Best 9 foot Rod for 9" Sluggos and A-Salt Bombers

[SeaWolf]

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.

[Springtides]

Steve M uses a Star Rod. Not sure but something like the DLX20 but not exactly.

http://www.seastriker.com/starrods/s...s/page0004.htm

[luds]

I don't think I'm asking for a do all rod.

What does a weighted Sluggo weigh? Maybe 1.75 Oz. I don't think 1-1.75 Oz. is alot to ask for as far as casting weight range. I'm not asking for 1-3. If I was I'd expect to sacrifice some on the lighter or heavier end of that range. The 1081mh sounds like an awsome rod and I think I may work it into my arsenal this year as it sounds like it's the closest to a "do all" rod that you can get. TLap thanks for the recomendation. It sounds like you turned a bunch of us on to a special blank. For Sluggos I would think the more sensitive of blank the better it would be for them. I don't think sensitivity would be bad in most rods that handle 1-1.75 Oz.

The main challenge I think I'm facing here is power. I want someting that works well with 1 Oz. but has ability to put up a good fight with a 20#-30# fish in the surf. I'm not looking for something to use in the rocks but more something that could have enough power to land a good fish in a decent surf. I have heavier sticks that will do the job in the rocks (I should have clarified this earlier).

[tlapinski]

Originally Posted by luds48

The main challenge I think I'm facing here is power. I want someting that works well with 1 Oz. but has ability to put up a good fight with a 20#-30# fish in the surf. I'm not looking for something to use in the rocks but more something that could have enough power to land a good fish in a decent surf. I have heavier sticks that will do the job in the rocks (I should have clarified this earlier).

Took this 35# on the MH, along with a couple other in the 20 - 30 # range on Cutty last year. Doesn't get much rockier than out there.

[Mike P]

BTW--the Loomis 1084 is built on the same blank as the 108-20 Saltheart mentioned at the top of the thread

Or, at least it was before Shimano took over Loomis.

[luds]

Originally Posted by tlapinski

Took this 35# on the MH, along with a couple other in the 20 - 30 # range on Cutty last year. Doesn't get much rockier than out there.

nice pic.