Thread: bad to worse to better to best @ LP 06 18 18

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

You don’t say which St Croix you have....but if it is a Panfish series the Daiwa is a much superior rod. A 7 foot St Croix Panfish weighs 3.1 ounce....the Daiwa rod weighs 3.2 ounces yet is 6 inches longer. The Daiwa rod has some serious backbone.....the butt is 10 mm diameter. The components on the Daiwa....guide frames...inserts......are superior to a St Croix Panfish. The Daiwa is rated for 1/56-1/6. The way Japanese rate Mebaru and Ajing rods is the low end rating means you can feel the resistance of a jig as light as 1/56 of an ounce.....that’s pretty impressive. If you get this rod you’re going to be blown away when you unpack it and see a solid tip that is only 7/10 of a mm in diameter. That tip is what gives the rod great sensitivity and casting distance......solid tips are excellent at working small plastics or any jig. Don’t misunderstand, the St Croix is a fine rod. But if you had both in your hand I would be shocked if you thought the St Croix was better. I don’t suggest anyone to buy or not buy JDM rods. I just try to present the facts of the build and specs of the rod. If you go over to finesse fishing website Chris has a lot of great info about these rods......he is a writer and can articulate much better than me.....plus it’s just a great English website to get info on JDM rods.

Regards


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I do have the St. Croix Panfish series rod in the 7ft 1 pc Light Action. It has impressed me so far with half a season of fish time on it. I did not use it much in the early season (Crappie), waited and rigged it for crickets and Trout Magnets for the gills. For tight lining and floater fishing with crickets, I have been pleased. Most of the Bluegill beds I fish are NOT around hangy structures like bushes or trees, therefore when the gills tear out on their characteristic freight train runs I just let them go and enjoy the ride. When using the 1/64 and 1/32 oz Trout Magnets with the light braided line I get ample casting distance and sensitivity on the strike is good. I would like a little more backbone in a rod for the deep jigging for Crappie I enjoy doing in the hot months of summer. My arsenal in the past was a 8ft Uncle Bucks jig pole, circa early 2000’s I think and a 7ft Microlight BPS in light action. While they have served their purpose and put many fish in the live well, I just did not realize what was actually available out there in the UL world. Being a former green carp fisher I saw the apparent influence of Japanese products infiltrating the fishing scene but never explored the avenues. Seeing and reading the information here has piqued my interest and I appreciate all the videos, pictures, and reports on this line of tackle. The 7.6 Diawa that LedHed describes seems like it would fit the bill for Crappie and Gills and the varied ways I fish here in East Tennessee with the changing seasons. I may be ordering one soon and may seek your advice on the process. Thanks for everyone’s input.


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Randy - the St Croix rods I have are the panfish series.
great site dbd
If you like the lite Stan, you would really like the UL.

Been reading up and checking out the UL baitcasters - that's some really crazy stuff

a mutant - still in the pond

Originally Posted by LedHed

Randy - the St Croix rods I have are the panfish series.
great site dbd
If you like the lite Stan, you would really like the UL. f

I like the Panfish and Trout Series of rods from St Croix . They are the most sensitive, advanced , UL rods designed in the USA . And you get a warranty in case you have a failure. Gillchaser

We used to have bluegill that size until the Asian Carp ate all the grass, hydroplane, duckweed and every other green foliage. Thanks Texas Parks and Wildlife for bending to the will of a few wealthy lakefront owners who were inconvenienced by having to clear their docks every 3-5 years.


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Originally Posted by dhaire

We used to have bluegill that size until the Asian Carp ate all the grass, hydroplane, duckweed and every other green foliage. Thanks Texas Parks and Wildlife for bending to the will of a few wealthy lakefront owners who were inconvenienced by having to clear their docks every 3-5 years.


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Are you sure they stocked Asian carp? I highly doubt that.....must have been grass carp.....Asian carp are plankton feeders....I’ve never read of any state wildlife agency stocking Asian carp.

Regards

Just pulled up several news articles about that...it is grass carp.


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