Thread: JDM rods relating to Panfish

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

Major Craft never disappoints!...........In my constant search for panfish rods I have been wanting an XUL area trout rod with great sensitivity. I have the Palms 6' 4" Egeria XUL which is a thing of beauty and is a ton of fun but it cannot match the sensitivity of the Banshee line of rods. With the pandemic going on, 2 rods that I had been wanting....the Daiwa Presso Limited AGS and the Graphiteleader Super Belleza have been out of reach as the sellers out of Japan that carry those rods only use EMS mail service...which has been shut down to the USA for months. The Daiwa Presso Limited AGS was actually at the airport for a month or so then returned to sender and my money was refunded. I have been pondering a sub 6 foot rod for a while. While the Major Craft Banshee rods are out of production you can still find some around. I have owned a lot of Major Craft rods over the years and still own 2 Banshee rods...the 6' 7" L model and the 6 foot SUL model...both superb rods excelling at bite detection and fun factor. So I thought why not kill 2 birds with one stone. Get the sub 6 foot rod with great sensitivity and get it an XUL model. I cannot wait to get out and fish this rod! It has one of the longest solid tip sections I have seen on a rod...14.5 inches. Recovery time is excellent...rod weight is 2.5 ounces. The butt is 8mm and the tip is 7/10 mm diameter. The lure rating is .6 gram-5 gram....line rating 1.5# -4# test...with a PE rating of .15-.03. It is rare that I fish close quarters and need a sub 6 foot rod but it does come up from time to time. The main reason for this rod purchase....a whole lot of fun and superb sensitivity. The 6 foot SUL Banshee gives me great fun catching the smaller Gills.....5-6 inches. This rod will take that to a whole new level! Then there will be the stocker trout over at Normandy tailrace. My fishing has always been about fun..but it is about to become even more so!


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I like the specs on that new stick, it should fit the need. The orange Ester line on the Presso or Ballistic FW matches the rod colors nicely as well. Try to get the bending curve in the video shot when you take it out and stick a fish or two. Watching how a rod loads under a fish with their hard drag pulls and direction changes interests me the most and helps me to understand the complexity of theses rods and their actions.

Ok so of course after contacting vendors about replacing the top section of my broken rod I convinced myself that I will be buying another rod in the event that shipping the replacement part is not cost effective. Besides who doesn’t like a brand new JDM rod. I’m looking at the following native trout rod to use with various spoons, spinners and plugs in the 3-5 g range and braid. Has to be a “travel pack” model for convenience. For the record I have a 4’8 rod for small creeks and lures under 3g as well as a 6’3 rod for bigger river/lakes....

1- palms sylpher SYCVi-53UL/P4
2- rays integral RZI50UL-4 or RZI50L-4

I know Chris has the Tenryu models on finessefishing ... so tempting lol


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Originally Posted by StantheMan2567

I like the specs on that new stick, it should fit the need. The orange Ester line on the Presso or Ballistic FW matches the rod colors nicely as well. Try to get the bending curve in the video shot when you take it out and stick a fish or two. Watching how a rod loads under a fish with their hard drag pulls and direction changes interests me the most and helps me to understand the complexity of theses rods and their actions.

Will do as best I can on the view. Thinking of using the SuperView mode which will take in more viewing area....just hope it doesn't make the video looked too stretched out. But am going to give it a try. When looking for a new rod I too scour the net looking for those bending curve shots while fighting a fish.


Regards

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

When looking for a new rod I too scour the net looking for those bending curve shots while fighting a

I just go watch your videos to learn about and watch for bending curves then re read this long thread, best place to start. Some of the Japanese and Russian videos show the curves but explanations are futile even translated.

Frustrated with PLAT: was placing an order with advertised free shipping only to find that there would be "handling" fee of 2,000 yen. This was not a rod on sale, just a regular purchase. Why not just list an honest price? I thought we'd left those marketing gimmicks in the last century...

P.S. I know they had a lot of back and forth with their shipping policies, I wander if they'll also tag on a shipping fee on this "free shipping" item...

Originally Posted by s_v

Frustrated with PLAT: was placing an order with advertised free shipping only to find that there would be "handling" fee of 2,000 yen. This was not a rod on sale, just a regular purchase. Why not just list an honest price? I thought we'd left those marketing gimmicks in the last century...

P.S. I know they had a lot of back and forth with their shipping policies, I wander if they'll also tag on a shipping fee on this "free shipping" item...

Which rod did you order?

Regards


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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

Which rod did you order?

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Yamaga Blanks Ballistick TZ Nano 96 MMH. Not quite relating to panfish, though you can probably use panfish as bait with this rod...

Originally Posted by s_v

Yamaga Blanks Ballistick TZ Nano 96 MMH. Not quite relating to panfish, though you can probably use panfish as bait with this rod...

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