Rob O. | Tue Jan-15-02 06:48 AM |
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#447, "Rods and Reels"
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Are their any updates on rods for trout plugs/swim baits? Calcuta,Loomis,Graftech, what do you recomend? Has anybody tried the Shimano 300 reels?
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Patrick | Tue Jan-15-02 12:07 PM |
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#448, "custom calstars"
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SJ | Tue Jan-15-02 12:22 PM |
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#450, "RE: Rods and Reels"
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I went to the ISE show in Pomona and was very disappointed. It doesn't come close to a Fred Hall show. They were in one exhibit hall (if you've ever been to the Pomona Fair, you'll know they're not as big as a hall at a convention center). Half the hall was all hunting... and most of the fishing vendors were selling trips to resorts, Alaska, Utah, etc., etc.
I wouldn't go again. Not for $8 plus the $6 for parking.
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Wes n, bkrsfld | Tue Jan-15-02 05:11 PM |
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#452, "RE: Rods and Reels"
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I use a calcutta 400 on a Loomis BBR965 GL3 Great rod but pricey as is all loomis stuff. This doubles as a great inshore rod, although I dont get to do much of that. Whatever you decide on, stick with it and have confidence in your gear and sharpen those hooks. With 3-7 oz of plastic, wood, or whatever swinging around, fish throw real easy. good luck wes
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Rob O. | Tue Jan-15-02 08:03 PM |
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#455, "RE: Rods and Reels"
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First of all I'd like to thank each and every one who replied!!! It's people like you that make the net a great source of info.
I was kicking around the idea of a Calstar 800L(because of rob's articles), but with all your recomendations I now thinking of an 800XL or Loomis. Large rods really wear me out, and yes I read about the casting. I have a abu 5500 on one pole and it backlashes constantly, but my corsair does not, so I'm opting for a good shimano. Its a hard choice to make never seeing any of these rods.
The Big question is does anybody know who in the Los Angeles/ SF Valley area does good custom calstar rods for fresh water, I'd prefer someone experienced at building these big bass rods.
Swimbait- I did not know shimano made a calcutta 300 reel, but as I recall most of the new shimano's were geared really low.
SJ-I went to the Fred Hall tackle show last year looking to get a Daiwa TD-Z and was very dissapointed with Daiwa and all tackle retailers at the show. Most of the specials were regular price. When I told Daiwa I wanted to buy a reel today and I had already seen them at profishing for 329 they did not know what to say. I also felt really dissapointed in the seminars, when 2 young guys sat next to me and were interested in catfishing so they were asking the bass pro's about catfishing and he gave them almost no attention. They were sincere, and thats when I realized that every seminar was on bass or ocean.
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Rob O. | Tue Jan-15-02 08:36 PM |
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#456, "Calcutta/Cardiff"
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I just looked at the Calcutta and cardiff 300's on line. The Cardiff weighs 8.9oz./ 4 bearings/ and holds 12-230/ like 6:1 GR The calcutts weighs 12.5 oz./ 5 bearings/ and holds 12-240/ 5:1 GR
Wow, a 3.6oz difference! Thats big when it comes to fresh water reels. The 5:1 ratio of the calcutta seems about right to me but the Cardiff seems a little on the fast side for big baits.
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Rob O. | Tue Jan-15-02 08:43 PM |
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#457, "Harpoon to launch homemade bait!"
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I thought you guy's would like to hear this. About 3 years ago when I was first introduced to immitation trout lures by a now retired co-worker, I made a batch, 4 lures- because tables have four legs. They were immitations of the AC Plug. My co-worker told me to do one thing different than the bait me showed me, he said don't use marbles as eyes, yes marbles. So the lure I made ended up weighing 16 oz., I can't imagine how much it would have weighed with glass eyes.
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