Thread: Spincast

Originally Posted by Crazy Carl

Whatever happened to pistol grip casting rods- nobody like 'em anymore? 'N why almost no Light power casting rods?

CC, in my opinion : pistol grip casting rods are plentiful, if you're a Bass angler or you're willing to pay for Japanese rods. And as any Bass angler will tell you, a "lite" powered rod is a disaster waiting to happen. There's not much of a market for pistol grip casting rods in Lite Power (in my opinion) because of the spinning rods/reels popularity & functionality.

Even Berkley's Cherrywood casting rods only go down to Med/Lite, from what I'm seeing.

BUT .... you have to know that there's not really any "industry standard", so one brand's "action" designation may be totally different in other brands.

How is a L rod a potential problem, running 4 or 6lb mono? On the off chance we hooked a lunker (or a log), shouldn't the line break before the rod could be damaged? Not being argumentative or assuming anything- I'm just new to all this & trying to understand.

We're just out having fun & chasing groceries, so the odds of us bumbling into a monster fish are pretty slim. I don't target big cats, I care not a whit about trophy LM bass & in my little 15' boat, I'm not gonna be out on the main lake to hook into a big ol' wiper on the topwater bite. If we ever get set up for trolling, or find ourselves chasing walleye regularly, I'd obviously set us up with the appropriate gear for the task.

Originally Posted by Crazy Carl

How is a L rod a potential problem, running 4 or 6lb mono? On the off chance we hooked a lunker (or a log), shouldn't the line break before the rod could be damaged? Not being argumentative or assuming anything- I'm just new to all this & trying to understand.

We're just out having fun & chasing groceries, so the odds of us bumbling into a monster fish are pretty slim. I don't target big cats, I care not a whit about trophy LM bass & in my little 15' boat, I'm not gonna be out on the main lake to hook into a big ol' wiper on the topwater bite. If we ever get set up for trolling, or find ourselves chasing walleye regularly, I'd obviously set us up with the appropriate gear for the task.

It ain’t a problem. I’ve lost count of the number of 20-25 pound drum I’ve caught on UL and L rated rods. Not to mention probably a couple of thousand 4-6 pound Smallies on UL rods. Stay within the line rating on the rod and I’m sure you’ll be fine. Not sure as has been said you will find pistol grip casting rods in an L rating in the US market. And has also been said if you want to spend the money Japan has plenty of them….even in UL if you so desire.

Regards


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Back in the 70s I learned to fish with a spin cast, caught alot of catfish, bass and trout. Can't remember my first spin cast reel but I do remember riding my bicycle to town and buying a new reel - a red Abumatic 160 or 170 spin cast. That was a great reel! I later moved up to a Mitchell 308 and a larger Daiwa spinning reel which was the start of my spinning gear.

Early 70s picture with my red Abumatic spincast, the other kid was using a Mitchell 300. A few other childhood catches using spin cast gear.


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