New rod produces on 1st trip! (pic)

[Bassn Blvd]

I bought a Loomis 7 1/2, medium spinning rod for light jigs, tubes and small cranks.  The rod felt way too light when I took it out of the shipping tube and I considered sending it back.  Well, I figured I would try it out anyway.  

 I spooled my Stradic with #10 mono and tied on a 1/4oz tube.   After 15 minutes and no hits, I figured the tube was the wrong bait to be using and got ready to go home.  I was walking the bank, heading back to the truck, when I saw a huge carp tailing in the shallows.  I made 2 casts at the carp and on the 2nd cast, BAM.  

 This would of  been my 1st carp but I didn't think they would hit a jig.  I'm just goofing around with this fish, testing out the backbone on my new rod, and then it jumped.  Wholly crud, that ain't no Carp.  

 I swear this bass must have been piggy backin on that carp because I reeled my tube right on top of the carp when the bass hit.

Anyway, here she is.  I didn't weigh her but I guess 4 pounds.

The set I was using.

[paul.]

cool combo and very nice fish.  way to go buddy.

[Bassn Blvd]

cool combo and very nice fish. way to go buddy.

Thanks buddy.  I figured you'd pop up if I posted a fish.  How's summer treating you?  We need some pic's of your HAWGS so get out there and wet a line.

[JShrock07]

Nice fish!!!! ;)

[foul hooked]

What brand of line you using? 10# on a spinning rig must be pretty limp.

[-HAWK-]

Nice fish, and awesome new spiining outfit. One question though being that you plan on using the setup for jigs, tubes and crankbaits why didnt you go with a flurocarbon line? Personal preference?

I am mainly asking because im still trying to figure the differences out between mono, fluro and braid. From what i have heard the FLuro is the way to go on jigs, tubes and cranks.

[btcprince]

nice fish. its easy to justify buying gear when you catch fish your first time with it too!

[Jimzee]

New gear and a fat fish, all is right with the world.

[Bassn Blvd]

What brand of line you using? 10# on a spinning rig must be pretty limp.

I only had #10 Stren laying around from when my Uncle left it here.  I'm not a Stren fan but I just wanted to try the rod out.  The Stren is deffinately coming off. My primary crank rod is a Diawa Sol on a Loomis CBR843.  The spinning rod is just for funning around.

Jayhawk,  I put 100% Flourocarbon on at least 5 of my rods but found it to get very brittle.  I'm not a big fan of braid either unless I'm fishing in thick, matted grass.  I've been experimenting with Yozuri Hybrid #12 and #15 for the past couple months and so far seem to like it. But It's only on my baitcasters.  I will try the Ultrasoft on my spinner but I have to order it. Can't find it down here.   I have also used Suffix and from what I remember it wasn't that bad.