Sweet Robin Hood

  • kris_brantner
    My river
    Posts: 1678
    January 20, 2008 at 7:57 pm #645533

    i bought this reel right when it first came out. i hated it, took it back and got another fuego. i hated the twitchen bar, and found i could do alot more with just the rod tip. try it if you want, but i would spend the extra 30 bucks and get a feugo, or the extra 50 and get a zillion. the curado is a much better reel for 200 dollars than the viento.

    tbetts1000
    Hastings and Lake Vermilion MN
    Posts: 73
    January 25, 2008 at 2:20 am #647524

    I use the Viento for top water frog action. That jig bar just makes that scum frog bob up and down, and the bass love it. I have a Rick Clund reel (blue in color) form BPS, and it works great for jig fishing/flipping. Along with a med/heavy action St.Croix rod.

    jason-cyboron
    Lincoln, NE
    Posts: 487
    January 25, 2008 at 3:46 am #647575

    I’ve seen Deam Rojas using them with Kermit the Frog. It looked like it gave it pretty good action. The twitching button moves the spool 1/4 turn per twitch. I don’t own one, but would agree that for a few dollars more the Fuego or Zillion.

    I’ve upgraded most of my reels to Zillions. The Fuego and Sol are nice. The option that sold my was how all the adjustments click. Without the click when you try to loosen or tighten the spool and you want to barely move it it’s hard to tell if you move it or not. Well with the Zillion you can do a couple click up or down. When you cast you know to adjust a click up or down and your set. The drag does the same thing. It might cost a little more but for me the new features and added quality was well worth it.

    Jason

    BuckWild
    Rockland, Wisconsin
    Posts: 85
    February 6, 2008 at 9:08 pm #652224

    i bought the viento when it first came out. i love it its a nice real but honestly the twitchin bar is dumb it is still a nice real but i also just bought a zillion last august and that is my go to real always it is so smooth and well you just need to go and try one…but make sure you got the ching to throw down when you go to try it because if you are like me you will come home with it

    herefishyfishy
    MN
    Posts: 862
    August 15, 2009 at 12:32 am #55529

    wow! That was amazing.. I never have.

    protourbaits
    stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2466
    August 15, 2009 at 12:58 am #55530

    Thats the best robin hood ive seen! Most robin hoods ive seen are sticking in or break through the side of the arrow!!

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    August 15, 2009 at 1:00 am #55531

    i have 4 or 5 from back when i shot quite a bit havent hadone in quite awhile my personal favorite is the one i have that is in the end of the mrs arrow

    those boys can shoot

    Justin Schneider (Woods & Water Insurance)
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 1938
    August 15, 2009 at 2:38 am #55534

    I was able to accomplish this feat a couple years ago, but havent been able to replicate it yet. I am good at breaking nocks on my arrow though..

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    August 15, 2009 at 2:57 am #55536

    I shot indoor NFAA tournaments for many years and probably shot a doz Robin Hoods…none on purpose
    What the japanese FITA shooter did there was to shoot a thin Hyperspeed shaft within a “fat” shaft with the nock removed…I.E. He did that “on purpose” for the camera!
    Pretty incredible…even at fairly close range…

    protourbaits
    stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2466
    August 15, 2009 at 4:15 am #55538

    Aren’t those hyperspeed arrows like $300 a dozen??

    pool5hunter
    South East,Mn
    Posts: 91
    August 15, 2009 at 4:16 am #55539

    I have skinned a couple arrows and broke nocks, but nothing like that. Can’t belive you didn’t understand that I got everything.

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    August 17, 2009 at 11:36 am #55595

    I have broken my fair share of vanes and nocks but have only one true robin hood to my credit. Of course I got mine after the Misses shot for 2 months and got hers.

    mpearson
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 4338
    August 17, 2009 at 1:15 pm #55606

    Quote:

    I got 2 robin hoods that stuck in my life…one with alum. arrows and one last year with the carbon arrows

    Same here RVRAT. With the carbon arrows and equipment these days, I try not too shoot at the same location more than twice!

    splitshot
    Rosemount, MN
    Posts: 544
    August 18, 2009 at 12:10 am #55648

    I’m with Mike. I’ve got 2 in my life.
    Too expensive to shoot those these days. I never shoot more than 2 to 3 arrows per target – just to avoid the possible added arrow costs.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22418
    August 18, 2009 at 1:14 am #55652

    Got one a couple years ago… Beman Carbons….I shoot when I come home for lunch this time of year and one day WALLA !!! I now shoot at different spots, since that day !!! I always wanted one !!! One is enuff

    smfrost
    Minneapolis
    Posts: 75
    August 18, 2009 at 2:55 pm #55670

    Quote:

    …Of course I got mine after the Misses shot for 2 months and got hers.

    That’s right baby! I don’t mess around

    whittsend
    Posts: 2389
    September 4, 2009 at 3:00 pm #46438

    2 or 3 in my life. zero would be better. PI$$ES me off each time it has happened, a waste of a good arrow.

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