Thread: Ultralight Spinning Rods

I recently bought a St Croix Panfish rod at BPS, I liked it so well I went back and bought a second one.

I got a beautiful Yamaga Blanks Blue Current in the mail today. Thanks much to Alphahawk for advice and walking me through the ordering process.

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

I got a beautiful Yamaga Blanks Blue Current in the mail today. Thanks much to Alphahawk for advice and walking me through the ordering process.

Congrats! Anxious to hear your first impressions and how it fishes for you.

Regards

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

Congrats! Anxious to hear your first impressions and how it fishes for you.

I had to work Saturday morning. Thanks to the balmy weather we've been having in Atlanta (near 70 this past weekend) I was able to get out for a couple of hours both Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday, I went to a local park and ended up with 26 crappie and 4 bluegill. All came on a red trout magnet with 3# Maxima line.

The rod was great. In action, it was similar to an old Quantum I used to have, but the Yamaga blank is much better. It's very sensitive. It's almost as if the rod knew when a fish hit before I did, and it set the hook all by itself. The rod feels stiffer than the typical US-made UL rod (but I expected that.) None of the fish were big. (The crappie were stunted. This lake is a good reason why crappie don't belong in small bodies of water.) However, all fish put a nice bend in the rod. I shudder to think what a smallmouth would do to it.

On Sunday, I wanted to try something different, so I drove to the Chattahoochee to see if I could nab a trout or two. I started out with a pink trout magnet under a float and later switched to a Powerbait trout worm under the float. I caught nothing on that, so I switched to a small Blue Fox spinner. Once again, I blanked. It was good to get out, though, and "baptize" my new rod.

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

I had to work Saturday morning. Thanks to the balmy weather we've been having in Atlanta (near 70 this past weekend) I was able to get out for a couple of hours both Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday, I went to a local park and ended up with 26 crappie and 4 bluegill. All came on a red trout magnet with 3# Maxima line.

The rod was great. In action, it was similar to an old Quantum I used to have, but the Yamaga blank is much better. It's very sensitive. It's almost as if the rod knew when a fish hit before I did, and it set the hook all by itself. The rod feels stiffer than the typical US-made UL rod (but I expected that.) None of the fish were big. (The crappie were stunted. This lake is a good reason why crappie don't belong in small bodies of water.) However, all fish put a nice bend in the rod. I shudder to think what a smallmouth would do to it.

On Sunday, I wanted to try something different, so I drove to the Chattahoochee to see if I could nab a trout or two. I started out with a pink trout magnet under a float and later switched to a Powerbait trout worm under the float. I caught nothing on that, so I switched to a small Blue Fox spinner. Once again, I blanked. It was good to get out, though, and "baptize" my new rod.

Glad to hear you like it. Many who fish JDM UL rods give same description as you. Very unique rods no doubt. I just finished working the Nashville fishing show and I am all pumped to get out fishing..... but it has taken almost 6 weeks to get over this creeping crud I have but hoping to get out this Saturday with the Blue Current to chase some crappie and trout.


Regards


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