Sounds like a high end version of the Megabass Hyuga 72H. I LOVE that stick. I will be sad as hell when my Hyuga 72H dies, but oh man it is going to be so much fun trying to find a rod to replace it. It was my gateway drug into "non-USDM" power/taper combos and was at the perfect pricepoint to take...

goldrod wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:46 pm

I’ll be in a place like that soon and will give it a shot

Good luck! I usually start out with a slow lift-n-dip retrieve and move to faster twitching if they seem agressive.

but how deep? seems like a long weight for it to hit the bottom Oh, very very shallow, surface twitching to maybe 3-4' at most. I am surrounded by shallow marshes with varying levels of pad cover and submerged wood, a weightless Trickworm is ideal for that sort of fishing imho. I want heavier line ...

I have been thinking of trying a free rig for some of the river fishing I do. The idea will be to use a Lindy Walking Sinker and a Hula Grub. The plastic should offer close to max drag and the sinker should be ideal for working across the rocky bottom if I don't get bit on the fall.

I use 3/0 and 4/0 round bend offset shank worm hooks. I started missing fish when I went to wide gap hooks, so I went back to what works for me. Agree very much, a weightless Trickworm is one of my most used presentations and I have found that a 3/0 Owner medium wire straight shank gives the best h...

I keep a spare Daiwa 34mm loaded with 40lb braid in my car at all times, it covers a lot of my reels and has come in handy twice now in like 4 years. When I am out with one of my Pixies I bring a spare spool full of 6lb mono along, sadly that one comes in handy a lot more often.

The P5 rods have sparked a tremendous amount of interest. For real. I am seeing a ton of talk about the P5 rods, way way more then I have ever seen about any higher-end rod. Even on some of the reddit fishing subs, places where "get you a ugly stick" is like every other post, there is a ton of inte...

It depends on the braking system in the spool and sometimes what reel the spool is in. I do slow and stop every cast with my thumb, but even that isn't needed with some SV spools in some reels. But in general: Magforce V/Z: Will thumb sooner once the lure hits the "halfway" point, I keep my thumb at...

I have admittedly never really looked at the ball hitch on a truck, but is it just secured by a single bolt and nut? I ask because it seems like it would be easy enough to secure it by using red locktite and/or deforming the threaded end of the bolt with a cold chisel. I some of the equipment I rent...

TravisNY wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:41 pm

That stuff is small ?

I guess it depends on what it's sitting next too?

The P5 Bait Finesse is absolutely slower in action and has a little less power than the Carbon Head Hein. The P5 Bait Finesse will handle those 1/8 oz jigs with a small trailer just fine. It's a very versatile rod in general and does a great job with a range of lighter treble baits and even some of...

Amir_zwara wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:09 pm

.22oz is a little over 6grams.... it'll absolutely fly on the 7'4"

Thin wire hook, texposed, you'll be good. No thick wires, don't bury the point too deep.

Cool, thanks for the info.

P5 Bait Finesse is a slightly faster taper than the Carbon Head Hein. I picked it up for smaller jerkbaits and drop shot as the drop shotting I do is more casting than vertical No plans to use it however, for a Keitech jig with small trailer though. I use the Cyclone for that I really wish MB had c...

Anyone end up with the P5 Bait Finesse/Hien? It's the P5 rod that makes the most "sense" for me to pick up but I have not been able to find any real info on it. I had been hemming and hawing over the Carbonhead Hien for most of 2019 but this new one seems a lot different in terms of taper. Right now...

https://i.imgur.com/uZcbPDsl.jpg Total weight is ~0.22oz. Anyone with time on these rods think the 7'4" one would be able to both make long ass casts and give solid hooksets with a rig like this? I want to use the rod for both some light inshsore (1/8-3/16oz spoons and spinners) and some fw river f...