Best 9 foot Rod for 9" Sluggos and A-Salt Bombers - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

In The Surf · 03-19-2006, 09:26 PM

Toby curious why you chose this blank over the GSB 108 1M. The GLB is a live bait blank where the GSB is a surf blank. I am considering a 9'er at some point in the near future mainly for sluggo's and was thinking the GSB 108 1M myself. My 120 1's are too long for doing this and wanted more backbone than my XS 8 1 MS has.

tlapinski · 03-20-2006, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by In The Surf

Toby curious why you chose this blank over the GSB 108 1M. The GLB is a live bait blank where the GSB is a surf blank. I am considering a 9'er at some point in the near future mainly for sluggo's and was thinking the GSB 108 1M myself. My 120 1's are too long for doing this and wanted more backbone than my XS 8 1 MS has.

The MH is one ounce lighter than the M, but more powerful of a blank. I have had mine for 2 seasons now. For much of last year, it actually replaced my 1201M. I was a die hard 10' guy for the surf until I was advised of this blank by Seawolf. Now I only take out the 10' when I need the extra length. It works/casts Slug-go's like a dream!

luds · 03-20-2006, 08:38 AM

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The MH is one ounce lighter than the M, but more powerful of a blank. I have had mine for 2 seasons now. For much of last year, it actually replaced my 1201M. I was a die hard 10' guy for the surf until I was advised of this blank by Seawolf. Now I only take out the 10' when I need the extra length. It works/casts Slug-go's like a dream!

I need to get my hands on the 1081mh to see what it feels like. It makes me a little nervous that it a live bait rod.

Diggin Jiggin · 03-20-2006, 09:03 AM

Toby, what is the wt range that blank will handle. I'm looking for something that does sluggos up to 3...

I built a a GLB108 1M last year and I felt it was a little soft for what I was trying to do with it. The rod was stolen so I need to replace it. I was looking for something with a bit more backbone but that still has a sensitive tip.

SeaWolf · 03-20-2006, 10:01 AM

i'll have a gsb1201m custom spin on display, possibly a custom gsb1081m on display, and i can bring a glb1081mh blank to check out at the risaa show the end of the month. i'll be next to the salt water edge's booth demo'ing rods.

the glb1081mh is a nice blank as toby mentioned. i have one in the queue to be built for myself to do much of what toby mentioned he does with his. a 9' rod has it's places, where a 10' may not be the best choice, and vice-versa.

the lami might not feel a "crisp" or quite as sensitive as an all star, rainshadow, or loomis equivalent blank, but one thing about the lami gsb/glb series of blanks is the durability. they are tough, graphite blanks. the others are a faster action type of blanks.

In The Surf · 03-20-2006, 12:19 PM

Dave definately bring both the gsb 108 1 m and the glb 108 1 mh to the show. I am interested in checking them out.

tlapinski · 03-20-2006, 04:59 PM

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I need to get my hands on the 1081mh to see what it feels like. It makes me a little nervous that it a live bait rod.

What about it being a "live bait rod" makes you nervous?

The range is amazing on this rod. It will launch an un-weighted 7" red fin just as far as any other rod, and I have layed into pencil poppers that are just over 4 ounces with it. Even my 1201M felt stressed when fully loaded up on that pencil, but the MH handled it fine. This rod has a great balance of power, weight, and range. If I could only fish one rod in the surf, this would be it. I never thought I would say that about a 9' rod...

Dave, if I can get my MH to you before the show, you can borrow it to show guys if you want to.

luds · 03-20-2006, 05:22 PM

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What about it being a "live bait rod" makes you nervous?

I guess just that I have not experience with rods classified as live bait rods. But I'm over that based on your description of what its capable of.

Bill L · 03-20-2006, 07:36 PM

I think Steve M uses a Loomis 1084 for his sluggos

In The Surf · 03-20-2006, 08:01 PM

Toby glad to hear that about the lure weight range. I know lami has it rated 1-3 1/2. I like the fact that you can lay into it with 4 with confidence, that makes me feel better considering lami's rep of overating their rods. Based on what Dave had to say about the sensitivity what's your input on that? Considering it is catoragized as a live bait rod I would assume it should be decent in that area as far as feeling a pick up or hit. I like what I'm hearing so far just a little concerned on his comment.