Chaos10691

I used to own a falcon and loved it. I’ve looked at the falcons higher end rods specifically the Caras. I’ll check out the Experts too

Ok right on my only half ounce jigs are my football jigs. I’ll definitely read more into the victory series and try one out the next time I’m at the store. Ok awesome I have had the Fury jig rod and even with braid i couldn’t feel much.

What’s the Marshal? Ok great thank you

I meant where on most rods the blank is exposed on the back of the reel seat, the Victory has an EVA thing covering it.

Well let me ask you one more question. I do occasionally throw Texas rigs with a 1/4 oz weight. Would it do good for that as well or would that be too light?

On great I’ll definitely go check it out. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

Ok right on I know that my local shop has this rod I may go throw my reel on it and see how it feels. Would save a good chunk of money too to maybe…… buy a bunch of jigs I don’t need lol. Let me ask you real quick, I know the Victory has an EVA type wrap on the rod blank where your hand rests. Does that impact sensitivity at all? Does it increase the girth of the handle making it palm awkwardly?

Would the heavy be too much for what I’m throwing? I know the Dobyns typically run a bit lighter than what they say but I heard the St Croix Victory we’re pretty true to their rating.

At the time it was a Curado 200k but I swapped around the SLX on there as well and had the same results. Bastian10691@yahoo.com Another guy recommended the ALX as well. I looked into the Zolo I believe. Specifically the deputy and it seemed like a great rod. The only concern I had was one review claiming the cork seems “fat” and that made me concerned as to how well it may palm.

So I have actually had this rod before albeit the 7'3 MH and I didn't care for it honestly. I was sensitive and light but I felt like it was very tip heavy. I compared it side by side to my Lews TP1 Black and while the Daiwa was lighter overall it I didn't feel it balanced nearly as good. That being said I've never tried the 7'1 MH XF, but I'm hesitant to try it without being able to handle it. Unfortunately no store around me has one in that model. So I looked at it and it seems like a sweet rod, but that handle length is just more than I feel comfortable with in a kayak. Now that's a pretty rod and definitely not something I was considering. The handle length is perfect too. The reviews all seem great the only thing I saw was that someone said the cork is a bit fat. I'll be putting a Curado MGL 150 on the rod which palms very similarly to the SLX. How do you feel it palms with your reel?

Oh I didn't consider that stuff. I prefer cork but not adverse to EVA. Doesn't matter to me whether full or split grip. Yes I'd consider 4 oz the benchmark. Length doesn't really matter but I am in a kayak so too long a rod with a short handle I suspect will start to get tip heavy. No brand preference I have all different brand rods at the moment. I have a question on the Victory. I notice most all of them have an EVA wrap on where your hand rests on the rod blank. Does that not dampen the sensitivity? Never messed with anything ALX but will check them out. I handled the full grip 734 C Dobyn's in a store and kind of worked it like I would work a jig. I compared it to the St Croix Victory and even the split grip Dobyn's in the same rating and the full grip felt like less work than the others. I will say I didn't have any reel on it and also I don't know how they are in terms of sensitivity. That being said, it seems like they hit the 2 marks of lightweight and balanced but I guess I'm curious about how sensitive it is. Ok right on I will ask you what I asked someone else. Does the EVA wrap that is on the blank where your hand rests not dampen sensitivity?

In the near future I plan on upgrading my jig/T-rig rod. For T-rigs I typically throw them with a 1/4 oz weight and my jigs are either 3/8 oz or 1/2 oz plus trailer. I throw mainly Arkie and Football Jigs. Also something to consider is I fish primarily from a kayak. I was looking at either the Dobyn's Champion XP or the St Croix Avid X. I'm not sure exactly which model so hopefully you guys can help with that. I had considered the Expride but the handle is too long for me. The current rod I have has a 15" handle and even that is about as long as I'd want one. Will consider any brand of rod. The things I'm looking for mainly is sensitivity, which I know is subjective, lightweight, and not tip heavy. Thanks everyone

Hadn’t even considered that so thank you.

I'm buying one of the two for my Jig Rod. Which would be the better choice?

I’ll be honest the Daiwa worked as advertised but on 2 separate occasions the thumb bar would close midcast and afterwards would make a terrible noise feeling in. Also I’ve yet to find a reel that palms as well as Shimano.

I went back to a Shimano Curado. I plan on grabbing the 150 MGL for frogging when they come in stock

Ok last question can you take the shields off later to clean the insides? Or are they permanently stuck on the bearing?

I know the ones I ordered come with shields separately. Do they need the shields? Does it cause extra friction decreasing casting distance? Also do you oil them?

I’ve been pretty tough on mine and I’m not having any issues with it. I just wanted to see how much of a difference it would make upgrading it a bit. More just wanna see how good they do. If it’s not a noticeable difference I’ll know for the future to not really mess with it. That being said do you need to oil ball bearings?

It’s 50 to replace the 3 standard bearings and replace the 2 bushings with ball bearings

I maintain them pretty well I just figured that after a few years it might be time to replace the bushings with actual bearings. But that was what I was looking for was farther casts.

Thinking of ordering the full tune kit from spoolspeed.com for the SLX. The reel is a few years old so I figured it was time to invest in upgrading. I already upgraded my drag to carbontex so I figured I'd hit the bearings while I'm at it. Has anyone used the bearings from this particular site? And if so how much of a difference does it make?

I do love anything falcon but I wound up going with the Powell Endurance 735c rod it’s crazy light. We’ll see if it snaps on first cast or not tomorrow haha

Thanks a bunch

I actually haven’t seen that one I’ll look it up. Thanks a ton I do love Daiwa lol Do you by chance know the weight on the rod? I’ve been looking at Irod but can’t find weight details. I have the Omen Black Gen 3 spinning rod and I absolutely love it. I was trying to find weight specs on the casting rod but couldn’t find anything. Maybe I should just message them.