a1712 Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Lee recently built me a Rod after winning the bid on the Tackle the Storm rod build. I've known for sometime all the aspects I would love to have in a Spinnerbait rod so I conveyed those to Lee and he hit a GRAND SLAM with it. He used a SK2 Split handle, EVA split grip, no foregrip, MRX HM 6'9" Spinnerbait blank, Alconite stripper guides for the first 2, Alconite Belly Guides for runners, a Fuji SIC Tip top, in a spiral configuration all Micro's. We fished this rod for a week in Fl. and caught an extensive variety of fish on it. Bass to 7-4, Gar, Snakehead, Bowfish, Crappie, Talapia, Panfish, and a red tailed fish I still have no clue what it is. The Rod was fished with a slew of different reels and line setups. New Curado1, Core, PX68, Lew's with 10lb. Flouro to 50lb. Braid. The rod balanced great with most reels and spectacular with others. It casts great, handled fish extremely well, is unbelievably light, and looks stellar, and the sensitivity is well above avg. I would have had to pay much more to approach the quality of the build. We fished jerks/Rips, Senko's, Ribbontails, jigs, spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits to 1/2oz, Devilhorses, Torpedo's, Spooks, Frogs, Traps, Squarebills all with great proficiency a great all around rod also. Lee's guide layout is spot on. I was quite smitten. Alas, some things aren't meant to be. My bud who I have fished with since childhood asked to use it for a day of bank fishing around Port St. Lucie. He placed his Core 100 spooled w/30lb. Braid on it and went to work. He seemed to be smiling and enjoying himself a bit more than usual. When we packed in at dark I noticed he was putting one of his gloves on it and placing it in his rod tube. I called it to his attention and was informed that the rod was now his and he would buy me what I wanted to replace it. His reasoning was, when you find your perfect rod you don't relinquish it. He said I can use it whenever he's not, but he added that he would always be using it. So I guess I'm going to have to talk to Lee again. Sincerely, Brian. 2 Quote
BassResource.com Advertiser FD. Posted March 9, 2015 BassResource.com Advertiser Posted March 9, 2015 Tell Grover to give it back and I will build him one. I'm glad yall are fighting over it. 1 Quote
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