Bass-Addict

Looking for an alternative to Ned/tube for summer when they are finicky. Thanks!

What gimmick?

The trigon doesn’t bother me, I like that grip. It’s the smoothness/lack of grip.

I have fished all of their lines other than the Avid, and I feel like cork and EVA are generally tackier when wet than carbon fiber. The Physyx has a very thin line of TPU running through the handle, but I’m not sure this makes a huge difference ergonomically. Which sucks, because it’s supposed to be their most balanced rod. They advertise this as being for sensitivity, but I prioritize comfort and leverage in a power fishing setup.

You don’t think copolymer would outperform it for these applications?

I kayak fish and am trying to avoid adding an entirely new setup just for bladed jigs. I currently throw both topwater (spook/plopper/buzz) and spinner/bladed jig on my 7’2” MHMF St Croix Victory casting rod w 15 lb mono. I’m wondering if instead of adding an entirely separate casting setup with fluoro if I could simply use copoly, best of both worlds perhaps? Low stretch (driving those large single hooks home) and floating (topwater.)

Yeah, I’ve been looking at that Rod for a while, sounds like the do everything. What is your dedicated bladed jig Rod?

You’ve all heard of this, the period immediately following spawning activity when larger fish are fatigued and difficult to catch, resting in weird places. Do you believe that the primary catalyst for this is water temperature or the end of spawning activity? Some may say these two coincide, but with the erratic weather, we’ve been having last decade, water temperatures are all over the place through May and June. How long does this typically last and how do you target fish during this period?

Same I just can’t make myself throw them but I see how well they produce for people on my waters so I’m tempted to commit.

W Why is this exactly?

No I have the reg cranking rod - 7’2” medium heavy mod fast. Up to 7/8 oz. Still underpowered?

7 foot two medium heavy moderate fast. 15 pound mono. Would this set up work if I simply switched to fluoro?

On a kayak, I only have so many spots available to store rods, and therefore try to limit it to four set ups. I don’t currently throw the bladed jig quite as much as some other presentations, however it does seem like people catch a lot of big fish on them. My current set up is too moderate to give me the proper hook-setting power (st Croix victory med heavy moderate fast) and serves as my top water rod so I spool it with 15 pound mono. The combination of stretch/action makes it less than ideal for large single hooks like those found on spinner/bladed jig. I recently broke another Rod that I don’t really use that much and want to replace it, wondering if a dedicated Rod for this application would be wasted and could be put to better use? More importantly, what other presentations could I throw on a spinner bait or bladed jig set up? I would really like to combine this with my top water rod, the big holdup is fluorocarbon and I really do not like throwing braid on casting equipment.

Makes sense. How long can you go with a finesse rod before you start experiencing? Is 610 the sweet spot?

Interesting, so with the longer tip on the 7 foot three rod I would probably experience diminished sensitivity.