Thread: Fun With the Lunakia

Pictures?

Not a giant, but fun as heck on the Luna and 2.8lb line.

That’s a great catch, and on the UL......awesome.

In the stickied thread, I mentioned I had narrowed it down to this rod and the Rockin' Finesse. However, the Rockin' Finesse has been OOS for months from what I can tell which has me looking more closely at this one. I mainly fish for bream and crappie. The bream at the local place I fish the most aren't the most impressive so I'm wondering if the Lunakia is too much rod for those fish? Or will they still put a decent bend into the rod?

Originally Posted by TXPanfisher

In the stickied thread, I mentioned I had narrowed it down to this rod and the Rockin' Finesse. However, the Rockin' Finesse has been OOS for months from what I can tell which has me looking more closely at this one. I mainly fish for bream and crappie. The bream at the local place I fish the most aren't the most impressive so I'm wondering if the Lunakia is too much rod for those fish? Or will they still put a decent bend into the rod?

Small bluegills make it interesting enough on this rod. Crappie would be big fun.

But, if you are not going to be fishing except where little fish live, the 63 Lunakia would likely be a better option.

If you could find one, the 67 SUL Slow taper special Eradicator from Abu Garcia Japan would be ideal for what you are looking for.

In my opinion the sheer versatility of the 610 Luna is why it shines to me. It is fun with all sizes of fish, smaller fish aren’t just buckets of fun, but light line and loose drag help there. I travel for work, at any given time I could be anywhere between St. Paul, Mn or New Orleans on the big rivers, I always travel with a rod or two, my Luna has caught smallmouth and crappie out of the river in lacrosse, Wis and then two weeks later I was catching cichlids out of City Park lagoons in NOLA. I can drop shot with 3” inch gulp minnows and 1/4oz weights for smallmouth, size that down to a 1” inch gulp minnow and I’m slaying bluegills, yellow bass, white bass etc. with a spool change on the Luvias I’m throwing .5 gram jigheads with trout magnets, another spool change and I’m throwing 3/16-1/4 oz blade baits in the river currents.

My 610 Luna, 2020 Luvias with 2 spare spools with me and I can catch fish pretty much anywhere, and nearly any game species shy of the monsters. Most importantly, I’m having a BLAST doing it.


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Originally Posted by Yodie

Small bluegills make it interesting enough on this rod. Crappie would be big fun.

But, if you are not going to be fishing except where little fish live, the 63 Lunakia would likely be a better option.

If you could find one, the 67 SUL Slow taper special Eradicator from Abu Garcia Japan would be ideal for what you are looking for.

In my opinion the sheer versatility of the 610 Luna is why it shines to me. It is fun with all sizes of fish, smaller fish aren’t just buckets of fun, but light line and loose drag help there. I travel for work, at any given time I could be anywhere between St. Paul, Mn or New Orleans on the big rivers, I always travel with a rod or two, my Luna has caught smallmouth and crappie out of the river in lacrosse, Wis and then two weeks later I was catching cichlids out of City Park lagoons in NOLA. I can drop shot with 3” inch gulp minnows and 1/4oz weights for smallmouth, size that down to a 1” inch gulp minnow and I’m slaying bluegills, yellow bass, white bass etc. with a spool change on the Luvias I’m throwing .5 gram jigheads with trout magnets, another spool change and I’m throwing 3/16-1/4 oz blade baits in the river currents.

My 610 Luna, 2020 Luvias with 2 spare spools with me and I can catch fish pretty much anywhere, and nearly any game species shy of the monsters. Most importantly, I’m having a BLAST doing it.


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Thanks for the reply! I have a 6'3" Major Craft Finetail UL and was wanting a longer rod.

I bet there are decent size bream in the pond I fish, but I really haven't come across them yet. I've caught a couple nice size crappie and 1-2 lb bass and catfish every now and again.

Originally Posted by TXPanfisher

Thanks for the reply! I have a 6'3" Major Craft Finetail UL and was wanting a longer rod.

I bet there are decent size bream in the pond I fish, but I really haven't come across them yet. I've caught a couple nice size crappie and 1-2 lb bass and catfish every now and again.

The major craft 742UL N-One is a fun rod as well that would fill in the blanks you’re looking for... 7 foot 4, great with small fish, soft top, moderate bend...., it was my first JDM Rod, which very quickly became my wife’s first JDM Rod....


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Originally Posted by TXPanfisher

In the stickied thread, I mentioned I had narrowed it down to this rod and the Rockin' Finesse. However, the Rockin' Finesse has been OOS for months from what I can tell which has me looking more closely at this one. I mainly fish for bream and crappie. The bream at the local place I fish the most aren't the most impressive so I'm wondering if the Lunakia is too much rod for those fish? Or will they still put a decent bend into the rod?

For what it's worth: you might want to look into Ice Cube IC-74FS as a longer and ever so slightly more powerful version of the Finesse (available at Digitaka now). I do not have that rod, but I was choosing between the Finesse and the 74FS. It was a very tough choice, and it came down to the fact that I wanted the most delicate option. I have read multiple comparisons of the Finesse and the 74FS, all giving a nod to the 74FS as a higher quality rod. I believe it also uses a better blank. In hindsight, I should probably have gone with the 74FS. Then again, I only wish I had it and could compare the two first hand...

I also have Yamaga Blanks BC 67 TZ Nano, and the Finesse handles tiny jigs (< 1 g) much better, but the BC is definitely more sensitive.