First Assessment of Mag-Touch Casting Rod

[islandbass]

Muddy,

They have been putting certain models at 50% off.  Just wait until the model you want is half off and if you live by a cabelas, have them ship it there. You will avoid shipping charges. It's a deal at its $99 price, a steal at $49.99, and highway robbery for less than $30. ;D Go for it.  

[sweet daddy]

Just like the foam grip crowd.

or that nasty "six pin" crowd, right?

negative.........

seriously...and doesn't your steez have foam?

Yes it does, and owning a steez combo is a status symbol. Every time I pick it up I have an audience. Now for the six pin thing, I still have a few six pin reels that work great once you dial them in. My problem is that I don't have time to dial them in anymore, nothing against them its just that my fishing time is more important than breaking in a reel.

[The_Natural]

What does a mag touch rod do that my tried and true rods don't?

nothing...I'm a little tired of your negativity my friend...

seriously, almost all of your posts read as "grump, grump, grump, grump"

It's a pretty unique style of rod that offers a new take on how to extract the most sensitivity out of a rod blank.

I won't lie; I think sweet daddies posts are somewhat entertaining. I'm not encouraging him, but having an antagonist makes it interesting.  Burley does this at times.  Just fire back and make your point. Maybe it reminds, me of being on the college football message boards, where you must be able to defend you post at a moments notice. To a point, stirring the pot gets us excited.

[Bass4Me007]

I'd like to get to Cabelas and feel one for myself.  Until then, can you describe how it feels in the hand.  You say not slippery, which it looks like it could be, especially when wet.  Good to know.  But what about comfort itself?  Cork, foam, etc. do provide a measure of comfort for a long day's use.  How does this feel?  Thanks.

[Dan:]

Just like the foam grip crowd.

or that nasty "six pin" crowd, right?

negative.........

seriously...and doesn't your steez have foam?

Yes it does, and owning a steez combo is a status symbol. Every time I pick it up I have an audience. Now for the six pin thing, I still have a few six pin reels that work great once you dial them in. My problem is that I don't have time to dial them in anymore, nothing against them its just that my fishing time is more important than breaking in a reel.

I don't understand how you call out "the foam crowd" like they're trend followers or the JDM and lightweight reel crowd when you own a Steez?

And centrifugal brakes are way easier to dial in than magnetic brakes.

[islandbass]

I'd like to get to Cabelas and feel one for myself. Until then, can you describe how it feels in the hand. You say not slippery, which it looks like it could be, especially when wet. Good to know. But what about comfort itself? Cork, foam, etc. do provide a measure of comfort for a long day's use. How does this feel? Thanks.

It feels "thinner" in my hands and I really like that. My hands are fit those medium gloves that you see nurses and doctors use.  It feels very comfortable to me, but that unfortunately is too subjective a trait of this or any rod.

I went the handle and my hands to find out myself and found that it is no worse or better than cork when wielding the rod.  One thing that I learned was this... For lack of a better term, the "grain" of the graphite provided superior grip and traction even when wet than the way it is oriented now.  In its current position it is no worse or better than graphite. I think that they should have placed the handle in the opposite direction.  

[sweet daddy]

Just like the foam grip crowd.

or that nasty "six pin" crowd, right?

negative.........

seriously...and doesn't your steez have foam?

Yes it does, and owning a steez combo is a status symbol. Every time I pick it up I have an audience. Now for the six pin thing, I still have a few six pin reels that work great once you dial them in. My problem is that I don't have time to dial them in anymore, nothing against them its just that my fishing time is more important than breaking in a reel.

I don't understand how you call out "the foam crowd" like they're trend followers or the JDM and lightweight reel crowd when you own a Steez?

And centrifugal brakes are way easier to dial in than magnetic brakes.

Like I said before, when you pull out the steez you become a celebrity. Many companies jumped the shark with foam, now the market is flooded with cheap wannabe steez rods. I could name a few, but you probably like one of those. If you think a six pin reel is way easier to dial in than a mag reel stay with it. I enjoy being able to dial in a reel without removing side plates, and switching plastic weights around.

[Dan:]

Sort of like your Mojos jumped the shark with the split grip style?

I didn't know the Steez was the first rod to use foam grips... :

[sweet daddy]

Sort of like your Mojos jumped the shark with the split grip style?

I didn't know the Steez was the first rod to use foam grips... :

The steez is sexy on so many levels that it can get away with a foam grip. The mojo jumped into the fray by offering an affordable split grip rod with great action, guides, and weight.

[Dan:]

and the other rods are just jumping on the foam and/or split grip bandwagons?

[islandbass]

Now come on folks.  You can start another post instead of highjacking this one.  :-[ :-?      :

[sweet daddy]

What other rods?

[skunked_again]

Now come on folks. You can start another post instead of highjacking this one. :-[ :-? :

i agree. especially when one poster seems like he either knows more than the fishing world or is googling for good answers.

even unwriten facts speak for themselves.

[rubba bubba]

This thread now has lock written all over it.

[Dan:]

Sorry guys, I'll stop. I just got sick of someone so obviously ignorant about fishing gear making such derisive posts about other people's gear.

[Muddy]

What other rods?

All the way back to the 70's there have been quality foam handles. The first I ever had was on the old ABU Red Conolons, lots of Diawas had them , lots of surf rods had them, foam really is not a new option.

Since Magnetic and Centrifugal brakes work at different parts of the cast, I see many preferring one over the other. I prefer the six pin, 4 on , and 2 off.I leave it that way and depend heavily on the cast control knob to keep the spool right per different lure weight.

[J Francho]

I don't think you can compare the EVA grips from the 70s and 80s to the newer, lightweight Hypalon grips found on newer, high end rods.  They're both foam, but the similarity ends there.  I still like plain old cork.

[steezy]

Just like the foam grip crowd.

or that nasty "six pin" crowd, right?

negative.........

seriously...and doesn't your steez have foam?

Yes it does, and owning a steez combo is a status symbol. Every time I pick it up I have an audience. Now for the six pin thing, I still have a few six pin reels that work great once you dial them in. My problem is that I don't have time to dial them in anymore, nothing against them its just that my fishing time is more important than breaking in a reel.

Since I own 2 steez reels and rods do I have a special status symbol?  

JK, I much prefer the foam grip on my steez compared to the grandpa cork grip on my Loomis GLX's.  IMHO, the GLX is a better rod but someone at Loomis needs to wake up, pull their head out of somewhere and put a modern grip on that awesome rod.

I guarantee they would sell more rods if they updated that grip!

BTW, Ive never touched a "Mag-Touch" rod but the handle/grip design looks interesting.

[Muddy]

I don't think you can compare the EVA grips from the 70s and 80s to the newer, lightweight Hypalon grips found on newer, high end rods. They're both foam, but the similarity ends there. I still like plain old cork.

 Agreed, everyone was jumping all over that guy and I just wanted to give him an honest answer, and a little history. I prefer cork myself, I do not even like it on the few salt water rods i have owned.

[OIFBasser]

I don't have a mag touch, but did get an XML for dirty-dirty cheap last month. I am sold on Cabelas rods, as they do not feel like I'm fishing with a mop like BPS rods. I can't say I'll pay MSRP for them, but will buy more of them next year when they go on sale again.