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About ordering any new rods .
Felt I had all that I could ever use .
But I’ve been playing with short rods lately and there was always one I wanted to try ever since I watched Troutmagnetman’s video on one he bought to fish spoons with at low flow on the Red , IIRC .
It’s a Majorcraft Fintail Stream 4’10” fiberglass rod .
I happen to notice it last week at a good price , and had a weak moment today , and clicked the buy button .
Anyways , estimated delivery is May 2-3 .
Tight lines !
There’s always just one more….lol. Congrats, hopefully it’s an awesome rod for you. Looking forward to report on it.
Can’t wait to see it in action.
I just cannot bring myself up to the level of much more than a cheap rod , terribly abuse rods is me and just need to save my tears for when needed ....:Rofl
good news though for you , congrats
I own rods fro $20 to $150 . Most are under $100 .Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
I have limits to what I will spend on a rod .
I own a couple of St Croixs I bought on clearance they would have been over $200 but I wouldn’t pay that .
Most of my JDM rods are entry level.
I always wait and buy at sale prices .
The MC Finetail Glass I got for $110 , usually they’re around the $150 range .
I don’t smoke or drink , , so at my age , fishing is about it .
I do spend a little money on second hand stereo equipment and music to listen to .
Nothing worth watching on tv anymore.
I have the BFS version and like it a lot. Lots of fun, and it's faster and has more backbone than your typical glass rod. It's not a hyper sensitive jig rod, but it's great with moving baits. I mainly use it to throw 1/16 oz Flashback Mini chatterbaits. Where did you find it for $110?
Amazon Japan
Amazon Japan sure has some great prices! I had picked up a Palms Native Egeria for $110 or $115 a couple of months back. Typically it goes for $150ish. The Majorcraft Finetail Glass (stream version, not area) is a fine rod for moving baits.
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Congrats on the rod! Those rods really shine on the bank. Great price too!
Regards
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Congrats on your purchase. Please let us know how it fishes.
Bob
Congrats on the new rod! I sometimes think I would have been better off just to take up doing drugs lol. It would be a huge savings and the wait to get the product wouldn't be nearly as long:Rofl
Congrats on the new stick. I’m waiting for my latest toy myself. I played with my 5’ Phenix UL today and the 9”+ gills gave it a good fight. You’ll have fun with it, I’m sure.
Thanks TimQuote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
I’m still searching for that perfect little rod that’ll be fun with the little guys I enjoy catching, that'll still handle the occasional green fish that grabs my jig .
The Major Craft 4’10 Finetail Glass arrived around noon today .
I was worried when I saw the shipping box looked a little roughed up .
Just a square cardboard tube . Looked like it’d been bent a few times during shipping.
Inside the rod was in a heavy cloth travel case with a small amount of paper shoved into the box in an attempt at packing .
Luckily, the rod seems to be ok .
I first mounted a 500 Shimano Sienna on it with grey braid to match , but decided it deserved a Shimano Soare XR 500spg with blue braid .
Rod feels a little stiff for an UL , especially a fiberglass UL .
When I threaded the guides up and did a bend test , I no longer worried about it being too stiff for the gills I chase .
I know y’all want a picture, but inside pics don’t do it for me .
I prefer a pic with its first taste of gill slime . :)
Hopefully I can accomplish that tomorrow.
The Major Craft 4’10 Finetail Glass arrived around noon today .
I was worried when I saw the shipping box looked a little roughed up .
Just a square cardboard tube . Looked like it’d been bent a few times during shipping.
Inside the rod was in a heavy cloth travel case with a small amount of paper shoved into the box in an attempt at packing .
Luckily, the rod seems to be ok .
I first mounted a 500 Shimano Sienna on it with grey braid to match , but decided it deserved a Shimano Soare XR 500spg with blue braid .
Rod feels a little stiff for an UL , especially a fiberglass UL .
When I threaded the guides up and did a bend test , I no longer worried about it being too stiff for the gills I chase .
I know y’all want a picture, but inside pics don’t do it for me .
I prefer a pic with its first taste of gill slime . :)
Hopefully I can accomplish that tomorrow.
Edit : for those wondering, today was four days sooner than its predicted delivery date.
That means , the Mountain Stream rod should be here by Thursday next week.
I had the same feeling when my Lunakia arrived last week. Packaging was pretty much how you described. I much prefer the way Digitaka, JDM tackle heaven ship the rod inside a piece of PVC pipe.Quote:
Originally Posted by gillchaser999