Super User FryDog62 Posted August 14, 2015 Super User Posted August 14, 2015 Looking to replace an older spinning rod and having a hard time finding one in today's market. Looking for suggestions for the following: -Must be an Extra Fast tip -Medium Heavy -Rated to a lure weight of at least 3/4 oz -I liked the length of 6'-10" but would consider 6'-8" to 7'-0" Hardest thing for me to find is the Extra Fast action in a Medium Heavy. If I can find those two as a priority, I may have flexibility on the other specs. Im also somewhat flexible on price but assume there may be options in the $100-200 range... Appreciate any and all suggestions.... Thx, -Fry Quote
Cgrinder Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Loomis E6X 803s and 853s are rated to 5/8 oz, extra fast, 6'8 or 7'1, and come in under $200. Close enough? I can keep looking. Quote
timsford Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Id look at st croix. Their mh spinning will definitely handle 3/4 oz. So will abu garcia 7 ft mh spinning in any model. If you could deal with an inch shorter rod (6'7") there is a mh fenwick aetos spinning for 105 on sale right now Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Super User Posted August 14, 2015 Loomis E6X 803s and 853s are rated to 5/8 oz, extra fast, 6'8 or 7'1, and come in under $200. Close enough? I can keep looking. Thanks Grumps, that is pretty close but always open to other options... Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Super User Posted August 14, 2015 Really like the St. Croix's and the Veritas, but I'm not aware of any of their MH spinning rods that are Extra Fast... Quote
Cgrinder Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Thanks Grumps, that is pretty close but always open to other options... 7'1 MH XF *** Black spinning rod, $40 over budget but Labor Day brings 20% off sales. This is fun. Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Super User Posted August 14, 2015 7'1 MH XF *** Black spinning rod, $40 over budget but Labor Day brings 20% off sales. This is fun. Nice, a little spendy yes but def worth consideration... Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Keep in mind, there is no industry standard for the terms Fast, XF etc. A St Croix "Fast" is faster than some others etc. Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted August 14, 2015 Super User Posted August 14, 2015 Daiwa Procyon, they have a 7' medium extra fast that is rated to 3/4oz and a 7'medium heavy rated to 1oz with an extra fast action. The rod is $70 but, I recvieved a 7' Medium Light, extra fast as a gift and I was going to send it back but I fished it instead and it was pretty decent. It is hard to find that type of spinning rod because the applications you would use it for are normally covered by casting rods for most anglers but the Procyon fits your needs and it isn't a bad rod by any means. 1 Quote
Cgrinder Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 While we're at it, a custom is a good option at $200. Quote
Super User WRB Posted August 14, 2015 Super User Posted August 14, 2015 Looking to replace an older spinning rod and having a hard time finding one in today's market. Looking for suggestions for the following: -Must be an Extra Fast tip -Medium Heavy -Rated to a lure weight of at least 3/4 oz -I liked the length of 6'-10" but would consider 6'-8" to 7'-0" Hardest thing for me to find is the Extra Fast action in a Medium Heavy. If I can find those two as a priority, I may have flexibility on the other specs. Im also somewhat flexible on price but assume there may be options in the $100-200 range... Appreciate any and all suggestions.... Thx, -Fry Make and model of your old rod?Tom Quote
poisonokie Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 Daiwa Procyon, they have a 7' medium extra fast that is rated to 3/4oz and a 7'medium heavy rated to 1oz with an extra fast action. The rod is $70 but, I recvieved a 7' Medium Light, extra fast as a gift and I was going to send it back but I fished it instead and it was pretty decent. It is hard to find that type of spinning rod because the applications you would use it for are normally covered by casting rods for most anglers but the Procyon fits your needs and it isn't a bad rod by any means. I was thinking the same thing. I have a 6'6" MH XF rated 1/4-1 and it is a fairly decent rod. I use it for skipping jigs and rage rigs. It's stiff and feels pretty high strung. That may be the grips, though. They take some getting used to. Quote
FinCulture Posted August 14, 2015 Posted August 14, 2015 what he said. The abu Garcia veritas is VERY stiff. I doesn't have an action listed but does have what I would consider an xtra fast tip and it comes in a $100. Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Super User Posted August 14, 2015 Make and model of your old rod? Tom The old Rod was a first generation Cabelas XML ... which I believe the blank was made by Loomis... Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Super User Posted August 14, 2015 I also looked up the Aetos and find it odd that of their two MHXF spinning rods, are only rated to a lure weight of 3/8 oz. Seems awfully low for a Rod of that power/action. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted August 15, 2015 Super User Posted August 15, 2015 Easy rod to find in the inshore section. I may have a dozen that would fit the bill. Many 8/17 medium inshore rods are 1/4- 3/4 lure 7-8' in length. Star, Redbone, Tsunami, Penn, Daiwa, Okuma cedros and others, brand up to you. Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted August 15, 2015 Super User Posted August 15, 2015 The old Rod was a first generation Cabelas XML ... which I believe the blank was made by Loomis... I have one of those myself, a medium power, fast action and you are correct, the blanks were made by Loomis. Not many people know this but Cabela's actually helped Gary Loomis get his blank business off the ground by ordering blanks for their in-house rods. Then when Gary began making his own rods he still made blanks for Cabela's but only for the higher end Fish Eagle and XML lines, and the XML I have is a 6'2" M-F and it has the same weight and taper as my G.Loomis Jerkbait rod, blindfolded you would not be able to tell them apart by holding them but the XML has more power and can handle larger baits as the tip is slightly stiffer than the jerkbait rod but still softer than most fast action rods. Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted August 15, 2015 Super User Posted August 15, 2015 I also looked up the Aetos and find it odd that of their two MHXF spinning rods, are only rated to a lure weight of 3/8 oz. Seems awfully low for a Rod of that power/action. That is the problem with most MH-XF spinning rods, Quantum makes a few as there are a couple others but they only have a max lure range of 3/8oz or 5/8oz. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted August 15, 2015 Super User Posted August 15, 2015 this rod........sg8/17ft70g ml to heavy. A step up is the seagis sk817ft70g. Longest casting rods I own, ml for bass mh for tarpon. I returned 3 st croixs for these rods. Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted August 15, 2015 Author Super User Posted August 15, 2015 A couple inches longer than I'd prefer, but the Daiwa Tatula has a 7'-2" MH XF rated to 3/4 oz. A couple posts above also mentioned the Daiwa Procyon with similar specs... Looking for input on reel seats/grips. I think the Tatula has a more comfortable set up but I've not ever seen a Procyon in person. Anyone have a perspective on these 2 handles? Quote
Super User WRB Posted August 15, 2015 Super User Posted August 15, 2015 Dobyn's Champ 704; 1/4-1 oz, 7' Tom Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted August 15, 2015 Author Super User Posted August 15, 2015 Dobyn's Champ 704; 1/4-1 oz, 7' Tom Nice rod. I see it's a fast action but the Dobyns a friend of mine has seems almost like an XF. I wish my local fishing stores had them in stock so I could handle it before ordering a $240 rod though... Quote
Jon G Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Just an FYI you could also go on TW and use the "Advanced Search" option to help your search for a rod Quote
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