I certainly need to invest in a Banshee rod, Randy...Thank you for your response.
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Not that I’m aware of. The Ever Green name is not synonymous with cheap rods. They are considered by many to be the best. Quite a few Ever Green bass rods....to include some UL bass rods, are in the 600-700 dollar range. To me those of us who do this are truly tackle enthusiast. Believe me I struggle with my thoughts when buying one of these rods......any of them. I have slowed way down from how I used to be. Now I am trying to focus only on the higher end......but when doing that I will only be purchasing maybe one a year or so. It is same with the reels. I probably will not buy any more reels until Daiwa comes out with the new Exist....and I will only be buying one of those....I just want to have one so I can see just how good it is. Of course my thoughts are on high end but have been wrestling on whether to purchase a 5’ 9” Fine Tail Banshee XUL. That would give me a trio of Banshee rods. The 2 Banshee that I have are truly excellent bluegill rods at what I think is a great price for what you get. So my thoughts are why not round out my lineup with a rod that I know is superb. It is tough decision as that money could go towards an Ever Green or Super Bellezza. Decisions decisions....LOL.Originally Posted by redearhoosier
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I certainly need to invest in a Banshee rod, Randy...Thank you for your response.
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I feel the same way. I've been eyeing Yamaga Blanks Ballistick TZ Nano for my medium power needs, but now choosing between that and Shimano Exsence Genos or Infinity – the relative performance of my Soare SS has been so impressive that I want to see what Shimano has to offer when you step up the price category a few notches.
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You mentioned Torayca T1100G a few times before. A high end line of Shimano rods I am about to try has blanks made of this material and I am trying to understand the benefits. It appears to me that this particular fiber actually makes rods a bit slower that the higher tonnage graphites (T1100G is 33 ton, and a few high end rods are made of 50-55 ton graphite), but that it also makes them virtually unbreakable (within limits, of course). This T1100G stuff comes at a very premium price. Is it worth it? Just looking for opinions.
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IMHO it is very much worth the premium. As you stated you can make the rod softer......yet you do not lose any sensitivity. The Finezza Prototype is as sensitive a rod as I have...yet it can take a huge bend when you get on a big fish with these UL rods. Check out the video at the 3:10 mark. I will be purchasing more of these high tech rods.
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If you read middle column it mentions this Toray company carbon material that uses the Nano Alloy technology. This material is used in the ABU Eradicator Finesse I picked up on sale at Digitaka a while back. It says it uses the 55t, which I guess is good? I see this same Toray material listed on the Olympic Graphite Leader website rod descriptions also, so I am assuming it is good blank materials if they use it also. I have both brands, but not the same blank used from what I can tell on the 18 Corto by OG leader. The higher end OG have the Toray Graphite listed, like the Finezza that Randy has. My thoughts on the ABU that I do have with this Toray blank, softer, sensitive, and smoother to fish with than any other rod I have. Loads a little better than the Corto with 1g jig and plastic and the bending curve is deeper into the blank and very parabolic.
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Great discussion. I agree that soft and sensitive is almost oxymoron in rods. With that said, can you comment on recovery of T1100G blanks?
Nanoalloy by Toray has been used in quite a few rods at this point, but from what I gather T1100G is a different beast – it a blend of different graphites that also uses Nanoalloy tech. So far I have only seen it in the highest end rods.
About to pull a trigger on a T1100G seabass rod that is reportedly built like an ajing rod – is it even possible to have a robust, ounce-rated rod that fast and yet with sensitive tip? The Mighty Hunstman from Ever Green was certainly a contender (and cheaper!), but I am afraid I won't be able to raise anything big up to the rocks...
P.S. Nice bent on that Finezza!
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I gave the Evergreen Superior Scout Master a good workout yesterday. Even though this rod is listed as a light action, while fighting a fish, it felt more like an UL to me. However it is very steely. Sensitivity is incredible. Jacob and I were fishing our local creek and I could feel when my jig would go through different velocities. Crazy sensitive! 8-9 in green sunfish put up a pretty good fight. I also caught a 16-in spotted bass that gave the Scout Master a run for the money. These stream fish give an incredible fight. After a five minute battle (seemed like 30 min). I landed the fish. But while trying to take a picture, I dropped my phone in the creek. Luckily the rice in a bag in the sun trick worked and phone is ok. I think this rod will be excellent for minnow imitation lures. I tried to fish lighter Ned rigs on the bottom but kept getting snagged up and the 4-lb fluorocarbon leader would give before retrieving the lure. Bottom line is this rod is something special. Oh yeah, the 20 Luvias 2000S is pretty sweet too!
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Glad to hear the rice bag trick worked. Nice report on the rod and great photos.
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Good observations Matt. I need to get off the fence and get me an Ever Green.I gave the Evergreen Superior Scout Master a good workout yesterday. Even though this rod is listed as a light action, while fighting a fish, it felt more like an UL to me. However it is very steely. Sensitivity is incredible. Jacob and I were fishing our local creek and I could feel when my jig would go through different velocities. Crazy sensitive! 8-9 in green sunfish put up a pretty good fight. I also caught a 16-in spotted bass that gave the Scout Master a run for the money. These stream fish give an incredible fight. After a five minute battle (seemed like 30 min). I landed the fish. But while trying to take a picture, I dropped my phone in the creek. Luckily the rice in a bag in the sun trick worked and phone is ok. I think this rod will be excellent for minnow imitation lures. I tried to fish lighter Ned rigs on the bottom but kept getting snagged up and the 4-lb fluorocarbon leader would give before retrieving the lure. Bottom line is this rod is something special. Oh yeah, the 20 Luvias 2000S is pretty sweet too!
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