What presentations do you use your Loomis 842 MBR rods?

[waymont]

It's the only MBR rod I don't own. How are you using yours?

 

[roadwarrior]

Dedicated to swimbaits, swim jigs and the Menace. All my rods are favorites, but this

is my "most favorite".

 

[waymont]

3 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Dedicated to swimbaits, swim jigs and the Menace. All my rods are favorites, but this

is my "most favorite".

 

It has the butt for hook sets with swim jigs?

t-rigged Menace?

[roadwarrior]

Absolutely!

[NHBull]

I have literally used it for almost everything with the exception  of frogs and punching.

 

I have also used it as a spinning substitute for NEKO  and weighted wacky.

 

 

[Dumbbassanglr]

Surprised to hear the above. I use mine for various treble hook baits.

[KP Duty]

1 hour ago, Dumbbassanglr said:

Surprised to hear the above. I use mine for various treble hook baits.

I agree.  I hear of people fishing light t-rigs and jigs on the 2 power Loomis rods, but I prefer more power for setting the hook.    

[ATA]

I have two 842, The Spinning I use for ned rig and drop shot and light shaky head and very small jerk bait and crank bait(1/8 oz)

The 842 casting I use for 1/2oz crank bait and jerk bait and jigs.

[waymont]

3 hours ago, KP Duty said:

I hear of people fishing light t-rigs and jigs on the 2 power Loomis rods, but I prefer more power for setting the hook.    

I have two 852 JWR rods that are incredible for t-rigs, and 3/16 and 1/4oz jigs.

I was really wondering about the 2 power MBR rods.

[ABrugs]

This has been really helpful to read through as I’m planning on getting one of the 842 MBR sticks. It sounds like this will work for all of the techniques I plan on throwing.

 

Do you all think I’d be good throwing a 3/8 Megabass Dark Sleeper? Would the 1/2 be too much for this rod?

[waymont]

I ended up getting an older GLX 842 MBR rod at the beginning of 2022.

My favorite uses are 1/4oz Mini Max Chatterbait, 5/16 finesse spinnerbaits, squarebills 1/4-1/3oz, shaky heads, tubes.

 

As far as jigs/T-Rigs go, I will stick to my 852 JWR rods. The extra fast tip is better for hook sets.

[DaveT63]

 I love using mine for 1/8 oz t-rigged Christie Craws and Baby Brush Hogs.  It also functions very well as a jerkbait rod.

[ABrugs]

I have the NRX+ 842c MBR and have used it for the following: NetBait STH Finesse Tube (2.5"), Megabass Vision 110 Jr./110+1 Jr., Keitech SIF 3.3", Megabass Dark Sleeper 3/8 (3"), Rapala DT6/DT8, Nichols 33 Mini Spinnerbait (1/4), 4"/5" Senko, Zoom Trick Worm, Z-Man Chatterbait Mini Max (1/4), and Dirty Jigs Finesse Swim Jig (1/4). It's an awesome and versatile stick.