Is a more sensitive rod really necessary?

[Bernie Mac]

Well hurry up and get back then. Drive carefully, or should I say fly.

I'll try man...14 hours is a long..........long plane ride.  Thanks

[Bernie Mac]

Thank you for your service to our country. I hope you catch the biggest freakin' bass on the planet when you get home.

Man I'll sure try....thanks for the support from all

[The Yankee Fist]

No thanks needed bro.

Oh, I'm in on the sensitive rod deal.....GOTTA have a least one super stick. Ck the review I just posted on the GLX Bronzeback. I'm converted, though I can't see having ALL rods like that...just one primo one is nice to have in casting and spinning IMHO.

Some high priced thing if it's in the budget would be a nice present to yourself after coming back from the sandpit. :)

[Bernie Mac]

No thanks needed bro.

Oh, I'm in on the sensitive rod deal.....GOTTA have a least one super stick. Ck the review I just posted on the GLX Bronzeback. I'm converted, though I can't see having ALL rods like that...just one primo one is nice to have in casting and spinning IMHO.

Some high priced thing if it's in the budget would be a nice present to yourself after coming back from the sandpit. :)

But still Thanks Man...I'll CK out your post real quick (before my time is up on the computer, shared internet  :-[)...Already got one present waiting, MB843GLX custom , been itching since the ole lady said it arrived at the door, have another B/C needing a home :-/ on a new rod and looking to good ole Loomis again (hince the reason I started the post).

[DINK WHISPERER]

The only rods that i look for a lot of sensitivity out of are my soft plastics rods. Flippin stick, weightless and t-rigged set-ups. Anything else, just a decent mid range rod is fine for me.

[skno]

after fishing soft plastics and jigs with my loomis imx for about a week for some reason I picked up my old 7 ft MH rod and fished for a few minutes. It  was no longer acceptable. There is no comparison get an avid or better and get a great warranty and a great rod.

[Bassn Blvd]

My brother n law comes home next week from Iraq also.  He'll be here for 15 days and back. I wonder if ya'll kn ow each other or will be flying together.

[ColtDewd]

Recall the video where the guy underwater filming came up and asked the guy doing the fishing why he wasn't setting the hook as the bass were taking the lure in their mouths? It was shot down in Florida I believe. To me, that was reason enough to go to GLX's

Hook 'n Look does the same thing if you've ever seen that show. The guy filming underwater often tells the guy in the boat that "he's got it" So, maybe there is something to be said for sensitivity after all?

[Hammer 4]

Is this on the internet by any chance..i.e. youtube.?

Recall the video where the guy underwater filming came up and asked the guy doing the fishing why he wasn't setting the hook as the bass were taking the lure in their mouths? It was shot down in Florida I believe. To me, that was reason enough to go to GLX's

Hook 'n Look does the same thing if you've ever seen that show. The guy filming underwater often tells the guy in the boat that "he's got it" So, maybe there is something to be said for sensitivity after all?

[islandbass]

If you guys really want to maximize sensitivty, put away your rods (well, just try it at least once) and fish just with the line. I tried it a few times and was simply amazed and downright surprised at the picture I was getting. I could feel the pulse of every passing wave to boot.

We're talking about maximizing sensivity, right? The first signal goes through the line to the guides to the blank, then to your hands. Perhaps there could be signal/vibration lost along the way so why not take parts of that equation out and go directly from line to hand?

Come on, now. You will have saved a ton of money and if maximum sensitivity is the goal, then it doesn't get more direct than line straight to hand. You will be in awe of how sensitive our hands really are and it is better than any rod out there. God knew what He was doing when he gave us our senses.

I know, we aren't going to give up our rods but give it a try. It's a lot of fun.

As for line, I believe braid certainly does transmit feedback to me quite well. Throw in a rod of GLX caliber and using W (Tungsten) could really be a killer set up in the sensitivity department. With that said, I only used braid for certain applications, and for economic reasons I use lead over tungsten.  These items are great to have be not necessary. Shoot, my daughter used to outfish me in her sleep with her Barbie pole when she was younger. Curado schahmado/Loomis rig and I get outfished by a Barbie pole.  ;D

I believe all this does is increase our odds at feeling the subtlest of bites and not necessarily guarantee the catch of more fish. That part has always been angler dependent, regardless of the set up used.

[Bernie Mac]

Well put IB, well put

[Bernie Mac]

My brother n law comes home next week from Iraq also. He'll be here for 15 days and back. I wonder if ya'll kn ow each other or will be flying together.

I just might, what's his name?  As we all say, it's a small world, smaller military, and even smaller army.  I don't think I'll be flying with him, sounds like he's coming home for R&R.

Hey Colt...you have a link to those videos...would love to see them?

[ColtDewd]

They are VHS tapes, purchased thru BassPro Shop.  The first is titled "Bigmouth" and the 2nd is called "Feeding Habits of Bass". I've also got all of the Hook 'n Look videos and in those, Kims' son is constantly telling him when the fish has the lure/bait in its mouth. What I learned from the 1st two videos was that a bass can inhale a lure and spit it out before the fisherman even knows he's there. At my advanced age, every bit of help I can get is most appreciated, thus I tend to use sensitive rods and fluoro or braid to feel the bite.  

[Simp]

They are VHS tapes, purchased thru BassPro Shop. The first is titled "Bigmouth" and the 2nd is called "Feeding Habits of Bass". I've also got all of the Hook 'n Look videos and in those, Kims' son is constantly telling him when the fish has the lure/bait in its mouth. What I learned from the 1st two videos was that a bass can inhale a lure and spit it out before the fisherman even knows he's there. At my advanced age, every bit of help I can get is most appreciated, thus I tend to use sensitive rods and fluoro or braid to feel the bite.

I can attest to this happening more then we think. We have a hunting and fishing days fair each year and they have seminars for different things. One seminar was by a local Crappie pro on using jigs. He went over fall rates ect. We had large a viewing tank set up for these seminars and over and over again he would get a bite and not know it for several seconds. So of course he often missed the fish entirely.