Thread: Ultralight Rods Relating to Panfish #2

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I see that Yamaga does not specify a rod power (L,UL, SUL) on their Blue Current III model rods. What power would you say the 63 is?

Originally Posted by Bugtussle

I see that Yamaga does not specify a rod power (L,UL, SUL) on their Blue Current III model rods. What power would you say the 63 is?

Difficult to say but you can get an idea from the bending curve on their website. The Blue Current series are all light game rods. I have owned 3 BC TZ rods and have caught a lot of bluegill on them and it was a ton of fun. I had the 65, 610, and an 83 which I still own.



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Originally Posted by Bugtussle

I see that Yamaga does not specify a rod power (L,UL, SUL) on their Blue Current III model rods. What power would you say the 63 is?

Hopefully redearhoosier will chime in on that particular model. I have the 69III and consider it an ultralight, especially compared to my Falcon ultralight which feels more like a ML next to the Yamaga! The 63 should be a little lighter if that's what your looking for. They look like they have similar bending curves on the website. Great all around rods but not as light and whippy as the SUL area trout rods. Still fun with small fish, but can handle some big ones, too. The 69 throws 1/32 up to 1/4 with ease and has enough of a flexible, progressive bend that I don't worry about snapping it.

Originally Posted by Bugtussle

I see that Yamaga does not specify a rod power (L,UL, SUL) on their Blue Current III model rods. What power would you say the 63 is?

You're right, Yamaga Blanks doesn't have a power rating on this rod. That said, it is certainly an UL rod. I've recently caught some 12in crappie and 8in bluegill on that rod and the fun factor was excellent.

Does anyone have the tict 74 power tubular? Haven't bought a rod in a while, and was eying it up. Found a cool site with various JDM reviews. If you can decipher the translation its somewhat useful. 【69か74か、パワーかフィネスか】アングラーを育てるロッド、ティクトの「アイスキューブ」アンバサダ ー飛田俊一郎の考え方 | 釣りの総合ニュースサイト「LureNewsR（ルアーニュース アール）」

I had the ice cube 7’4” tubular tip for 2 years until my spinone came to see in the boat and stepped on the bottom half. The rod was 70 grams and had a fast tip, very sensitive. I used it to catch lake trout vertically jigging with 25 gram jig heads.

Wow, must be a pretty stout rod for 25 grams.