Diplomat Extreme..Automatic Hooking.

I headed to Normandy today in hopes of testing out the TenRyu Rayz Spectra using cranks. The flow was way down....and casting a 10 dollar crank with the water that shallow is not a wise idea.....the bottom there eats them up. I had brought along the Diplomat Extreme to see if the marketing statement of “Automatic Hooking” on trout would work twitching a Trout Magnet.....well, it does. Those that follow me have seen that the crappie hook themselves with this rod due to the extremely soft solid tip. In 3 hours I netted over 100 stocker trout. The Extreme was the correct rod for today with the very low flow. I had an absolute blast and could not believe I was able to stand without sitting for over 2 hours. Seems like the spinal nerves are calming down some. The reel was the FW 1000....spooled with 2.3# test ester. Used a Daiwa Gekkabijin 1 gram jig head #8 hook and a Bison or Sow Bug colored Trout Magnet. Life is good!


Regards


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Glad you are getting along better and got to sore lip some fish in the process!

Nice! Glad to see you getting up and about. Don’t push it too hard. The season is early on!
Bob

Glad you are able to get back out Some.
congrats on a very fun trip!

Good to se your health is improving. Those are nice pictures in your advertisement.

Good deal, congrats!

Enjoyed the video of this fishing trip, glad to see you out and about. Hope to see the new Tenryu up next in the rotation.

That must have been a blast. I want the 6'3" version really bad but can't find one anywhere. If anyone finds one please let me know.