The most versatile rod I own.

  • riverfan
    MN
    Posts: 1531
    #1238287

    I’m down south on the Gulf of Mexico in Orange Beach Al. We drove our mid-sized car so we had limited space for fishing rods. I don’t have any two piece rods so my choice was a collapsible flipping rod and my Limit Creek LCSE83MLF spinning rod. This 8’3” rod collapses to just over 6’ so it fits in the back seat.
    The rod was designed for long-leader, live-bait walleye fishing but I bought the rod as an experiment with other application in mind. My first thought was as a drop-shot bass rod and it works great for that application. I’ve also used it for vertical jigging and dragging plastics in the winter at Red Wing, as a panfish dabbling rod, and its working great for shore fishing here for saltwater sheephead. These fish are hard-mouthed, notorious bait stealers and hang around nasty rock structure. The 8’3” length of the rod lets me reach out past the shore line rocks and dabble along the outer edge of the rocks. I’m combining this rod with 10 lb braided line and a fluorocarbon leader so I need a soft tip to take up the shock, but this rod has the backbone to lean on these tough fish.
    The rod is rated as a medium light, fast action. I agree with the fast tip but in reality, the rod fights fish like a medium or medium heavy rod.
    All I can say is this rod has worked very well in every application I’ve used it in. It’s long and short, (collapsed) soft and tough and one piece which is a huge advantage. It’s works so good I’m going to buy a second rod when I get home.

    John

    blufloyd
    Posts: 698
    #941016

    Sounds like I ought to get a couple for Loozy. Is it light?

    redneck
    Rosemount
    Posts: 2627
    #941012

    I have several of these rods in my rod locker and they are a great rod for dragging livebait and plastics. On days when the livebait bite is light— when I feel anything I drop the tip back and that 8’3″ gives them plenty of time to eat the bait. For some reason my son really likes them for fishing blades but I have never tried that. I know I have caught some nice walleye on them and the rod has plenty of backbone and yet the tip really absorbs those runs at the side of the boat. The fact that they telescope down so short is great for us guys with shorter rod lockers too!! They are a great rod for the money in my opinion

    riverfan
    MN
    Posts: 1531
    #941034

    Quote:


    Sounds like I ought to get a couple for Loozy. Is it light?


    I’d say yes and it is light for a long rod.

    John

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    #941062

    They are very competitive (performance wise) with most other rods in the $100-$150 range…
    I have not tried my for drop shotting but it excels in dragging, drifting jigs and all live bait techniques, incl slip bobbers.

    abra
    Posts: 74
    #941073

    Sounds great for travel, who handles them?

    abra
    Posts: 74
    #941092

    Never mind, Dean has them of course.

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