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Cutler - 4/26/2013 3:50 AM curleytail - 4/24/2013 9:34 PM Ok, you are right. I bow to you obvious expertise and sound advise, guest. Unfortunately, I am hard headed and will continue to use my sub-par 9' XXH rod that launches Pounders with very little effort. By the way, it's easier to read between the lines when the lines are written with proper grammar and sentence structure. Says the guy who threw up a post with errors and misspellings. With the thought that there are probably 10 different rod configurations suitable for casting pounder bulldawgs, I'm merely trying to give some people out there other options that can potentially save them from making a $300+ dollar mistake and only be able to sell that brand new rod on here for $200. There are no absolute rules as to which rod is best and nobody has all the correct answers when it comes to casting a lure into the water and reeling it in for something that is programmed to eat to survive. It is personal preference when it comes to tackle with the exception of durability. Do you think someone like Jerry Sondag is the best person to be giving advise to Joseph Alfe as to which rods are best for casting a pounder? Sure the advise is great and I sure do appreciate it when I'm given advise, but the differences in how far the lure will cast, how tough or how easy it is to cast, your range in hookset, and how you figure 8 is going to be different completely different between those two individuals. Just because you can launch a pounder with a 9 foot rod as far as your eyes can see does not necessarily mean it is the best rod for the application. It is not. Some of the guys who had some input and influence on the products and the success of the company actually use rods less than 8'. They do that for good reason too. Great accuracy (because you absolutely need to cast as far as you can right?), FAR LESS drag on the figure 8, and a far quicker hookset. Its not a trend, its just one of many applications being utilized by people who don't read and do everything the internet tells them to. Then again, there is absolutely nothing wrong with using a 9 foot XH rod nor is it difficult for me to use. But, have you ever tried throwing a pounder with a 7'1/2 foot XH rod? Try it and you will notice a world of difference. The rod does not have to be a broomstick and it shouldn't for a proper hookset. Its not that heavy of a bait and it is one of the easiest baits to retrieve. You see quite a few posts online how people lose fish on pounders all the time. A lot of those guys are usually 6' tall, in john boats, and are using a 9 foot rod because the internet says it is so great. Sure, it is fantastic if you are super tall or are in a 21 foot ranger. I hope you lead people in the right direction with opinions based on experience with more than just your first 9 foot, broomstick of a rod. I can cast a pounder the length of a football field with a 7' heavy action Shakespeare Ugly Stik. Yes, I'm eating crow being that I left the "r" off of the word your. I'm having a harder time finding the other mistakes and misspellings but I digress. I have to give you credit - there was a lot of sense in your last reply. The same thing won't work for everyone, and it's nice that there are so many choices out there for everyone. All a new fisherman can do is ask questions, and sorth through the answers they are given. Some of it is BS, some good. It can be difficult to sorth through it all but overall, the advice given here tends to be pretty sound. With that said, I don't believe you can tell us a 9' rod is NOT the best application for Pounders. While it might certainly not be the best for you, it might be best for a lot of other fishermen. I don't own a 7'6" XH rod. I've used several shorter rods in the past and have learned I am much more fond of longer rods. It might be easier to work some baits with shorter rods, but the 8'6" to 9' rods excell in other areas that are important to ME. The rod I used for Pounders last year is a Tackle Industries 9' XXH. The XXH might scare you off but the rod has a surprising amount of flex in the tip. It helps to slingshot Pounders and keeps a nice bend to keep fish pinned up while having a very stout backbone for plenty of power. Maybe you need to read between the lines a little less, as this rod is NOT a broomstick.  I'd love to see a video of you launching a pounder 100 yards.  Why don't you sign up and log in? It seems to establish some more credibility when people get to know you and I'm sure you have some helpful information to add to the forums. Edited by curleytail 4/26/2013 6:58 AM | |||
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Posts: 1136 Location: NorthCentral WI | Mark Lijewski's Signature Series rods come in 7'9" and 8'3". I'd say he knows a thing or two about throwing Pounders and those are the rods he designed. BTW, the 8'3" is rated XXXXH. | ||
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