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Gamakatsu Luxxe Efreet B76XH-R

dragon1 — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 01:50:12 +0000

I spent a little over two hours pounding 1-1.5 oz lures with my just arrived Efreet B76XH-R today...it it an incredibly impressive rod, and weights in at roughly 128 grams, or ~ 4.515 oz for a rod rated from 1/2 - 4 oz! This rod paired with my OG Z2020H from 2010 balanced less than an inch to the front of the locking nut. It was surprisingly balanced and light overall for such a powerful combo. AND, it is very sensitive for being an XH Regular action!

I was spooled up with 15lb CXX and was able to manhandle the blustery wind today on Percy Priest lake, punching through it with both a 3/4 and 1 oz DW Strike King Bottom Dweller, easily power casting a full sized Buzzjet, handling both the 110 and 130 Whopper Ploppers with ease, distance casting a full sized Super Spook, and still having enough touch to toss a 4.75" Fat Impact on a1/4 oz 5/0 Gamakatsu beast hook with a small belly willow blade.

As well, I feel that this rod would also work for heavier jigs and Carolina Rigs, ARigs and Big Flutter spoons, along with the obvious candidates like the Burrito, glides, swimbaits up to the 4 oz rating. I don't think I would want to power overhand cast anything over 3 oz, but proper underhand casts should be no issue with 3-4 oz.

Looking forward to getting into some heavy presentation power bites with this rod and being able to really manhandle powerful fish in high waters and heavy current as well.

A couple pics of the Power Trio that I took out with me today.

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A Kaleido we don’t see often these days…

RISE — Mon, 29 May 2023 09:54:14 +0000

Picked up a very clean TKLC 77XXHX Wild Stallion Valiant. Not to be confused with the more common, Temjin Wild Stallion, which is a step down from this one. This is a true Kaleido Combat Stick. 1/2-5oz lure ratings make it a very functional/versatile rod capable of many things. Taper and power play nicely with single hook offerings, as well as treble baits. Hell, I could even see myself getting into some heavy, nasty punching duties with this one. That classic EG styling and impeccable build quality makes these older offerings stand out even more, IMO. EG really stepped up their game with the TKLC series, and since then…have moved to the top of the “favorites” ladder for me and many other anglers. They’ve worked hard at maintaining their quality, staying the course, focusing on serving the enthusiast community, along with building an outstanding variety of sticks/models. Happy to add this one to the stable…anyone else here spend any time with one?

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Deps Huge Custom Rods

OneSBug — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:23:22 +0000

Dear TacklePorn Fellows,

I am looking for a Deps Huge Custom rod for swimbaits, I had the opportunity to purchase the H3S-73RF and I have to admit that it is a spectacular rod and ideal when used from a kayak, however, I would like to accompany it with another as an alternative As far as I understand, they all behave the same and please correct me if I'm wrong, so I would like those who have them or have had some experience with these rods to recommend me the ideal model, since there is little information about it, the models to evaluate are as follows.

-H2S-75RF

-H3S-76RF

-H3S-81RF

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Thank you very much in advance.

Custom Swimbait rod build on Phoenix Blank

Goldrod — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:51:55 +0000

Thanks to Cal from TT.com and Mr. Davis of Otterods

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