Thread: JDM rods relating to Panfish

The Majorcraft Triple Cross and the X-Ride have been getting all the fishing time lately, so this afternoon I switched the Luvias with the sinking Braid over to the 7.6ft Shimano Soare and trotted off down to the creek after supper. The water is crystal clear and still falling, and the bite has fell off a little due to this Redbud Winter we have been experiencing.
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A beautiful tree with small purple blooms and a heart shaped leaf, our first native blooming tree of the Spring. Anyway, I retied the braid and fluorocarbon leader at the house, hoping that I could test my three turn surgeons knot out on some Panfish and Bass. First fish up, a medium sized Smallmouth, a long lanky fellow that enjoyed the buggy looking bait immensely.
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A few little Bluegill then this rascal pulled a few squeals of drag and became Red Ear #2 of the year.
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The Luvias is awesome, get one if you can, well worth it. A hard thump a few minutes later the test of equipment and knot tying was on, a Largemouth.
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They do have torque, as Alphahawk states, but everything performed as it should and he got his picture made and returned to terrorize more Creek creatures. You can see the bait in the upper part of the shot, he did knock my Wax worm tippet off. Last fish of the night had a face that only a mother could love, a danged old whisker fish.
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He fought harder than the Bass, and all knots held. I enjoyed the outing with the Soare, it performed flawlessly, very sensitive to the bites I did have, and bent nicely under the load. For the price, a good rod to have in the arsenal.


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