dtrs5kprs Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 Purists - like yourself - should act rather than hate. Build your own, and then market what you discover. I have built the ultimate bait cast Ned rod and will give away the specifications. You should post your ultimate rods specs ... or better yet, sell them. I've built 5 of the 7'6" rods for myself and a friend here in town. Specs are somewhere in the archives of Ned Rig rod questions. No interest, or time, for selling them. No one would want them either. They're non standard.
rps Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 I've built 5 of the 7'6" rods for myself and a friend here in town. Specs are somewhere in the archives of Ned Rig rod questions. No interest, or time, for selling them. No one would want them either. They're non standard. I hear you. My 7' Ned casting rod specs are not exactly a major download. mixermarkb and dtrs5kprs 2
mixermarkb Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 I gotta disagree about the Falcon stuff. I'm pretty much a Loomis guy for bottom contact stuff, but for moving baits I really like the Cara reaction stuff a lot. I have the 6'5" jerkbait rod, the 6'8" angler of the year, which is the best spinnerbait rod I've ever used, 2 of the 7' medium crankers, a 7'3" deep cranker, and the 7'5" super duty. All of them have really nice actions, didn't seem any stiffer than expected, and perform really well. I have broken one of the jerkbait rods, and one of the crankbait rods, both on hooksets. To be fair though, I'd boat flipped fish with both rods, and could easily have stressed the blanks. Falcon was easy enough to deal with, and for $80 shipped I had new rods. I much prefer the Falcon crankbait rods to the old brown Loomis CBR series they replaced. They have a little more backbone, and stick the hooks and keep them pinned much better for me than the CBR rods. I haven't tried the Falcon spinning rods, I like my GLX and NRX rods too much for grubs, shaky, tubes and mojo rigs. I'm playing around trying to find a cheap ned rod I love, but I picked up an Loomis e6x "0" power dropshot rod that felt exactly like what I'm thinking in my head a ned rod should feel like, I'm just 2 kids, a wife, and $180 from buying it...LOL anyway, the Cara stuff is hard to beat. Not sure about any of the other lines, but I wouldn't say any of the rods I have are overpowered from the ratings.
Ham Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 Thousands of satisfied Falcon owners, but Dave ain't one of them. I could use a good spinnerbait rod. mixermarkb 1 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
rps Posted April 7, 2017 Posted April 7, 2017 Thousands of satisfied Falcon owners, but Dave ain't one of them. I could use a good spinnerbait rod. What length would you say is the best for how you use a spinnerbait? mixermarkb 1
Ham Posted April 8, 2017 Posted April 8, 2017 These days, 6'6" to 6'8". In my Louisiana days, I would have said 6'. Need longer casts here, but sometimes I'd like more accuracy than is easy with a 7 footer. i also used to think 1/2 oz was a heavy SB, but you have to remember that down there 10 foot is DEEP water. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
dtrs5kprs Posted April 8, 2017 Posted April 8, 2017 I gotta disagree about the Falcon stuff. I'm pretty much a Loomis guy for bottom contact stuff, but for moving baits I really like the Cara reaction stuff a lot. I have the 6'5" jerkbait rod, the 6'8" angler of the year, which is the best spinnerbait rod I've ever used, 2 of the 7' medium crankers, a 7'3" deep cranker, and the 7'5" super duty. All of them have really nice actions, didn't seem any stiffer than expected, and perform really well. I have broken one of the jerkbait rods, and one of the crankbait rods, both on hooksets. To be fair though, I'd boat flipped fish with both rods, and could easily have stressed the blanks. Falcon was easy enough to deal with, and for $80 shipped I had new rods. I much prefer the Falcon crankbait rods to the old brown Loomis CBR series they replaced. They have a little more backbone, and stick the hooks and keep them pinned much better for me than the CBR rods. I haven't tried the Falcon spinning rods, I like my GLX and NRX rods too much for grubs, shaky, tubes and mojo rigs. I'm playing around trying to find a cheap ned rod I love, but I picked up an Loomis e6x "0" power dropshot rod that felt exactly like what I'm thinking in my head a ned rod should feel like, I'm just 2 kids, a wife, and $180 from buying it...LOL anyway, the Cara stuff is hard to beat. Not sure about any of the other lines, but I wouldn't say any of the rods I have are overpowered from the ratings. Reactions are definitely different than the regular Lowriders and Caras. Blended to be softer. Didn't mean to lump those in.
mixermarkb Posted April 9, 2017 Posted April 9, 2017 That 6'8" AOY model Cara roll casts super well. I just love how little effort it takes to shoot a spinnerbait way out there, and it's got a great backbone for when you get a good'n on. Love that thing.
Ham Posted April 9, 2017 Posted April 9, 2017 I need to sell some rods a lot more than I need to buy them. But I imagine when I get our forner residence sold, I will buy some gear. mixermarkb 1 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
rps Posted April 9, 2017 Posted April 9, 2017 I need to sell some rods a lot more than I need to buy them. But I imagine when I get our forner residence sold, I will buy some gear. When you do, let me build you a SB rod. You buy the material, I build. Ham and mixermarkb 2
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