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

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.

NIB · 03-20-2006, 09:20 PM

If it can tro 4 oz.feelin a bomber won't be it's strong suit.U can't have it both ways.Out of necessity I have learned to work off the lack of feel rather than feel.when I feel i swing.I whip bombers an red fins no loading just centrifugal force.Loading makes em tumble,in whipping em The plug gets ass out an kinda sails out there.The GLB sounds like a nice rod.I built a harnell for this appliction last fall.its not excactly light.But it'll handle whatever i ask of it.would be nice to lighten up.Especially workin sluggo's.

tlapinski · 03-20-2006, 09:42 PM

The rod "feels" a plug fine. I originally built the rod for river use with mainly 7" bombers and 9" slug-gos (before slug-gos were cool) in mind. In that application, you toss the plug out across the current, hold it under tenstion, and let the plug swing across the current. You need to be able to feel every little wiggle of the lure to tell when you are on bottom or on a fish. The rod is very sensitive. I was extremely suprised with the rod when I first put it to use. I had been searching for the "perfect" rod for river use for several years, going through a lot of blanks in the process, and this one perfectly fits the bill. It wasn't until this year i found out just how good of an all around rod it truly is. I think if more people knew about the blank, it would be a very popular choice to have built.

NIB · 03-20-2006, 10:21 PM

I'll have to try one.

In The Surf · 03-20-2006, 11:12 PM

I wouldn't be using it for bombers as much as I would sluggo's, eels and maybe some other plugs but more so sluggo's seeing how that would seem to be the ideal rod. I like what you have to say about it's versatility. Toby was your rod the one Dave was refering to? If so I'd like to check it out at one of the shows. I was probably going to MSBA and RISAA. Sounds like the rod I will be having built shortly.

Clogston29 · 03-21-2006, 06:36 AM

Tlap, how would you compare the GLB 1081 MH to the SW1088 as far as feel and action go. I'm not sure if I'm just used to the feel of really fast blanks, all stars, and that's why I'm not crazy about my 1088. The 1088 does have a larger range than the allstars do though so it may just be a trade off as NIB said.

SeaWolf · 03-21-2006, 09:44 AM

toby, sure, bring the rod if you want. at least i'll have one built as i figure i might have mine w/ the reel seat glued, cork tape on it and maybe tape on the guides by showtime. same w/ the gsb1081m, maybe.

luds - the old all star sw1088 has a "tigher" feel and is faster in action. the gsb series is a lower modulus, thus a more moderate/fast action. and, again, all star does not make blanks anymore. you'd be looking at the sw or su rainshadows as a similar rod. fast action rods and eels dont work well. i dont build on loomis.

as far as lure selection and whether the rod can handle the wide range of lures, this is the single most asked question - if you had one rod or the "perfect rod". it really doesnt exist. too many circumstances to deal with or fit. you take sacrifices somewhere with one rod/blank and that same blank excels in other areas. but, some blanks/rods have most positives than negatives and may be a better choice. what might be good for one tho, may not be good for the another.