Flipping Week : Orochi Double X Aaron Martens Special!

TT Reviews - Latest reviews listed and open to member comments
Post Reply
User avatar
Cal
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 12773
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 5:31 pm
Location: TT Headquarters
Contact:

Flipping Week : Orochi Double X Aaron Martens Special!

Post by Cal » Tue Sep 16, 2014 3:03 pm

Flipping Week : Orochi Double X Aaron Martens Special!

Image

Introduction: We’d be hard pressed to recall a single rod series from a manufacturer that’s garnered more inquiries, attention, and buzz, than Megabass’s Orochi Double X. Each time we publish a review on one stick, questions come up asking about yet another. Considered mid to high end for most anglers, it’s hard to imagine the Double X series is really an entry level offering for Megabass. But of course, “entry level” is a matter of interpretation. Just because this series is the lowest price offerings from Megabass, we’ve quickly found out that sacrifices were not made in terms of performance. Here now is our take on yet another rod in this series, the F8-79XX Aaron Martens Flipping Special.

Complete Article: http://www.tackletour.com/reviewmbf879xx.html

User avatar
Teal101
TT Moderator
TT Moderator
Posts: 4884
Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:59 am
Location: Central Washington
Contact:

Re: Flipping Week : Orochi Double X Aaron Martens Special!

Post by Teal101 » Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:06 am

Sensitivity wise would you say the XX's you have fished are more sensitive than a Dobyns DX?

User avatar
spookybaits
Pro Angler
Pro Angler
Posts: 2137
Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:17 pm
Location: In the belly of a shark

Re: Flipping Week : Orochi Double X Aaron Martens Special!

Post by spookybaits » Mon Sep 22, 2014 2:47 am

Teal101 wrote:Sensitivity wise would you say the XX's you have fished are more sensitive than a Dobyns DX?
Would love to hear how all the rods tested measured up to each other in sensitivity.

User avatar
Cal
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 12773
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 5:31 pm
Location: TT Headquarters
Contact:

Re: Flipping Week : Orochi Double X Aaron Martens Special!

Post by Cal » Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:26 am

spookybaits wrote:
Teal101 wrote:Sensitivity wise would you say the XX's you have fished are more sensitive than a Dobyns DX?
Would love to hear how all the rods tested measured up to each other in sensitivity.
Haven't fished a similarly powered Dobyns DX so couldn't say...

These articles were written some time ago so this is a very rough order:

F8-79XX & 781-1 are pretty darn close. I'd have to fish them side by side to tell the difference, but these were the cream of the crop in this set of rods.

PHX-XC796H & IRG7114P-H are tied for number 2 - same comment as above. I'd have to fish them side by side again to see if there's a difference.

Immortal 76 was the least sensitive of the bunch.

Rfdong
Senior Angler
Senior Angler
Posts: 84
Joined: Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:38 pm

Re: Flipping Week : Orochi Double X Aaron Martens Special!

Post by Rfdong » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:56 am

Is there more coming? How many rods in all are you planning on reviewing?

User avatar
Teal101
TT Moderator
TT Moderator
Posts: 4884
Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:59 am
Location: Central Washington
Contact:

Re: Flipping Week : Orochi Double X Aaron Martens Special!

Post by Teal101 » Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:36 am

Wow, the XX compares to the Edge rods. I'd imagine they would be a tad better than the DX series then. Thanks!

Post Reply