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Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:48 am
by BigG
Winstondry wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:46 pm
I pointed that out as the Extreme Mission is a much nicer rod, quite the gem from the X7 line!
Shorter rod in the X7 line that would shine for topwater would be the Super Rekkai. The X7's are gold.
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 1:16 pm
by goldrod
BigG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:48 am
Winstondry wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:46 pm
I pointed that out as the Extreme Mission is a much nicer rod, quite the gem from the X7 line!
Shorter rod in the X7 line that would shine for topwater would be the Super Rekkai. The X7's are gold.
I use the super rakkai for frogs but not topwater treble baits
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:22 pm
by spencerinstl
If you could find one, hard to find, the Deps Constrictor is a very nice shorter rod for 1 oz topwater baits.
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:00 am
by goldrod
spencerinstl wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:22 pm
If you could find one, hard to find, the Deps Constrictor is a very nice shorter rod for 1 oz topwater baits.
With a name like Constrictor, that seems like the rod I should have had
a long time ago. But I like the thrill of the search no matter how futile it maybe sometimes you just find the gems.
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:26 pm
by BigG
goldrod wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 1:16 pm
BigG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:48 am
Winstondry wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:46 pm
I pointed that out as the Extreme Mission is a much nicer rod, quite the gem from the X7 line!
Shorter rod in the X7 line that would shine for topwater would be the Super Rekkai. The X7's are gold.
I use the super rakkai for frogs but not topwater treble baits
Larger top water.
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:44 pm
by Tokugawa
White Python is what you want.
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:26 am
by lape0019
I use the original Dobyns Champion 706CB for the I-loud and I-jack. works well for it.
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 2:38 pm
by goldrod
With the review of the I-Jack and me finally finishing up with school I went to the rod rack. Seems like i had something that I was looking for all along. The Valkyrie 7’1” spiral wrapped rod is much more versatile than I first thought. I’ve seen people use this rod for jigs and spinnerbaits but I never thought about large topwater baits.
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:06 pm
by Polkfish1
goldrod wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 2:38 pm
With the review of the I-Jack and me finally finishing up with school I went to the rod rack. Seems like i had something that I was looking for all along. The Valkyrie 7’1” spiral wrapped rod is much more versatile than I first thought. I’ve seen people use this rod for jigs and spinnerbaits but I never thought about large topwater baits.
Yes; I agree. It should work great with that bait.
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:53 am
by Cristo
Some goofy a** suggestions here even with subjectivity thrown in
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:20 am
by bronzefly
Cristo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:53 am
Some goofy a** suggestions here even with subjectivity thrown in
I've been throwing the I-Jack on the new Megabass Destroyer Wild Bunch Carbon Head, among other things. It handles 1 oz range top water baits very nicely. That Valkyrie 71H is an interesting option too... I know how much I enjoy the 71MH version in general.
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:17 am
by goldrod
bronzefly wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:20 am
Cristo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:53 am
Some goofy a** suggestions here even with subjectivity thrown in
I've been throwing the I-Jack on the new Megabass Destroyer Wild Bunch Carbon Head, among other things. It handles 1 oz range top water baits very nicely. That Valkyrie 71H is an interesting option too... I know how much I enjoy the 71MH version in general.
I saw people using the Valkyrie for spinnerbaits one second and pitching the next. It’s a very interesting rod indeed
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 1:58 pm
by Cristo
Well egg all on my face
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 3:46 pm
by goldrod
The St. Croix 7,4” glass rod is a heck of a rod.
Mine is paired with a TDZ-M with a zillion hlc spool and 12 or 14lb floro
I think twelve and I’ve done everything but crank on this setup.
The ILoud is great with this rod. I’ve thrown 3/4 Oz traps and compared to
My original laminglas rod this one is a standout stick
Re: Top Water rod for 1ozers
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 3:30 pm
by Cristo
I always had a thing for glass. When you absolutely need a do all treble hook rod IMHO