I through them on Jig and swimbait setups.....adjust your drag approximately and don't bother with glass or composits

I've been fishing mine on a Hammer Rods 6' 9" H/F. I believe it was @smalljaw67 that suggested the rod, and I've been in love with it since I started fishing it. Not as heavy as I imagined a H/F rod being, and it has a more parabolic bend to it than I'd imagined (both traits he'd assured me the rod had). It's very light and sensitive, really a joy to fish with.

 

I'm with DVT, I don't buy into the need to let fish inhale the bait. If a bass wants to eat it, they're going to eat it. It's funny the "need" for a slower rod for a bladed jig, but everyone still fishes a spinnerbait on a MH/F? Why can they catch a spinnerbait but not a bladed jig? Not saying that fishing a composite or glass rod is wrong, it just makes no sense to me. I've tried it, didn't like it and had a horrible hookup ratio. Changed back and it would take a lot for me to try them again. 

I was looking for a new chatterbait/spinnerbait rod last year and jumped on the Aetos deal when they were around $90.  I picked up a 7'1 MH MF and paired it with a reel from the company not to be mentioned in something like 8:1 or 9:1 ratio and spooled it with 30lb 832. I wanted something with a slower action primarily to help launch my bait a mile, what I got was an interesting/pleasant surprise.  The Aetos MF has a surprisingly fast tip, but loads far enough down the rod on the back cast to still sling anything over 1/4 oz a mile.  I was originally hoping for something a little softer/slower with no stretch in the braid, but I've grown to really like it.  Any faster a tip and it would be uncomfortable to fish (heavy vibration plus nerve damage do not a good time make), any slower and I would sacrifice a lot of sensitivity.  Because of the sensitivity, it also makes a killer swim jig rod around both dense cover and open water.  For a sub $200 rod, it's definitely a winner. 

How large are the guides on that 736cb glass?  I know the older model dobyns had small guides. Not Micros, but quite a bit smaller than conventional ones.  Are the newer Champions the same?

On 3/5/2017 at 9:08 AM, RichF said:

How large are the guides on that 736cb glass?  I know the older model dobyns had small guides. Not Micros, but quite a bit smaller than conventional ones.  Are the newer Champions the same?

Since no one has said anything, the guides on my D684cb are relatively the same compared to my other rods. Might be a hair smaller, but I think that may have something to do with the fact it's only 6'8 and has 9 guides perhaps?

Thanks for the reply.  I saw a few pics that compared the old Champion series guides to an older Loomis IMX side by side.  The old Champion's guides were smaller which I like, but I believe the new version has different guides.