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Tuned Scorpion Mg 1000/OG 843 GLX I fish mostly Daiwa but love me some old school shimano/loomis pairings, brings back memories.

T rig with 3/16-1/4 oz weights, 5-6inch senkos, 1/2-5/8 oz Carolina rig. You can even throw spinnerbait and lipless with it, pretty versatile stick.

I had the 7'5" inch MH Cory Johnston rod, it's a good open water style texas rig rod even with its squish tip. I believe Cory wanted a rod similar to loomis 893 and this one is it. Plenty of backbone when setting the hook and enough sensitivity. Also keep in mind the two 7'5" Cory Johnston rods have 11 guides minus tip top, that's 3 more than most other tatula elite rods, but priced the same considering extra components and labors, especially 7'5" MH AGS rod.

I have had several SV spools with type-r spring mod done, i think I'll keep CT spools stock since they work fine for what i intend on using it for.

Do it. I sold my older CT to replace it with the Ltd. I can appreciate the minor upgrades and the bling bling look.

Picked up the CT ltd early this year, used it with ct sv700 deep spool on a couple of trips then put it away. Had some free time yesterday morning, decided to hit the pond/swamp so i could try it out with stock spool. It's an SV spool so the start-up speed isn't as good as bfs spools but a very capable caster, good distance and control.

852 Loomis works great for smaller weightless softbaits.

I'd probably go with 73mh utility player. Always hear good things about that rod.

I think gamakatsu japan slowly moved away from bass tackles and focusing on saltwater stuff which is their forte. Oltres are beautifully built with top end components. But I feel they have been kinda overhyped here in the states.

Aldebaran MG7 with Yumeya shallow spool + Luxxe Oltre 67M

These rods, most fishing rods sold in the US are coming in containers from China, not japan.

Length.. At least 7'3, longer the better for casting with long leader and hookset. MH to H with slightly slower taper for better leader( i use mostly 10-12lb) protection. I even use a rod close to 9ft for it.

Tightening down or loosening the oil injection cap does nothing, at least for me. Interesting if it has made a difference for some.

Only knot i use for fluoro

Mine does the same thing when i reel in a little fast with more resistance rig/baits. I always thought it was the spool rattling since there's no pinion shaft and spool sits kinda loose in mine. I changed the palming plate bearing to a zpi bearing and it eliminated some of side to side play and feels a little better. Super annoying

Alphas sv tw spool won't fit in any other daiwas

I would contact st croix first to see if they can send you a replacement tip top first. If not they will at least provide you with the correct insert/tube size. It's not extremely difficult to replace tip top at home but just be careful not to overheat as it can damage the tip on the blank. You can always call your local tackle shops to see if they can replace it for you.

Yea you can try birchwood if it's black. It won't necessarily fix it but will darken it and that's about the best you can do i think.

Dobyns rods were never manufactured here. They are OEM by JS company in korea. GSM probably ordered retail store branded rods from them.

Specs may say the same but two completely different rods. MH is noticeably more stiffer and powerful. It's the C610M on steroid. Funny i sold my 610m when I saw 611mh was being released since 610m felt closer to MH so i was like i might as well just get the actual MH, then turns out may be i should have just held onto 610m.

I have one. If you have tried the 73H this is the little brother of it, shorter and less powerful. I also have steez Fury C70H-sv•st and these two are near identical in terms of power and action. The blank and solid tip of 71mh-sv•st have slight more tensions. Sensitivity are all about the same IMO, may be one's better than the other? I'm not one of those that likes to get into "my rod is so sensitive" pissn contest. I just sold my 611mh-sv to a friend, so far my experience with tubular tip rods of real control series hasn't been great. Not that they are not good, they were just not what i had expected them to be, a little too stiff and powerful especially the 611mh. These rods are different from your typical JDM rods as they are designed with Kyoya's visions for fishing American tournaments.

Yes performance upgrade to some degrees, better components. But it's mostly personal satisfaction and some good ole bragging rights thing.

They are wrapped/assembled in USA, blanks are sourced from overseas now if you call that a decline. I believe this isn't the first time kistler using blanks from overseas.

25 CT LTD is not SV boost, just shallow normal SV Spool. There is no 30mm boost spool available.

Yes they do take a little longer to ship now, i think they hold everything until Wednesday or Thursday to ship them. Sucks because they used to be really fast but still can't beat their overall pricing and free gifts with reel purchase. I used to email the person in charge and pre-order rods all the time, but since she left like 4 years ago, the new person came through only once and i stopped bothering.