J Francho

If there are sculpins, they will bite. I suspect they would work anywhere, though. Look at a Sweet Beaver - nothing looks like that, and it gets bit anywhere I go.

I think that was the rod I was playing with. My partner has a couple of them as well, and he likes them, despite being a total gear snob. Told me last week my reels were "junk" LOL. I reminded him that I found him struggling to catch fish at one of my shore spots with an Ugly Stik and a Penn saltwater reel. ;D

And how is that, or could that be pronouned? Probably better they just stuck with P-Line. ;D Its pronounced, "DOO-MAHSS."

You can also catch HUGE browns with goby baits.

The heads on these Goby Baits are very thick, do you have problems on hook sets? Use a big enough hook, and it won't be a problem.

Spinnerbait, slow rolled, all over the place. This worked for a lunker bonus last year, after temps dipped close to the freezing point. Best wad of cash ever for a 3-2, LOL.

Drop shot, football trailers, C-rig.

Miffed Mojo owners, forgive me for being truthful. I had both rods set up with Daiwa Sols, with line and a 1/2 oz. jig. Some above said it best: "It just felt heavier." By a lot. I happened to have an Alphas ITO Ai as well, which is even lighter than the Sol, and that made it worse. Sorry if that offends you, but its the truth, as I know it from checking these out this past Monday. Why is it that some rods are excessively tip heavy, and others are not? I can't believe its as simple as the deletion of a little cork and glue. I found the Carrot Stix in the $150 range suffered the same issue. My Kistlers don't have that issue, and while I got them on sale for a similar price, they aren't that much more. The Powells I intend to get, at $140 don't suffer from this. Neither do the newer LTB. In fact, there was a Gander house rod with a split grip that felt great. It seems that in some instances, more attention to balance was given during development.

Red Terror Cichlid (Cichlasoma festae). They are originally from Central America.

Then why comment, and then get defensive? The original question: Since you haven't handled an Avid, how can you comment honestly? BTW, I'm glad you are enjoying your Mojos. They appear to be very well made, as all St. Croix rods are.

Yeah, you don't want to cook with them. Get a nice "non stick" pan for around $8 - they clean up easier than the cheapie pans.

That's strange. A guy on another forum weighed a 66MHF Avid and a 66MHF Mojo and the Mojo was lighter. To confirm this finding, I went to the St Croix website and did a comparison of the listed rod weights. For the 6 casting rods with identical ratings, the Mojo had the lower listed weight 4 times. the two exceptions were 70MF 4.2 oz. Mojo vs. 4.1 oz. Avid, and 70HF 5.3 Mojo vs. 5.0 Avid. The most any of them differed by was .3 oz, which is hardly a huge difference and probably not enough to reliably tell a difference by holding them. edit: Looks like hawgchaser beat me to it. The numbers on paper might be correct, but they DO NOT correlate to my impressions in the store. .3 oz is IMPERCEPTIBLE to most mortals. You guys need to stop looking at spec sheets, and actually use the product. Overall, the Mojos left me unimpressed, and I was really looking forward to getting several. I'll be buying none.

Make sure you get a rod sleeve and a reel cover. The thought of a rod and reel bouncing around in the back of a pickup makes my fillings hurt.

The pre rigged versions are for us with zebe infested waters. Otherwise, a plain old C-rig will get chewed up, and all my precious tungsten will be at the bottom of the lake.

Its a largemouth, no doubt about it.

My first fish of '09 wasn't a bass: This is a bass my partner Kase caught Monday afternoon, and I'd swear it is the fish I caught Sunday evening, my first green fish of the year: And this fish by my friend, Cam, from the same pond:

Congrats Tony.

Truthfully, I think the subtle and slight advantages (if any) a JDM may offer in this department may not be full appreciated, along with the fact that there will be NO WARRANTY on a JDM reel. If I were you, I would take a long hard look at a Shimano CH50Mg or Daiwa Sol for throwing light plastics. Both are available here, have excellent warranty and service, and will last you a lifetime if well cared for.

They are very good stainless steel ABEC 5 bearings, but I replaced them with ceramic ABEC 7, which are on paper "better," and AFAIK, no OEM uses these in their reels because they are "high maintenance." There is no other reason to do this, other than I can, LOL. Ever hear of guys buying a performance auto only to upgrade and tune it for better performance? Same thing here.

I don't mind you yanken my chain. At my age it's the nearest thing I have to a sex life. anybody got a cigarette : ;D ROTF...Gross! ;D

I guess. Money is just a tool. It took a lot of effort to earn that money to be able to buy that reel.

I was jerking your chain there. I don't generally mix beer w/ fishing, but from the two times I saw the Charlie Moore show, it seemed more about just being a goof with fishing as the backdrop, and less about being a pro fisherman.

I picked up my Kistler Flippin' and Pitchin' Special for about $100 last spring. Great rod. The L&T series are great rods as well.

This is your problem. Try it, and you'll have no need for all the questions. Seriously. I recommend starting with fresh line for best results.

After holding a Mojo and an Avid with identical ratings, light would not be a word that comes to mind describing the Mojo. If your primary goal is a light rod, I'd take a look at the Daiwa S-Bass series in this price point.