Haha good decision
Do you think you will ever go back to the Kmart rod?
Unlike cheap fibre glass rod, you gotta learn to look after the rod, it's a nice rod but it could break if you handled it wrong. Don't bend too much or get knocked around.
Haha good decision
How do I handle it right? bend too much as in bending in storage or?
The two main things to be aware of with graphite rods is that they can be bruised from hard knocks to the blank which can eventually lead to them breaking in that spot, so it is best to avoid having them knock around. The second thing is that while they are incredibly strong when you load up the entirety of the rod, they are prone to breakages if you put the pressure onto a small section of the blank. This is most likely to happen if you have a fish pulling down while you are trying to point the rod tip up, commonly called high sticking.wem21 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:29 pmHow do I handle it right? bend too much as in bending in storage or?
I'd die before going back to kmart rods lol
Alright, so just make sure that i dont lift the rod too high when fighting a fish, and stop it from knowcking around?mazman wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:40 pmThe two main things to be aware of with graphite rods is that they can be bruised from hard knocks to the blank which can eventually lead to them breaking in that spot, so it is best to avoid having them knock around. The second thing is that while they are incredibly strong when you load up the entirety of the rod, they are prone to breakages if you put the pressure onto a small section of the blank. This is most likely to happen if you have a fish pulling down while you are trying to point the rod tip up, commonly called high sticking.wem21 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:29 pmHow do I handle it right? bend too much as in bending in storage or?
I'd die before going back to kmart rods lol
It's just something to be aware of and not really a huge deal imo
Anything that may cause bending too much, usually the tip.
Maybe the action and sink rate won't be as effective with the heavier jighead but it'll probably work a lot better than a lighter jighead that can't be cast into the zonewem21 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:27 amPopped out for a quick fish this morning despite the wind to test the rod in something better than a pool, and I was amazed that I could feel what the lure had landed on (weeds rock sand) even with the windy conditions. It was very slow going, but I managed to catch a small flatty and a port Jackson shark
https://imgur.com/a/BvmKWFk
Also, would a 1/6th Oz jughead be too heavy? I just find that with 1/8 I can't cast very far, and if there's even a bit of wind I can't get anywhere near where I wanted it to go
What kind of line are you using? I love my 8ft Catana but I could never cast 1/8th jigheads far enough until I loaded it with good quality 6lb braid. Makes a world of difference, I was shocked how far I could suddenly cast light lures. I use Fireline Ultra 8 carrier braid, which is rated 6lb but in reality breaks at around 10lb. The bright orange braid helps see little nibbles on the line too.wem21 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:27 amPopped out for a quick fish this morning despite the wind to test the rod in something better than a pool, and I was amazed that I could feel what the lure had landed on (weeds rock sand) even with the windy conditions. It was very slow going, but I managed to catch a small flatty and a port Jackson shark
https://imgur.com/a/BvmKWFk
Also, would a 1/6th Oz jughead be too heavy? I just find that with 1/8 I can't cast very far, and if there's even a bit of wind I can't get anywhere near where I wanted it to go