Thread: JDM rods relating to Panfish

Originally Posted by tattoodrew84

Thanks been crazy never felt anything like that in my day. Had multiple yesterday and thru the night then a 5.1 this morning and it was unbelievable.


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Sparta, yup that was right at ya. Was on the lake this morning for another and never felt a thing but saw a lay down tree limb vibrating and was trying to figure what from... then my phone lit up from everyone calling...lol. Hope your safe and don’t have to much damage. Said possible for more this next week as well.

I am within half mile for epicenter were all good broke my kitchen sink twisted an interior wall between basement and garage busted dishes knocked pictures off wall was something to experience knocked the rick off my neighbors fireplace sorry to mess up the page with this and not jdm rods. Thanks


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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I made a 180 mile round trip today to test out the Eradicator 6’ 7” Slow Taper Special. I sure did not want to put the boat in on a Sunday below Nickajack. All I wanted to do was get into any kind of fish.....no matter the size. When I evaluate a rod I try my best to be as objective as possible. Let me start by saying Yodies assessment and Abu Garcia’s Eradicator info page....videos.....blogs....are spot on. Even though I had my eye on this rod from day one I was just hesitant about it. Abu Garcia is not a big player in Japan. The MSRP of the Eradicator is up there with some big name players. So I kept putting off the purchase....even thinking it might be one I would just pass on. This rod is special. As I have said many times when it comes to sensitivity on JDM UL rods after you hit the $300 mark one can be splitting hairs. This rod is Uber sensitive.....extremely crisp.....steely....yet it is a slow action Ajing rod. It is probably the most sensitive rod I now own.....but as I stated you can split hairs on that subject. The rod casts like a dream...effortlessly.....and it will give you all the fun you want. Before I headed out I switched from an FW LT reel to the Presso Limited 1025 spooled with 2.3# test ester mono. I used a 1 gram Daiwa Gekkabijin jig head. I got the rod off of eBay out of Australia. The day I bought it I saved about 60 bucks from what Digitaka has it for.....or I should say had as they are sold out. This rod is really going to be a welcome addition for me. Bluegill....crappie.....white bass.....not to mention twitching for trout on the White River....Little Red. I get excited about new rods but this one really brings it out. I have scoured the rod over for flaws and I have to tell you it has a build quality as good as Tenryu....Graphiteleader. Most bass guys who go down the JDM road always have to have a reel that matches the rod, hopefully a reel with the same series as the rod with same colors. If they can’t get same brand reel to match with the rod they will find a reel from another manufacturer that matches in color. I’ve never felt a need to do that....but I do with this rod......LOL. I’m glad I don’t have to choose to have only 2 rods to fish with....but Yodie is correct....if I did right now...today....it would be the Eradicator and Lunakia. All the fish today were small. They had fertilized the lake since my last trip down and the black moss was rampant....you could smell it when you got out of the vehicle. All the bites were transmitted with a jolt....I had a 7 inch catfish that when he hit it felt like a shock up the arm....LOL. This is an impressive rod. Because of this rod I will give Abu Garcia Japan more of a look for gear.

Regards

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thanks - pulled the trigger on the 67 — $259 shipped. My most expensive purchase to date. Absolutely love my rockin finesse — looking forward to this.

Originally Posted by Dannyrossjr

thanks - pulled the trigger on the 67 — $259 shipped. My most expensive purchase to date. Absolutely love my rockin finesse — looking forward to this.

That’s a dang good price.

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Originally Posted by Dannyrossjr

thanks - pulled the trigger on the 67 — $259 shipped. My most expensive purchase to date. Absolutely love my rockin finesse — looking forward to this.

Congratulations, hope to hear good comparison notes between the two rods....two great rods!


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Originally Posted by Dannyrossjr

thanks - pulled the trigger on the 67 — $259 shipped. My most expensive purchase to date. Absolutely love my rockin finesse — looking forward to this.

That's a sweet price. Congrats on the find.

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I made a 180 mile round trip today to test out the Eradicator 6’ 7” Slow Taper Special. I sure did not want to put the boat in on a Sunday below Nickajack. All I wanted to do was get into any kind of fish.....no matter the size. When I evaluate a rod I try my best to be as objective as possible. Let me start by saying Yodies assessment and Abu Garcia’s Eradicator info page....videos.....blogs....are spot on. Even though I had my eye on this rod from day one I was just hesitant about it. Abu Garcia is not a big player in Japan. The MSRP of the Eradicator is up there with some big name players. So I kept putting off the purchase....even thinking it might be one I would just pass on. This rod is special. As I have said many times when it comes to sensitivity on JDM UL rods after you hit the $300 mark one can be splitting hairs. This rod is Uber sensitive.....extremely crisp.....steely....yet it is a slow action Ajing rod. It is probably the most sensitive rod I now own.....but as I stated you can split hairs on that subject. The rod casts like a dream...effortlessly.....and it will give you all the fun you want. Before I headed out I switched from an FW LT reel to the Presso Limited 1025 spooled with 2.3# test ester mono. I used a 1 gram Daiwa Gekkabijin jig head. I got the rod off of eBay out of Australia. The day I bought it I saved about 60 bucks from what Digitaka has it for.....or I should say had as they are sold out. This rod is really going to be a welcome addition for me. Bluegill....crappie.....white bass.....not to mention twitching for trout on the White River....Little Red. I get excited about new rods but this one really brings it out. I have scoured the rod over for flaws and I have to tell you it has a build quality as good as Tenryu....Graphiteleader. Most bass guys who go down the JDM road always have to have a reel that matches the rod, hopefully a reel with the same series as the rod with same colors. If they can’t get same brand reel to match with the rod they will find a reel from another manufacturer that matches in color. I’ve never felt a need to do that....but I do with this rod......LOL. I’m glad I don’t have to choose to have only 2 rods to fish with....but Yodie is correct....if I did right now...today....it would be the Eradicator and Lunakia. All the fish today were small. They had fertilized the lake since my last trip down and the black moss was rampant....you could smell it when you got out of the vehicle. All the bites were transmitted with a jolt....I had a 7 inch catfish that when he hit it felt like a shock up the arm....LOL. This is an impressive rod. Because of this rod I will give Abu Garcia Japan more of a look for gear.

Regards

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Awesome to hear you like it!

It’s a gem for sure.

I can’t tell you why yet, but the Erad fished even better today with the new Daiwa .15 PE then it does with ester, Il have to do some pondering and pontificating and such to come to any conclusion as to why, but I’m confident enough to say there is something there that kicks things up another notch with a tiny PE and the Eradicator.

Got into about a dozen smallies 10-12” and two big drum both close 8-10lbs. All on the eradicator and a little teeny marabou jig tonight on KY lake, those drum thumps on the take were powerful!


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Thx, Aussie site had a additional 5% off coupon code for signing up mailing list add shipping & vat came to 361 aud —— 259 us after ex rate. Looking forward to it.