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The Limber Tip SS is more like a true UL rod, or what I consider a true UL rod, while the RP leans a little to the L side. They are similar, and I'll have to fish them side by side to really address that question.Originally Posted by VaCrappieMan
I went out for a few hours yesterday before thunderstorms ran me off the lake. I marked a lot of fish, but they weren't biting very much. I went with the "Randy" rig - a 1.5 g Daiwa jig with a sowbug trout magnet. Finally got the first fish on, but I did not feel the hit as the bass hit it on the drop, and I saw the strike watching the line. I thought it was a bass, and it was, about a 2-lb LM. My first fish on the LTSS, and it was quite a fight. The rod had quite a bend in it, but it stiffens up toward the butt, so the bend is more "traditional" rather than a whole-rod bend like the 71 TZ/Nano. I was able to put pressure on the fish when it dove for my anchor rope, and turned it.
I went to another cove to see if any 'crackers were hanging around, and they were. I immediately hung and broke off my jig in the brush, so I tied on an orange/white/chart 1/16 oz hand-tie jig. The second cast in 14 feet of water, on the bottom, was hit like a freight train. Fish on! My second fish on the LTSS was this 1.2 lb shellcracker, and he gave me all I wanted in a fight. The rod performed beautifully, and I was able to keep the fish from getting in the brush. This fish pulled much harder than the bass did, and I had the LTSS completely doubled over.
Unfortunately, a storm sneaked up on me, and I had to skedaddle to the ramp before I could catch any others. I don't like lightning, especially holding an expensive lightning rod made of almost pure carbon. I'll be going back in an hour or two if the radar clears up. Might get me some wigglers on the way, and try to catch some more 'crackers; since I only had the one yesterday, I let him go.
