For 3/8 to 1/2 spinnerbaits my favorite rod of all time for this purpose is an older G Loomis Spinnerbait Rod model SB812C. For heavier 3/4+oz spinnerbaits, I prefer something with a little heavier action. G Loomis used to offer a SB813C for that reason which I never owned but would have liked to.
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Russell Brunt Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Leonard, IMHO some of the listings on the Xray > blanks are wrong. I think they have some numbers > associated with the wrong blanks. In general, I'd > say the blanks are a little weaker than you'd > expect compared to other companies. The SJ series > is stronger than the MB series. Also se
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I agree that poor casting is usually due to operator era the vast majority of the time. However, I would not want to Drop Shot a Finesse Worm on an 8' Flippin Stick.
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So I have been looking at the individual blanks on North Fork's website and was wondering what some of the data means. For example: 1) Why do they use different weight sizes to load the rods in their charts? It seams if they used a standard weight, say 20 ozs, it would make it easier to see/compare how the rod bends differ, with the same size load applied. 2) What does the "881 @ 2
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I have tried 30, 20, and 15 pound braid over the years on both spinning and casting rods with and without leaders. One reason I tend to stay with 30 is for simplicity, one braided line to stock that works well on all rigs that require braid. I've been a part time bass fishing guide on Lake St. Clair and Western Lake Erie for about 20 years so I have to rig for three people at a time regularly, so
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I'm hoping one will serve as a tube bait / ned rig spinning rod for deep water Smallmouth on the Great Lakes. The other I plan to use as a deep weed line jig rod for largemouth on the inland lake. Line for both will be 20 to 30 pound braid with a 10 to 15 pound fluorocarbon leader and lure weights will be 1/4 to 3/8 usually and up to 1/2oz on windy days. I guess at the end of the day the act
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All good advice. Thanks Guys.
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Thanks for the advice. I did some reading and found these two articles in the Library on this site, on Casting and Spinning Guide Placement. Are these the recommended ways to space guides? Casting Guide Placement: Spinning Guide Placement:
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I plan to keep the builds pretty simple since that's what I like. For the casting rod I plan to use a Fuji ACS reel seat with plain old cork grips (old school). I may use either Jann's or Mudhole's kit and swap the real seat to Fuji's ACS. Seams like that's the lest expensive way to get the grip I want anyways (about $20 to 25). Once the blanks are delivered I'll measure the O.D. were I want
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Hello Everyone, Since manufacturers keep changing there lineup of rods, mainly the ones I like, I have decided to try and build my own. My "Old Favorites" I am hoping to duplicate are pre-Shimano G Loomis MBR743C GLX "casting" and a pre-Shimano BSR802S GLX Spinning Rod. I ordered a North Fork Composites SJ 736-1(X-Ray LMX) and a MB 736-1(X-Ray LMX). I plan to use the MB
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