Thread: Another UL travel rod topic

Originally Posted by zekepa

I'm not sure how much Gill would like the XUL Presso, Both this one the ST and the Presso AGS have a SLOW parabolic action. It seems his SC rods are Fast action rods.

I think slow action is what kind of threw me off on the AGS playing with it at my pond, all of my other JDM rods have faster actions. It wasn't till I spent most of the day fishing with the Presso AGS that I realized it was a nicer rod than I thought at first. i_fish (Victor) on you tube has a couple of videos on the Presso AGS, where you can see just how slow and parabolic the action of the XUL AGS rod is. I did some comparing of the ST and the AGS actions the day I got it while it was raining, the actions are almost identical.

I own a 5’6” Daiwa Iprimi XXUL and a 4 piece travel , 6’ Iprimi XUL .
With both of these I’ve had to “learn them” to be able to fish them .
When I take these out , I need to leave my others at home . They fish better with baits 1g-2g . Something I can lob cast .
The 5’6” St Croix two piece ultralight rods , whether it’s the Triumph, the Premier, and or an Avid , all three have the feel the same and have the same action .
They are different from a 5 foot SC UL or a 6 foot UL SC . The entire top piece bends parabolic . It’s the closest to a JDM XUL I’ve found .
They are the best casters I own for casting tiny lures .
Yes I am a fan of St Croix rods . Just because they say fast on them doesn’t necessarily translate over to how the rod fishes .

Originally Posted by zekepa

Interesting, I haven't really looked at SC rods. I looked at a Triumph travel rod at sportsman warehouse but it wasn't an ultra light, think it may have been a ML. I have drill this weekend so when I get to Basspro/Cabelas I'll have a look at the SC in the UL if they have them in stock. Not really in the market, more curiosity than anything.

I own a couple of the SC UL travel rods . The only section that’s Ul is the tip .
Rest is maybe light .
I’ve caught a ton of fish on my Travel SC UL . One stays in my vehicle all the time . Makes a good dependable backup rod .
I’ve never understood why a company that noted for their sectional flyrods , never built a nice four piece UL Rod .
I think there’s a market for one .