Nathan.bass.canada

Savage gear make about every animal in north america as a lure, dumb yes, but some work. The ducks works great on largies here in quebec and also a fine choice for muskies. Wait until you see the water bird and at lures by them.....

I had avids and okuma tcs that i thought were amazing. Now have legend xtremes and conquests, VERY slippery slope... ???. And I would do it all over again anytime! In that market of xtremes, nrxs, conquests, xtasys or etc. You cant really go terribly wrong! All fine choices

I have an antares 5.6 from japan, you can find them pretty darn cheap on ebay and as far as a smooth reel it dosent get any better . And for the ratio, a slower speed with help cranking all around the water column, and while fishing you womt see a huge difference between a 5 or 6. Nathan

Typically heavy rods are used for frogs, flippin/pitching, swimbaits, jigs (more MH depending on jig), a-rigs, large glidebaits, extradeep cranks, etc. All of the hard load techniques where a lot of stress is put on the rod. nathan

You buy what makes you happy and fits your budget. Thats the inly thing that counts. But be critical and buy something that not trying to pretend its something else.

St-croix offers a legend tournament bass Medium moderate fast but its pretty darn soft! Chech it out!

Sounds like a great option, but whats better between nrx conquest or xtreme?

I already have a skipping rod for close quarter docks and weed patches, this one should be more of an open water rod but I am leaning more towards the 7 footer in case I do closer prescise stuff. Nathan

Hey guys. Here is my final debate, hesitating between, the NRX, conquest, or st croix legend xtreme all either 7 or 7'6" as a medium fast. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Kinda like that idea! Does it balance out well? Thinking of getting at least a 7'+

I know when I had my avid 7'0 with a 2500 ci4+ balance was near PERFECT. I personnaly do not think the tournament is a big upgrade from the avid. But the Xtremes... oh boy, different animal

Hi, mechanical engineering student here, How big dou you want the handle? I could maybe draw one up for you then you could go to a shop to have it made. More details or a hand sketch would be appreciated Nathan

Hi! My personnal drop shot rod is. 7'6" ML (tho extra fast) and absolutly LOVE the extra lentgh, DONT TRADE IT. As a finesse rod, casting out tiny hairjigs, drop shots or ned rigs, you will have a ton of fun. Its a rod that forces you to learn new techniques. Catch your next PB on it and then she will feel even happier nathan

I had the standard avid in those specs and loved it. But as mentionned earlier, I sold it. I have no doubt the avid x is another great rod. I have not handled a ton of gl2 but by the ones that i have, they have felt inferior to avids tight lines :) Currently looking at NRX, legend xtreme as I already have 3 and love them, or maybe the new shimano poison adrenas. Dont really know what to go for. I have not handled any nrxs as no stores around me carry them. I can get an xtreme for a great price and I dont feel like waiting for the adrenas to be available in canada. any thoughts? Matching with a stella 2000 thanks

Okay guys, so this happenned. I really think after reading all ol your commemts spinning is the way to go. Starting looking around and found a great deal on a stella c2000s FI. Maybe went full on crazy but I'm thinking I'll like it :P. Now ill wait a bit before getting a rod to match. Surprised how light the stella is.

I tend to agree with the comments above. It dosent seem old enough to hold that "vintage" price tag and not new enough to perform in today's market ?

Holy guacamole that combo cant be too heavy! Looking maybe at a nrx-steez/stella combo of something of that nature

Cool setup! Surprised a MH is needed for weightless... exept if gou fish around structure like docks or thick bush/weeds I like the idea of the double rig, might use one of my standard rods for casting heavier senkos and get a feather light combo spinning setup for weigtless

Interesting! You sure glx over nrx? And for the price I will never pay full price either! Thanks for the tip! Wow! Curious to know what that setup would be... :P . Thanks for the information it seems spinning really is the way to go! I was also looking at th Xtremes. Already have a few and another one is always fun (I LOVE the grips). But I was just checking others opinion on casting. Really seems spinning is the deal Thanks!

Thanks for the reply! I might not understand fully why the bait would have trouble falling straight? Are you fishing very deep water? Nathan Killer sticks for sure! Certainly another rod to consider, but are you talking casting or spinning? thanks! Awesome! what rod do you use? And what advantages do you see over spinning? Thanks again for another reply, i do have a Mh spinning setup that works great for skipping docks but looking for another combo for open water and further distance. thanks!

Core anytime. Those are worth gold now and are excellent reels. Obviously if condition is good

Hey guys! I've recently sold my go to rod that I used for senkos, and to be honnest, I'm not really sure why. It was an st-croix avid 7'0" Medium fast 2pc paired with a older stradic ci4+. I thought it the cork on the handle felt too big in hand and I prefer split grips, the newer stradics on my other rods also felt superior to this one; thats why I sold it. So, here I am looking for a new rod and was wondering, what would be the ultimate senko rod for weightless wacky or texas and light senko applications. I am now considering maybe even a baitcaster like an aldebaran mgl on a nrx or another spinning setup. I NEED HELP FINDING THE ONE. Sensitivity is key and overall weight also. drooling over a baitcaster finesse setup but wondering if its really a good idea over spinning. thanks, nathan

To have owned both curados and mets, the mets make curados look like zebco 33s ?. The metanium cast a whole lot farther, weighs so much less and just has an overall better feel. If you want to ruind yourself for the rest of your life get a metanium/aldebaran or antares and never look back. nathan,

Kastking also make a version of this crap.... seen them everywhere with about a dozen different names on em' Nathan,

I would never take bearing count in consideration. Typically, reel companies actually place more bearing in the reel to lower the tolerances on the parts they make. More bearings usually point to a lower end reel, they also add weight. There is exeption of this in very high end reels. Nathan,