01-21-07, 09:28 PM | #1 |
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I need a rod.
Hello, GSM2 here and I need help with a flipping rod. I am looking at, Shimano Crucial, Kistler $179.00(it's a flipping stick can't remember model), Fenwick Techna AV and G Loomis but only as a last resort. I am out to sea now and don't have the luxury of getting that tell, tell feel. So I am asking you for your experience, not only with performance but with customer service and with what reel model and line size/type did you use? I am attracted to the Kistler but could I save twenty bucks and get the same from the crucial? Never tried a Fenwick product and on my pay the $300.00 Gloomis will probably send the wife into convulsions. I have heard of a rod company called Laminglas? I haven't had any experience with them either. Thanks in advance.
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01-21-07, 09:59 PM | #2 |
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lamiglass are hard to find here but look ok for the money give me a fenwick any day..
if you want a flipping stick i prefure the hmx line of fenwick rods..the techna av has a very fast tip.. both get excellent feel.. ask 10 guys what there favorite rod is and you likely to get 7 differant answers.. i am guessin thats gunners mate -second class- my grand father had that rank on the MO.. i have a navel family.. zooker
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01-21-07, 10:09 PM | #3 |
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Gas Turbine Systems Tech Mechanical. Thanks for the reply. I have enjoyed the Crucial line and wanted to try something outside of it. I have a G-Loomis s/b rod and really love it. I can admit that before it I caught fish on a s/b but none on colorado blades until I got it. I will give fenwick a notion once I get back to solid ground. Thanks.
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01-21-07, 10:10 PM | #4 |
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get the rod that you like the best. each rod feels differant to differant people,plus you are the one that will be fishing with it,. presonally i would get a bass pro shops johny morris rod. those things are VERY light and sensative,plus they are on sale for $120 right now. welcome to the forum!
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01-21-07, 10:43 PM | #5 |
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Welcome to the forum, usngsm2, and thanks for your service!
I don't flip/pitch much, but I have a Fenwick Techna AV that I like-solid but not too heavy. Flyrod, another member here, uses a Kistler. Either one is a good rod. My suggestion is once you get back on land is go someplace that carries them and handle a few and see which one feels right.
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01-21-07, 10:51 PM | #6 |
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i second the johnny morris signature series flipping stick.
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01-21-07, 10:52 PM | #7 |
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the reason i like bass pro shops rods is the power handle,it gives me alot more leverage than a regular handled rod.
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01-21-07, 10:58 PM | #8 |
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Skeeter, I'm just the opposite-I hate the hump handle BPS rods have. That's why I always say use what works for YOU, not somebody else.
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01-21-07, 11:02 PM | #9 |
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have anyone ever used a Redbone rod?
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01-21-07, 11:32 PM | #10 |
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i have never even heard of them. if you dont mind posting a link,i would like to see them.
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01-22-07, 12:42 AM | #11 |
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I just bought a Kistler Magnesium TS all day flippin stick and paired it with a Pflueger Summit 7:1 ratio and spooled it up with Power Pro. I love this combo, for the money it is really light and sensitive.
The Diawa Light and Tough is another under rated flppin stick.
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01-22-07, 12:07 PM | #12 |
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I dont' have a link to redbone rods at this time. However I do know that it is a red fish/ bone fish rod and the money they get from selling them goes to the M.S. foundation for research. I have two and will list the weight when I return, but my med/heavy paired with a diawa Adv 153 and stren 65# braid is great for frogs to flipping. I can tell you the basses daddy's uncles name when I have a tungsten weight on it..
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