Muad Dib Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 well i just got my second crucial. best part about it was that i got it at cabelas. i got their employee discount coupon and got the price including tax for 129! the selection was very low at the east hartford site. i really wanted to compare it to an avid. wish these stores had some dobyns or other interesting rods. i did feel the new g loomis nfx? or nlx. and man thats the nicest rod i ever felt. for a 7 foot 3 it must have abeen a hair over 4 ounces. nuts. anyway pumped about the new shimano. ! Quote
Super User SoFlaBassAddict Posted December 31, 2010 Super User Posted December 31, 2010 You'll love it. The only complaint I have about them, all Shimano rods really, is the hook keeper design. Thats easily fixed with a Fuji EZ-Keeper though. They're right on par with the Avid. I just didn't like the handle on the Avids, thats why I've gone with the Crucials. I'll be adding a few more of them to my collection before too much longer. Quote
kikstand454 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 i have the 7'6" split grip crucial that i use for c-rigs. it is amazing. i solved the uninspired hook keeper problem with a cable ziptie. the kind with a loop to mount with a nail. works like a charm- i have them on most of my rods. Quote
Stasher1 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 I prefer the Avid's grip over the Crucial, but everybody's hands are different. Avids are also a bit under-rated compared to the Crucials. Meaning, a med. Avid is somewhere between a med. and a med/hvy Crucial. In regards to their sensitivity, I don't think there's a nickel's worth of difference between the two. Quote
Super User SoFlaBassAddict Posted December 31, 2010 Super User Posted December 31, 2010 I prefer the Avid's grip over the Crucial, but everybody's hands are different. In regards to their sensitivity, I don't think there's a nickel's worth of difference between the two. I just didn't like the small bulge behind the reel seat. Other than that, liked the rods. Having used both, I've gotta agree about the sensitivity. Certainly not enough of a difference either way for me to notice. Quote
The Rooster Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Congrats on the Crucial. I'm jealous. ;D Seriously, I'm jealous. Gotta get me one o' dose rods. Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted January 1, 2011 Super User Posted January 1, 2011 Congrats on the Crucial. I'm jealous. ;D Seriously, I'm jealous. Gotta get me one o' dose rods. I picked up one also this summer based on the praise it recieved here, and I couldn't love it more. Great rod 8-) Quote
The Rooster Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 I am going to get one for my spinning rod most likely. I fish Compres for casting rods though. Would love a Crucial for that too, but cost is too high to get them for every rod I want. For a spinning rod though, the Crucial handle is perfect. I can't stand the foregrip on the Compre spinners. Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted January 1, 2011 Super User Posted January 1, 2011 Some of the Crucial spinning rods do have that notch though. Quote
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