cottny27

I don't know about the blank discussion, but can say the new Mojo feels better and more balanced, lighter than the previous model. I had the old one and quickly sold it. It was horribly tip heavy and I didn't understand why they got so much praise.

I've had terrible issues with the CX Premium. It handles well, but breaks like a twig in my experience.

Yes, when you are at Wally World look just to the side of the Vanish box and you will see a red box of line that says "Seaguar Red Label". Grab that one You forget about Vanish after using it.

No discrediting anybody here. Just trying to prove the fulcrum point which has been lost in this conversation.

I have heard that too about the combo PQ. The rod is still worth the $100 and you can dump the reel on someone for $40 and be ahead.

I'm going to refer to my own personal experience on the water with this over what someone else "tells" you. Quake, you make total sense.

Its that a UL or lite action rod? That is pretty good about 2 quarters from perfection.

They feel nice and light, but I have yet to buy one.

Quake, that old philosophy everyone seems to go by. It's total misinformation. I can see that working on spinning setups somewhat. I do see some people holding them up on the fore grip, but very few.

Sayonara. Easier casting is another huge advantage. Most haven't really fished with a true balanced setup so they don't understand the benefits. Makes it feel more sensitive imo. You are dragging the weight of the lure and not a tip heavy rod along with it...but I'm blowing smoke to close-minded people.

Its how I like it. Just like you like dressing your reels with purple accents..dumb

I just watched 20 guys in 30min walk out of BPS with the $99 Pro Qualifier / Carbonlite combo. Can't beat it.

If your palming a reel the reel is in the middle of your hand directly over the reel seat (fulcrum point). If you haven't tried adding a little weight to the butt then you are missing out. Throwing a reel on there that's 9oz to try to balance is ridiculous.

Try it for yourself. If you are placing a reel directly on the fulcrum point then it just simply doesn't matter the weight of the reel. People have the old philosophy of changing reel weights to balance rods out wrong. And no I have never felt a perfectly balanced rod at the reel seat, but you can make em that way with butt weight.

You can fine tune the balance much easier at the butt. Add a couple quarters and an end cap to the butt for bottom contact baits or less weight for a slight tip drop for cranks/jerks. Weights are removable on the go and don't have to be permanent.

A rod is either balanced or it isn't. The reel plays no role in that. A true neutral balance is at the reel seat. A rod balancing at the fore grip could use about a 1/2oz to achieve perfect balance. After that any weight reels works just fine.

Pinnacle Producer LTE is 5.75oz for like $70 on Amazon. Lightest reel I know of in that price range and its got good reviews.

Its a fake feeling of lighter when held horizontal to the water/ground. I've gotten to where I prefer a neutral balance for jerkbait fishing not even a slight tip heavy rod. Just easier on your wrist after all day of fishing. But I agree with you 100%.

Rippin, seems like today's nicer reels are all on the light side 6.5oz and lighter. Add that weight to the butt of your rod...easy balance solution.

Yeah its a balance thing for me. If its a 9oz combo that's too tip heavy then I'm going to grab another setup to fish with. Maybe one of the lightest rods in the $100 range is the Quantum Smoke. I think my Duckett Ghost feels light, but I've never weighed it.

Reels 6oz and less are easy to find at affordable prices. If you put together a setup under 10oz then that is light to me.

I'd use it you'll know if it's working or not. It's not gonna hurt your line.

iabass8, look in the pic ..it's already being used as a paper weight. Maybe its just its calling

Come to think of it I've only fished with brass and duralumin gears. I'm thinking I will get my $45 out of it because I take good care of my stuff. If the handle is not quality then they sure fooled me. How would one tell?? I think retail is $89 according to KastKing which I would not pay.

Aluminum main gear and shaft. I believe the idler you are referring to is plastic which seems pretty common to me. At least in reels in the $100 range. I've never had a problem with that specific part.