I'm looking for another true medium heavy solid tip stick as a sidekick for my Leben Torque Tune. Hoping you guys can throw some options my way. JDM preferred.....

Grab a couple of those Nishine 95s. Such a great jerkbait, and one of my most productive floaters. The other being the Imakatsu Gekiasa alive roller floating jerkbait. This one runs a little more shallow, but smallies love it with the natural patterns. I rarely fish any other floaters anymore.

In addition, poison glorious rods have excite top in some models meanwhile in the Utima series it is not shown in his features... Would be Poison glorious with excite top more suitable for mid/strolling than Ultimas ? Otherwise, which Ultimas do you choose dor this technique My opinion, absolutely....

Very unfortunate they don't build anything shorter than 7'3.

Very unfortunate they don't build anything shorter than 7'3.

Do all the silver widow rods use X Ray blanks? Will we see an Edge rod that uses the Epitome blank any time soon?

In my experience there isn't added sensitivity (but on a high-end rod, you don't lose it, either). But the solid tip makes it easier to maintain bottom contact and you can fish lighter lures. The two ST rods that I have are both Daiwa Steez models (well, I might also have an old Ugly Stik somewhere...

Sounds like the cast cap - spool tension is truly preset. I'd assume that if it were somehow otherwise adjustable, tension lessened, it might get a bit squirrely. I also feel that a slightly loose spool tension is best for skipping, especially with SV braking. Some of the SV equipped reels can be a ...

Kazu is great. Never had an issue of any sort. He's even ordered out of stock rods for me.

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Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:51 pm

Bump...any updates?

Indeed. I purchased a few nylon lines from Varivas. I got the super soft and the bass. I've only had the opportunity to fish them once so far, but I'll report back when I have a little more use with them. So far so good.

Thanks Dennis. How would you describe it? What's the taper like?

Thanks Gary

Are the Excite tips just Shimanos wording for Solid tip, or something different?

The majority of folks doing this in Japan are using solid tips. Again, it assists with the action and movement of the bait. Plus the upper section of the rod will load up on the cast, as well as the hook set. There isn't a wrong or right answer here. Whatever type of tip you choose, just make sure i...

Gary - Will you be carrying the Real Control sticks?