ProFISHency 7'6" HF casting rod

[Kirtley Howe]

Lovelywife Melody and I were doing some grocery shopping today at Walmart. We happened to go through the miscellaneous clearance aisle, and there was a ProFISHency 7'6" HF 10lb. to 20lb line rating, 1/4oz. to 1oz lure weight casting rod.  List price (on the ProFISHency website) was $99.99, Walmarts' original price was $79.99. The rod had been marked down to $51.00, then to $41.00, and today the last one they had was marked down to $31.00. At that price my wife told me too just "Buy the d!$@ thing already". Which I did. 

Does anyone have any experience with this rod, and if so, what is your opinion of it? I don't see how I can lose at the price I paid, but how would you rate the rod?

[MN Fisher]

That lure rating puts it more the MH category...probably be good for jigs and pitching into moderate or light cover. I wouldn't use it for heavy cover or punching.

[Kirtley Howe]

From the feel of it, a max rating of 1 oz lure seems a bit low to me. My new Arid-X is a MHF, and it feels much lighter (both in weight and in action/feel) than the ProFishencey HF. Guess I will need to get it out and see how it handles a 1 + oz lure.  It claims to built specifically for deep cranking, heavy carolina rigs, pitching and flipping, and for "bigger" swimbaits. Not sure how it could be made to do all those things, but we shall see........

[Kirtley Howe]

Got out fishing with the Profishency rod last night. My observations are as follows:

 The rating on the rod is not accurate. It is rated for 1/4 to 1 oz. lures. I tried a 1/4 oz jig, and it the result was not good. A 3/8oz is about the lowest weight that can be successfully used . On the other end of the scale the rod is rated for 1 oz. but works very well for casting up to 1 3/4 oz..

So, being rated as a "heavy action" rod is actually pretty accurate, but the lure ratings are WAY off. 

It is definitely a fast action rod, however. It worked well for deep cranking and frogging, and seemed pretty good for use with large (1/2 oz to 1 1/2 oz) topwater lures. I didn't catch any fish topwater fishing, so I don't know how well it will do on a hook set with them, but it felt good in use.

It did do well when I hooked several 1 1/2lb to 2 1/4lb bass will deep cranking, and throwing a 1/2oz Texas rig dragging the bottom in fairly heavy current. 

So overall, I would say that for $31.00 it is a good deal. I don't think it would be worth the original price of $79.99.  I am happy with the rod for the price I paid, and it will be used in my rotation often.

[roadwarrior]

Sounds like a perfect stick for tomato vines.

 

 

 

                                                

[WRB]

You should be careful buying anything being closed out at a big box store like Walmart. Reason being is shop wear or damage goods by customers then put back on the shelf.

Fishing Rods people like to bang the rod tips on the floor and bend them in a circle God knows why!

I would check the rod out carefully for cracked guides and rod blank stress cracks. 

The rod is unknown to me and I don't buy anything not knowing where it’s made.

Could work out as a frog rod?

Tom

[Kirtley Howe]

I examined the rod very carefully before purchase. The guides were straight and showed no signs of being "tweaked" or damaged. The rod itself was unmarked. The plastic was still on the reel seat and the cork handles. If there was/is any damage, it is well hidden.  And for $31.00, I am not very worried about it. It will work for the use I bought it for. The rod, as many are these days, was made in China...no big surprise there. I did find one review on YouTube that pretty much agrees with what I thought, though he thought the rod was worth more  $$ than I would have said.

[PhishLI]

1 hour ago, Kirtley Howe said:

It will work for the use I bought it for.

Don't sweat it. David Dudley is using that rod on the BPT. You'll find use for it.

[WRB]

Didn’t think Dudley owned a casting rod?

Tom