Thread: JDM rods relating to Panfish

Originally Posted by Scud_Muffin

I might have found a 67 Nano, just to double check; if I hook something big on accident like a bass then I shouldn’t have too much trouble with it breaking so long as I keep the drag loose and use a net?

Also how are those handles? For such an expensive rod to not have cork messes with my head. It looks like foam, and the cheap ugly stick rods I have with foam I can’t stand the feeling of. I can’t imagine the foam would be poor quality though. Does it feel nice to handle?


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You want to see what a 6' 7" BC TZ can do on big fish, start the video at the 2 minute mark. This was before my youtube days but my nephew dabbled with a few videos. That spring I tore up the road to Dale Hollow Lake. Blowing out trailer tires....going back and forth 5 days a week....226 miles round trip. My best week was right at 300 Smallies in 5 days of fishing....got em on the flats pre-spawn...spawn...and post spawn. The rod of choice that spring...yep...BC TZ 6' 7". It can handle all the big fish you can catch.


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Sometimes it only takes a couple of fish. Using the Fine Tail Banshee Area Trout Rod 6’ 7” I had two quality fish. I caught a few more but these 2 stand out. I had the Banshee doubled up with a 15 and a 16 inch KY bass. Used the Presso Limited 1025 reel with the Varivas 2.3# test ester line...Sow Bug colored Trout Magnet on a 1.5 gram Daiwa Gekkabijin jig head #8 hook. These 2 fish turned what was going to be a very hot and miserable day into a good one. Life is good!


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Thanks for the info Alpha! I think y'all have me comfortable on the idea of these rods.

So in watching some of these Japanese Ajing videos, I'm seeing some really cool jighead soft plastics. They look soooo much like little minnows; more alive than similar ones that I've personally seen. The more that I see them the more intrigued I find myself. Whats the correct japanese word for that category of jigs or microjigs?

So those little guys are basically why solid tips are so prevalent in Ajin rods? It seems like solid tips are more popular than tubular. I assume thats because its an advantage to see the twitch of the tip when the jig is on the fall?

Also just curious as I've never had a magsealed reel. What do I do with a JDM reel when the magseal needs to be serviced? I was originally thinking Shimano because I could take it apart and service it myself but as I understand it they don't even sell the magseal liquid anywhere so I can't do it and the domestic Daiwa service doesn't provide service to JDM reels. Should I be concerned about this enough to switch it out for a Shimano before it ships?

The MajorCraft Speed Style 642UL showed up today. Two possibilities for a reel to pair it with, an Okuma Helios SX 20 or a Tatula 2000. Whichever reel I choose, I’ll most likely use YoZuri hybrid 4#. If my back is up to it, I plan to try to catch a few smallies on the upper Ouachita River this weekend.

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I hope you like the rod... I would put the tatula on it and go for it

Originally Posted by VaCrappieMan

I hope you like the rod... I would put the tatula on it and go for it

the Tatula feels noticeably lighter, so I checked the numbers. The Okuma weighs 7.1 ounces and the Tatula is 5.8. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the metric system, so pounds and ounces it is for me.

Originally Posted by Scud_Muffin

Thanks for the info Alpha! I think y'all have me comfortable on the idea of these rods.

So in watching some of these Japanese Ajing videos, I'm seeing some really cool jighead soft plastics. They look soooo much like little minnows; more alive than similar ones that I've personally seen. The more that I see them the more intrigued I find myself. Whats the correct japanese word for that category of jigs or microjigs?

So those little guys are basically why solid tips are so prevalent in Ajin rods? It seems like solid tips are more popular than tubular. I assume thats because its an advantage to see the twitch of the tip when the jig is on the fall?

Also just curious as I've never had a magsealed reel. What do I do with a JDM reel when the magseal needs to be serviced? I was originally thinking Shimano because I could take it apart and service it myself but as I understand it they don't even sell the magseal liquid anywhere so I can't do it and the domestic Daiwa service doesn't provide service to JDM reels. Should I be concerned about this enough to switch it out for a Shimano before it ships?

I don't think magseal needs any service, but I am certainly not an expert. Either reel will be great, in my opinion. I really like both the Soare and the Luvias, but I have the Luvias on almost all of my saltwater setups because of the magseal. I favor the Soare when it comes to jigging tiny soft plastics.

Hi all. My little Luna is getting in need of a cleaning. Stan and Randy have mentioned cleaning before. What would be the recommendation to do a basic in season cleaning? Nothing fancy.
Thanks,
Bob