Megabass F2.5-67K Black Themis Orochi XXX

[Corey T]

Does anyone have any experience with the Megabass F2.5-67K Black Themis Orochi XXX? I’m eyeing it for SMALL weightless t-rigs. 

[fishwizzard]

 

Yep, I have had one for a few years now and really like it.  It's got a very fast action, so it's not the best caster, but once you get the lure out there, it's wonderful for small jigs, t-rigs, and little paddletails.  

 

This is the 3600 box I packed to use with it, the three presentations on top all weight right around 3/8oz, which is the rod's sweetspot.  

[Corey T]

4 minutes ago, fishwizzard said:

 

Yep, I have had one for a few years now and really like it.  It's got a very fast action, so it's not the best caster, but once you get the lure out there, it's wonderful for small jigs, t-rigs, and little paddletails.  

 

This is the 3600 box I packed to use with it, the three presentations on top all weight right around 3/8oz, which is the rod's sweetspot.  

@fishwizzard your kind of fishing is right up my alley!

 

Not much for weightless? I’m really struggling to balance the light rod with the fast tip. How big of a hook would you go? Is a #1 or a 1/0 about right? I’m really tempted to give it a shot for when I am on the boat. I’m thinking the Alphas Air TW could help a bit with casting. 

[fishwizzard]

10 hours ago, Corey T said:

 

Not much for weightless? I’m really struggling to balance the light rod with the fast tip. How big of a hook would you go? Is a #1 or a 1/0 about right? 

I do fish a fair amount of weightless plastics, just not on that rod.  I am not a huge fan of XF rods due to the poor casting performance, so I tend to use them exclusively in the upper half of their range to help them load better on the cast. 
 

In addition to smaller jigs/t-rigs, I have used the BT as a dropshot rod a good bit. It’s got a great power/taper for t-rigged DS fishing, esp when using a cast-n-crank retrieve.  It’s also a lot of fun with smaller walking/popping lures.  In open water, it makes a reasonable 5” Senko/Super Fluke rod, but I generally want a little more power for those presentations. 
 

Overall it’s a really nice rod in terms of

fit and finish, power/taper balance, and sensitivity. It’s very much a “ML/XF spinning rod in casting form” and can do a lot of stuff well in that world.