Assassin Beachmaster Zero or Poseidon Edible?

[Tackle-holic]

Absolutely.

Would be nice to cast a rod before a purchase. I know some fly shops that you can test cast before dropping (admittedly a lot) your cash

Incidentally, which Makaira could you not make friends with?

 

[PearlJam]

Tackle-holic wrote:

Absolutely.

Would be nice to cast a rod before a purchase. I know some fly shops that you can test cast before dropping (admittedly a lot) your cash

Incidentally, which Makaira could you not make friends with?

It is the 15ft 7-9oz.  Then maybe in general a rod in that casting weight range might be too stiff for me, I don't know. 

 

[Tackle-holic]

PearlJam wrote:

It is the 15ft 7-9oz.  Then maybe in general a rod in that casting weight range might be too stiff for me, I don't know. 

Or the combination of casting weight and length. Length being a big part of it I think.
I've shortened my own 14'6 Makaira 6-8 to 13'6 overall.

Whilst I could cast it well at full length, I personally prefer a shorter rod; I'm just not tall or strong enough to generate speed with a 15' rod, I can generate more sinker speed with shorter rods.

Longest, most powerful rod I have owned was a 14'10 Century Eliminator T1200.
Funnily enough there is now a special edition of it reduced to 14'4 based on requirements/preferences of the current champion Salvador Bustos, who is not a small man.
Good technique + Big + Strong + Fast = big distance

 

[PearlJam]

Interesting. I prefer the 13.6 Regiment of my son at the moment which is not as stiff at 2oz-5oz. I have seen a lot of guys shorter than me (6ft4) looking comfortable when casting a 15ft. I have since decided that maybe I must look at a shorter rod for inedibles (with the drone) and then a comfortable 13ft6-ish casting rod for edibles. But first wanting to get a decent edible rod. Would probably have to sell the Makaira in the process.

At this stage I am also looking at the Beachmaster Zero as a possibility before the December holidays.