Bps Carbonlite And Extreme Rods

[msolorio]

tell me the goods and bads if any. spring fishing sale is on and i wanna spend money lol

[backcast88]

I have an older Extreme casting rod and it has a pretty soft tip so its going to be my crankbait rod. I now have 3 Carbonlite rods (2 spinning and 1 casting) and like them A LOT!!! They are very light weight so my arm doesn't get tired and very very sensitive. Its also nice to know that if anything goes wrong in the first year they will replace it no questions asked.

The only bad thing about the Extreme is its a little heavy overall and a little tip heavy to me. The Carbonlite doesn't have the strongest guides on the market but they certainly aren't fragile either. If I could sell my non Carbonlite rods and replace them with Carbonlites I would be pretty happy. They are not the best rods ever made but in my opinion they are the best for $100.

[msolorio]

awesome, thank you! i was lookin at gettin a pq and a 7'6" med hvy carbonlite for football jigs and t rigs.

[Diggy]

I caught a 36 inch snakehead on a medium carbonlite and it was handling it like a champ. Light rod, Very pleased with it while I had it. Would buy again.

[craww]

You will Love the carbonlite. Just a comfortable,sensitive, well balanced rod. The tip feels weightless on every model I've used.

[backcast88]

Considering the new Extreme is the same price as the Carbonlite I would pick the Carbonlite without even thinking about it.

[msolorio]

awesomei thanks everyone for your input, i really appreciate it. if i like it enough i might just sell all my rods and go all bps. its getting hard to justify spending 250 on a dobyns when i can get a rod thats just as good if not better for a fraction of the price.

[Stasher1]

That's pretty much what i did last year. I've found that, for me, there's not enough of a difference in sensitivity between a $100 Carbonlite and a $180 Avid to justify the extra expense. The more expensive rods have all been sold and replaced with Carbonlites and a Browning HiPower, which I find to be very similar in feel and performance to the Carbonlites but slightly better looking.

I'm not a big fan of the guides they're sporting, or the EVA split grips...but I love the light weight and sensitivity.

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[msolorio]

why dont you like the guides? i dont mind foam handles, i really havent felt all that much of a difference between foam and cork other than the obvious.

[Stasher1]

I have my doubts about their longevity, especially when combined with braid and dirty water. It bothered me a good bit at first, but I've gotten to the point where I don't worry about it anymore. We're talking about a $100 rod here. If the guides wear thru, I'll just go buy another one.

[msolorio]

ohh i see. im sure theyll be fine. the carbonlite i get will probably never have braid spooled. also, doesnt it say in the description that the guides can handle braid just fine? i figure if they last the whole bassmaster elite series tour with edwin evers, theyll be just fine for me lol

[gr8outdoorz]

You will Love the carbonlite. Just a comfortable,sensitive, well balanced rod. The tip feels weightless on every model I've used.

X2! I own 3 and love how light and well balanced they are (w/PQ's) and very sensitive.

[msolorio]

man im really stoked for my new combo after readin all this lol

[Harva]

I have a carbonlite also and really enjoy it. Extremely light weight. Just yesterday I caught a 4+ pounder using a buzzbait with that rod. Was a ton of fun. Only bad thing is the tip snapped between the second guide and the tip. Called BP when I got home, they said bring it in and they would replace it. I now have a new one. I appreciate great customer service and I feel that's what I received! Great rod but the addition of the carbon does seem to make them very brittle.

[Jason Penn]

i've had 3 carbonlites in the past few months and now have 0. i got 2 of the 7' mh micro guide combos with the 7:1 reels at bps in memphis back in feb. 1 of the rods was fantastic and the other felt like you were draggin a sock thru the water. i ordered a h powered replacement online, and sent the mh back. i got the 7' h in and it was just the same way.

during this time the 1 good rod that i had developed a problem with the guides. i would have little nicks in my line after catching a good sized fish. i read on bps' site where other people were having problems with this as well, so i've sent them back and am waiting for bps to replace them with 2 of the daiwa ballistic rods. hopefully they will work out for me.

i really liked the lightness and the feel of the rods, and i really wish they had worked for me. i may try another 1 with the regular guides and see if they work out for me.

[msolorio]

yea ive read that about the micro guide version. idk why they do that. im gettin the standard guide carbonlite. hopefully i have no issues because im selling a rod to get this one.

[backcast88]

The micro guide versions had their problems early on but from what I can tell that is mostly fixed and only a few isolated rods have issues. The spinning rods and regular casting rods are pretty much fool proof.

[Stasher1]

After handling every 2-3 piece 6'6" and 7' medium spinning rod between $50 and $120 at my local BPS, I walked out with a two-piece 7' M Extreme. Even after comparing it to some 1-piece rods in the same price range (Premier, Vendetta, Daiwa T, Clarus), it just had the best feel in the hand. I've owned a few Extremes in the past few years (6'6" & 7' MH casting and 6'8" ML spinning), but this new one actually surprised me a bit. Giving the tip a bit of a rub on the concrete floor, it did a much better job of transmitting the vibration than I was expecting. Definitely seems to be decent enough to replace my broken "trunk rod".

Hopefully I'll have a chance to take it out tomorrow and wet a line to see how well it does in "real-world" testing.

[FlipSide]

I have a 6'10" extreme with a quantum energy pt on it and I love it, caught a 4 1/2 lb bass on it the other day and it handled it extremely well. I also have a pro qualifier on a 7' carbon lite and love it as well. You really can't go wrong with either rod. Just see how both of them feel to you when you go to the store and pick the one you like better. You won't be dissapointed.

[Bass23]

Little late on the post but i agree with most of you. The carbonlite rods are extremely sensitive and well worth the cost. They definitely need to fix the micro guides but thats it. I have a couple of them with pro qualifiers of course. Can't be beat. My personal favorite is the 6'9"mh with a PQ for flippin a Denny Brauer.

[Zeeso]

I have both, and If I were to choose one, I would go with the carbonlite. After fishing with the carbonlite for a while, and I set it down to pick up the extreme, it feels like I am fishing with a tree. Not to say that the extreme is a bad rod, I have caught plently of fish on it. I have a 6'6" carbonlite m/h fast and a 7' mh f extreme. The extreme is a really stiff rod, but it does its purpose! Can't go wrong with either to be honest, but I like the carbonlite.