The new rods on the market
Submitted by allrounder on Mon, 2010-11-01 19:46
Has anyone tried out the new Azusa rods yet?I know a few on the sidelines here have bought them of late
.They look the goods and a very well priced for what you get imo.They are built by the guy that designed most of the older saltiga rods.This guy knows his stuff hey
I am sure a few good fish are going to fall to these rods in the coming couple of months.Will get a couple before my next trip out and give them a crack as well.
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So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
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SamC
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Everyone seems to rate the
Everyone seems to rate the new Fuji K guides, but oh so ugly!!
Cheers,
Sam
allrounder
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They are good for people
that treat the gear bad as you cant tell if the guides are bent.
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allrounder
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The other thing i rate with them
is the fact that some models you can customise the butt piece to suit yourself.All you do is order a new bottom section and screw it on job done.If you google azusa fishing tackle-products you will get the idea.If you google azusa pics you will get whom they may well have been named after.
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schecky
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Stiff rods all round! haha
Stiff rods all round! haha
Simon C
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geez tony, I thought not
geez tony, I thought not working for yourself might have put an end to your tackle addiction, but clearly the cashies are only there for toys!! Nice work.
allrounder
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i will always
have my addiction mate
The doctors have all told the wife and i that it is just something we have to live with
A few of us had a bit of input into them and one of my rods went over as a sample of the action they wanted to try and get.They turned out great great.Well worth a look at.Still not a smiths ect but good for the price.
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Simon C
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luv ya work big fella, I
luv ya work big fella, I would have thought that JM of yours was about as good as jig rods get.
allrounder
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That is always in the arsenal.
We will have to go for a run this year.It has been a couple of seasons since i have been.
a couple of the boys havent got a marlin or a dollie so will be doing a bit of that this year as well.The mackies are not far away as well i will let you know where and when
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brenz
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azusa
all the boys have been mucking around with them in the shop and to be honest they load up nicely and feel great. as for the k guide yes they do look ugly but they do serve a perpose . a few boys have already purchased a few will be interested to see how they went over the weekend. i think youll be pretty hard strapped to find a rod of this quiality in the price range with so many styles (light spin rods to popping gear) and as mentioned desined by yoshi who is a legend by himself.
brenz
crasny1
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Are these the guides. If so
Are these the guides. If so they are damn ugly and old fashioned looking, but also look solid.
http://mikescustomrodshop.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/Custom_Fishing_Rods.165174341.JPG
Neels
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allrounder
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If you google
fuji k series guide you will see the ones we mean.They are designed to cut down on casting tangles when using braid.They just always look bent.
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crasny1
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Cheers Allrounder
Saw them after the post above when my brain got into gear. When I googled Azusa rods (not just Azusa!! LOL
) I saw that ugly yellow rods with ugly guides.
The Ks do look funny and odd, but so did the original Fuji guides. I thought no way would they be strong enough, and obviously have been proven wrong.
In a year or 2 we will probably love them and only want them on our rods.
Neels
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SamC
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Find it pretty average that
Find it pretty average that they make jigging rods with cork grips?
Cheers,
Sam
allrounder
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i love cork grips
but all the rods in the stores are not cork.
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grayzeee
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the k guides don't look the
the k guides don't look the best but the u tube vid of them looks impressive provided the rod doesn't get tip wrapped.
time for a new plastics rod soon then.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
till
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Actually there is a special
Actually there is a special new K tip to suit as well.
allrounder
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The 18 kg drag one
(not that i would recommend it) will dead lift 12 kg of weight.
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till
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deadlift?
Shouldn't you be able to deadlift whatever the max drag rating is? Just a matter of keeping the right line angle.
allrounder
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you buy one
and have a crack
I think it would only take a little mistake.Make sure you wear your safety glasses.
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till
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Well I'm sure they're ok,
Well I'm sure they're ok, but keep in mind JM deadlift test all their rods before sale. That's confidence in product!
TWITCHEMUP
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Used one...
I used a prototype Azusa 702M at the Monties on a few Macks a couple months back, felt great in hand and loaded up nicely. Guides do look whack but I had no tangles while casting poppers and stickbaits, I would recommend one great value for money rods.
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SamC
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Can't say ive ever had a
Can't say ive ever had a problem with standard SiC's with line wrapping...
Cheers,
Sam
brenz
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maybe not but are your sics
maybe not but on your popping rods are your sics upside down on the first one or two guides? as this is the older way of tangle free days out
crasny1
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Brenz do you recon a spiral wrap
stop guide knots. I have been looking at a siral wrap overhead rod for some time.
Neels
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deanow76
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azusa rods
brought a Azusa rod matched with a spheros 14000 fb with 50lb braid for abrolhos island trip will be interested to see how it does