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Which stradic?

Thanks all

This is exactly why I use a medium light rod!!!!! I emphasized this in another post awhile back. I also use mustad size 1 KVD double wide hooks wacky rigged with a O ring. The first sign of anything I sweep to the side slowly and now it's a 99.9999% chance I have the upper corner of the lip. I don't even like piercing them when culling I have clamp style tags. Everyone has different techniques so you'll get a million pieces of advice. But for your reason which was mine is why this is the only way I fish senkos.

wasn't the new rod lol but yea I broke that one in

Thanks all!

another guy had a 5lb largemouth that won lunker. Lunker is a pool for biggest fish.

I posted pic in 'my gallery'.

Yesterday participated in a team open with a buddy from my club. 3rd cast broke PB smallie of 4lbs 3oz with a 4lb 5oz! Awesome right? Nope it gets better. So were fishing a hump about 50 feet from shore. It's 8ft deep with a nice weed bed about 100ft stretch. He's up front throwing a spinner bait and I'm in the back flipping the pockets. Out of the corner of my eye see a huge splash about 10 ft off shore. Did you see that? No but I heard it probably a carp he says. I didn't see orange so I drop flipping stick pick up my senko rig(see avatar) I launch a cast to the area I saw the splash. I let out an additional 20 ft of line and get tap tap tap. He says if it's tapping light might be bluegill or perch. All of a sudden drag is screaming and my pole is bent in half. I start reeling and it's game on. The fish ran to deep water in between us and shoreline. My buddy gets the net and the fish comes up and starts entering the weed area. I'm like nooooo dude move boat deeper. He's all nonchalant like just get him up to surface I'm like dude get the f'n trolling motor!!!! He spins the boat the fish is now in weeds. I'm like noooooooo! He's like horse him up I'm like I can't it's 6# test. He's like What the blank are you doing with 6# test in a tourney! I'm like it's my drop shot rod! So we're yelling back and forth lol I get the fish to the surface and swing and miss with the net. Fish dives under the boat! At this point I'm sweating praying the line doesn't snap and knot doesn't fail. I muscle him up and out the water he jumps! Nooooo I he spit the hook? Went light, d**n me, I start reeling nope he's still on! Woohoo! Swoop of the net number 2 right next to the motor and we got him! 4lbs 8oz! Not only did I break my PB but I did so TWICE and In a tourney! We ended up with 4 SM and 4 LMB 8/8. My 2 smallies weighing 8lbs 13oz. We went to weigh in thinking we had 18lbs or so as we didn't weigh the largies. Ended up 22.38 which put us in 3rd and I lost lunker to a 5lb LMB. We won $740. Best tourney experiences to date! - thanks for reading!

Good job! Congrats!

haha thanks! Fishing it tomorrow in a Open Tourney. Hopefully break it in with a check!

I wanna know how it took them less than a week to get the reel to me from Japan for $20 but yet TW takes a week and a half from Cali. Lmao

you're right! Did not help me either

Between ^, Siebert and Ron at Valley Tackle Idk whos easier to deal with lol. The rod hes building me, I briefly discussed with you on one of my threads, is similar to RW's but with a few differences. Dealing with DVT he can point you in the right direction not only for the blank, but reelseat and handle layout and components and guide choice.

I'm gonna go against the grain here and say 2 Chronarch Es

Haven't fished the Tatula rods. Love the reels tho. Anyhow I love my 13s. I have some top shelf stuff as well but come tourney time all my 13s are on the deck. They are workhorse rods in my book. The only other rods I've purchased in a while that have given me the WOW factor was sub 100 daiwa T rods and sub 200 powell endurance. -edit* add in irod Genesis 2 'Fred's magic stick' it's magic for sure, one of the few rods I've ever touched that literally can serve dozens of purposes and serve them well. The taper for this strength of a rod is something else.

My buddy swears by them, but then again he has the earliest version of them (orange). He does a lot of frogging Flipping and punching. I remember reading the company was bought out or something. I'd switch brands ASAP. 13 omens are great budget rods and the new Kistler pros are supposed to be good, a lot of guys here use powell diesels. The daiwa T rods are cheap on TW right now and sale applies tomorrow.

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Out my price range for a factory rod only reason I'm entertaining the DX is because it's $80 something off.

Mhx Hm MagML/XF with Fuji Titanium Torzite KR Guides

I still haven't ordered and fished today, now I don't even know if it's worth it for this technique. I catch fish lol I'm leaning towards a 735C for other jigs different combo. ... d**n bait monkey.

Dont like the ACS reel seat and not too familiar with lamiglass. Especially if Im dropping big money. I will only custom spinning tackle. DVT is building me a rod right now I have a Kistler, Idk if I like Trey or not. lol I know a few people who have met him and lets put it this way, I got the Kistler rod I own for $30. lol I'm a fan of 13 and Dobyns and before I fished a 13 I was going to go all Dobyns. So this is a tough call. I also want to try out the Avid X in 7'0 MH/F when it comes out. Theres literally 5 Dobyns Id buy right now and sell all my rods. lol Same time I LOVE the Omens and pretty sure id love the *** even more. Do I need any rods, NO! Do I collect rods now? I guess. lol lol lol

I'm so torn between a DX and *** ahhhh

This combo may have been a lot sooner than I thought if I pull the trigger on the dx. Lol Scorpion 1001XT on a DX 743 with 12# AbrazX

Ahhh ok that makes sense. Found DXs 25% off so I think it's a no brainer! Just don't know about a 7'4. Yea I'm replacing a 7'3 I tend to like 7-7'2 that's my sweet spot with my height for pitching without wacking side of boat. Always wanted a CS 735C but that's for heavier stuff. Edit* I wish the 7' rods were full handle. Normally I don't care but buying top shelf ish might as well ya know.

Example 735C is MH and 734C is H. 733C is MH. 736C is H.