• A little UL story!

    Hello fellow UL anglers! First of all I like to say it's been a while since I've done any kind of equipment write up or performance report. I got this travel rod little close to a year ago and this was its first time stuck in a luggage to anywhere. I know this site is for non saltwater but it's UL applications I'm sharing with and hope I won't get roast for taking you folks along.
    You see this Major Craft Trapara Mobile rod was one of very few true UL (line 2lb to 6lb and lure 1 to 8g) rods available I can find and a JDM at that since only sold in one of Japanese online site. It was a entry level rod with a price of around $70 at time of purchase but has impeccable build quality. So those like me who don't like the inconvenience of renting rods which often in poor condition or of poor quality when traveling, this can be the ticket.
    So long story short I took the whole family to Disney World Resort to enjoy the many theme parks and upon researching there were numerous ponds and lake stocked full with Florida strain of bluegill or AKA: the copperhead. But to my surprise because of certain incident involving alligator's attack of a child, now all water are not allowed to be near, let alone fish in. All except 2 ponds and one, the Ol Man Island fishing hole at the Port Orlean Riverside Resort, is where I git my chance to wet a line. I was very excited to say the least.
    The Trapara casted the trout magnet beautifully. It casted the spoons, the spinners, the floating and slow sinking Timon JDM lures all with ease. I saw the Bluegills following. I saw the largemouth bass following. BUT none was interested in what I had to offer. And to add salt to injuries, the Ol Man bait shop had ran out of worm and was waiting on a shipment. What a desperate fisherman to do you might ask. Well, the desperate fisherman got himself a rental the following morning and excused himself from the family to enjoy the Animal Kingdom or the Epcot parks for themselves and headed to Ponce Inlet and Port orange causeway park to undo the embarrassing afternoon he had endured at bass pond. Here at the Atlantic inlet, the rod performed extremely well, bending beautifully to fish as small as 4 inches long and strong enough to pull split shot out of jam. The Major Craft has proven to be well built staying intact the whole 3 hours of fun. Here's a few photos of fish (17 total) caught and a few surprise visitors. Thanks for listening, all! Fish on!



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    This article was originally published in forum thread: A little UL story! started by LVSpinfisher1 View original post
    Comments 5 Comments
    1. DockShootinJack's Avatar
      DockShootinJack -
      Nice catches
    1. Barnacle Bill's Avatar
      Barnacle Bill -
      Thanks for the report.
    1. Ketchn's Avatar
      Ketchn -
      good times for sure
    1. SuperDave336's Avatar
      SuperDave336 -
      Good write up and pics. Some interesting catches. Good job. Thanks for sharing
    1. BuckeyeCrappie's Avatar
      BuckeyeCrappie -
      Awesomeness! Thanks for sharing
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