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  1. I have 3.5 PA's, because I just snapped my 7'3MH...

    I have 3.5 PA's, because I just snapped my 7'3MH on a boat cleat, totally my fault. Reg/fast is definitely softer in their speak. The 6'11M+ and the 7'2H are labeled fast and are my choice for jig...
  2. I have a handful of exprides A, but the only H is...

    I have a handful of exprides A, but the only H is the 7'7. The PA 7'2H fishes a little light to me, like a MH+, but is one of my favorite rods. I find it very sensitive, light, crisp, with great...
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    With the size of fish you might run into and the...

    With the size of fish you might run into and the cover down in FL, I think you have to go XH. It's a very comfortable rod, lots of tip and lots of power. The XH can also double as a single hook,...
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    Me too. Taking a heavy swim jig w/ a 4.5-5"...

    Me too. Taking a heavy swim jig w/ a 4.5-5" paddletail and erractically pulsing my retrieve in weedy waters is akin to the swing head bite in rocky water. Makes that 12-15' weedline my most...
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    Swim jigs are my favorite and highest producing...

    Swim jigs are my favorite and highest producing baits by size. I'm mostly Dirty jigs standard in 5/16 & 3/8, DJ Cali in 1/2 & 3/4, and MB uoze in 3/4. Grabbed some nichols to try out this year as...
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    I have and love my expride 7'6 MH and have and...

    I have and love my expride 7'6 MH and have and love the Conquest 904. The 904 can certainly do anything the expride can do, and it can go heavier and have more sensitivity.

    scott
  7. My only Loomis is a Conquest 904c, so no...

    My only Loomis is a Conquest 904c, so no comparisons from me. I do love it though. I almost always have a 1/2-3/4oz swim jig w/ a paddle tail, a Miyagi, or preacher jig on it. Ever so slightly tip...
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    I do, right before the eyes matches the recon...

    I do, right before the eyes matches the recon nicely.

    scott
  9. I'm late, but another vote for the Steez. I have...

    I'm late, but another vote for the Steez. I have the 7'2 power pitch and the Xtasy 755. The power pitch is a touch tip heavy and I prefer a heavier reel with it, <7oz, but it is much more sensitive...
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    I have a Fury 795SB and like it a lot for glides...

    I have a Fury 795SB and like it a lot for glides between 1.5-3.5oz. It's not a great rod for jig hook baits. Personally, a magdraft freestyle and hud 68 I'd probably throw on the 765/tatula...
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    Ev towing needs 2 things to be anything other...

    Ev towing needs 2 things to be anything other than a niche situation. We need energy density doubled in battery tech, which I think we'll achieve in the next decade. But more importantly, we need a...
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    20yrs ago if you told me Russel Brand would be a...

    20yrs ago if you told me Russel Brand would be a beacon for thoughtful and insightful reporting and thinking, I'd have spit my beer out my nose. But here he is, making more and more sense by the...
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    Living in a high growth area must be confusing,...

    Living in a high growth area must be confusing, but everytime I hear locals complaining, I want to point them to history books. The south should be planning for what happened to the north. All...
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    Last year I did the full Tactical Bassin version...

    Last year I did the full Tactical Bassin version of swim jigs, couldn't believe how many more bites I got. My best producing lure by far on a northern, weedy, clear water, panfish lake. Big fish...
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    This rod is also my frog rod, but I've found it...

    This rod is also my frog rod, but I've found it super versatile. 5/8-3/4oz flipping jigs in heavy cover, 5/8-3/4oz swim jigs w/ 5+" swimbaits in heavy cover, 68 huds jig hook and weedless,...
  16. I haven't ever held the Zodias, but I absolutely...

    I haven't ever held the Zodias, but I absolutely love my EX176MH. I have "better" rods but always find myself reaching for this expride.

    scott
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    I have this rod and I like it a lot, but I would...

    I have this rod and I like it a lot, but I would not recommend it for 6xd. I don't crank much in my weedy lake, but I do have success cranking just after ice out and just before ice in with a MB...
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    I wasn't positive that an XH fit any of my needs...

    I wasn't positive that an XH fit any of my needs in the northern waters I fish. I was very wrong. This rod is fantastic for frogs, 3/4 oz pitching jigs in cover, 3/4oz swim jigs in cover, weedless...
  19. Poison Adrena 7'6 XH vs Expride 7'7 H

    Anyone fish both these rods? I have the EX 7'7H and find it very versatile, though slightly lacking in sensitivity compared to the EX 7'6MH. I might have an opportunity to pick up the PA for a fair...
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    Think I saw it on a different forum. They went...

    Think I saw it on a different forum. They went quick, mid August?, and I didn't pull the trigger fast enough for the 7'3" LG. Looks like they were shedding all BLX stock. I got both very lucky and...
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    I might be in the minority, but I picked up the...

    I might be in the minority, but I picked up the 7'2" H+ SG with the clearance at Sierra a couple months ago and I have mixed feelings. I have only used it to throw 1/2, 5/8, and 3/4 oz flipping jigs...
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    I have the rod but haven't tried that technique...

    I have the rod but haven't tried that technique with it yet. I will say, that the 7'7" felt very underpowered casting a 1/2oz jig in the weeds. My hooksets with braid to leader didn't inspire...
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    I've spent some time dragging, ripping, and...

    I've spent some time dragging, ripping, and popping a 3/4oz DJ flipping jig and a 1oz punching jig w/ large trailers in 15-22' fow in thick weedbeds with great success using the 7'3" XH expride. ...
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    I got 4 Saturday at the 31st harbor, biggest was...

    I got 4 Saturday at the 31st harbor, biggest was 4-4.5lb on a dark sleeper, the rest on a hair jig. I also find that the harbor bite gets a lot tougher come early to mid May. The net suggestion is...
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    Two Mets and one Bantam for me, very fair and...

    Two Mets and one Bantam for me, very fair and very fast shipping.

    scott
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