Chris, you’re right. This combo was a blast and a lot of fun casting .5g jig heads and a few spoons down to even .3g on a small mountain stream. I also have a stream trout rod for plugs so I’m going to use the shimano combo for everything under 1g. Sensitivity and bite detection was off the chart especially paired with 2.3 lb ester line. I was able to catch about 6 rainbows and oh boy did they put up a nice fight! The only issue I encountered was that I was overcasting many times. Not sure if it’s because of the light weight of the combo or if the rod tip is more rigid than my other rods but I was constantly over a few feet to where I wanted to position my lure. For instance, a a side cast left to right I ended up too far to the right and vice an versa until I got used to letting the line go earlier. Anyway here are a few photos. No great angles but the stream was very overgrown and full of slippery rocks so this is the best I could do without dropping my phone in the water.
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Originally Posted by FishSolidATL
Chris, you’re right. This combo was a blast and a lot of fun casting .5g jig heads and a few spoons down to even .3g on a small mountain stream. I also have a stream trout rod for plugs so I’m going to use the shimano combo for everything under 1g. Sensitivity and bite detection was off the chart especially paired with 2.3 lb ester line. I was able to catch about 6 rainbows and oh boy did they put up a nice fight! The only issue I encountered was that I was overcasting many times. Not sure if it’s because of the light weight of the combo or if the rod tip is more rigid than my other rods but I was constantly over a few feet to where I wanted to position my lure. For instance, a a side cast left to right I ended up too far to the right and vice an versa until I got used to letting the line go earlier. Anyway here are a few photos. No great angles but the stream was very overgrown and full of slippery rocks so this is the best I could do without dropping my phone in the water.
