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Impression of Tenryu Rayz Spectra
Even though the flow was low at Normandy I really wanted to catch some fish with the Spectra. I made a few cast with the less expensive Trout Magnet crank and it was plain to see that was not going to work....3rd cast and gave one up to the bottom. I tied on a Bison colored Trout Magnet....using the 3# test Troutist Area Meister line....and proceeded to catch over 30 stocker trout. Even though I had no large fish I got a sense of the behaviour of the rod. It is rated as LL...light, light. Using the nylon line you realize handling larger trout is not a problem for this rod. While sensitivity is certainly not on par with ajing....mebaru...and area trout rods it is more sensitive than I thought it would be. I could feel the tic as soon as a trout nipped at the Trout Magnet. I bought this rod exclusively for trout fishing on streams using cranks...spoons and spinners. It is plain to see it will shine in that area. Sooner or later they will let out more water at Normandy...there will be shad kills...so I am hoping to get in some good cranking with it when all that happens. Meanwhile I may still use it on low flow with a Trout Magnet. This past week they released about 150 brood trout in the 18-23 inch range. I have hooked into them before over there with area trout rods and it did not always go well. In the sunlight the deep purple color of the blank really pops...and the reel seat is just a thing of beauty. I did get a video of this trip...those interested will get to see some bending curve on 10 inch trout. I never thought I would purchase a stream trout rod. If my back issues continue to improve at the rate it has, and I can really get around on the river banks, I will purchase another one. Yesterday in the spot I was fishing I was thinking how nice it would have been to have the 5' 1" LL version of this rod....LOL. The JDM journey continues.
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