Quote Originally Posted by MtnFisher View Post
That's very helpful info, I chose a slightly more powerful rod than Allsort's, and wanted to try a solid tip. I've been choosing my JDM rods a bit on the "steely" side since I primarily fish for and target trout.That said, I find some of the best info regarding JDM equipment here among the panfish fans.

A big trout especially a wild one can really put a light rod to the test.

Thank you!



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I have a little story about just how good JDM rods are. My nephew went fishing on the Little Red River with a guide...a great guide. My nephew had gone out to learn how to fish the Zig Jig. If you are familiar with it you pop it up...let it fall. The trout 99 percent of the time hit it on the fall. They were catching Bows in the 3-4 pound range. My nephew was hooking up about every cast. The guide was hooking up mayube 2-3 fish to my nephews 10 fish. The guide was just blown away at my nephews success. The difference.....nephew was fishing an Major Craft MSX and a Blue Current TZ. He could feel the fish as they hit it on the fall and slack line...the guide could not. Very few really realize just how much an advantage these rods give to one. Another nephew was crappie fishing with me one day and it was the same type deal. I was catching plenty of crappie and my nephew..who was using same lure as me.....was not doing well at all. They were biting very light. He asked if he could just make a few cast with my Ice Cube. I let him and on 4 casts he caught 3 slab crappie. When we left that day he handed me $750 to order him an Ice Cube Rockin' Drift and a Certate 2004 reel....LOL.



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