Thread: JDM rods relating to Panfish

Originally Posted by jawjatek

What was NOT a blast was my experience with the Varivas Ester line. It is coming off the Luvias as fast as I can strip it - not for me. The manageability was too much, it boiled off the spool like a clock spring at the end of every cast, and I had wind knots and tangles galore, causing me to cuss and re-tie many times. Going to stick with mono for now. I think the Rockin' Power can handle USA 2 lb test; putting Trilene on there now.

Going back in the morning for more shellcrackers! Love them.

I haven't had any problems with Varivas Area Super Trout Master Limited 2.3 lb...I've had it on my rod for almost a year...When Alphahawk says don't over spool he was right...my reel holds 200 meters of 2.5 lb, I put 140 meters of 2.3 lb on it and its near perfect..."Less Line the better it preforms"...I put 2.5 lb of the Sunline Night Blue that Alphahawk was talking about on my new Exist 1025 that is also very nice line it casts great and a lot more visible than I thought it would be...I have 3 JDM rods all of them are Mebaru rods...

I'll try the Varivas again later - I have a couple more spools of it. I did love the visibility of the orange color. I want to try some different lines anyway (been shopping). For tomorrow I put on 2 lb Trilene Sensation (0.150). Nanofil has been hard to find around here for some reason, and the 2 lb stuff stays sold out at my favorite shops. I want to find a good hi-viz 2 lb mono but can't seem to find anything under 4 lb in the good colors.

Today was a little windy, makes it harder to feel strikes, and I'm a line watcher anyway, which works well when the wind has a bow in your line..Tomorrow should be a tad less wind. The Trilene is much harder to see than a hi-viz line. Looking forward to round 2 with the Ice Cube 69P tomorrow.

Originally Posted by jawjatek

I want to find a good hi-viz 2 lb mono but can't seem to find anything under 4 lb in the good colors.

I'll say it again. Stren Crappie mono in 2# is hi-vis, and it's good stuff. It's .15mm, so it's really about 3#. I've been using it for a few years now.

I can't find it anywhere. Let me look online... brb

Originally Posted by jawjatek

I can't find it anywhere. Let me look online... brb

I got mine at the Cabela's in Acworth. It wasn't a recent purchase, so check the availability online first.

Got on some stacked crappie this morning with the Ice Cube, and gave the rod a real workout! I had re-spooled the Luvias with Trilene 2 lb Sensation last night, and it performed flawlessly, except I couldn't hardly see it. Didn't matter with this rod, I distinctly felt every fish take the bait, either a thump, sudden weight, or absence of weight. Fish were up shallow over grass, and you had to run the jig just right; too slow and you were dredging green weeds, too fast and no bite. I was using a 1.5 g Daiwa gekkabijin jig with trout magnet (thanks, Randy!), and the rig got it done big time, yes sir, it did. I filled my cooler slap full, and one fish was 2lb 4oz, a new PB for me! The Tict Ice Cube Rockin' Power felt great, and casted that jig a mile. Best day casting jigs for crappie, ever!

What a beauty!

Awesome!


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