Thread: Fun With the Lunakia

Very nice catch and writeup. I should have been fishing the Lunakia a lot more. I am going to try to get out this week if the storms slow down....and the heat decreases. I will only have 2 rods with me...the new Banshee just to try out and the 610 Lunakia. I can't put it any better than Yodie....the sheer versatility of the rod is great. I have bought dozens of JDM rods on this journey and the Lunakia is the first rod really that I can use on any specie and feel I get my fun factor yet not be underpowered on white bass...Smallies...Spots.. The Finesse is great...but I do not relish the fact of using it on smallmouth. Most of us who use JDM gear have multiple rods. For those that may only want one rod and want it for multiple duties the Lunakia is it...at least from the rods I have used.


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With the original post being about the Lunakia and its versatility how would you Randy compare it to the 6.10 Corto , not money wise but action, softness, tip action, build, and overall versatility. And for the OP, do you have or have you used the 6.10 Corto for your comparison notes. It does not appear in you table but like Randy said we all have multiple rods for multiple applications.

Originally Posted by StantheMan2567

With the original post being about the Lunakia and its versatility how would you Randy compare it to the 6.10 Corto , not money wise but action, softness, tip action, build, and overall versatility. And for the OP, do you have or have you used the 6.10 Corto for your comparison notes. It does not appear in you table but like Randy said we all have multiple rods for multiple applications.

The Corto has a larger butt....is more rigid. The blanks are much different....the Luna is slower. The feel of the blank on the Lunakia feels and reacts similar in some ways to the blank on the Finezza Prototype...at least to me. For me the Corto is very one dimensional. Now of course I can say that as I have multiple rods to compare it to. For me catching bluegill on the Corto is not a lot of fun. Come next spring when all of this madness settles down...which I sure hope it does....I will make that trip to Dale Hollow for the big bluegill and the Luankia will be with me.....I will have a lot of fun with it and when that 21 inch Smallie hits...and it will quite often up there in the Spring...I will not be undergunned with the Lunakia. I am at the point now that I really ponder over a new rod. I don't want to be buying them just to have another rod. I have the bluegill game covered.....with 5 area trout rods. My latest is the Banshee 59....but I am thinking do I need and even shorter rod..say in the 55 range. I am pretty sure when I started this there were no hybrid light game rods...mebaru/ajing. Of course the Luna is one of those...as is the Eradicator Real Finesse. I think they have hit on something with these hybrid light game rods.


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Thanks all for the quality discussion in this thread.

Originally Posted by StantheMan2567

With the original post being about the Lunakia and its versatility how would you Randy compare it to the 6.10 Corto , not money wise but action, softness, tip action, build, and overall versatility. And for the OP, do you have or have you used the 6.10 Corto for your comparison notes. It does not appear in you table but like Randy said we all have multiple rods for multiple applications.

I don’t have nor have I held a Corto.

Of all the rods I have fished the only one close is the Finezza Prototype 610UL.... I’m not sure how to describe how it’s different, it just is. It’s got a softer top to me that doesn’t lend itself well to drop shot, but does great with crankbaits and spinners. I’m sure it would handle a bigger fish just fine. But it isn’t as versatile as the Lunakia.




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Originally Posted by s_v

Sounds like an awesome rod and a lot of fun fishing it. I'm becoming more and more curios about the Lunakia, so far the glass content in the blank has been stopping me... Does not seem to be a problem based on all the reports though!

What is your concerns with the glass content?


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This is only my own pet peeve: 5-6% glass is just a bit higher than a typical glass content in the rods I own or consider for ownership, particularly when it comes to very low lure ratings. I tend to associate glass with lower sensitivity than graphite, but also appreciate that a slight increase in the glass content can lead to a significant improvement in the strength of the blank. The trade-off in selectivity can, of course, be minimal compared to the gain in durability. But with the lightest of the lures that I use, I am more concerned about sensitivity than the durability of the blank.

P.S. This was certainly not meant to be a negative comment about the finest piece of tackle – I've nearly pushed that order button on 6102S-MLT many times!

I want to clarify what I mean that the Finezza Prototype and Lunakia being similar. I am talking about blank behavior....materials. Graphiteleader is doing it with the T1000G and Tenryu is doing it with their CNT and Magna Flex. Now what all that is I can’t say but I know it allows them to use a higher graphite content yet it allows them to make it more elastic. I can only assume the Eradicator rods are using similar processing. I too used to be hung up on graphite content. But have learned with the new....high tech blanks.....that a higher glass content does not necessarily mean a less sensitive rod. I am not feeling any remorse from buying the Finezza but it is in my opinion an UL rod meant for bigger fish than bluegill. While deciding whether or not to purchase the Lunakia my head kept getting wrapped up in the glass percentage in the rod. In the end I said what the heck and bought it. I’m glad I did.

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