What JDM Rods Can Handle.

[Alphahawk]

Been some discussion about how big a fish the JDM UL rods can handle. The short answer to that is pretty large fish. The absolute heaviest fish I have landed on these rods is a 30 pound drum....and I've lost count of drum and buffalo in the 10 pound or better range. But very few of us fish for those fish...they are a bycatch. Back in 2016-2017 I fished Dale Hollow Lake hard in the spring of both years. I had a 5 day period in 2016 where I boated 300 smallmouth bass and numerous big bluegill and shellcracker. The rod I used the most was a Yamaga Blanks 610 TZ. I had other rods with me but the TZ gave me fun on big panfish and really shined when I hooked into the smallmouth...the smallest by the way was 18 inches and the largest 21 inches...quite a few 21 inch fish. At the time the line I used was SOS 2# test which actually breaks at 3.75 pounds. This was before I started my YouTube channel. I hit the lake just right for Smallies spawning on the flats...and the bluegill and shellcracker had a few beds around as well. So I wouldn't be worried about how big a fish these rods can handle. I had mentioned I had owned 2 of the TZ rods but I really had 3 of them. I completely forgot about the 83TZ Long Cast...because I rarely use it. I know I wish I had my TZ rods back that I sold.


Regards