Popper rod......what rod?

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Re: Popper rod......what rod?

Post by mdesouza » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:37 pm

SteveDB wrote:St. Croix 6'-8" mxf in either LTB or Extreme
X2, but in the Avid line up

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Re: Popper rod......what rod?

Post by bronzefly » Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:21 pm

Gotta give love to the Loomis CR722 GLX and the MBR 782 GLX - both are a blast for poppers. Been tossing some on my pixzilla Cumara 6'3" reaction rod and really liking that set up too!
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Re: Popper rod......what rod?

Post by capt1fish » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:15 pm

I use a popping rod. I have two. First is an 80's Berkley Series One. Second is a Quantum Tour Edition popping rod. I'm fairly confident that blank was made by Lamiglas. Both will toss a Rico or Splash It across the slough.

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Re: Popper rod......what rod?

Post by dukhntr » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:30 pm

I throw a Loomis MBR782 GLX and a Loomis SBR752. I like the shorter rod since I work my baits in a downward motion.....

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Re: Popper rod......what rod?

Post by vArm » Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:15 pm

The Dobyns 683C is the best Popper rod I've ever used.
Much more so then with walking baits.
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Re: Popper rod......what rod?

Post by adam ochoa » Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:50 pm

Powell 704CB. Great tip for those treble hook baits with all the backbone to drive those hooks home.

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Re: Popper rod......what rod?

Post by DavidSA » Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:51 pm

MBR782 all the way. If I'm throwing a bigger xcalliber popper (3/8oz model) over grass then I would got to the Steez 6'3MH. Both work excellent but the 782 has a popper on it 90% of the time in the summer.

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Re: Popper rod......what rod?

Post by Basspastor » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:36 pm

Interesting that the Loomis 782 seems to get the nod. Maybe people are using smaller poppers than me as I use a a 783 IMX mostly with Berkley Frenzy Poppers. This year I added a 6'3" Croix Avid for jerkbaits, but it's a pretty good popper rod too. Just haven't used it for that much.
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