Veritas 6ft10 med light casting...

[DitchPanda]

TW has em on sale for $60 ...I'm looking at this model for jerkbaits and poppers. Anybody have experience with this particular rod?

[T-Billy]

No experience with that particular model, but I have several Veritas. They tend to run a power higher than their rating. Solid rods IMO. I've never had an issue with any of them. That's a great price.

[DitchPanda]

8 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

No experience with that particular model, but I have several Veritas. They tend to run a power higher than their rating. Solid rods IMO. I've never had an issue with any of them. That's a great price.

I have a 7ft medium that I like..it is closer to a medium heavy imo. That's why I think this one would be good for what I need..I expect it to fish like a light medium instead of what I think of as medium light.

[ChrisD46]

13 hours ago, T-Billy said:

No experience with that particular model, but I have several Veritas. They tend to run a power higher than their rating. Solid rods IMO. I've never had an issue with any of them. That's a great price.

*So most likely the Veritas 6'10" ML / F would be closer to a M / F ?

[T-Billy]

1 hour ago, ChrisD46 said:

*So most likely the Veritas 6'10" ML / F would be closer to a M / F ?

Yes. I have a 6-9 ML spinning. It's definitely a medium.

[ajschn06]

16 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

I have a 7ft medium that I like..it is closer to a medium heavy imo. That's why I think this one would be good for what I need..I expect it to fish like a light medium instead of what I think of as medium light.

Hmmmm. I tend to think the opposite- I have a 6'10" MH Veritas that I think it closer to a medium.  Perhaps being a 2 piece makes a difference?

[new2BC4bass]

4 hours ago, ajschn06 said:

Hmmmm. I tend to think the opposite- I have a 6'10" MH Veritas that I think it closer to a medium.  Perhaps being a 2 piece makes a difference?

Shouldn't.  I've never used a Veritas, but have a couple other Abu rods.  I'd agree they fish heavy.  For the MH Veritas to feel like a Medium power, I'd have to guess you are comparing it to a broomstick. 

[ajschn06]

9 minutes ago, new2BC4bass said:

Shouldn't.  I've never used a Veritas, but have a couple other Abu rods.  I'd agree they fish heavy.  For the MH Veritas to feel like a Medium power, I'd have to guess you are comparing it to a broomstick. 

 

 

I'm comparing the Veritas PLX MH to the Veritas TE and the Vendetta.  TE and Vendetta feel like a standard MH to me, the PLX is way lighter.  Compare all that to a Daiwa Tatula MH- that one feels like a Heavy to me.  I use the PLX for trebled baits.

[Spankey]

I’ve never fished the exact rod you are talking about but I’m a big fan of the Veritas winch series of rods. I feel they are correct to power and action. Their Moderate actions for crankbaits fishing have become a favorite. I fish soft plastics on others but have been satisfied with the Veritas series. They are hard to find on a local scale. I’d be up for trying a 7 foot fast or x-fast action, ML or Medium power spinning rod for soft plastics. Abu is tuff to find near me. 

[Bankc]

I have the new 6-10 Veritas PLX ML/F in a spinning setup.  I agree that they fish heavier than their listing.  Though I wouldn't say it's quite all the way up to medium.  My M/F rods are definitely stiffer.  To me, the ML Veritas PLX is almost an in-between power.  And Extra Medium Light.  But it's got a soft tip, so it still casts light lures well.  

 

Personally, while I like the rod, I find it a bit underpowered for poppers and jerkbaits.  However, you might feel differently.  It tends to absorb too much on aggressive snaps, in my opinion.  But you might like something a bit softer than I do, and it's certainly close enough that I could see it working for some people.  I like it best for wacky rigs and stuff like that.  

 

[DitchPanda]

36 minutes ago, Bankc said:

I have the new 6-10 Veritas PLX ML/F in a spinning setup.  I agree that they fish heavier than their listing.  Though I wouldn't say it's quite all the way up to medium.  My M/F rods are definitely stiffer.  To me, the ML Veritas PLX is almost an in-between power.  And Extra Medium Light.  But it's got a soft tip, so it still casts light lures well.  

 

Personally, while I like the rod, I find it a bit underpowered for poppers and jerkbaits.  However, you might feel differently.  It tends to absorb too much on aggressive snaps, in my opinion.  But you might like something a bit softer than I do, and it's certainly close enough that I could see it working for some people.  I like it best for wacky rigs and stuff like that.  

 

In my experience spinning rods fish softer than the same power casting models 

[Bankc]

On 12/20/2021 at 1:13 PM, DitchPanda said:

In my experience spinning rods fish softer than the same power casting models 

I've heard that.  But I don't own any similar spinning rods and casting rods to compare.  Though I can definitely say that the ML Veritas PLX spinning rod is stiffer than any of my other ML spinning rods.  And I can say that it's not quite as stiff as any of my medium powered casting rods.  

[CrashVector]

All I use now are Abu Garcia rods.

 

The construction matters.  The older gen 3 veritas rods (w the black grips) are 30ton graphite.  They run stiff.

 

The newer veritas PLX rods are true to rating imo, as is the brand new tournament edition, which is 36ton.

 

If you're talking about the gen 3, it's gonna fish more like a Medium power.

 

Regardless, $60 is a steal for that rod.  They punch WELL above their price point.