Hi guys, I am looking for a UL baitcasting rod to go with my pixy. I plan on using it for lures around the 1/16-1/8oz range. I know some japanese companies make UL baitcasting rods for trout, but I can't seem to find any. If anybody can give me some clue as to where I can find these JDM trout bc rods or any other UL bc rod, that would be great.
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Daiwafreak
UL Baitcasting Rod
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Re: UL Baitcasting Rod
DaiwaFreak,
I had a 6'6" custom built on a 1-3kg fast action blank to go along with my presso bc. It was built for me by a Aussie builder but I will not recomend him due to trouble I had with him on a second project. I throw 1/16th and 1/8th on mine all the time. Let us know what you find. Daiwa used to make a great presso bc rod but have not seen them for a few years.
Ranger 619VS
I had a 6'6" custom built on a 1-3kg fast action blank to go along with my presso bc. It was built for me by a Aussie builder but I will not recomend him due to trouble I had with him on a second project. I throw 1/16th and 1/8th on mine all the time. Let us know what you find. Daiwa used to make a great presso bc rod but have not seen them for a few years.
Ranger 619VS
Re: UL Baitcasting Rod
You could try the Megabass Pagani Elese f0-60xp (rated 1/16oz-1/2oz), or if you're in the mood for a 2-piece, Shimano also produces the Cardiff 64sul-b (rated 2g-5g), which was designed for the 50/51s-dc reels.
Between these two options, the Cardiff is the softer of the two.
The Megabass is relatively easy to find. I acquired the Shimano rod from Proshop Otsuka (fishing-otsuka.co.jp), who had one in stock at the time. It's probably something you could special order through them or any of the usual suspects.
UFM also has the Tuned Backwater bws-68tb, which looks awesome and goes down to 0.8oz (!), but you could probably get the other two rods and still have change left over from the price of one of these!
Between these two options, the Cardiff is the softer of the two.
The Megabass is relatively easy to find. I acquired the Shimano rod from Proshop Otsuka (fishing-otsuka.co.jp), who had one in stock at the time. It's probably something you could special order through them or any of the usual suspects.
UFM also has the Tuned Backwater bws-68tb, which looks awesome and goes down to 0.8oz (!), but you could probably get the other two rods and still have change left over from the price of one of these!
Last edited by bigreddog on Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: UL Baitcasting Rod
diggin up a kind of old post.
Looks like Majorcraft has a line of UL baitcasting rods and, bonus, plat carries them:
http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/defa ... ystem.html
Looks like Majorcraft has a line of UL baitcasting rods and, bonus, plat carries them:
http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/defa ... ystem.html