Quote Originally Posted by John Scott View Post
Randy, thanks for this post. I have the Tenryu Rayz Spectra 6' 1" Lite Lite as well, and I took it out on the Little Red when I was in Arkansas a couple of weeks ago. (I flew in to Little Rock and only took the one rod.) Unfortunately, my brief trip came after a big rain storm. The water was muddy, and the fish were not biting. I only managed a half dozen hatchery rainbows on trout magnets. Not a single brown trout.

As you say, the Rayz Spectra is an ideal rod for bigger fish in bigger rivers and is awesome for minnow baits or spoons. But it is not the best for throwing little trout magnets; I couldn't get much distance or accuracy and wore out my arm after a couple of hours. So what is the right rod for throwing tiny trout magnets on the river? Would you consider taking your Lunakia on the Little Red or White River in Arkansas? Or do you have other recommendations for easier casting with ultralight (1/32 oz or 1 gram) baits on the river?

John Scott
The Corto or the Lunakia either one will work well for using a TM on those rivers. But if I am on a river like the Little Red or White using those rods I would have them strung up with the Twitch Master 3# test nylon line. You just don't know when a big fish will strike on those waters. The Twitch Master in 3# test allows one to cast the Trout Magnet a decent distance and has enough sensitivity to feel the bite. I am packing my rod case for the trip to the Little Red. It will have the TenRyu Rayz Spectra....the Eradicator 6' 7" Slow Taper.....and the 6' 10" Lunakia. I have landed a 20 inch Smallie in pretty good current using the Lunakia.....and had I had a nylon line on there it would have been less stressful and I could have landed it quicker. On either of those rivers I would rule out using area trout rods. While I love them they just don't really belong on trout rivers that hold big fish. My son got his 18.75 inch fish in on the Fine Tail SUL but he realizes now that it he shouldn't bring it back to the Caney Fork. While I love ester lines they just do not belong on those rivers either....in my opinion. I know if I take a reel with ester line on it I will wind up using it so the best thing for me is just not take any ester line with me.


Regards