Hi guys, I'm new to the forum but addicted to this

[moto_23]

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum but addicted to this sport of ours. I've been following the forum for a while now and keen to and share.

Has anybody got experience with any of the abu baitcasting rods, because I'm looking at a new 7ft MH. My budget is +- R1000. I'm going to pair it up with my skeet reese revo.
Thanks
Moto

 

[Bigmouth]

For a 1000 bucks you can get a Shimano Crucial, IMO a better rod than a Abu. I love their reels but not convinced about the rods yet. Look at something like a Fenwick or even a Berkley Tactix as well.

 

[frozensoulfly]

I have the revo sx paired up with the crucial, really happy with it so far, going to put it throught its paces at mteri in two weeks time.

My fishing buddy, has the abu vendetta paired with the revo sx aswell, he seems very happy with it. His other setup is the revo with crucial aswell.

You cant go wrong with either of those in my opinion



:fishn

 

[sustan]

we compared the sensitivity of the fenwicks,g-loomis, crucial and carrot sticks the other day with same reel and line....best was carrot stick, then g-loomis then fenwick then last was the crucial. Its obviously not in the same price bracket but it was like far behind. the loomis and carrot stick were way better, fenwick was ok...crucial you could hardly feel.

The shop owner said the abu veritas which they got a demo model of was really good and he compared it to the carrot stick.

For 1k id wait for the abu to check it out or spend abit extra on a acarrot stick ( my friends cost him R1650). fenwick is not a bad option but take your reel with and test it out because some feel quite tip heavy

 

[moto_23]

I'm in the process of upgrading my tackle which was mostly hand me downs. At the moment I'm using Shimano Jimmy Houston rods but I'm a big fan of the Abu reels so I was thinking about the Veritas because I checked it out on one of the websites in the states and it sounds good, I'll have to check it out when they are available.

 

[Ant01]

Shumano crucials were sold for R600 at Ganis's Witbank last month. To make up for a printing error in the Mag.....

I so benefited from this!!!!!!

 

[Bigmouth]

sustan wrote:

we compared the sensitivity of the fenwicks,g-loomis, crucial and carrot sticks the other day with same reel and line....best was carrot stick, then g-loomis then fenwick then last was the crucial. Its obviously not in the same price bracket but it was like far behind. the loomis and carrot stick were way better, fenwick was ok...crucial you could hardly feel.

The shop owner said the abu veritas which they got a demo model of was really good and he compared it to the carrot stick.

For 1k id wait for the abu to check it out or spend abit extra on a acarrot stick ( my friends cost him R1650). fenwick is not a bad option but take your reel with and test it out because some feel quite tip heavy

I would like to know how you guys tested this.

 

 

[SmokingToe]

We took one reel, Quantum PT Tour, with Berkley Trilene 100% Fluoro carbon, pulled out a certain amount of line, +- 20m... let the line make a bow until it almost touched the ground. One guy would hold the line, with the bow almost touching the ground, between his index and thumb. Then with the ring and pinkie finger touching the ground, he'd knock his knuckle of the index finger holding the line with his other hand.

Then the guy holding the rod would rate the feedback from the knock on the knuckle. We used the same guy to do the knocking each time. And we each had a feel at each rod whilst he did this.

Whilst the test is biased due to it being fluoro... The test should hold true for mono and braid applications.

There is unfortunately room for human error in the test, although it is doubtful.

 

[SmokingToe]

On the actual topic. I'd wait for the veritas, otherwise there are apparently knock offs of the micro guide carrot stix, which someone at Fishing Pro Shop on lynnwood advised me would be IDENTICAL to the carrots. Even brought my carrot stick in for them to check it out... and all 3 of the guys said it felt identical. Last time we went and asked though he said that he thinks the carrot stick might have an edge on the knock offs due to the reel seat.

I dunno the story sounds fishy to me. If you looking for something in the R1000 price range though there are the veritas which were made to pair perfectly with the revo premier which has the same profile as the s up to stx.

Then there is also the E21 WILD, a carrot stick that's aimed at the more entry level fishermen for $100 which will be around R1000 by the time the guys slap on a profit. Isnt micro guides, but they did have good things to say about the blank.

I would suggest doing a sensitivity test(similar to the one we did... or something u more comfortable with) and a ballance and feel test with ur current reel on the rod before buying anything.

From the rods I have felt, there is nothing that compares to the micro guide carrot stix price for sensitivity. There are Fenwicks on special around town at the moment, and if you can get one of those then that would be worth it as its almost half the price of the carrot and extremely sensitive for the price. I cant remember the specific model but i think it was a HMG 7'.

 

[arab]

well, thats my plan aswell... im looking at geting a new 7ft MH rod... and my options are the veritas and the carrot stick... i was thinking of getting the crucial, but after comparing it to the other rods and their sensitivity... you could really feel the difference!
the one shop owner said hed have them in by mid september... so ill be checking them and and letting you know how that goes....