hawgchaser Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 I could see that for sure. My feels pretty well balanced with a reel seated. However, the Avid is a great deal at its price as well. they are both good rods and would take someone fishing side by side to see if the price difference is worth it. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 20, 2009 Super User Posted March 20, 2009 Miffed Mojo owners, forgive me for being truthful. I had both rods set up with Daiwa Sols, with line and a 1/2 oz. jig. Some above said it best: "It just felt heavier." By a lot. I happened to have an Alphas ITO Ai as well, which is even lighter than the Sol, and that made it worse. Sorry if that offends you, but its the truth, as I know it from checking these out this past Monday. Why is it that some rods are excessively tip heavy, and others are not? I can't believe its as simple as the deletion of a little cork and glue. I found the Carrot Stix in the $150 range suffered the same issue. My Kistlers don't have that issue, and while I got them on sale for a similar price, they aren't that much more. The Powells I intend to get, at $140 don't suffer from this. Neither do the newer LTB. In fact, there was a Gander house rod with a split grip that felt great. It seems that in some instances, more attention to balance was given during development. Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted March 20, 2009 Super User Posted March 20, 2009 Francho, it's funny you should bring up the Gandar Mountain rods. I have a Pro-select split grip, and for split grips, it's the most well balanced rod I have. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 20, 2009 Super User Posted March 20, 2009 I think that was the rod I was playing with. My partner has a couple of them as well, and he likes them, despite being a total gear snob. Told me last week my reels were "junk" LOL. I reminded him that I found him struggling to catch fish at one of my shore spots with an Ugly Stik and a Penn saltwater reel. ;D Quote
basser89 Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Thanks for the input! I was looking at the Mojo's for a while but since I couldn never put my hands on the model I was looking for, I went another direction that I'm more than happy with! I brought up the tip issue as a heads up to anyone that's looking to get one. Sounds like with Francho's comments, anyone looking to get one should definitely put their hands on it before pulling the trigger to get one. I personally, wouldn't order one on line. If I checked it out in a store and it felt right, then I could see doing it. Quote
skno Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 MY VOTE IS FOR THE AVID This is a superior rod with a superior warranty Quote
hawgchaser Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 MY VOTE IS FOR THE AVID This is a superior rod with a superior warranty Thats a good point about the warranty. 5year on Mojo vs life on the Avid. Quote
booneangler Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 i picked up one of the mojo's in the store the other day with a reel on it. Now this was a spinning outfit but it didnt seem tip heavy at all it felt pretty good to me im thinking about getting one in a 6'6 casting for top water and testing it out. Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted March 21, 2009 Super User Posted March 21, 2009 I have not compared the casting and spinning models, but I would venture to guess that the reel seat is located a bit differently between the two. I would also think that the difference between a 6'6" and a 7' would make something of a difference in balance. On the 7' mhf casting rod it is noticable, but it didn't stop me from buying one. Quote
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