need your opinions guys

IS300n8 · 03-25-09, 08:23 PM

I am looking at getting a 7' mh compre for basically fishing jigs. i never really fish any heavy cover but it may happen once in a while.. My question to you guys is would you get the 7' mh with a fast tip or xfast tip? thanks

Nate

mlsjs2 · 03-25-09, 08:34 PM

i am looking for a rod/reel set up for jig fishing too...i think the 7"6 is a tad too long to stick in the old Pontiac..

did you read any reviews or check out these Powell rods? they have some flipping sticks..i was also looking at some of these All Star rods..

i am also curious for advice on the fast vs extra fast and heavy vs medium heavy...preferences etc..

bamabassman · 03-25-09, 08:37 PM

i am currently using a 7' berkly lighting rod, heavy action. i like it very much. cost is only around 40 bucks or less.

IS300n8 · 03-25-09, 08:40 PM

I hear you with that i drive a lexus and a 7ft rod is about the longest i can go.. i dont ever really flip so i figure a 7' would be plenty long for me.. i have heard alot of good reviews on the compre and it has an lifetime over the counter warrenty so i guess you cant go wrong.. im a diehard st croix guy, i really would like to get another avid but i have no desire to drop another 180 bucks on a rod

mlsjs2 · 03-25-09, 08:59 PM

IS,

who makes the Compre?

IS300n8 · 03-25-09, 09:02 PM

shimano makes it.. i might end up getting the 7ft mh xfast because thats all that cabelas has on their website, lol.. shimano has the 7 mh fast tip on their site but not many places sell it

fishin' fool · 03-25-09, 09:16 PM

I would go with the fast tip. A fast tip is a little softer so you can detect a sluggesh light bite. A fast tip will load up a smaller jig or tube better and give you a longer cast/pitch with a little lighter bait.
But if you think you going to fish heavy cover mostly with this rod, I would go witht the x-fast tip. This will be a little stiffer so you can pull fish away or out of heavy cover.
PS.
If you think the compre is good, pick up a crucial! Good fishin

IS300n8 · 03-25-09, 09:21 PM

lol i hate it cause i love my avids but i dont wanna spend that kinda money and the crucial is getting close to that price point.. i was playin with an avid at cabelas today and i was awefully tempted to buy it but i couldnt bring myself to do it, lol

MallenManson · 03-26-09, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlsjs2

i am looking for a rod/reel set up for jig fishing too...i think the 7"6 is a tad too long to stick in the old Pontiac..

did you read any reviews or check out these Powell rods? they have some flipping sticks..i was also looking at some of these All Star rods..

i am also curious for advice on the fast vs extra fast and heavy vs medium heavy...preferences etc..

Same here. I have a 6'6 Daiwa one piece that I don't want. My boat's small and my car trunks smaller!
Bought the combo for the reel and they had nothing but one piece rods

IS300n8 · 03-26-09, 08:36 PM

Problem solved i just got back from cabelas with my new 7ft mh crucial with a fast tip.... damn i knew i couldnt fight off the bait monkey and get a compre.. now i just gotta throw my tour pt on it and load it up with some 30 lbs braid and be good to go on saturday...thanks for your suggestions guys.....

BigBassin144 · 03-26-09, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlsjs2

IS,

who makes the Compre?

Shimano.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IS300n8

Problem solved i just got back from cabelas with my new 7ft mh crucial with a fast tip.... damn i knew i couldnt fight off the bait monkey and get a compre.. now i just gotta throw my tour pt on it and load it up with some 30 lbs braid and be good to go on saturday...thanks for your suggestions guys.....

I think both F and XF action would have been fine. I personally would have went with a H power rod though... those crucials are nice ain't they.

BB

MallenManson · 03-26-09, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IS300n8

Problem solved i just got back from cabelas with my new 7ft mh crucial with a fast tip.... damn i knew i couldnt fight off the bait monkey and get a compre.. now i just gotta throw my tour pt on it and load it up with some 30 lbs braid and be good to go on saturday...thanks for your suggestions guys.....

Bait monkey rules!

IS300n8 · 03-26-09, 08:52 PM

i would have gone with a heavy power but i really dont need it at all with where i fish.. i think that the mh has plenty of backbone for the type of fishing i do.. it was so hard to stray from my st croix but i was holding the avid and the crucial and they honestly felt about exactly the same and the avid would have been over 30 bucks more

I have heard nothing bad about the crucials so hopefully it doesnt let me down and wish that i baught the avid instead.. lol

Jigger · 03-27-09, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlsjs2

i am looking for a rod/reel set up for jig fishing too...i think the 7"6 is a tad too long to stick in the old Pontiac..

Falcon rod's flipping sticks have a telescoping rod in a 7'6" model that reduces down to, oh, I don't know, 7ft or maybe 6'6" that I've been using for 15 years or so. I have 3 of them, 2 Original series and 1 Cara. Heavy action. Great for pitching and flipping jigs. Sometimes during an 8 hour tournament that's all I'll use.

03-25-09, 08:23 PM	#1
IS300n8 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tolland, Ct Posts: 65	need your opinions guys I am looking at getting a 7' mh compre for basically fishing jigs. i never really fish any heavy cover but it may happen once in a while.. My question to you guys is would you get the 7' mh with a fast tip or xfast tip? thanks Nate

03-25-09, 08:34 PM	#2
mlsjs2 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 18	me too i am looking for a rod/reel set up for jig fishing too...i think the 7"6 is a tad too long to stick in the old Pontiac.. did you read any reviews or check out these Powell rods? they have some flipping sticks..i was also looking at some of these All Star rods.. i am also curious for advice on the fast vs extra fast and heavy vs medium heavy...preferences etc..

03-25-09, 08:37 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i am currently using a 7' berkly lighting rod, heavy action. i like it very much. cost is only around 40 bucks or less. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-25-09, 08:40 PM	#4
IS300n8 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tolland, Ct Posts: 65	I hear you with that i drive a lexus and a 7ft rod is about the longest i can go.. i dont ever really flip so i figure a 7' would be plenty long for me.. i have heard alot of good reviews on the compre and it has an lifetime over the counter warrenty so i guess you cant go wrong.. im a diehard st croix guy, i really would like to get another avid but i have no desire to drop another 180 bucks on a rod

03-25-09, 08:59 PM	#5
mlsjs2 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 18	IS, who makes the Compre?

03-25-09, 09:02 PM	#6
IS300n8 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tolland, Ct Posts: 65	shimano makes it.. i might end up getting the 7ft mh xfast because thats all that cabelas has on their website, lol.. shimano has the 7 mh fast tip on their site but not many places sell it

03-25-09, 09:16 PM	#7
fishin' fool BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 184	I would go with the fast tip. A fast tip is a little softer so you can detect a sluggesh light bite. A fast tip will load up a smaller jig or tube better and give you a longer cast/pitch with a little lighter bait. But if you think you going to fish heavy cover mostly with this rod, I would go witht the x-fast tip. This will be a little stiffer so you can pull fish away or out of heavy cover. PS. If you think the compre is good, pick up a crucial! Good fishin

03-25-09, 09:21 PM	#8
IS300n8 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tolland, Ct Posts: 65	lol i hate it cause i love my avids but i dont wanna spend that kinda money and the crucial is getting close to that price point.. i was playin with an avid at cabelas today and i was awefully tempted to buy it but i couldnt bring myself to do it, lol

03-26-09, 08:36 PM	#10
IS300n8 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tolland, Ct Posts: 65	Problem solved i just got back from cabelas with my new 7ft mh crucial with a fast tip.... damn i knew i couldnt fight off the bait monkey and get a compre.. now i just gotta throw my tour pt on it and load it up with some 30 lbs braid and be good to go on saturday...thanks for your suggestions guys.....

03-26-09, 08:52 PM	#13
IS300n8 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tolland, Ct Posts: 65	i would have gone with a heavy power but i really dont need it at all with where i fish.. i think that the mh has plenty of backbone for the type of fishing i do.. it was so hard to stray from my st croix but i was holding the avid and the crucial and they honestly felt about exactly the same and the avid would have been over 30 bucks more I have heard nothing bad about the crucials so hopefully it doesnt let me down and wish that i baught the avid instead.. lol

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