Super User jimmyjoe Posted January 25, 2018 Super User Posted January 25, 2018 I've been trying to get my head around the concept of fairly light power baitcasting, and I've been going twenty different directions at once. I know, that's not a good idea. A few days ago I saw a Daiwa Spinmatic-D Kokanee trolling rod for sale. It was 40 bucks. Idly, I flexed it. It seemed the same as the 7' ultralight Spinmatic spinning rod, with which I was already familiar. The blurb from Daiwa said the action was " fast". Take that with a grain of salt. I have no idea what possessed me, but at 40 bucks, I figured I could re-sell it and not lose much. So I bought it, put my new Curado 70 on it with 8 lb. Trilene XL that I had laying around, and took it out to the middle of the park to see what it would do. Long story short, it's FANTASTIC! The rod is rated 1/16 to 1/4 oz., and I definitely will stay at 1/4 max. I cast a 1/4 oz. Thomas Buoyant and a 1/6 oz. Cyclone. The 1/4 cast as far as my 7' ultralight spinning. The 1/6th cast aaaaalmost as far as the spinning. Then in a mood to see how far I could take this, I put a 1/8th oz. Teeny Wee-R Rebel crank on, and let go. Sonofagun, if that thing didn't go about as far as the spinning gear would throw it. I still have to set up measuring devices to get the real straight skinny on this, but I'm as happy as a cat in a fish market! I never would have considered a rod this light for my new Curado 70, but temporary insanity overrode that, and I'm glad it did. Now I can get the advantage of 8 lb. line where I used 4 lb. before. More authority, despite the whippy rod. With whippy rods, I don't fight the fish with the rod anyway; I use the reel for 90% of the pressure, and lift the rod about 10-15 degrees (only) just to take up some slack. It's not the same technique that I use with a M/F or MH/MF rod. Now don't take my initial enthusiasm as the final word. It's the middle of winter, and things can change a lot when ice-out finally gets here. But for right now, I'd say that my quest to see how light I could go with a baitcasting reel has been satisfied. :)) jj 1 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted January 25, 2018 Super User Posted January 25, 2018 I'll take 1/4 oz of what you've been doing... Quote
bigfruits Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 I'll take 1/4 oz of what you've been doing... not for $40 Quote
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