On 8/29/2021 at 6:52 AM, leinad said:

have 4 : dobyns fury 661 + 662 (662 has a quantum throttle (10) )

               13 fishing black muse 6'10" ml

                ark lancer 6'10" ml

the other 3 have daiwa regal 1000s ( really like these inexpensive reels  , imo has a great drag ) and 6# mono.

takes care of my ned/finesse/ dropshot needs.

 

How does your Muse compare to the fury and lancer?

4 hours ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

How does your Muse compare to the fury and lancer?

imo the muse's(ml) action falls between the 661(light)and the 662 (ml) and its sensitivity is slightly better than the fury ( a better rod imo but 65$ more, but the dobyns are fine rods also ) . the lancer imo action and sensitivity is on par with the fury but the fury is a nicer all around than the lancer ( not a negative against the ark i like it , prefer the reel seat and grip on dobyns  ) if money is a concern the ark lancer is a very nice rod for 20 less than the fury.

All my finesse fishing is on SC Victory VST71MF with Vanford 2500 and 5 lb Maxima UG coplyoline.

Tom

15 hours ago, WRB said:

All my finesse fishing is on SC Victory VST71MF with Vanford 2500 and 5 lb Maxima UG coplyoline.

Tom

Tom, how do you like your vanford?  I need to get a new reel for an NRX and was thinking about a twin power, but not sure it's worth the upgrade cost.  And it's a little heavier. Thanks

17 hours ago, leinad said:

imo the muse's(ml) action falls between the 661(light)and the 662 (ml) and its sensitivity is slightly better than the fury ( a better rod imo but 65$ more, but the dobyns are fine rods also ) . the lancer imo action and sensitivity is on par with the fury but the fury is a nicer all around than the lancer ( not a negative against the ark i like it , prefer the reel seat and grip on dobyns  ) if money is a concern the ark lancer is a very nice rod for 20 less than the fury.

Im good on finesse rods.  There aren't many reviews on the Muse, I was just curious what you thought about it.  I got a 7'1 M F C a few years ago and for the most part I really like it.  It reminds me of an Avid, but just a little lighter all around.  I like Dobyns, but the exposed threads on the spinning rods are really uncomfortable.  

3 hours ago, clemsondds said:

Tom, how do you like your vanford?  I need to get a new reel for an NRX and was thinking about a twin power, but not sure it's worth the upgrade cost.  And it's a little heavier. Thanks

Don’t have many hours it yet, so far it’s a smooth functioning reel. 

Tom

I have 4 finesse poles i use for Ned rigs.

 

1- st croix triumph 6'6 light fast action with 6 lb invizx on my 1000 size legalis for my lighter neds.

2-st croix legend tournament 6'8 med lite fast action with a 1000 size static ci4+ 10 lb smackdown with 6 lb fc sniper leader

3- st croix legend tournament 6'10 med lite ex fast. It Will be equipped with a vanford 2500 (it'll be here Wednesday) that'll have 15 lb smackdown and 8 lb fc sniper leader

4-st croix avid 7' med lite 2 piece fast action with a 2500 legalis with 10 lb sunline and 6 lb fc sniper leader. This is my travel rod i keep in my truck

My primary Ned combo is an Abu Garcia veritas PLX 7' medium action rod, a size 30 Revo S spinning reel, and 10lb sufix ProMix braid.  No leader.

On 8/20/2021 at 9:28 AM, Team9nine said:

Tried a bunch, but have settled on just one. Shimano Clarus 6’6” ML w/Lew’s Mach 1 SS (200) spooled with 10#-14# YGK SS112 and 8# leader (mono). 

*Curious if you found a mono leader matches  with the YGK main line sink rate - or do you use a mono leader for another reason ? 

4 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*Curious if you found a mono leader matches  with the YGK main line sink rate - or do you use a mono leader for another reason ? 

Yeah, no issues there. Nylon mono is 1.15, and YGK is 1.12, so they match up well. After years of experimenting, I’ve found no need to use fluoro as a leader in most finesse situations (deep winter finesse/crappie presentations might be the one main exception).

1 hour ago, Team9nine said:

Yeah, no issues there. Nylon mono is 1.15, and YGK is 1.12, so they match up well. After years of experimenting, I’ve found no need to use fluoro as a leader in most finesse situations (deep winter finesse/crappie presentations might be the one main exception).

Good to know - I would think most people tie better leader knots with mono + braid than with FC + braid . Maxima Ultra Green , P-Line , Sufix , Berkley , etc. all have good money saving mono / co-poly lines which make good leaders .

I have a Rainshadow CB66M with 6" cut off the butt...making it 6'. Being a little shorter I can get away with just 11" handle.

This is fitted with Pflueger Trion TRI20. This set up weighs just 9.24oz.

Currently using StrikeKing 6lb floro...but going back to Stren 6lb mono.