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Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 02:56 AM
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kdr2002
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Really want a new heavy worm rod. I love Texas rig more than anything else. I need a rod for heavier (1/2 to 3/4) weights with jigs or big worms or creatures.
Thinking Falcon T7 Cara Amistad split grip 7'3" Heavy fast. I've used one before. I really liked it.
But, I've also been tempted by a new Loomis GL2. They're in the same ballpark in price. Might be willing to go GLX since this will be a go-to rod.
Any thoughts? Maybe another rod I haven't considered.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 02:58 AM
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Jeremy S.
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Never used the Loomis but I have a T7 Amistad and I LOVE it for jigs and creatures. Great sensitivity, light weight, and very strong.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 03:10 AM
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bassdreamer
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Kistler lta 7ft hvy....super light, well balanced and the lowest breakage rate in the class
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 03:10 AM
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kdr2002
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I agree about the Amistad. Last year buddy and I were fishing deep laid down trees using the same bait on braid and he was killing me. He was fishing the Amistad and I fishing an All Star Instinct. We swapped rods and I started catching fish. I could feel every little branch and tick.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 03:14 AM
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kdr2002
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Kistler lta 7ft hvy....super light, well balanced and the lowest breakage rate in the class Who sells Kistler's? I've heard of them but I haven't seen enough to know much about them.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 03:25 AM
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bassdreamer
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Kistler lta 7ft hvy....super light, well balanced and the lowest breakage rate in the class Who sells Kistler's? I've heard of them but I haven't seen enough to know much about them. Click on the link below my signature....and all your fishing rod dreams will come true! Seriously, Trey is a good Christian from right here in Texas. You'll be pleased.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 03:44 AM
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ReelGirl
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Recently (Saturday) purchased a Dobyns 735 Champion Series and a 765 Champion Extreme at Oak Ridge.....excellent sensitivity, light and Dobyns has a great replacement warranty.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 03:52 AM
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Cmack
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The Loomis GL2 is a dog. Heavy and unbalanced. The best combination of weight/sensitivity/strength would be hands down a Kistler ZBone. The Falcon is a sweet rod but not in the same class as the Kistler as far as sensitivity goes. I am a huge G Loomis fan and the NRX and GLX series rods while wonderfully sensitive are quite fragile for such a demanding application. The ZBone series use North Fork composites blanks (Gary Loomis current company) which are probably the best blanks currently produced by anyone anywhere. The Kistler LTA does not use a North Fork blank
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 03:52 AM
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Tracy Lee
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Austin at AMAC rods builds a really nice heavy worm rod on an MHX blank that's in the price range of the rods your considering. I had him build me one and I like it more than my GL2's. www.AMACRODS.com
2013 Skeeter ZX 190 2013 HPDI 175 Give me an army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle.... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war. " Gen. George S. Patton
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02/22/12 03:56 AM
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Steve Stroman
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Colmic Herakles 7' Heavy. This rod is light and tough. I switched from Falcon Cara's over a year ago and have zero regrets.
The are in stock at R & R Marine in Pittsburg .
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02/22/12 06:17 AM
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Im Hung
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Power Tackle PG 104 is what I've recently been using. They are very sensitive and as strong as they get!!
I'm hung on that bush.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 10:09 AM
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Crawl
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You can't go wrong with the Falcon.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 11:44 AM
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Ted Dyer
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You can't go wrong with the Falcon.
 The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 01:00 PM
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JPost
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St Croix Legend Tournament, 7.3 Heavy.
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Re: Heavy worm rod?
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02/22/12 01:02 PM
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Okie Poke
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I got a new T7 Amistad and can't wait to see if it holds up @ Falcon next week......bet it does!
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