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New rod
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03/25/17 08:31 PM
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 9
Chilagain
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Green Horn
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Green Horn
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I was happy with the setups I currently own. Shimano Curado on St Croix mojo bass rods. Then this weekend I used a friends G-Loomis GLX rod... wow. It was incredibly light and crazy sensitive.
I am thinking about buying one a year until I replace the rods I own. My favorite technique is a weightless fluke, followed by a Texas rig.
My question to you is what to start with? Medium power / extra fast tip for the fluke or medium heavy / extra fast for t-rigs. Which would be more versatile?
Thanks for you opinions. Or just tell me to stfu and go buy one
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Re: New rod
[Re: Chilagain]
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03/26/17 01:44 AM
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Brad R
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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The big bass guys out in California, TacticalBassin on YouTube, recommend that whatever rod you'd select for fishing out of a bass boat, to downsize one power for a kayak. It has to do with the fact that we are less anchored than a boat is and a few other considerations special to a kayak. So, if you lean toward a medium-heavy, they'd recommend a medium.
Also, one of the guys on a fishing TV program said that people almost always pick one power too much and he explained the downsides to too much rod stiffness.
I'd go with a medium power as a first choice if you are going to build a new collection of G-Loomis rods. You'd actually get more power out of the rod if you backed off the extra fast tip and bought one that bends farther back toward your hands.
Medium/moderate tip?
Brad
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Re: New rod
[Re: Chilagain]
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03/26/17 03:34 PM
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PowerLizard
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Since you don't have any, you could easily buy a used one off the TFF classified. What technique do you do the most or enjoy the most from your kayak? Buy a rod to match that technique.
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Re: New rod
[Re: PowerLizard]
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03/26/17 04:32 PM
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Joined: Oct 2014
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Chilagain
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Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Thank you for the input. I find myself fishing weightless more often than any other style so I went with the medium power. I was able to take advantage of the six pay going on at bass pro. Takes some of the sting out.
I definitely appreciate he advice. Can't wait for the rod to arrive now so I can take it out.
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Re: New rod
[Re: Chilagain]
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04/05/17 06:16 PM
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Joined: Aug 2016
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Thecrankster
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Angler
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Don't shut that thing in a car door
"Be willing to throw where others won't and you'll catch fish others dont"
"Never caught a fish with my lure out of the water"
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