What’s up Big Brother
It’s in the middle. Was using it today. Wondering if anyone has had the DC part not work? I have not read of anymore but for now it’s a Gem on my poison Adrena
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What’s up Big Brother
Winstondry wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:55 pmHa! I thought that was the BFS! You should’ve included it in the shot. It was still part of the family even if only a foster child for a short time. LoL.
This was the 1st trip out with it and it seemed to work great. I'm still learning chatferbaits but it casts the 3/8 oz chatter baits very well and was pretty sensitive for a glass/graphite composite stick. It has a dual action where it casts like a MH F graphite rod but becomes softer and slower under load. I would absolutely trust it for trebble baits too in the 1/2 oz range. One thing I did notice is that the rod felt a little out of gas casting a 3/8 oz chatterbait with beaver bait trailer. That additional weight seemed to make the rod tip flex more than I like when casting but maybe I'm just not used to it. For 1/2 oz + baits I would want to move up to the H. I'm sticking to 3/8 oz baits with skinnier trailers we commonly use on chatterbaits instead of beavers.Gone Phishin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:57 amGorgeous. How do you like the stick for its intended app?
Just what I was looking for. Thank you Sir.LowRange wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:02 pmThis was the 1st trip out with it and it seemed to work great. I'm still learning chatferbaits but it casts the 3/8 oz chatter baits very well and was pretty sensitive for a glass/graphite composite stick. It has a dual action where it casts like a MH F graphite rod but becomes softer and slower under load. I would absolutely trust it for trebble baits too in the 1/2 oz range. One thing I did notice is that the rod felt a little out of gas casting a 3/8 oz chatterbait with beaver bait trailer. That additional weight seemed to make the rod tip flex more than I like when casting but maybe I'm just not used to it. For 1/2 oz + baits I would want to move up to the H. I'm sticking to 3/8 oz baits with skinnier trailers we commonly use on chatterbaits instead of beavers.Gone Phishin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:57 amGorgeous. How do you like the stick for its intended app?
I should probably update this is say that it's the most awesome all around moving bait rod I have ever used. Incredible rod. Great with 3/8 oz chatterbaits and still very good with 1/2 oz. Hooking up on a long cast with a 1/2 oz with a big hook can take some effort with flourocarbon line so maybe you want to step up to the heavy Valkaryie or some other rod if you do 1/2 oz chatterbaits. I still caught a bunch on 1/2 oz but I use Jackalls with thin gage hooks. Its been an awesome 3/8 to 1 oz crankbait rod too. I've been throwing squarebills with the handle shortened and then some deep cranks like DD22s with the handle extended. The impressive thing is I can react to a bite and land a fish with the hook balled up in the soft tissue of the mouth. I have lost one fish on this rod and it came when I softly swipped to the rod on a small fish I didn't even realize was on a 1/2 oz chatter and Bellows Gill trailer. Got it to the kayak thinking it was a ball of weeds then jumped and got off.LowRange wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:02 pmThis was the 1st trip out with it and it seemed to work great. I'm still learning chatferbaits but it casts the 3/8 oz chatter baits very well and was pretty sensitive for a glass/graphite composite stick. It has a dual action where it casts like a MH F graphite rod but becomes softer and slower under load. I would absolutely trust it for trebble baits too in the 1/2 oz range. One thing I did notice is that the rod felt a little out of gas casting a 3/8 oz chatterbait with beaver bait trailer. That additional weight seemed to make the rod tip flex more than I like when casting but maybe I'm just not used to it. For 1/2 oz + baits I would want to move up to the H. I'm sticking to 3/8 oz baits with skinnier trailers we commonly use on chatterbaits instead of beavers.Gone Phishin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:57 amGorgeous. How do you like the stick for its intended app?
Yeppers...and fishes great on mod-fast/mod tapered blanks. I have an Evergreen Heracles EG Swimming 7'2" MHMF, and it is an excellent all-purpose moving baits rod for 3/8-1 oz with braid and about 5'-7' of heavier fluoro. From what I can gather, the Valkyrie 7 MH is bout the same as the EG Swimming, maybe a tad less power and slower taper.mark poulson wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 9:40 amBraid with a fluoro or mono leader will make it easier to set the hook on any rod.