Has anybody else noticed that the Sleeper Craw has a Fook Guard?

I’ve had some but have only fished them a tiny bit so far. The callout you how realistic craw profiles often don’t perform is good, there’s even mention of that (with a chart from a study) in Knowing Bass. One thing I haven’t learned during my limited fishing time (or from the article) is how easily...

I did some side-by-side comparison between the Epitome and Poison Ultima 6’10” M (same ratings) today. Fished Dark Sleepers in deep clear water around a lot of rocks. Honestly, I couldn’t tell much of a difference; every time I thought that one rod had better, “scrapier” feedback, the other made up ...

Nice additional review. I fished this rod a bunch just yesterday, doing an A/B direct comparison to the USDM Destroyer FMJ. I was throwing a 1/2oz Finesse Jig the whole time. Caught a 5.18 LMB on the Trika rod and it handled the fish very well. Water temps are right around 50 here right now, so it w...

For all my concerns and bitching about their advertising practices, I ended up with three of these rods: 7'M" ML, 6'10" M and 7'3" MH. I feel like I have a beat on the first two rods because I've been using them a bunch, but the 7'3" needs more testing. It definitely did feel ver...

Chode wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:31 am

Hey drakestar thx for the review. I was wondering, is your Ultima the'22 version?

Yes. I don't have the `16.

Went to the fishery and spot where I used to fish my Kistler 7'3" LMH a ton before (the X-ray blank version with the same ratings as the Epitome blank). I'm sold on this rod. It's not an upgrade in sensitivity, but it's not a downgrade, either (and it's lighter). Did some finesse ballhead jiggi...

Got to do some finesse jigging on this rod today in 15-35 feet of water. Caught a nice 4 pounder, too - barely inhaled the jig, barely hooked, but I was able to detect the bite well and land the fish. The blank loads up well, and feels about as sensitive as a lot of other high-end offerings; it does...

Not snowed in over here, but dealing with the California storms. I think this rod is a great candidate for winter finesse jigging, but there’s still tons of rain and all the lakes are blown out

Thanks for the ideas on smoothing out the carbon weave edge. With all these CA storms and no fishing on the horizon, I have some time to figure out next steps

My biggest issue with this rod so far, by far, is the carbon butt cap: it is spiky. The bottom has an EVA end section, but the carbon weave is exposed where it wraps around on top, and several strands stick out enough that they're very, very rough. The spikes aren't so high that they break the skin,...

Mine was delivered this morning and my initial impressions are mixed. The rod aesthetic is up my alley (kinda similar look as Trika, but I find the aesthetics a bit more refined). The build feels clean, guide train is straight as an arrow, but there’s a line of epoxy framing the exposed blank inside...

My rod shipped today, as well. We’re visiting in-laws for the holidays and there’s no delivery ETA yet, but once it arrives, hopefully I’ll find some winter fish that eat stuff you’d throw on a MH rod.

_diggy_ wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:56 pm

Drakestar wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:12 am

I got a reply! And info that 30 more rods are expected to ship next week, including mine. Excited about that.

Any updates

The update is that there was no update this week and I did not get a shipment notification. Nothing to see here, move along...

I got a reply! And info that 30 more rods are expected to ship next week, including mine. Excited about that.