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Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 02:00 PM
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danceswithbass
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I bought a Falcon weightless worm rod, and missed a lot more fish on it than normal last weekend. Its super sensitive, accurate and casts with nice distance, but I feel like it doesnt have the backbone to drive the hook through on larger fish. Thinking of sending it back and doing an exchange. I mostly throw a split shot rig, but with a probably a 1/16 split shot.
Looking at the G Loomis E6X in a 7MH or Dobyns DC 704SF, thinking they may have a fast enough tip but enough sensitivity. Any thoughts on those two or others?
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 02:23 PM
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Braid to leader and thinner wire hooks solve a lot of issues with weightless senkos and flukes.
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 04:29 PM
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I've had good luck with 703, but I'm also looking to upgrade for handling larger fish. I'm looking at the 734 so that I can maintain the same kind of tip but with a stronger backbone. I fish weightless 90% of the time with this setup and usually with a fluke. I haven't tried braid to leader with this setup yet, but I can see the benefits to doing so.
Last edited by NTX RAIDER; 06/14/17 04:30 PM.
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 04:46 PM
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I like thinner wire hook idea as well.
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 04:56 PM
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 05:09 PM
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The Champion 734 is perfect for it
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 05:23 PM
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If the thinner wire hooks don't work out for you, the G. Loomis E6XT 853C JWR is a fine rod for what you're needing it for.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 06:29 PM
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Braid to leader and thinner wire hooks solve a lot of issues with weightless senkos and flukes. ^^^^^^^ yep. shouldn't have any trouble sticking a big fish with that setup. think about it this way, its no problem to hook a big fish using a fairy wand on a drop shot without a hook-set.
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 06:32 PM
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 06:33 PM
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Use thin Trokar hooks.....they will require a minimum of power to set.
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 07:15 PM
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The weightless worm is way to light for those baits. I use it for topwater baits and it's good for that. I use a 7' medium heavy trap caster for senkos and flukes unless I'm fishing the big flukes, then I use a heavy.
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 07:53 PM
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Thad Rains
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My vote would be for the Dobyns Champion rod. GREAT rod for those applications and still a good amount of backbone in it. Of course, I LIKE the MH rods with a fast tip for a LOT of applications. But, this rod is VERY good for the application you want it for. Hope this helps. Tight lines, keep safe and good luck.
Thad Rains
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
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06/14/17 08:43 PM
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David Burton
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Duckett Ghost or Veritas 2.0 MH 7'3".
I use 20 lb Flouro.
Gamakatsu 3/0 EWG.
I fish them quite a bit around a variety of cover. If I get a hookset, I seldom lose a fish!
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
[Re: danceswithbass]
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06/14/17 09:18 PM
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I've caught a lot of big fish on the Cara Weightless Worm rod. What type line & hook were you using? I primary using for wacky rig. 40# braid with 15# Fluoro leader with Gamakatsu wide gap finesse hook.
However, the Finesse Jig Rod is great for weightless Senkos/Fluke too and has more backbone. It use it for weightless texposed with a Gamakatsu superline hook.
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Re: Recommend a rod for fishing Senkos / Flukes
[Re: danceswithbass]
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06/14/17 09:42 PM
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danceswithbass
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Thanks, I have an email into Dobyns to see if someone can give me a call back to firm up my choice. I have a couple of 7'3" TFO bass rods that work fairly well and older Falcon rod. Dobyns is about only rod manufacturer I dont have in the arsenal, so interested to try one
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