I was thinking the same thing.  I like the ergonomics and the finish-  they look very comfortable.  

 

 

I looked around for a while yesterday and couldn't find them...  Booty where did you get these?

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/getfish/item/dress_ld_op112/

Shipment finally came in

Shipment finally came in

That's a nice piece of fabric you got there.... Got any rods?

That's a nice piece of fabric you got there.... Got any rods?

 

F4-68X7  Cyclone Advantage I will post pic later.

F4-68X7  Cyclone Advantage I will post pic later.

Come on man lets see the goods

The rod with Metanium HG 

Awesome combo!  Diggin the Metanium love lately lol

I believe those are Avail aluminum handles...no? They come with your choice of retainer color

Congrats on your latest investment..enjoy.

The rod with Metanium HG

Oh yeah, that's the stuff.

Amazing combo!!    ...And its Lefty!! 

After some major indecisiveness on my part, I finally picked up my 2 rods this morning. I already broke them in at a little pond by the house, too. The red-trimmed one is built on a new Shikari blank(yes, new-but old-stock from a secret source ) It is 6'11 and is medium-hvy. power with a nice parabolic bend. It casts a 1/8 oz. Bitsy Bug with a plastic trailer well, but also will blast a 5/8 oz. squarebill with authority. It has Fuji Alconite microguides, an ECS reel seat with black hood and a Fuji weighted counterbalance butt. The cork grips are 2-tone and made by Batson, which look very nice, I think.
 The second is a Batson 7' RX-7 popping blank, model IP 843. A friend bought my spinning version of this rod and I kind of missed it, so I had one built for a casting reel It has Fuji Alconite microguides with a Fuji ACS reel seat and a Fuji weighted counterbalance butt. Silver aluminum winding checks make it look really nice, too. This rod casts a #11 Rapala floater so well that I actually got it hung up in a tree on the first cast (but the reel might have had something to do with that, too). It casts light stuff phenomenally, which is exactly what I wanted it for-yet it handled a 3/8 oz. spinnerbait well also. Anyway, hope y'all enjoy, because I'm certain that I will!

Nice customs you have acquired Tim! They both look outstanding my friend!

Nice rods tim

Yea those look and sound very handy....Use to

Be rod builders around louisville ... But not now

Speed spool on berkley lightning shock medium action.

Well, I got to break in my DX744/Metanium combo with some jig fishing this weekend and I must say that I really love the rod. The reel however, I am not too sure on. It performed perfectly but it just feels a little bulky in my hand. After a long day my hand felt tired and cramped from holding it. I am wondering if I sould have gone with a Core.. I feel like if I sell it and get a Core I am moving backwards in reel technology. I lose the 8:1, the X ship, and the Micro Gearing. Anyone else have a Core and Metanium? If so how would you compare the two?

This is my cranking setup: G Loomis 783 cranking rod with a Core 101Mg. It's setup for shallow to medium crankbaits, from Scatter Raps to DT4s and 6s.

 

Nice!!! My shallow to mid cranking setup is also a core 101 MG. Absolutely love that reel!

Casting rods:

6'6'' med heavy Abu Garcia blue max combo

7' Skeet Reese spinnerbait/worm

7' med heavy BPS rod

6'6''med heavyBPS rod

7'8''Okuma EVX crankin

 

Spinning rods:

6'6''Daiwa shock combo

6'6''Quantum tour

 

Casting reels:

Lews speed spool tourament MG7.1:1

Quantum kinetic energy 5.1:1

Shimano curado 3.8:1

Abu Garcia blue max combo 6.2:1

 

Spinning reels:

Daiwa shock combo

Daiwa sweep fire

 

Soon to be added:

7' cashions heavy or 7'2'' mh Shimano crucial

2or3 more Lews speed spools 7.1:1

My Shimano Collection....

I'm fairly new to baitcasters. How much do bad boys like those run? I'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't really have the budget for the really expensive rigs but then again I don't want to spend $100 on some rod and reel that is going to be a waist of my time.

time to post my horded, i meant rod collection.

 

8 ft Daiwa ballistic H with purple clunn 7 gear- flippin/pitchen

 

7'2 shimano crucial MHXF with Curado G, 7 grear- T rigs

 

6'10 shimano compre MH with stx 6.4.1- weightless and light flukes/soft jerks

 

7'2 allstar ast MH with lews bbz (?) 6 gear for football jigs

 

7' MH veritas with Abu s 6.4.1 for chatterbaits

 

6'8 st croix mojo M spinning with president for tubes..etc

 

7' veritas spinning M with Okuma trios for shakeyhead

 

7' JM carbonlite  MH spinning with Daiwa lexa for weightless

 

7' MH mod st croix premier with 64.1 gen3 abu sx for bigger cranks

 

7'2 GOOD carrot stick with old orange carbonlite 6.4.1 for spinnerbaits and swim jigs this rod doesnt have a power

 

7'2 *** MH with Daiwa tatula type r 8 gear for frogs

 

7'3 custom MH-H XF frog rod with Quantum smoke 7.3.1 Frogs

 

6' allstar pistol grip, all around tight cover rod with h20 mettle

 

7' MH bionic blade with T3 Daiwa 8 gear for buzzbaits and soft frogs

 

6'8 Shimano sellus MHXF with Quantum Tour 7 gear for hardbody topwater

 

7' bucco M mod with pro Q 6.4.1 for small traps, 1.5 and 2.5s

 

not pictured 7'2 cumara MHF with Chromarch(on its way) for heavier Trigs

 

okuma stratos with 6'6 vendetta for Gf and bigger grubs

 

daiwa arid re tipped 5'9  tight cover and keep in car rod with mettle

 

Which is your favorite?

Nice collection

Well, I got to break in my DX744/Metanium combo with some jig fishing this weekend and I must say that I really love the rod. The reel however, I am not too sure on. It performed perfectly but it just feels a little bulky in my hand. After a long day my hand felt tired and cramped from holding it. I am wondering if I sould have gone with a Core.. I feel like if I sell it and get a Core I am moving backwards in reel technology. I lose the 8:1, the X ship, and the Micro Gearing. Anyone else have a Core and Metanium? If so how would you compare the two?

 

Well i have huge hands and didnt like the size of the new chronarch, which is pretty much the same as the metanium. I use the shimano 50 size reels for everything. Feels so much better in hand. I dont think your moving back in tech, a core or aldebaran will suit your needs fine.

DelcoSol - I really dig my 2 Scorpion XT 1001s with super ship. I also have the Core and agree with TTs assessment that something about the aluminum version, pretty much being this reel casts a little better and feels super nice. I don't think you would be taking a step back at all, with enough money left over to tune and dress it to the nuts.