Regular rod taper question.

[JeziHogg]

I've been looking at some Megabass rods, specifically the Levante line. What does the "regular" action compare too? I'm assuming it's a Moderate Fast?

[Incheon Basser]

  On 4/9/2016 at 9:39 PM, JeziHogg said:

I've been looking at some Megabass rods, specifically the Levante line. What does the "regular" action compare too? I'm assuming it's a Moderate Fast?

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My guess would be moderate to moderate fast 

[Jrob78]

It should be a graphite mod fast.

[Fishin' Fool]

  On 4/9/2016 at 9:39 PM, JeziHogg said:

I've been looking at some Megabass rods, specifically the Levante line. What does the "regular" action compare too? I'm assuming it's a Moderate Fast?

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I asked the same question of the Daiwa rods recently too. Definitely sounds more like a M to MF.

[.ghoti.]

A lot of bass fishermen look down on moderate-fast action rods, believing the propaganda, that they simply have to have the speed of a fast or extra-fast stick.

This is not completely the case. The hype says you can set the hook so much faster. Can you really? Think about it. Why is a fast action rod so much faster? When using a mod-fast action rod, your wrist has to move a fraction of an inch farther to get into the more powerful area of the blank, compared to a fast action rod. How long does that take? A few milliseconds? Compare that to typical human reaction times, and you will find it is insignificant.

A regular action rod is a much easier rod to cast. Don't believe me? Borrow one and see for yourself.

A regular action rod is more versatile. How many people can fish a crankbait on an extra-fast rod?

A regular action rod is more sensitive across it's range of flex. Many fast and ex-fast rods will have a "flat spot" in the flex curve. This is a dead spot. You may not feel a bite in that range. And, in an ex-fast rod, you don't to go far to get into that zone.

A regular action rod is a lot better handling a big fish on short line. Couple that fact to fact that they cast better and more accurately, and why would you not want a mod-fast pitchin stick?

 

There's a reason so many high end Japanese sticks are regular, or mod-fast, actions.