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[NathanDLTH]

On 4/27/2019 at 2:02 AM, punch said:

This is my lineup going into the 2019 season. I've finally purged my collection of oddball manufacture rods & rods that I was not totally smitten with. I've really focused on quality and decided these are the brands/models that really speak to me (currently). These guys have made the cut (so far). 

 

Baitcast reels are mostly Curado K's, Lew's Tournament Pro's, or Tatula's. Spinning reels are either Ballistic or Tatula LT's. 

 

*the bed has no sheets because I just moved it down from my daughters room & we need to buy some non-princess bedding for it*

 

 

L to R..

 

St Croix Legend Xtreme 7' M

St Croix Legend X 7'1 MH

St Croix Legend Glass 7'2 M 

St Croix Legend Tournament Bass 7'1 M 

St Croix Legend Tournament Bass 6'8 M (jerkbait)

St Croix Legend Tournament Bass 7'4 H (frog)

Gloomis GLX 852S 7'1 M 

Gloomis GLX 893C 7'5 MH

Expride 7' M spinning

Expride 6'10 M spinning

Expride 7'2 MH (two of them)

Expride 7'2 MH Glass 

Megabass Destroyer FMJ

Megabass Destroyer Otomat (new topwater stick)

Megabass Levante Perfect Pitch

How do you like the Perfect Pitch? Bought my first Megabass rod this spring and looking at the Perfect Pitch as a second. 

[punch]

19 hours ago, NathanDLTH said:

How do you like the Perfect Pitch? Bought my first Megabass rod this spring and looking at the Perfect Pitch as a second. 

Honestly I don't have enough seat time in with it yet to give it a review. 

[EllisJuan]

Had to have the cork Stella knob...

https://www.hedgehog-studio.co.jp/product/2061

[Yumeya]

Love the Stella

 

[Big-Bass]

Dobyns Xtasy 754C with an SV103XS and some dress up parts and OG corks.

[EllisJuan]

'19 Vanquish 2500SHG.  Feels VERY close to Stella smooth, but impossibly light.  20g lighter than my same size Stradic CI4+ FB.  I'll be fishing them both on Guntersville Thu-Sun.  I'll try to give an idea of comparison after.

 

[Big-Bass]

Clearer outdoor view of the same combo I posted above.

[Joshua van Wyk]

13 minutes ago, Big-Bass said:

Clearer outdoor view of the same combo I posted above.

Beautiful! What line is that? 

[Big-Bass]

1 hour ago, Joshua van Wyk said:

Beautiful! What line is that? 

Sunline Supernatural 16lb. Mizu Blue

[ClintIsKING]

I don’t have a picture right now but when I get off work in the morning I’ll post one up! Edit: added

 

6ft medium fast St. Croix triumph with a penn battle2 2000 series mainly used for plastics. 

 

Dobyns 734C with a Daiwa Tatula CT 7.3:1 which I use for everything. Decided on this setup from browsing these forums prior to actually signing up. Love it!

Edited May 16, 2019 by ClintIsKING
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[Brad Reid]

For you canoe/kayak anglers, the one rod and reel I always carry out, use the most:

 

A 5'6" M powered, F, St Croix spinning rod (PS56MF) with a Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 2500 or 3000 reel. Gosh, for finesse applications from a kayak where we can get "up close and personal," for casting under docks, for accuracy, a short lever for great control over fish especially as you bring them along side to lip them . . . greatness.

 

Brad

 

 

[The Maestro]

Picked up a used NRX 895C for a pretty good price. It has a few cosmetic blemishes but nothing major. It seems like a beast of a rod. Not really a fan of the aesthetics. Never been a fan of recoil guides and they look even less appealing being part of the hybrid guide train. We'll see how she fishes in a few weeks when bass opens. Either way I don't see myself ever paying full retail for one of these rods. 

 

 

[The Bassman]

On 5/16/2019 at 6:39 AM, Brad Reid said:

For you canoe/kayak anglers, the one rod and reel I always carry out, use the most:

 

A 5'6" M powered, F, St Croix spinning rod (PS56MF) with a Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 2500 or 3000 reel. Gosh, for finesse applications from a kayak where we can get "up close and personal," for casting under docks, for accuracy, a short lever for great control over fish especially as you bring them along side to lip them . . . greatness.

 

Brad

 

 

I miss the days of sub 6' rods being standard. You're one of the few that really grasps the short lever principle, too.

[Brad Reid]

1 hour ago, The Bassman said:

I miss the days of sub 6' rods being standard. You're one of the few that really grasps the short lever principle, too.

Thanks!

 

Note, too, that none other than the great Hank Parker has been promoting a pistol grip casting rod on his TV fishing show. Hank grew up with these and so did I. We are both the same age as I recall and they were popular years ago. Hank can cast his short rod into places that are hard to hit with a longer rod. I think he pulled in a 7 pounder on one of his shows.

 

Yes, go get a 10 ft. rod, make it a stiff one, and have a ball catching one pound bass that feel like double digit monsters.

 

Or, heck, if you aren't using the rod to make long casts? Go short.

 

Brad

[greentrout]

i use my 5'6' pistol grip when on private waters and ponds ... in a jon boat ... some close spaces ... that's when it shines and the entry into the water is smooth and unobtrusive ... great presentation ...

 

good fishing ...

 

[KP Duty]

On 5/16/2019 at 5:39 AM, Brad Reid said:

For you canoe/kayak anglers, the one rod and reel I always carry out, use the most:

 

A 5'6" M powered, F, St Croix spinning rod (PS56MF) with a Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 2500 or 3000 reel. Gosh, for finesse applications from a kayak where we can get "up close and personal," for casting under docks, for accuracy, a short lever for great control over fish especially as you bring them along side to lip them . . . greatness.

 

Brad

 

 

Should do well with jerkbaits, too.

[BlackIce3758]

On 5/14/2019 at 11:32 AM, Big-Bass said:

Dobyns Xtasy 754C with an SV103XS and some dress up parts and OG corks.

What do you throw with this combo? I've got the same rod. I even had the same reel paired up with my 754c Xtasy at the end of last year but I switched from a tat sv 8:1 to a metanium 8:5 for throwing jigs this year. I love both combos. Skipping was easier with the tat but I love the metanium for palming on the retrieve.

 

John L.

[CrankFate]

On 5/9/2019 at 7:30 PM, punch said:

The lightest rod I own is a Croix Legend X 7'1MH, and I recently got a deal on a used Aldebaran 50G.. so naturally I had to put the two together. This combo is so stupidly light it's like a toy. I get why people love magnesium reels. 

 

Good luck trying to fish anything 6.9oz and up now, unless your in 30+ feet of water or targeting giant catfish and carp................

[Big-Bass]

18 hours ago, BlackIce3758 said:

What do you throw with this combo? I've got the same rod. I even had the same reel paired up with my 754c Xtasy at the end of last year but I switched from a tat sv 8:1 to a metanium 8:5 for throwing jigs this year. I love both combos. Skipping was easier with the tat but I love the metanium for palming on the retrieve.

 

John L.

I spent this weekend throwing jigs with it and it was great!

[Maico1]

Poison Glorious Greyhound......going to be employed for larger top water.

[CrankFate]

On 5/3/2019 at 2:36 PM, BaitFinesse said:

Are the cork handle from an Abu reel?  If so then they have larger knob diameters than Daiwa/Shimano.  I don't know what size shafts the Kawa handle has.  I am going to remove my Kawa knobs from the handle and fit them to a Daiwa style carbon handle at some point.

 

If the Kawa handle won't take Abu knobs then you can get a Ray's Studio DIY carbon handle for $30 off Aliexpress.  They come in an Abu knob shaft version.  

Got my Rays Studio handle today, ordered on the 3rd when you posted this. Perfect. The number of mm’s can be deceiving. Some 105mm handles are nearly identical to 90mm handles, because of the location of the knob posts. It was packaged nicely and is exactly what I needed. Stock knobs fit perfect. Thanks ? 

[mrpao]

Sometimes the seller measures the entire length of the handle from end to end.

The correct measurement should be from center post to center post.

I have asked them before how they measure the handle if I'm not certain.

The handles from Rays studios are usually really good. They measure theirs the correct way.

The Kawa handles are pretty decent too. And they take daiwa knobs.

[DRgreen710]

Curado dc high speed, right handed, used a half a season and it works great just not a fan and find it kind of limiting willing to trade for older high end Daiwa reels and Megabass rods 

[fishwizzard]

7 hours ago, BaitFinesse said:

A project that I need to finish.  Someday.

What rod is that?  I cant make out the writing on the back of the reel seat. 

[fishwizzard]

2 hours ago, BaitFinesse said:

Megabass Evoluzion F1 1/2 X63 Ti Espada.  It's a 6'3" "slow" or moderate action light powered casting rod.  

Huh, there is a current JDM Destroyer rod like that I think.  Is it meant for topwaters?