Thread: Ultralight Rods Relating to Panfish #2

Not sure if this helps any but doing a shake test the Abu Garcia Eradicator 6’10” is very similar to the Tenyru Lunakia 6’10”

hey fella's havent posted in a very long time. work has been taking all my time the past 2 years. has anyone one here delved into the bfs market yet. ive been kicking it around for a while. the jdm stuff for the most part would require around a $600 to as much as $1200 investment for a combo. ive seen where shimano and kastking are producing a couple of rods and reels in the American market that are much more affordable. after reading about them the reels do seem to be legitimate bfs products with super light and shallow spools. the rods however do not seem to be any different than what has been around for years. any thoughts.

Originally Posted by murdok

hey fella's havent posted in a very long time. work has been taking all my time the past 2 years. has anyone one here delved into the bfs market yet. ive been kicking it around for a while. the jdm stuff for the most part would require around a $600 to as much as $1200 investment for a combo. ive seen where shimano and kastking are producing a couple of rods and reels in the American market that are much more affordable. after reading about them the reels do seem to be legitimate bfs products with super light and shallow spools. the rods however do not seem to be any different than what has been around for years. any thoughts.

I’ve thought…and researched a lot…..about going down that road. A good BFS rod is much less expensive than a JDM spinning rod. BFS rods are not as sensitive as the high end JDM spinning. Which is probably why I have not gone down that road. Of course BFS was never really meant to cast micro soft plastics. Now that I am out on the Little Red I need to rethink about going BFS. I have all the spoons and sinking minnows that that system was really designed for and a BFS setup would sure be better for using those in a trout river than my spinning setups. You may already know of him, but Hobie Wan Kenobi on YouTube has a great channel dedicated to BFS. Will be following this with interest if you choose to go BFS. Keep us posted.

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Thinking of spending $600-$700 on a JDM setup. I haven't purchased anything in a long time and am eager to do so.

What would be a quality UL setup in that range?? I prefer an area rod as opposed to an Ajing rod and definitely a 1000 size Shimano or Daiwa spinning reel. I do have an ABU reel that is very good. Thoughts and thanks!!

Originally Posted by redearhoosier

Thinking of spending $600-$700 on a JDM setup. I haven't purchased anything in a long time and am eager to do so.

What would be a quality UL setup in that range?? I prefer an area rod as opposed to an Ajing rod and definitely a 1000 size Shimano or Daiwa spinning reel. I do have an ABU reel that is very good. Thoughts and thanks!!

I too prefer area rods...but...the sale price on Lunakia rods makes one have to give it a very serious look. It is not an ajing rod specific...it is a light game hybrid rod. Made in Japan...a beautiful rod and very sensitive. I have owned the 610 for several years and it is great...the 610 is really not a great bluegill rod...a bit overkill...but they are fun on it nevertheless. But they have some 53 and 58 UL on sale. I just ordered the 63 LML for trout fishing out here in Arkansas....truly a great buy at 220 bucks. I am all about trying new rods but for the price I could just not pass up the Lunakia. As to a reel....I bought 2 Zenon reels..the 1000S and the 2000HS from Amazon at 235 bucks delivered. Now they have gone up from that price to 275$ for the 1000S and 315$ for the 2000HS, but in my opinion that is still a great deal on the 1000S. Daiwa is soon to release the new Arity but it comes in at close to 500 bucks. The Zenon is every bit as good as my 2021 Presso yet is 30 bucks cheaper. In today's world one also has to look at what is available....so much gear is just not in stock. Here is link to the Lunakia. Good luck on your search.

Search: 6 results found for "lunakia" – JDM TACKLE HEAVEN


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Anyone using a Lunakia/Zenon combo? If so - how do they pair together?

Originally Posted by VaCrappieMan

Not sure if this helps any but doing a shake test the Abu Garcia Eradicator 6’10” is very similar to the Tenyru Lunakia 6’10”

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Originally Posted by TXPanfisher

Anyone using a Lunakia/Zenon combo? If so - how do they pair together?

They pair great together…the 1000 and 2000 model.


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