AT844-3 Not MH?

[RipHair]

American Tackle

N

AT844-3

100

933.4

60

28.18

 

rodbuilders.org has the above measurements, 933.4 IP, 60AA and 28.18 ERN. They also for some reason list 100" which is incorrect for a 7' rod. I ordered this rod since the AT843-3 was out of stock pretty much everywhere including the Rainshadow equivalent. I'm worried it may be a bit too heavy for throwing 1/4oz-1/2oz stuff like mepps musky killers, some crankbaits, top water I guess should be fine like jitterbugs but maybe not buzz baits. Not even sure if a weightless wacky 5" would work (I think it's total weight is like 1/2oz IIRC).

 

The highest IP rod I built so far is the Rainshadow 843-3 and I measured it to be somewhere around 650 IP. It's to me, the perfect weight for this stuff but is definitely more fast than I'd like for mainly crankbaits. This rod seems much more moderate which is what I wanted.

 

Anyone ideas if it should be OK for my target applications? Unfortunately, I'm leaving this Friday so I don't really have time to order a new blank and build it in time but I need a spinning rod for this upcoming trip.

 

 

I'll try to measure it myself later tonight to see if my numbers agree but let's pretend the above are correct - the rod definitely feels much heavier than my Rainshadow 843-3

[MikeK]

I'd prefer something around 550-600 for those lures like the MHX SJ842 but it is not moderate.  From my measurements . . .

AT842-3 (several years old) IP 760

 

No idea about your measurement source for power for the AT844-3 but if it's correct it would be way too powerful for me.

[RipHair]

Just measured an IP of 1143g, ERN of 32.1 and AA of 68.1. I don't think I will build this rod.

[spoonplugger1]

The MH rating really doesn't exist in the industry, it is all up the manufacturer to rate a blank and if they spend more time down in heavy trash waters, or the nearshore ocean, things can be skewed toward their favorite fishery. A travel rod can go anywhere, be used for many things, looks like it would be a correct rating for something like peacock bass in South America, or larger touchy critters, the Batson RX7 3 piece travel rods they used to produce were designed specifically for those fish and came in 6 ft. 2 in. and a 7 ft. version, the shorter for throwing the big heavy plugs and other stuff all day.