Does this 10ft rod have good whip to it for long casts. Or is base large and stiff?
1337135
Too stiff especially around the tip meaning the rod doesn't bend when you get a strike and you're always wondering if you hooked a fish or not. Read my review for details.
1337136
There are probably many more rods with more flexibility that you could purchase, depending on how serious you are about fishing. For me, this was enough for 1 week of coastal fishing a year, but not much "whip" at all. Still, the biggest problem I had was with the seat for the reel...immediately upon receipt I tried to mount my reel and the seat started moving. And before ever casting with it, the whole seat was rotating 360°. Very disappointed!
583980
Roughly 16" long by 8" tall and 4" deep. On a side note, however, I would look at a different setup. I tried learning on this rod and it was incredibly difficult to cast. Go to Orvis and look at their Encounter setup. Only $150 and an exponentially better introductory setup.
1173239
I found no problem with the rod. The seat was a great improvement over the hard bench and having a seat back was fantastic. Things are tough but also heavy.
1382821
I am using an outdoor camera with this and it works rather well. I would say it's very flexible about 75% of the whole rod . It was a good buy for me.
605385
The best answer I have is medium-light action. However my rod broke already. It caught on a tree and snapped. It is not the most flexible rod out there. For the money I will probably buy another one anyway. haha
444134
I don't think it was necessarily built with casting in mind, more for use of drifting or trolling baits. However, you could cast heavy baits, just keep in mind there is not a great amount of flex in the rod and not much whip. I can see it could be used for short flips of heavy baits, not necessarily casting.
1534733
I am no expert by any means but I would consider it to be a light to medium action rod. Due to the spacing of the eyes and the diameter of the tube it flexes easily but had no issue bringing in a 2 1/2 lb channel cat or 1 1/2 small mouths. It is not a deep sea rod but used like a travel rod should be used it works great!
22403
i believe its 8ft. (its set up in the attic for the winter lol) I use 15 lb braid on one of mine. It works well but make sure you spool your rod tight or it binds up like crazy
462862
The c means casting and if by medium size you mean 50-75lbs and you're on a boat and know what you are doing then yes. Very nice travel rod. I have both the spinning and casting variety
162540
I've used this rod a good amount now. It will serve you very well, but also keep in mind that it is a heavier rod and tends to not load as well. But it can handle alot and is a very solid rod, especially for the price.
1209736
Is 3/4 full Flex rod, nice cast, nice presentation, I use this rod with cabelas dt prestige plus, the model not that in the picture is other better wood reel seat and bottom lock, the cork is bigger than in the picture cigarette model.
257149
GH- I use a Wright and McGill "Magnum Plug" 10' 6", Medium Fast Action + Heavy Power for trolling and mooching Chinook, sliver and humpy salmon. I've even jigged for ling cod but it's not as efficient as a shorter, stouter glass rod. I'm able to back bounce for steelhead as well. However, it can be alot of pole length on a busy drift boat so I borrowed my sons Okuma Blu Diamond BD-C-762MLa 7' 6" and it proved challenging with a fish on in big volume water. I'm happy with the trade-off of having one rod for multiple uses as opposed to multiple rods. Both of my boys just started salmon fishing so I like the economy of these rods, hopefully they will be durable as well. Hope this info helps-ML
2006416
Actually its probably the perfect reel for a 6'6'' med/heav rod - I have it on a 6'6'' med rod and I wish the rod was a little bit more stiff - Great reel
1538006
I had a little problem pulling one end to extend, but I did it after a few tries! Lightweight rod.. I'd buy it again
1781134
I used this on a trip to Costa Rica last year and it held up well for use with a 2 oz wt and large chunk of bait. It is a still rod with a good feel for the amount of pieces. Depends on what you are trying to catch but I liked if for the bottom fishing I did. hope this helps! just make sure you are looking for the correct type of rod the picture doesnt match description...
1639811
I thought the tip action was good. it was not flimsy that would cause line wraps and the bend was pretty uniform. A lot more flex than their next size up. I do prefer a little more flex for standup than this rod but I have only found it with the custom made. I brought a 90lb sail with the rod with a 30TW reel last week and thought it worked great. Biggest sail I ever caught.
1209734
Is 3/4 full Flex rod, nice cast ñ, nice presentation, I use this rod with cabelas dt prestige plus, the model not that in the picture is other better wood reel seat and bottom lock, the cork is bigger than in the picture cigarette model.