing a inline spinner up along the shore line. i was done w/ the cast so i burned it in the last 5 feet or so. then as i was lifting it out of the water it was about an inch or two above the water when a bluegill came out from nowhere and smacked it. that scared the pee outta me!!! literally all i had to do was lift the rod up and over into the boat...and i did that just outta reaction!!!!! i ate him for lunch

ive never fished creature baits and i dont know how big a brush hog is, but i think t-rig wins this one...lol...thast a huge bait there!!!!!!

oh ok....well by the sounds of it i think a over the counter lifetime warranty would be better! but what happens if you order it online?

anything except cranking? hows come?

Is extra fast action too overpowering??? now i know this probly has a lot of variables to it. but i will generaly be fishing plastics, maybe jigs, and crankbaits. i also fish in all ranges of weedy ness.

OK Thanks!!!! what do you mean by "over the counter" warranty??? the convergence has a lifetime warranty...thats pretty cool.

LOL!!!! here we go again. how about this one? http://www.***.com/descpageRDCSHIMANO-SHCLCR.html looks nice and all, but what do all of those tapers and stuff mean? never seen those before. anyone have any experience with this rod?

HAHAHAHAHA im so gald that someone else notices this too!!!! thast one thing that really bugs me about the way pros fish. also, (bill dance does this so much) they will just have the fish right at the boat (or shore) and just let it sit there splashing around and stuff, and act like its actually fighting, when they have the control over it. and they'll lift it out of the water and say something like "oh did you see that jump?" thats just stuff that bugs me : anyway, nice post chris! some handy tips there. i really like shallow cranks in farm ponds.

every time i see it in the stores its "reel magic"...... :-/

ok thats fine, i think im gonna get a shimano convergence anyways.

COOL! so far im really liken this rod. im gonna go check the shimano website to look for any changes like you said. im gonna have to check around stores for it and if i cant find it there then i guess i'll have to buy it from cabelas. it sucks that you have to add an additional $6 for shipping it though

i think you meant to say all the ones they have are fast action. fast means when flexed only the tip bends, slow means nearly the whole blank bends. all the ones i've seen have fast actions. thats a good thing on that warranty. maybe this will be the new rod that i get. they are a very reasonable price....is that a bad thing :-?

hey guys! anyone know anything about this rod? how is it? anyone used it? hows that lifetime warranty? any info appreciated.