Pacemaker Fishing Forum

purpleworm wrote:

I did fine punching last year with the Curado E7. Despite the higher gearing, this reel still has 11lbs of drag, which provided enough torque for me to haul in as much fish and grass as I could snag. I paired this with a quality 7'6 heavy action flipping stick and I've never had a problem. For me the 7:1 works great for just about everything I do, especially techniques like flipping/pitching and punching where you're trying to saturate an area with many small casts. The exception is cranking, especially bigger, deep-diving crankbaits. For this technique, the added power of a 5:1 geared reel helps cut down on fatigue and helps me control my cadence better. Of course this is just my preference, to each his own.

Tip: When punching or pitching heavy weights with a long rod, throw some quarters inside a rubber butt-cap and fasten it to the base of your rod to help balance it out. You wrist will thank me

The expo was fun, not so many great deals to be had though. I did manage to find some nice Don Iovino Splash-It's for half price, but most of my damage was done at Greentop. The vendor booths and seminars were pretty cool. I liked the Damiki stuff and the spinnerbait-building station at Dave's TT. The jigX booth had some neat stuff too, as well as some of the smaller companies that were selling handmade crankbaits and poured plastics. John Crews' seminar was pretty good, and I got to hear Gerald Swindle talk about crapping his pants in a tournament. I can see why the G man is so popular, dude had everyone in stiches the entire time he was up there. Definitely a career in stand-up comedy for him when he retires.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10lLPlhmytc
HAHAHAH he's hilarious!

Thai wrote:

purpleworm wrote:

I did fine punching last year with the Curado E7. Despite the higher gearing, this reel still has 11lbs of drag, which provided enough torque for me to haul in as much fish and grass as I could snag. I paired this with a quality 7'6 heavy action flipping stick and I've never had a problem. For me the 7:1 works great for just about everything I do, especially techniques like flipping/pitching and punching where you're trying to saturate an area with many small casts. The exception is cranking, especially bigger, deep-diving crankbaits. For this technique, the added power of a 5:1 geared reel helps cut down on fatigue and helps me control my cadence better. Of course this is just my preference, to each his own.

Tip: When punching or pitching heavy weights with a long rod, throw some quarters inside a rubber butt-cap and fasten it to the base of your rod to help balance it out. You wrist will thank me

The expo was fun, not so many great deals to be had though. I did manage to find some nice Don Iovino Splash-It's for half price, but most of my damage was done at Greentop. The vendor booths and seminars were pretty cool. I liked the Damiki stuff and the spinnerbait-building station at Dave's TT. The jigX booth had some neat stuff too, as well as some of the smaller companies that were selling handmade crankbaits and poured plastics. John Crews' seminar was pretty good, and I got to hear Gerald Swindle talk about crapping his pants in a tournament. I can see why the G man is so popular, dude had everyone in stiches the entire time he was up there. Definitely a career in stand-up comedy for him when he retires.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10lLPlhmytc
HAHAHAH he's hilarious!

I caught that show too and the video explains it all and dang if he aint right!!!

Gotcha looks like I'm in the market for a XH rod now! There's a guy on BBC selling the 09 STX-L for 130 TYD, I think im going to have to jump on that

on the reel? The only special I see is for an STX-HS for 159.99....

And if you're looking for a punching rod theres a Powell Flipping 766c on BBC for 130

Dont know of any local retailer but tell ya what If you do decide to purchase that powell and I'll send you the link and dont like it, I'll buy it from ya

I've tossed Dans Mag TS flipping stick around a bit but I dont think a flipping stick is the best way to gauge a company's rod quality so I'll just say no..

On another note a buddy of mine does have the powell 766c and I'm going to try it out, let me know if you would like to get your hands on it also

But not the X/HVY.....