As we near the end of the year and I think about my fishing this year and the fishing I have been around, one thing that really stands out for me is the whole night lure fishing thing, and more specifically, chucking those senkos out, winding them straight in and catching bass and absolutely loving fishing like this. But there’s an aspect to it that has been niggling me for a while and I wonder if there’s a way round it………….
Read MoreWell one’s thing for sure about this APIA Foojin’R Grand Swell 96MH 7-42g lure rod - you aren’t going to lack for power in dealing with any bass that we are ever likely to connect with in European waters. I took this rod over to the US to fish for striped bass when we weren’t fishing the much heavier lures in the Cape Cod canal, and whilst 9’6’’ could well be considered too long for boat fishing, that’s exactly what I did with it. I landed stripers on surface lures off the boat that were nudging 30lbs, and believe me when I say that I gave them as much grief as I possibly could with this rod, a 5000 size Shimano spinning reel, and 26lb Sufix 832 braid I think it was. Not even remotely a problem, so me thinks it’s just about powerful enough for our own bass………..
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