Shimano Cumara baitcasting rods...

[Big-Bass]

BTW...nice TT intro to the rods...

Are the reel seats on the baitcasting rods modified Fuji seats or are they from another manufacturer? Also, how well would say the 6'8" MH baitcasting model match with a Calais 100A??? Thanks for the response(s).

[Zander]

Funny you should ask that... I actually fished that combo with my personal Calais 100A that I brought to El Salto. I only brought one reel with me, and that was it. The rod feels like a MH should and it handled the Calais nicely. It balanced out better with the Core, but teh Calais certainly felt good on the rod. Ultimately I found the 6'8" CUC-X68M my favorite rod (but I tend to like them a bit lighter) that I fished, but the MH was certiainly more versatile. It actually fished Jerkbaits ok with the Calais too.

[Zest]

the seat doesn't look very “fuji" though,might from other manufacturer. bantam might able to shred some light here

[Bantam1]

The reel seat is something we designed and built. It is not a Fuji at all. I don't know if you remeber the Canis rods or not, but I showed the design to the rod development team. We changed the design slightly to adapt it to the Cumara rods.

[SPAZ]

These Cumara rods look beautiful.

[Nitroman77]

Ill be getting the 6'8" for sure!

[Bantam1]

If you guys like the MH then you can thank me later That was me providing months of input and field testing to get it just right.

[Nitroman77]

How does it compare to say the IMX in sensitivity and lightness?? They seem to be about the same price range and im def going to get one when the come out I was just curious.

[Bantam1]

These rods are lighter than GLX and just as sensitive. We weighed my Loomis rods to make sure they were lighter.

The 7'2" MH was 6 grams lighter than my MBR 843 GLX. Both rods are MH with similar line ratings so it was the closest match. The MBR 844 GLX was 8 grams heavier.

[Nitroman77]

Ill take 2! 6'8" and the 7'2"

[Want]

Yeah. These rods have really really caught my attention. I'm looking forward to actually seeing and handling one or two in person. Hope TT does a review fairly soon. Bet the rods make a big market splash.

[Bantam1]

Let's hope so. Robby and I put in a lot of work on these rods. We started talking about them over a year ago. I wrote down actions for 14 rods models and picked brains all over the US. This was the end result. I showed him the reel seat from the Canis and then he did the travel back and forth to get everything just right. I think we had 4 or 5 versions of the rod before the finished version was approved by him. You wouldn't believe the amount of work that actually goes into developing a new rod. Actions, balance, rod deflection, weight, lengths...lots of work.

Months of field testing all over the place lead to the best bass rods we have ever produced. I fished from CA to OR to AZ and I even fished these rods in the local bays for Spotted Bay Bass and Sand Bass. The rods went to field testers all over the US. I think we hit the nail on the head with these rods. I have a certain sense of pride being that I had some input on these rods. I hope you guys like them and I really hope that they are successful for us.

[giesj]

Bantam1 - rods look sharp. Can't wait to see one in person. Is the main reason for EVA foam over cork the weight reduction? Sure is nice to have a place to come and talk to a rep in the middle of it all. Thank you,
jason

[Bantam1]

Yes we went with the EVA for weight reduction and for the clean and simple look. Think about how cork looks after a year of fishing. The filler that is used when the rod is brand new starts to come out and the color of the cork changes. The EVA is durable and easy to clean and it almost always looks new.