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Daiwa Exceler 4.9:1 $79.99, Pflueger Trion 3WLPCR 5.2:1 around $100, or the PQ is a good choice as well.

.RM. Thanks for that post. Very informative.

Thanks for the advice on the TAS rods. Food for thought.

I jumped on the St. Croix Premier 7' MH that was in the flea market, Got a Kistler Carbon Steel 7' Med. off Ebay for a great price, now I need one more 7' med. to finish out my intentions. I'm looking at a Quantum QEC705F Energy PT, a Browning Midas MI70MT, Fenwick HMXT70M-F Triggerstick, or another Kistler. The Kistler is a Magnesium MGAPSMH69 6'9". Of these four the Kistler would be the more expensive and a little above my budget but I think I could swing it. I've heard great things about the Midas rods, this is one of the later BPS models, and how they are close to a Johnny Morris Elite in sensitivity and strength. Serious opinions on all four please.

How would the Kistler Carbon Steel be for what I'm needing? Or the St. Croix Triumph....same blank as the Premiers? I've also been looking at the Team All Star and ASR rods.

I'm interested in purchasing 3 full cork handled rods. These will be used with YoZuri Hybrid line. I am interested in 7' length, blank exposed reel seats, SENSITIVITY is a must. Medium to Medium Heavy fast action. Will be used for plastics, and jigs of all sorts and styles including but not exclusively, shaky heads, c-rigs, tex-rigs, swim jigs. What brands/rods should I most consider?

Sounds like it should be working for ya then. I don't let mine fall on a slack line like jig or worm fishing. I keep taut line contact with the lure at all times.

Vertical jigging. The Little George was designed to be a 'yo-yo' bait. Cast it out, let it sink, then "pump" it back to you using your rod and then reel.

The reels are great! Keep it lubed though. The rods are IM-6 graphite and some are two-piece. Probably pretty sensitive and would be alright for moving baits. But if jigs, Tex-rigged plastics, or C-rigs are your thing then I would recommend a more sensitive rod.

I've fished it with Senkos, Slug-Go's, Fin-S-Fish, Bass Assassins, Fluke Jr., and Super Fluke. Twist is an issue but with the top swivel floating up and down the line it's an easy and quick fix. The Senkos drop further quicker but the Slug-Gos drop the fastest. I let either of these hit bottom and then start a slow twitch, twitch, pause cadence. Fish hit on the pauses usually. Fluke types will settle real lightly on top of bass grass beds and not bury into them. It's a great rig and gets fished a lot on my boat.

He calls it a double Zulu, but it's a "donkey rig" alright. I use Super Flukes for mine. Rig 'em the same way using a 4/0 EWG hook. Doubles are not only possible but probable. http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=8F21Ss3moZU&feature=related

Just the ones that get away......they grow rapidly. ;D

That's my intentions Dozer, thanks. I've been using the polomar exclusively for many years. I have noticed that the fluro coating on the YoZuri caused a little bit of slipping in the knot when under the pressure of landing a good fish so I started leaving about a 1/2 inch tag, will do the same on the braid. I don't plan on using a leader at this time.

Yes sir, I have 4 of them. I'm going to remove the line form one and use the braid on it. I've been using YoZuri Ultra Soft for a couple of years now and have had to 'lighten" the hook set while using it. Transitioning to the braid's lack of stretch will not be that hard. The thing that concerns me the most about using braid is the knot strength/slippage.

Ordered a reel and it came with a free spool of Berkley Fireline Braid. So now I can try some braid without being out any expense. When I started a thread about this a few weeks ago, the Fireline braid came highly recommended. The only question now is which reel.....Citica 200E, or TrionLP? I've never used braid before so this should be quite interesting. I intend to use it for a jig/T-rig setup on a 6'6" MH Techna AV rod.

http://www.pfluegerfishing.com/products/products.php?p=4 I now have three of the old style narrow spool versions (great model closeout sales) and one wide spool cranking version. The wide spool versions are a bit bulky but the narrow spooled ones are on the money for my hands.

OK great guys. What about sensitivity.....compared to ????....you fill in the blank.

Opinions? Look to be a nice sub-$100 rod. Do they have reel seats with the blank exposed? What is SCII graphite?

http://www.fishusa.com/tackleshop/multi_view.asp?ProductFamilyID={03DB3C45-D340-4DE7-BBAC-C1D934D3B9EB}\ I'm liking it.

I've got three of the newer Classics and they are definitely rock solid and sensitive. I figured to step up to the IM10 rods hoping they would be more sensitive. Most of my fishing is slow with plastics rigged a number of different ways so I want to feel the most subtle pick up.

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Anyone? :-?

These look like some pretty nice rods. IM8 graphite, etc. Anyone using these? How do they compare to other rods in their class?

I'm surprised that no one has recommended the Triumph. I know that there are several here who use them. How are the Falcon Originals as far as sensitivity? Aren't these what are called the "HD" Falcons?

I have 4 Citica 200E, 3 H20 Xpress Mettle (great reels BTW), 3 Daiwa Procaster 100HN, 2 Pflueger Trion NLP, 2 BPS Extreme 05 size, and 1 Curado CU200. I already have rods out the wazoo and all are matched with a rod now, but some are old, just looking to upgrade a bit. Got 3 Fenwick Techna AV rods, 3 All Star Classic, 3 Daiwa Team-V, 2 Gander Mountain 7' trout special, and a few other older BPS, Berkley, etc. Would like to have new rods that land somewhere in price and quality between the Techna AV and the All Star Classic/Daiwa Team-V. I've looked at the Eagle GT rods but am shying away from IM6 grade graphite.