Those are very nice. I have had a Smith SuperStrike rod before but I regretfully sold it. What I have never owned much less even knew that these straight handles by Smith were available until recently. I plan on trying to acquire one.
JDM Pistol Grip Topwater Rods
Re: JDM Pistol Grip Topwater Rods
Thank you for the link. I found these for sale on that wonderful auction site in Japan and I'm actually thinking the name is Bright River. Even the simplest things get lost in translation.Aquaftm45 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:23 pmBrightliver is a popular pistol grip brand in Japan. The site also had wide selection of rods.
http://brightliver.shop-pro.jp/?mode=ca ... t=p&page=4
I did buy a Smith Superstrike rod that I haven't posted pictures of yet because I've also ordered a longer Smith straight handle for it off that auction site I was just talking about and it's not here yet. Anyway, back to the translation thing. I have a friend that lives in Macau and I was talking to him about the rod that I was going to buy and I said they say the action is 'throw'. It's not fast or moderate or extra fast but 'throw'. I asked him what do you think they mean by that. He said no it's not throw, it's slow.
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Re: JDM Pistol Grip Topwater Rods
I wonder how well these grips work with the new T-wing design from Daiwa????
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I did get a Smith SuperStrike G0-102 'Topwater Plugging' topwater rod and I bought a near mint Calcutta 100XT to go with it. The reel sits so low in the reel seat that even a 200 would palm great. I've had it for a couple of weeks and I took it out one time and the 6'6" length of mine is too uncomfortable for me to cast one handed with a pistol grip and I am also going to be using lures that are at least a 1/2oz so I needed a longer handle and it arrived today. I plan on using this one for prop baits.