Really? I've had no problem with hard hook sets in brush w/3/8 oz. jigs. I wouldn't put a 3/4 oz. jig on it in cover, but zero problems, imo up to 1/2 oz. in cover.TNBankFishing wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:22 pm
Xbites - too soft for solid hook sets with more than an 1/8 oz weight. Superb balance and weight. Sensitive as any rod I’ve owned.
Nrx 893c vs Megabass P5 X-bites
Re: Nrx 893c vs Megabass P5 X-bites
Re: Nrx 893c vs Megabass P5 X-bites
Very much agree. Was hesitant at first thinking it would be a senko rod but it's deceptively more powerful than it seems. No issue at all flipping or pitching 3/8oz jigs in cover. Love the rod for that.jmb27 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:36 amReally? I've had no problem with hard hook sets in brush w/3/8 oz. jigs. I wouldn't put a 3/4 oz. jig on it in cover, but zero problems, imo up to 1/2 oz. in cover.TNBankFishing wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:22 pm
Xbites - too soft for solid hook sets with more than an 1/8 oz weight. Superb balance and weight. Sensitive as any rod I’ve owned.
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Re: Nrx 893c vs Megabass P5 X-bites
It always felt weak in hand to me. Wasn’t a bad rod and was razor sharp with sensitivity but when I’ve got thick submerged grass or dense laydowns on Chickamauga I never felt satisfied with its grunt. With a lighter bait I still needed the power to pull fish away from the nasty stuff in case they break into the slop.iabass8 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:11 pmVery much agree. Was hesitant at first thinking it would be a senko rod but it's deceptively more powerful than it seems. No issue at all flipping or pitching 3/8oz jigs in cover. Love the rod for that.jmb27 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:36 amReally? I've had no problem with hard hook sets in brush w/3/8 oz. jigs. I wouldn't put a 3/4 oz. jig on it in cover, but zero problems, imo up to 1/2 oz. in cover.TNBankFishing wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:22 pm
Xbites - too soft for solid hook sets with more than an 1/8 oz weight. Superb balance and weight. Sensitive as any rod I’ve owned.
Re: Nrx 893c vs Megabass P5 X-bites
TNBankFishing wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:10 pmIt always felt weak in hand to me. Wasn’t a bad rod and was razor sharp with sensitivity but when I’ve got thick submerged grass or dense laydowns on Chickamauga I never felt satisfied with its grunt. With a lighter bait I still needed the power to pull fish away from the nasty stuff in case they break into the slop.iabass8 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:11 pmVery much agree. Was hesitant at first thinking it would be a senko rod but it's deceptively more powerful than it seems. No issue at all flipping or pitching 3/8oz jigs in cover. Love the rod for that.jmb27 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:36 amReally? I've had no problem with hard hook sets in brush w/3/8 oz. jigs. I wouldn't put a 3/4 oz. jig on it in cover, but zero problems, imo up to 1/2 oz. in cover.TNBankFishing wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:22 pm
Xbites - too soft for solid hook sets with more than an 1/8 oz weight. Superb balance and weight. Sensitive as any rod I’ve owned.
You will really like the new P5 FMJ then.