Walleye love Pop-Xs at night.
Monksville Reservoir, Hopatcong and Big Swartswood

hoohoorjoo wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:18 pm

ShimanoFan wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:51 pm

Any idea where these rods are made and who makes them?

Infinitely curious here...

Made in China, like almost everything else from Pure Fishing.

I think the reels are Korea and Sweden, last time I checked.

On a related note, are you old enough what I was talking about if I asked if you were doing a "Rick Nielson" impersonation holding all of those rods in that one pic?

Tokugawa wrote:I am going to tell you straight up that these are NOT worth buying. No OSP plastics are. Ever. Hear me?!??

Thanks for the head's up!!!

I've been using O.S.P. products for many years. I haven't tried this one ... yet but I guess I'm going to have to now.

I am pleased with my first impressions with this rod.

One of my favorite topwater baits from back in the day was the Smithwick Devil's Horse, Fire Coach Dog pattern. It's been a lotta years since then. The X-Plose reminds me of that bait, some of the same "Cons" and all. I may have to pick up one or two. Just for old time's sake.

Just received my 7'1" MH spinning jig and worm stick. Looks nice, fingers crossed on the potential!

The ACS seat seems like an odd choice for an Abu rod. I have found that the discomfort some feel with the ACS seat is caused by reels with large main gears. As the middle finger tries to nestle into its grove on the seat the tip of the finger encounters the crank case before the rest of the finger ...

It is the "cat's ass", ain't it?

Your review has saved me some money. This stick (or one in the series) was on my radar.

I may have missed it in the review BUT did they resize the old Conquest 100 or is this reel the same size as the old 100? Thanks, j the palming side is much smaller than the og conquest, similar to the old 50. CQ51 vs new CQ101 https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7687/16980126067_76c98f7f24.jpg Thanks!

I may have missed it in the review BUT did they resize the old Conquest 100 or is this reel the same size as the old 100?
Thanks,

j

A few years ago I asked if there was a change at Daiwa, a "buy out" or something. Something beyond the logo change. With the movement of manufacturing from Japan to Thailand and "Red" China, it has been confirmed. As it inevitiably does, the bean counters have taken the company ...

A few years ago I asked if there was a change at Daiwa, a "buy out" or something. Something beyond the logo change. With the movement of manufacturing from Japan to Thailand and "Red" China, it has been confirmed. As it inevitiably does, the bean counters have taken the company f...