jayo123456

anyone get shipping info yet? ordered july 4th, still nothing.

so i got the bcr893 7'5"... I mostly do tubes, dropshot, and crank. I don't like this loomis for tubes and dropsht too much. Will get a dedicated cranking stick. not sure what to do with this loomis now. anyone looking for an bcr893 glx?

or to be more specific, can a bcr893 be a pretty decent all around rod? i'm not good (or rich) enough to have 5-6 loomis rods for each application.

what's the difference btw jig n worm, senko, carolina? can it be said that they are all finesse, so performance wise they should all be very similar but not exact?

went shopping for a crankin rod today.....picked up a loomis glx senko. Wanted this so bad for a while, ran into a nice deal today. gonna have to put crankin rod on hold for a bit.

I circled the spots that looks like they might hold fish. Pretty new to this though, dont' know what exactly to look. Any help is appreciated.

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how would you guys rate the bPS cranking stick in terms of stiff ness? I prefer a pretty stiff one, as I mostly crank deep 15-20ft+. I've tried softer sticks that work good for shallow cranks, but when deep, it bends too much on lure retrievel for my liking.

thanks...learn something new here everyday. I'm not going Cumara though, I have one for another application, can't say I'm really a fan, not sure why, I just didn't fall in love with the feel of them.

I'm not a huge fan for abu garcia rods. Dobyns feel great in my hands, but am not completely convinced that the price is justifiable for me atm.

thnkx for all your honest opinions. I think there's alot of unnecessary brand name loyalty (when it comes to anything), people will throw around brand names and say this is the best without ever ever honestly concluding to themselves that the product is indeed better. They just buy it because of the name, then rationalize the decision afterwards. I'm a pretty newbie cranker though, so maybe sensitiviy is important, or there are other important factors that I haven't realized yet. But at this stage, I will take a look at the BPS cranking sticks. http://www.basspro.c...204844/-1645901 aern't cranking sticks suppose to be more parabolic bends, with med action? BPS has all their's listed as fast and xtrfast.

so I'm looking for a cranking rod... for a presentation where sensitivity is key, I can justify a high end rod. but for cranking where the hit is hard to miss, will an expensive rod give me a discernible advantage over an average rod? I don't own any cranking specific rods, wanna know what everyone thinks about this. I'm eyeing some med action, heavy power atm. I'm a fan of Loomis, but will not fork out the money if I can't justify it. Maybe a mid range shimano will do pretty well?

that is in agreeance with what I've researched. But is it really true? Or is it one of those things where it seems logical, but possibly does not agree with results? Has anyone here actually kept track and noticed an undeniable advantage pulling a lure against current vs. with?

Has anyone noticed a concern-able difference with fish bites?

cool thnkx. gonna give a bunch of these a try...

??? I've used DS/tubes/crank/jigging pretty extensively, looking to expand my arsenal.

i can't say I'm that experienced with LM... but I'd say different line for different tactics....so don't have a favorite line

things I consider: -20-25ft+ as larger females move out searching for food. -slower presentation as fish are tired from spawn, and are looking for easiest meal. are these legit? any other key factors I might be missing?

been throwing braid w/ fluoro leader for a while, gonna try out fluoro, just wondering why most people prefer it?

so I've narrowed it down to the following rod: 6'6" MH , fast act, loomis IMX $270 6'8" M, xfast, cumara $220 6'9" M, fast, cumara reaction $200 BC reel: abu revo sx $169 pflueger president $150 curado $200 daiwa fuego $200 I want this to be a general purpose rod, emphasis on dragging tubes and dropshotting. Would like to spend the minimum if other choices aren't that much better, leaning towards revo and reaction combo. also, anyone know the difference btw the cumara's?