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No Falcon exp here.... I picked up a 7' Mojo Inshore MH this summer. Been using it to throw Sluggos and Hogies. I put a 4000 reel on it. Casts pretty good no complaints. I typically do surf/jetty fishing and use 8 - 10' rods. Started throwing these things and theyre too light for my other combos so grabbed it. Worth the $100.

Worm weight as in bullet weight in line in front of hook. Yea I tanked in the 2 day too. I'm also a Co angler.

Interesting.

Oh btw I use the gamagatsu G lock hooks 4/0 size. No reason specificly just personal preference.

CT? You in CT BASS? I throw the same stuff. I throw em with worm weights on a 6' M/F spinning and with football heads on a 6'6 M/F baitcaster. A Lot of guys throw them on MH at candlewood. I have yet to try em with a stiffer rod....

I run a Dobyns 684cb, I've been throwing 17# floro on it all year no problems. I've read a lot about lighter line when fishing deeper articles. Anyhow threw a 6xd yesterday around a 12 ft hump and got stuck. Lost the bait.... to the point how much depth do you actually lose using heavier line. has there been any real research on this? The hump I was hitting was 35+ on one side and 20 on the other. Was really not expecting to get it to dig into the bottom. Besides a few patches of weeds I didn't see any structure on the screen after a few passes before I fished the spot. My point is I'm using pretty heavy line I don't see how I was able to dig a 6xd into something without deflection.

Chemical subastance addiction/abuse, does nicotin count? Dip/Chew, Cigars, Cigs, etc? Like all things sports related, pros are role models for kids, I wonder how pro anglers are looked at with this. I know baseball was shunning dip/chew for awhile back in the late 90s.

I was fearing this lol

Once season is fully over I'm gonna list a bunch of stuff on here for cheap. Have 5 tourneys left. Thanks for feedback. ... any other guys that fish tournaments, have you been in my shoes?

Sup guys!!! Haven't posted in a while. Bought a house and have been pretty busy. Any how placed 3rd in a club tourney today so pretty happy. Anyhow some of you guys may know this is my first year in a club and doing nation tourneys, club, fundraiser, etc. Over the course of the year I went up from a handful of combos to 20 something. My reason for buying so much gear was to find brands I like, differentiate the actions of rods and get a good feeling of what I need to be doing on the water. I've come to the conclusion out of all the "dedicated" set ups I need 7 total. 1. Spinner bait (baitcaster)(MH/F) 2. Shallow/medium depth crank bait (baitcaster) (M/M) 3. Drop shot/worm/finesse (spinning) (ML/F) 4. Pitching/flipping (baitcaster)(H/XF) 5. Swimbait/finesse (spinning)(M/F) 6. Top water/ spook/popper (baitcaster)(MH/F) 7. Frog (baitcaster)(H/F) So on that note I pretty much know which rods I want to upgrade and which size/speed reels I should mostly have. For the most part I'm running 3chronarchs 1curado and 2stradics. Which I would like to go to a 50 size for flipping and maybe a larger spinning reel for swimbaits for heavier line... On top of this gear all the tackle I have bought I know what works for me and what doesn't. Colors sizes etc. All of which leads me to this. Should I sell everything else and do upgrades as I see fit OR continue to experiment for another year? Any input would be appreciated. Would like a good in general discussion with you guys. Thanks in advance!! PS. Technically I have 8 setups as my go to 1 not mentioned is my Fluke/jerkbait setup. That's been kind my thing all year with the same set up as my Swimbait setup but in baitcasting not spinning.

I like 6000 sizes. My old bait runner 6500 was perfect for size and line cap but the newer 6000D has a smaller spool for braid. I use mono for throwing chunks. My plug/popper rod I have the 6000 sustain, wanted the 5000 but it wasn't available at the time of purchase.

Soon ticked... dam auto correct. I was sooooo p i s's ed

Idk don't fish for weak fish. Last night while I was playin with the sienna something big slammed a bunker head on my bait runner. I flipped it off to set the hook and dam thing tugged and spit it out. soon ticked. Any how this rod is awesome! It's rated up to 1 1/4oz but u need a good 1 3/4 or more to get the distance. The rod has more than enough backbone to handle it. Feels great paired with a 4000. Not as top heavy as my 7' mojo frog rod.

I found a sienna 4000 in a box of old stuff. Thing is beat up bad lol gonna take it out tonight if it sucks Walmart in the am. Thanks for the post on review guy!

My Trout setup 5' Berkley Cherrywood Ultra light paired with a Shimano Sienna 1000

Salt St. Croix Avid Surf $300 Shimano Sustain 6000FG $379 $679... Freshwater Dobyns Champ 684CB $219 Shimano Chronarch $200 $419... My drop shot would beat it Cumara/Stradic Ci4 but the rod was a gift which my brother only paid $120 for it.

Hey guys, I'm picking up a 7' MH mojo inshore rod tomorrow for throwing lighter tackle for Striped Bass. Hogy's and Slugos etc. I need a 4000 size reel and don't want to spend a lot. Was thinking about giving the Penn battle a second chance but idk. Don't even really want to spend that much. Lol Christmas time I'll prob pick up up another Sustain. Just hit for cash right now. Anyone have any recommendations? Thanks in advance!

Went surf fishing last night and went to adjust drag. Doesn't click anymore Smfh. Worked fine last time I was out. I took spool off and piece seems like it isn't sitting in the correct place anymore. Idk just ticked that 350+ reel can work one minute then not the next. Called Cabelas they said bring it in they'll swap it. Not even gonna bother attempting to fix it or send it in. Did end up catching a 3 ft sand shark tho lol

With all that's going on right now across the forums as much as I wanna say 13!!!! I have to still run with my Dobyns champ 684cb.

Awesome news! ... @rochchalk watched some I cast vids today. lol looks like e21 has been bought out. Carrot sticks coming out under a new brand.

Chronarch is avail for Pre order and ships 7/24 on tackle warehouse!

I pray 13 doesn't turn into E21 I love the rods too much. I, no B.S., Must've caught 200 bass on my 6'7 m/f this year between local pond, practice, and tourneys. Not to mention a couple snags here and there when I really yank on it hard. Knock on wood, I've only busted 1 rod in my life from abuse and it was a ugly stick I used for snagging bunker. Hope everything works out bro!

I have both same length and action however the premier is a spinning rod and *** casting. Imo the blank is much more sensitive. Better guides and reel seat. *** is prob equivalent to mist $250 rods.

Love them both* stupid auto correct.

Can't vouch for fluoro with jigs but I use both invizX and abrazx. Live them both for the different applications I'm using. I will say if your worried about abrasion lol buy the abrazx. I use abrazx for cranking and invizX for drop shot, weight less plastics, swimbaits and flukes.