Super User Dan: Posted July 31, 2009 Super User Posted July 31, 2009 I'd give the mojo a try. I tried a bunch of different split grips before I got a mojo. The mojo feels just like my steez and the price cant be beat. If you live near a popular bass lake custom rod shops are popping up all over. You can get a custom built rod made to fit your needs for far less money than the major brands, but it might take more than eight days. lmao, you're kidding, right?
FishDontLikeMe1301600221 Posted July 31, 2009 Posted July 31, 2009 cabelas has some of those xml rods on a super sale,id also check out the falcon bucoo ($110) awesome rod.the carrot stix even though it cathes alot of flack on here i love mine,NEVER a problem and it gets fished alot and hard.im in the market to see how those new abu garcia vendetta rods are and handle when they hit the shelves in a few months. and btw i have some mojos and a steez...they are nothing alike and dont even come close to compair to the steez is a god like rod the mojo is jester of a rod
Super User skunked_again Posted July 31, 2009 Super User Posted July 31, 2009 why dont you drive someplace and pick out two rods? there has to be a Dicks or something close. there are like 4 dicks a cabelas a bass pro and a lot of other places near bye.. dicks is over priced... and basspro and cabelas don't carry half of what companies offer... look at the difference in reel and rod selection of the high end brands from bass pro to tackle warehouse and you will see what i mean.. the idea of this is.......................even though these stores dont have every model of rods, they have a few. you can take a reel and store test them, then order the action you want instead of going off the opinions of those that might love what you hate. nothing stinks more than dropping $250 on 2 rods you dont like.
ArcticCat500 Posted July 31, 2009 Posted July 31, 2009 The easy answer is two custom Gblanks rods. Order it with black foam and brushed aluminum winding checks....badarse! They will run you $125 each....http://www.imaginationbassin.com/gblanksproducts.htm how long do they take? i only have 8 days. they will take a little longer then 8 days, but you can have them shipped to a buddy's house, GBlanks are getting alot of recognition around here lately and its for a good reason, the quality of the build is amazing and the support and service provided by Larry is second to none, alot more then you'll get from the big chains. Take a look, its worth your time. Another vote for GBlanks.
bassmasterb007 Posted July 31, 2009 Posted July 31, 2009 i love my carrot stix gold! my personal favorite out of about 15 high end rods.take that for what its worth.
Incheon Basser Posted August 1, 2009 Author Posted August 1, 2009 All right... I called all the tackle shops in the area and BPS was the only one who had a BuCoo and they had 1.... i walked around the store for hours playing with every rod in there... the Bucoo has got to be the most balenced rod under 200 dollars and more balanced then some over 200. When you hold the rod there is little to no, tip heavy pull on your rist... all the st crox rods pulled... i was so impreased with the bucoo that i bought it.. i'll be ordering the second one tomorrow... i also bought a CI200E cause there so lite... it's like a match made in heaven... thanks so much for all the advice and the next time i'm in the states.. i'll prool buy a pair of Gblanks too. I pitched for an hour straight with this lite combo and my wrist isn't sore at all. With the BuCoo and the CI200E.. total weight is less than 12 oz .. just awesome
DINK WHISPERER Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 Powell Max rods at $139.99 with split grips/no fore grip they are the best rod for the $ IMO!!!
sweet daddy Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 I'd give the mojo a try. I tried a bunch of different split grips before I got a mojo. The mojo feels just like my steez and the price cant be beat. If you live near a popular bass lake custom rod shops are popping up all over. You can get a custom built rod made to fit your needs for far less money than the major brands, but it might take more than eight days. lmao, you're kidding, right? Have you fished with a steez rod? I have the 7 mh and I can honestly say the mojo feels just like it except for the cork handle.
Incheon Basser Posted August 1, 2009 Author Posted August 1, 2009 I'd give the mojo a try. I tried a bunch of different split grips before I got a mojo. The mojo feels just like my steez and the price cant be beat. If you live near a popular bass lake custom rod shops are popping up all over. You can get a custom built rod made to fit your needs for far less money than the major brands, but it might take more than eight days. lmao, you're kidding, right? Have you fished with a steez rod? I have the 7 mh and I can honestly say the mojo feels just like it except for the cork handle. except the steez is like 3oz lighter and way more sensitive
FishDontLikeMe1301600221 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 congrats on that bucoo..i got one a few weeks back and LOVE it...now one of my fav. and go to set ups.
Incheon Basser Posted August 1, 2009 Author Posted August 1, 2009 congrats on that bucoo..i got one a few weeks back and LOVE it...now one of my fav. and go to set ups. yeah ...really looking forward to some quality time with it out on the water... was so impressed with how light and balanced it is.
sweet daddy Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 I'd give the mojo a try. I tried a bunch of different split grips before I got a mojo. The mojo feels just like my steez and the price cant be beat. If you live near a popular bass lake custom rod shops are popping up all over. You can get a custom built rod made to fit your needs for far less money than the major brands, but it might take more than eight days. lmao, you're kidding, right? Have you fished with a steez rod? I have the 7 mh and I can honestly say the mojo feels just like it except for the cork handle. except the steez is like 3oz lighter and way more sensitive 3 ounces? Â : and more sensitive for $300 Â :
FishDontLikeMe1301600221 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 congrats on that bucoo..i got one a few weeks back and LOVE it...now one of my fav. and go to set ups. yeah ...really looking forward to some quality time with it out on the water... was so impressed with how light and balanced it is. plus its a badarse lookn rod  8-) 8-) 8-)  ;D
FishDontLikeMe1301600221 Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 I'd give the mojo a try. I tried a bunch of different split grips before I got a mojo. The mojo feels just like my steez and the price cant be beat. If you live near a popular bass lake custom rod shops are popping up all over. You can get a custom built rod made to fit your needs for far less money than the major brands, but it might take more than eight days. lmao, you're kidding, right? Have you fished with a steez rod? I have the 7 mh and I can honestly say the mojo feels just like it except for the cork handle. except the steez is like 3oz lighter and way more sensitive 3 ounces? : and more sensitive for $300 : your comparing apples to oranges man...plus a lifetime warranty..ALL fuji components,the aluminum foregrip nut,waaaay more technology is in that steez then the mojo could think of,i to have both and blindfold me and i can tell the HUGE difference between the two thats like saying a corvette is the same,just as good or better then a Ferrari :
Super User skunked_again Posted August 1, 2009 Super User Posted August 1, 2009 ive got a Mojo ill sell for half the price of a Steez if its that good of a rod.
Super User Dan: Posted August 1, 2009 Super User Posted August 1, 2009 I'd give the mojo a try. I tried a bunch of different split grips before I got a mojo. The mojo feels just like my steez and the price cant be beat. If you live near a popular bass lake custom rod shops are popping up all over. You can get a custom built rod made to fit your needs for far less money than the major brands, but it might take more than eight days. lmao, you're kidding, right? Have you fished with a steez rod? I have the 7 mh and I can honestly say the mojo feels just like it except for the cork handle. except the steez is like 3oz lighter and way more sensitive 3 ounces? : and more sensitive for $300 : your comparing apples to oranges man...plus a lifetime warranty..ALL fuji components,the aluminum foregrip nut,waaaay more technology is in that steez then the mojo could think of,i to have both and blindfold me and i can tell the HUGE difference between the two thats like saying a corvette is the same,just as good or better then a Ferrari : agreed. The Mojos are blown away by the Avids which are then again blown away by the Legend Tournaments let alone a friggin' Steez. sweet_daddy, are you fishing with mittens on or do you have prosthetic hands?
Super User Muddy Posted August 1, 2009 Super User Posted August 1, 2009 In the next couple of days I will be spending 250$ on rods (the wife is out of town.. lol) I want to buy 2 split gripsHere is 3 brands i'm thinking about... St Crox mojo E21 Carrot Stix Cabelas Prodigy What are your thoughts? other suggestions are welcome also, thanks. I love it when a guy asks about 3 specific rods, and all the experts jump in , about rods way out of the pricing point the fella is working in & some of whom do not even own the rods they are talking about.
sweet daddy Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 I'd give the mojo a try. I tried a bunch of different split grips before I got a mojo. The mojo feels just like my steez and the price cant be beat. If you live near a popular bass lake custom rod shops are popping up all over. You can get a custom built rod made to fit your needs for far less money than the major brands, but it might take more than eight days. lmao, you're kidding, right? Have you fished with a steez rod? I have the 7 mh and I can honestly say the mojo feels just like it except for the cork handle. except the steez is like 3oz lighter and way more sensitive 3 ounces? : and more sensitive for $300 : your comparing apples to oranges man...plus a lifetime warranty..ALL fuji components,the aluminum foregrip nut,waaaay more technology is in that steez then the mojo could think of,i to have both and blindfold me and i can tell the HUGE difference between the two thats like saying a corvette is the same,just as good or better then a Ferrari : agreed. The Mojos are blown away by the Avids which are then again blown away by the Legend Tournaments let alone a friggin' Steez. sweet_daddy, are you fishing with mittens on or do you have prosthetic hands? No, and where I fish most men don't need light low profile reels, and a high dollar rod to catch fish. Â
Incheon Basser Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 I'd give the mojo a try. I tried a bunch of different split grips before I got a mojo. The mojo feels just like my steez and the price cant be beat. If you live near a popular bass lake custom rod shops are popping up all over. You can get a custom built rod made to fit your needs for far less money than the major brands, but it might take more than eight days. lmao, you're kidding, right? Have you fished with a steez rod? I have the 7 mh and I can honestly say the mojo feels just like it except for the cork handle. except the steez is like 3oz lighter and way more sensitive 3 ounces? : and more sensitive for $300 : your comparing apples to oranges man...plus a lifetime warranty..ALL fuji components,the aluminum foregrip nut,waaaay more technology is in that steez then the mojo could think of,i to have both and blindfold me and i can tell the HUGE difference between the two thats like saying a corvette is the same,just as good or better then a Ferrari : agreed. The Mojos are blown away by the Avids which are then again blown away by the Legend Tournaments let alone a friggin' Steez. sweet_daddy, are you fishing with mittens on or do you have prosthetic hands? No, and where I fish most men don't need light low profile reels, and a high dollar rod to catch fish. Man your the one who brought it up and said you had a steetz and it was the same as your mojo.. but in the end ... Let the thread die I already bought the dang rod 3 days ago... No one has said the Mojo is a peice of crap.. it's a nice rod but it is Not even a Corvette IMO. It's more like a Jetta... Nice car looks good and gets the job done, when it's brand new it's sweet to show off to your friends but it'll be in the junk yard in 10 years not a sunday driver.. know what I mean? My BuCoo's will be hanging in old gear heaven someday too when i get better stuff doesn't mean i don't like them or excited about it.. I still really like and use my Ugly Stick Lite Pro's from Wally world... dang things will last for ever .. allready have rigs set up and planed to hand down to my two boys (1 and a half and 5 months) for when they are old enough to master the caster...
Incheon Basser Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 Weight is really important when your on the water for twelve hours straight. Â In the summer cause of the heat our local club holds night tournaments... Unlike the day tourneys that are 8 hours in spring and fall, we fish from 7pm to 7am with a weigh in half way through... they made it that way so people could go home at night if they wanted.. but who in there right mind is going to do that when there's fish in the lake and money on the line? I swear that after the first 8 hours I thought my dang arm was going to fall off shoulder burning like I had lifted weights all night... if I would have had this last month it would have been different... It's a shame I gotta go back to Korea the very same day of the next Tourney... or i might have pulled off my first win
Super User Dan: Posted August 7, 2009 Super User Posted August 7, 2009 I'd give the mojo a try. I tried a bunch of different split grips before I got a mojo. The mojo feels just like my steez and the price cant be beat. If you live near a popular bass lake custom rod shops are popping up all over. You can get a custom built rod made to fit your needs for far less money than the major brands, but it might take more than eight days. lmao, you're kidding, right? Have you fished with a steez rod? I have the 7 mh and I can honestly say the mojo feels just like it except for the cork handle. except the steez is like 3oz lighter and way more sensitive 3 ounces? : and more sensitive for $300 : your comparing apples to oranges man...plus a lifetime warranty..ALL fuji components,the aluminum foregrip nut,waaaay more technology is in that steez then the mojo could think of,i to have both and blindfold me and i can tell the HUGE difference between the two thats like saying a corvette is the same,just as good or better then a Ferrari : agreed. The Mojos are blown away by the Avids which are then again blown away by the Legend Tournaments let alone a friggin' Steez. sweet_daddy, are you fishing with mittens on or do you have prosthetic hands? No, and where I fish most men don't need light low profile reels, and a high dollar rod to catch fish. says the guy with the steez rod and zillion reels...
sweet daddy Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 Don't forget the steez reel, that thing owns . I have come to accept the fact that I will never be as cool as those of you who have the jdm core reels with avid rods, use berkley wannabe braid, and compare one six pin reel to another. :'( My feelings are hurt, but I will venture on not knowing the difference of three ounces.
Super User Dan: Posted August 7, 2009 Super User Posted August 7, 2009 So, just to make sure...You're cool with spending more than $400 on a Steez reel and rod but you don't see why people would spend LESS than that on an Avid or JDM reels? And if you don't appreciate 3oz then what was it that attracted you to the Steez products? It couldn't be sensitivity because you said yourself that your Mojo feels just like the Steez? And since when are "six pin reels" inferior? It's a different style of brakes. It's no better or worse than MagForce, it's just different.
sweet daddy Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 1. I didn't pay for my steez combo, but after using it I would gladly take on a second income to buy more. 2. This thread was about affordable split grip rods. I suggested a mojo and everyone went batshit crazy about the avids. 3. what was it that attracted you to the Steez products? I had a gift card for around $1000 bucks. I tried the digital shimano reels, and almost kept the calcutta dc. I told the clerk/salesman I was tired of seeing upgraded versions of a six pin reel so he broke out the steez at the time it was brand new, and still the lightest reel on the face of earth so I figured it wouldn't look good on anything but a matching rod. Not my money so I went for it. 4.The mojo is the bomb. No other rod a msrp of nintey bucks with a split grip comes close
Incheon Basser Posted August 7, 2009 Author Posted August 7, 2009 4.The mojo is the bomb. No other rod a msrp of nintey bucks with a split grip comes close but one at 109 blows it away...... hahaha and i have 2...jelious? ;D
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