Dan_the_fisher

Well my rod came into today, and wow is this thing light and balanced. It feels more like a 6' rod in the hand. It is extremely easy for me to flip and roll cast. I took down to the river for a sec to feel it and it is extremely sensitive, I'm in love already. And also this rod is beautiful, looks like a piece of art

Well my rod is on its way, hopefully it will be here on Friday so I can try it out this weekend. I also splurged on some sunline super fc sniper to try out. Can't wait for the weekend. Thanks for all the help guys

I've saw curados for 130 on tw this year as well

I strongly dislike my hmx, and I paid $30 for it. I don't even think it was worth that. I have the 7'9" extra heavy model. I bought it to have something to start throwing big swim baits on. Now it just sits and collects dust

Check out eBay!!! I bought a couple shimano curado I new in box for 110, and they are amazing reels. The 5.5:1 I bought for crankbaits has amazing power

Update: talked to Bryan at the tackle trap, and the emtf will be in stock on Tuesday, I plan on ordering one then. Thanks all for the help!!

Yeah I have had it happen many times to, I'm big on the vision 110 now. Seems like everything I see megabass I want now

I will for sure, I really like the rod I'm looking at. I've been researching them all day at work, the only problem I see is cs. But tackle trap seems to fix that

That's good to hear, I want to standardize all my bottom contact rods, so if this one pleases me I will have another. From the reviews of there customer service it looks like I need to buy from tackle trap to avoid problems in the future.

Thanks all, I'm still very into the emtf im calling tackle trap tommorow. But could you tell me a few custom makers in my price range? I've never even looked up a custom. Sorry to have so many questions, the most I have spent on a rod was $100 on a Johnny Morris sig I got on sale. So $250+ on a rod scares me

Ok I'm gonna give the tackle trap a call, is it tackle trap.com? Because I cannot find megabass rods on there site edit: nevermind I found them they have there own section for megabass

I have a tp, bb1-pro, and bb2. I have handled a super duty, and I prefer the bb series over the other lews reels

I love my bb1 pro for pitching, the brakes are amazing. And it handles braid very well. It just feels right in my hands to

Thanks stapsy, I throw light tighten but all the plastics I throw are heavy so i think it should be heavy enough. I'm starting to believe the emtf is the rod for me

Well I think I have it narrowed down now, I'm mainly looking at a used loomis glx, or the orochi xx emtf. I can't believe I'm about to drop this kind of money on a rod haha. But are there anyone who has used these two rods to compare them? Or anyone that owns similar ones as these? And thanks guys for all the help so far, I'm very new to higher end rods.

My main worry is does the emtf have enough power to set the hook in the 5/0 and 6/0 owner ewg hooks I use for my thicker t-rig plastics?

And I know a guy sponsored by kistler so I will check them out, and I prefer rods on the slower side of fast as well

I usually use 14-17 lb flouro line. I rig z-craws, crawfish baits, senkos, and ole monster worms mainly. It's not for really fishing think cover, maybe light brush from time to time. And you say the emtf is a true medium/medium heavy rating? I worry if that would have enough backbone for my hooksets

And also what about the warranty when you buy a used rod? Does that mean it has no warranty?

Thanks, and I have been looking at the glx rods on eBay and in the classifieds. Hopefully I can find one I like and would actually be able to afford. I'm Afraid that once I get a glx I will want nothing else but them from now on, and that sounds expensive.

Also how does the Megabass f5 power feel? It says it's rated medium/medium heavy, that seems as if it would be to light for what I am trying to do.

Well I am weary of used rods, but that sounded like a good deal. I have always thought there was a reason a rod is being sold though, that's what has always made me weary

Well you guys have really peaked my interest with the megabass orochi xx rods, I love the handle design on them. And the have a lot of different sizes a really like, because I kind of am looking to buy into a brand if you know what I mean. I'd like to have rods that all feel the same. So I can slowly replace my other rods with the same brand. I'm going to have to do more research on them, the only thing I don't like so far is that it only has a 3 year warranty vs limited lifetime with the other rods

Ok all those sounds good, between the dobyns and the loomis rods are there any advantages of one over ther other? Or is it mostly a personal preference? I've been seeing a lot of negative reviews on the new imx rods which worries me

Where do they have those sales? And does it lower the price of the champion series?