JazzPipes Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Hey friends, Im looking for a new rod. I already have a Veritas 2.0 from A. Garcia. Mainly, I'm fishing from the bank so, I need a light rod so I can carry it all day. The Veritas I have is a medium, but for this new rod I would like a medium heavy. The price I'm targeting is less than $150, any recommendations? Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 I have a 15 year old 7' Falcon Lowrider that's still the lightest I have. Extremely sensitive too for about $129 regular price. But I bought it used for $50 from a guy who was raising money for a custom motorcycle build. I know there are better rods, but this is by far my best. If you go on their site, they list specific uses for each rod so you'll get the one you need. Quote
lecisnith Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 My lightest rod is a Falcon Bucoo. Barely feels like there is anything in my hand. Seriously. Great, super sensitive rod. 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 My lightest rod is a Falcon Bucoo. Barely feels like there is anything in my hand. Seriously. Great, super sensitive rod. The BuCoo looks like a great bargain in its price range. The only drawback to me is the EVA grip. I don't own any bass rods with them and I'm not sure how I'll like it. Quote
lecisnith Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 The BuCoo looks like a great bargain in its price range. The only drawback to me is the EVA grip. I don't own any bass rods with them and I'm not sure how I'll like it. One: it was an even better bargain because I got it at the garage sale of a DNR officer's widow for $25. Two: I don't really notice much difference in performance and sensitivity from my cork grip rods. Three: I'm not precisely sure what the difference in EVA and cork grips other than aesthetics and maybe comfort. 1 Quote
d-camarena Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 X2 for bucoo or lowrider. I have 6 bucoos and 2 lowriders and they are amazing. The eva handles on the bucoos are real comfortable. I dont see a difference from cork 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 Hey friends, Im looking for a new rod. I already have a Veritas 2.0 from A. Garcia. Mainly, I'm fishing from the bank so, I need a light rod so I can carry it all day. The Veritas I have is a medium, but for this new rod I would like a medium heavy. The price I'm targeting is less than $150, any recommendations? If the rod weight is your priority what weight are you looking for, under 4 oz? What reel is matched with this new rod? Replies should include actual rod weight in grams to be objective.1 once = 28.35 grams. Tom Quote
Super User lmbfisherman Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 For that price range, Fenwick Elite Techs and BPS Carbonlite. I do agree what Tom states too. 1 Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 honestly, any rod in the $100 - $150 range should be plenty light enough to carry around all day. sensitivity and durability would be my primary factors and that would leave me looking at the *** black gen 2 rods. 1 Quote
poisonokie Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 A MH Tatula weighs less than 4 oz. If you want crazy light, you'll have to spend some more cash on something with Titanium guides. Quote
Super User WRB Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 A MH Tatula weighs less than 4 oz. If you want crazy light, you'll have to spend some more cash on something with Titanium guides. Post the actual weight! Quote
corn-on-the-rob Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 If you like the Abu brand check out the veracity. Very light, strong, titanium micro guides, etc. Right at $150. Aesthetically pleasing, and I actually prefer the foam grips. Quote
poisonokie Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Post the actual weight! http://tackletour.com/reviewdaiwatatularod.html Quote
poisonokie Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I just know the 7'2" heavy/fast is 4 oz, so it stands to reason that the 7'1" mh rods are a bit lighter. I think the 7'6" heavy/fast is about 4.5 oz and the 7'7" glass is about 5.5. The only downside to that weight savings is that the rods are a tad tip heavy from the SS guides (I'm guessing) and it helps to have a heavier reel to balance it out. It just so happens that the tatula reels do just that. Quote
Super User WRB Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 My point is if you can recommend a light weight rod you should own it and be able to actually weigh it! To be accurate in the weight should be in grams or fractions of an once if "the lightest weight rods" is a criteria. 4 oz isn't under 4 oz. what you will find its very little publish actual rod weights, this requires weighing the rods you own. How about guys, list the rods ,you recommend with actual weights! Should an interesting list. Tom 1 Quote
blckshirt98 Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 The St Croix Rage rods are still on sale in their online Bargain Room for $89 bucks. Those things are pretty dang light, but you need to like microguides and their grip is a neoprene skin of sorts, not EVA or cork. Quote
poisonokie Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 My point is if you can recommend a light weight rod you should own it and be able to actually weigh it! To be accurate in the weight should be in grams or fractions of an once if "the lightest weight rods" is a criteria. 4 oz isn't under 4 oz. what you will find its very little publish actual rod weights, this requires weighing the rods you own. How about guys, list the rods ,you recommend with actual weights! Should an interesting list. Tom Okay, but a shorter lighter action rod is going to be less massive. I don't see the problem here. Some of you guys really need to learn to relax, though, I know that. 2 Quote
d-camarena Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 If you are just going to be carrying one rod than i dont think weight would be a real issue. Unless its an ugly stik 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 Hair splitting abounds I have the one very good (for me) combo, but I catch most of my fish on two much cheaper combos with Lightning Rods. 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 The OP's current rod is 6'6", weight is 4 oz, he wants a rod that is lighter weight under $150. Hoping some of you would weigh your rod and post them, weight data is difficult to find. The lightest rod I could find was Okuma Helios HS-CM-701M, 7' casting rod @ 3.4 oz...very light rod, however $170 or ($134 Amazon) Anyone know of a lighter MH casting 6'6" to 7' casting rod, post it. HS-CM-701MH = medium heavy. My jig/worm casting rods are 6'10", 5 power with a foregrip and weigh 3.8 oz, custom built and not close to the OP's price point. Tom 1 Quote
John G Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Okay, but a shorter lighter action rod is going to be less massive. I don't see the problem here. Some of you guys really need to learn to relax, though, I know that. You would think that is true but I remember someone posting that their longer NRX was lighter than their shorter NRX. What Tom is worked up about is people ask for recommendations for a rod or reel and A LOT of guys here give opinions on rods and reels that they have never even touched and yet they are recommending that particular rod or reel for purchase. I know that I am guilty of that in the past but I do not do it anymore. 3 Quote
Rich in Co Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 Here is s bunch of rod weights that was done on TT Manufacturers Model Power Action Length Weight in oz Weight in g Model Year 2 Abu Vendetta M 6’3 4.4 oz 125g. 2010 3 ABU Vengeance MH Fast 7’6 6.9 oz 196g. 2010 4 ABU Garcia Vengeance MH 7’8 6.0 oz 170g. 2010 5 ABU Garcia Vengeance VGC66-7 6.1 oz 173g. 6 Airrus Co-Matrix 457 M M-F 7’0 5.2 oz 146g. 7 Berkley Cherrywood (2-piece) M M-F 6’0 3.2 oz 90g. 2004 8 Berkley AMP M 5’6 3.7 oz 105g. 2010 9 Berkley Canadian Specialist MH M-F 6’8 4.8 oz 135g. 2005 10 Berkley Lightning Shock MH Fast 7’0 5.0 oz 142g. 11 BOF Custom (2-piece) L 7’0 3.5 oz 100g. 2009 12 BPS Carbonlite MH Fast 7’0 4.5 oz 127g. 2010 13 BPS Tourney Special M 8’6 7.4 oz 210g. 2001 14 Cabelas XMLti XMLTI69DS 6’9 4.0 oz 115g. 15 Cabelas XML 703 MH 7’0 5.5 oz 155g. 16 Daiwa Steez MH Fast 6’3 3.4 oz 97g. 17 Daiwa TriForce-Z (org 120g.) ML Mod 6’6 3.7 oz 105g. 2005 18 Daiwa TriForce M 5’6 3.9 oz 110g. 2005 19 Daiwa TDZL701MXB M Action 7' 4.2 oz 20 Daiwa Megaforce M 6’0 4.4 oz 124g. 2002 21 Daiwa Sol M Fast 6’6 4.5 oz 127g. 22 Daiwa Procaster MH 6’6 5.1 oz 145g. 2010 23 Daiwa Mike Iaconelli M 7’8 5.5 oz 155g. 24 Daiwa Steez Werewolf M 6’6 3.3 oz 94g. 2010 25 Daiwa TDZL701MHFB MH Fast 7’0 4.3 oz 122g. 26 Damiki M Fast 6’6 4.2 oz 120g. 2010 27 Damiki Angel EX (2-piece) MH X-F 6’6 4.4 oz 125g. 2010 28 Dobyns DX701C L Fast 7' 119g. 29 Dobyns 734C G2 4.9 oz 140g. 30 Dobyns 704CB glass G2 4.6 oz 130g. 31 Dobyns 704CB 4.8 oz 145g. 32 Dobyns 705CB 4.9 oz 140g. 33 Dobyns DX744 5.2 oz 146g. 34 Dobyns 705CB glass G2 5.4 oz 153g. 35 Dobyns 735C G2 5.4 oz 153g. 36 Falcon Cara CC-6-1610S 3.8 oz 109g. 37 Falcon Cara 3 Mod 6’6 4.2 oz 120g. 2004 38 Falcon Cara T7 MH Fast 6’6 3.5 oz 100g. 39 Fenwick Techna AV M 6’0 3.8 oz 109g. 2007 40 Fenwick Walleye Class M Mod 6’6 3.9 oz 110g. 2007 41 Fenwick HMG Graphite M Fast 6’0 4.1 oz 117g. 2002 42 Frontier MBR783 MH 6’6 4.3 oz 122g. 2007 43 G-Blank Custom Shikari SHX L Mod 6’10 2.9 oz 83g. 2003 44 G.Loomis CBR781 Bronzeback ML Mod 6’6 3.6 oz 102g. 2008 45 G.Loomis BCR GLX 802 M X-F 6’8 3.8 oz 109g. 46 G.Loomis MBR IMX 782 M Fast 6’6 4.0 oz 115g. 47 G.Loomis BCR GLX 803 MH X-F 6’8 4.1 oz 117g. 48 G.Loomis CB 847 Custom H ModF 7’0 4.1 oz 117g. 49 G.Loomis SMR 814 CB MH ModF 6’9 4.1 oz 117g. 50 G.Loomis BSR GLX 852 M Fast 7’1 4.3 oz 121g. 51 G.Loomis MBR GLX 843 MH Fast 7’0 4.3 oz 121g. 52 G.Loomis GLX BCR853 MH 7’1 4.5 oz 127g. 53 G.Loomis MBR GLX 844 H Fast 7’0 4.6 oz 130g. 54 G.Loomis BCR 893 GLX MH X-F 7’5 4.9 oz 140g. 55 G.Loomis BCR GLX 875 MagH Fast 7’3 5.0 oz 142g. 56 G.Loomis 842 GLX M Fast 7’0 4.1 oz 117g. 57 G.Loomis IMX MBR783C MH 6’6 4.3 oz 122g. 58 G.Loomis CBR845C H 7’1 4.6 oz 130g. 59 G.Loomis SBR813C 4.7 oz 134g. 60 G.Loomis NRX802C 97g. 61 G.Loomis NRX893C 113g. 62 Kistler Custom IM7 (2-piece) ML Fast 7’0 3.7 oz 105g. 2007 63 Kistler Z-Bone Custom Micro H 7’0 4.0 oz 114g. 2010 64 Kistler Z-Bone MH 8’0 4.1 oz 117g. 2010 65 Kistler Magnesium Micro M 7’0 4.3 oz 122g. 2010 66 Kistler LTX II MH Fast 6’9 4.5 oz 127g. 67 Kistler LTX M 7’0 4.5 oz 127g. 2010 68 Kistler LTX H 7’0 4.5 oz 127g. 2010 69 Kistler LTA H 7’0 4.5 oz 127g. 2010 70 Kistler Magnesium Micro MH 7’0 4.6 oz 130g. 2010 71 Kistler LTA H 7’6 5.0 oz 142g. 2010 72 Kistler Magnesium H 7’0 5.3 oz 150g. 2010 73 Kistler Magnesium XH 7’0 5.4 oz 153g. 2010 74 Kistler Magnesium Specialty H 7’8 6.3 oz 179g. 2010 75 Kistler Helium APC MH 6’9 3.6 oz 102g. 2005 76 Kistler Helium XH 7’0 5.5 oz 155g. 2008 77 Lamiglas XCF705R glass 5.7 oz 162g. 78 Lamiglas SR765R 6.3 oz 179g. 79 Powell Max 703C MH X-F 7’0 3.9 oz 110g. 80 Powell Max 702MLEF 7’0 3.3 oz 94g. 81 Powell Max Glass 754CB 7.2 oz 204g. 82 Quantum IM6 (2-piece) M Mod 6’0 2.9 oz 83g. 1998 83 Quantum Affinity M 6’0 4.1 oz 117g. 2003 84 Quantum Biffle H X-F 6’10 4.5 oz 127g. 85 Quantum Smoke M F 7' 3.4 oz 2011 86 Rapala Sportmen HM-30 M 6’0 4.0 oz 114g. 2006 87 Rapala R-Type M Fast 6’2 4.0 oz 115g. 2010 88 Rapala Sportsmen IM-6 M 6’6 5.2 oz 146g. 1999 89 Shakespeare Agility (custom 2-piece) UL 7’0 3.9 oz 110g. 2008 90 Shakespeare Intrepid (2-piece) MH 6’6 4.2 oz 120g. 2005 91 Shakespeare Agility (org) UL 7’0 4.8 oz 135g. 2007 92 Shakespeare Intrepid (T) MH 7’6 6.0 oz 170g. 2004 93 Shimano Crucial Dropshot M Fast 6’6 3.5 oz 100g. 94 Shimano Compre CPS-X60MA 6’0 3.6 oz 102g. 95 Shimano Crucial M Mod 6’6 3.6 oz 102g. 2008 96 Shimano Crucial CRS-66M 6’6 3.7 oz 105g. 97 Shimano Crucial CRS-X63M 6’3 3.7 oz 105g. 98 Shimano Cumara M X-F 6’8 3.9 oz 110g. 2010 99 Shimano Cumara MH Fast 6’8 3.9 oz 110g. 2010 100 Shimano Compre CPS-X66MB 6’6 3.9 oz 110g. 2 Quote
blckshirt98 Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I would worry less about overall rod weight and worry more about making sure it's balanced properly with the reel size/line you have paired with it. You can have the lightest rod on the list but if you pair it with the wrong reel where the fulcrum is in the wrong spot, your shoulder will feel like it will fall off after casting all day. 2 Quote
Penguino Posted September 28, 2015 Posted September 28, 2015 I would worry less about overall rod weight and worry more about making sure it's balanced properly with the reel size/line you have paired with it. You can have the lightest rod on the list but if you pair it with the wrong reel where the fulcrum is in the wrong spot, your shoulder will feel like it will fall off after casting all day. Completely agree. Best advice I've read in this thread so far. To the OP, what type of reel are you using? (i.e. graphit/carbon, alumnum, magnesium etc.) Quote
Super User WRB Posted September 28, 2015 Super User Posted September 28, 2015 Rich in Co, that is a long list and a lot of effort to post, thank you. The OP indicates his price point is $150 or less, he didn't indicate the rod length however his current medium rod is 6'6" bait casting that weighs 4 oz from the model referenced. If you remove all the spinning rods, rods over $150, rods other than MH or 3 to 4 power between 6'6" to 7', and rods not available today, that leaves....a few choices to look into for the OP. Tom Quote
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