Thread: JDM rods relating to Panfish

Well pulled the trigger on the Olympic '18 CORTO GCRTS-6102L-HS that Alpha had reviewed earlier as I was looking for a rod that I thought would make a worthy home for the Diawa Exist reel I picked up during the black Friday sales.

This will probably be my last JDM purchase for a while as I have several new JDM toys to test out and play with this coming spring.

Want to thank Alpha for the what he does as far as helping to educate us on this equipment here in a market where it is not well known or advertised very much.

I also want to curse him as his salesmanship has helped lighten my wallet significantly as well! JUST KIDDING!

Looking forward to the new rods arrival though.

Originally Posted by vfourmax

Well pulled the trigger on the Olympic '18 CORTO GCRTS-6102L-HS that Alpha had reviewed earlier as I was looking for a rod that I thought would make a worthy home for the Diawa Exist reel I picked up during the black Friday sales.

This will probably be my last JDM purchase for a while as I have several new JDM toys to test out and play with this coming spring.

Want to thank Alpha for the what he does as far as helping to educate us on this equipment here in a market where it is not well known or advertised very much.

I also want to curse him as his salesmanship has helped lighten my wallet significantly as well! JUST KIDDING!

Looking forward to the new rods arrival though.

Thanks for the comment. Congrats......that will be one sweet setup. You know when I started the channel on YouTube I just wanted to help one guy who may go down that road. While it is a very small channel I never dreamed I would help out the number of people who wanted some JDM gear. Many from right here on crappie.com. It seems each week there are several now who contact me. I think you will really like the Corto. Graphiteleader really makes a fantastic rod. I used mine today to try and catch some white bass but the fish did not cooperate. I got 2 hits and stuck both fish.....one a 6 pound drum and the other about a 5 inch white bass. What amazes me about the rod....sensitivity not withstanding....is the fact the drum put a nice parabolic bend in the rod...yet so did the 5 inch fish. Amazing a rod that rigid can do that.

Regards


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Originally Posted by vfourmax

Well pulled the trigger on the Olympic '18 CORTO GCRTS-6102L-HS that Alpha had reviewed earlier as I was looking for a rod that I thought would make a worthy home for the Diawa Exist reel I picked up during the black Friday sales.

This will probably be my last JDM purchase for a while as I have several new JDM toys to test out and play with this coming spring.

Want to thank Alpha for the what he does as far as helping to educate us on this equipment here in a market where it is not well known or advertised very much.

I also want to curse him as his salesmanship has helped lighten my wallet significantly as well! JUST KIDDING!

Looking forward to the new rods arrival though.

Congratulations on the new rod. I have been field testing mine at the local creeks and fishing off the bank in the afternoons. Alphahawk’s statement about not wanting to put the rod down is correct. He may have gotten that from the California Bluegill guru but nonetheless my St Croix has not been off the rack since. Lightweight and Sensitive are the two words that can describe the JDM rods, but feeling the head shake and tail thrust during the fight of a fish that is 4-9in long is what impresses me. The bigger fish on these rods still worry me with the drag and line capabilities, something that I am sure will come with practice and seat time. When that rod comes in let’s see a picture of the setup, at a little over 200g it should be a dream to fish with.


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Triple Cross TCX-S632AJI

What kind of action will this rod have?

I'll be casting 1/80 to 1/16 oz jig heads with either 2 or 4# line.

Originally Posted by BluegillHunter

Triple Cross TCX-S632AJI

What kind of action will this rod have?

I'll be casting 1/80 to 3/16 oz jig heads with either 2 or 4# line.

It is a very rigid rod with extra fast action....sensitivity off the charts. If you have never picked up an Ajing rod it is like nothing at all you will find here in the USA. With the solid tip great for casting light jigs.....micro plastics. Casting a 1/80 with that rod would be a stretch...bottom rating is 1/48.....top end is 1/3 ounce...but I wouldn’t want to use 1/3 with it. The tip on that rod will be around 7/10 of a millimeter in diameter. A great little rod in my opinion.

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I'll probably use 1/32 oz mostly this year.

$500 or less, rod for 1/32 oz. micro plastics, 2 or 4# line, 6', bluegills.

Which JDM rod?

Thanks

Originally Posted by BluegillHunter

$500 or less, rod for 1/32 oz. micro plastics, 2 or 4# line, 6', bluegills.

Which JDM rod?

There are a lot of rods that would work for you. If you haven’t already, I suggest reading the very first post in the thread. It will give you some good ideas on what to look for.