Megabass XX Dropshot vs. Stinger Tip for DS and general finesse?

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Megabass XX Dropshot vs. Stinger Tip for DS and general finesse?

Post by Houndfish » Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:58 am

Hi,

I have been bit by the dropshot bug and have started looking at rods. I picked up a Tour Versatile a few months ago and love it, so I have started my search by looking at these two Orochi XX rods, but I am unclear on how they differ. I think I understand the idea behind the stinger/solid tip, which I believe is roughly "the softer DS rod will be more forgiving in fighting fish but the ST will be more sensitive and allow better hooksets"? I am super off base here?

In addition to DS, I want a rod that is good for general finesse spinning presentations. My current finesse spinning rod is a custom ML/F rod, but at 6' for bushwacking and kayak use. This rod will be mostly used from the bank or wading larger water and I think want a longer and more sensitive rod for more open/maintained areas. In addition to using it for drop shotting, I want a rod that will work well for Ned Rigs/MWF style fishing, small (< 1/4oz) cranks and other hardbaits, and maybe weighless Trick Worms. I would be sticking a Ci4+ 2500 on it and would like to use a middle of the road floro as my line, but would like the flexibility to run braid/leader as well.

In any case I would love any insight from anyone who has fished either or both of these rods. I am not married to the XX line, but I really like the TV and am intrigued by the long foregrips on the spinning rods and the "whole hand in front of the reel" grip.

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Re: Megabass XX Dropshot vs. Stinger Tip for DS and general finesse?

Post by Canga- » Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:03 pm

i have not fished the stinger shot, but have fished the dropshot for a few years now. for your needs of DS, ned rig, small cranks (love this rod for a KVD 1.0, #7 flicker shad/shad rap, etc) and a weightless trick worm, i think that the DS special will fit the bill perfectly.

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Re: Megabass XX Dropshot vs. Stinger Tip for DS and general finesse?

Post by Tokugawa » Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:20 pm

Haven't fished the dropshot, but have the stinger tip. The solid top is way sensitive, but less versatile. I would only fish single open hook techniques with it. However, it is an awesome DS stick.

Get both. Or get the XX stinger and an addermine.

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Re: Megabass XX Dropshot vs. Stinger Tip for DS and general finesse?

Post by Houndfish » Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:33 pm

Thanks for the info guys. I was wondering about the Stinger Shot being too specialized for my needs, I only take a single stick with me most of the time so I want a little more flexibility. The Drop Shot is sounding more and more like what I am looking for. My BFS rod is a Phenix PHX-C682, so I am accustomed to a softer then fast rod for finesse stuff.
Tokugawa wrote:Get both. Or get the XX stinger and an addermine.
Hah, if I was going to go crazy I would try and track down a F3-610DGS or something.

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Re: Megabass XX Dropshot vs. Stinger Tip for DS and general finesse?

Post by Teal101 » Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:38 pm

The stinger tip is a great DS rod, but super soft. The rod loads quickly due to the xfast stinger tip. Like the rod and been using it for a few years now.
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Re: Megabass XX Dropshot vs. Stinger Tip for DS and general finesse?

Post by Houndfish » Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:16 pm

Teal101 wrote:The stinger tip is a great DS rod, but super soft.
So a favorite finesse lure of mine is the 4" Ocho worm, t-rigged on a 1/0 Twistlock. It has a painfully slow flutter to the bottom, but it works very well.
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Would the Stinger Tip be able to get consistent hooksets with a lure rigged like this? It doesn't seem much different than a weedless rigged dropshot, but I have had some hookset issues when I tried fishing it on a St Croix L action spinning rod. I couldn't get the road loaded fast enough without ripping it out of the bass's mouth, but I am still not 100% what was going on.

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Post by Tokugawa » Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:59 am

The stinger tip will load very fast, so no issues there. I like a ML stinger tip with open hook (ds, wacky rig, no trailer jigs) presentations. I would go a bit heavier in rod for a Texas rigged plastic like that.

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Post by Houndfish » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:17 am

Thanks for the response. It is sounding more and more like I want the Drop Shot model. I am curious as hell about that Stinger Shot though, I would love to fish one for an afternoon.

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Post by Teal101 » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:54 pm

I would only use the Stinger tip with an open hook as well. A little too soft for buried hooks.
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Re: Megabass XX Dropshot vs. Stinger Tip for DS and general finesse?

Post by Houndfish » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:46 pm

Welp
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Some free time appeared the week after next, so I had to act. Thanks for the imput guys, I am really confident I am gonna love this thing.

Now I gotta buy like a thousand roboworms I guess. :big grin:

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