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Uncle Russ · 04-03-2008, 08:24 AM

Thanks, Sami. What is unbelievable about the Long Pen is how far it can cast, although I am worried that a gulf yellowfin might be scared of it it is so big. So far I have fallen in love with three lines of rods. The first was Calstar, then Smith, and now the OTI line.

One group I forgot to mention that you and Randy carry are the KGS (Kevlar-Graphite for Shooting)--the 5' 10", the 6' 8", and the 7 footer. Although they are overkill, I bought these for bay rods using the Stella 1K, 2.5K, and 5K--kind of like a light, medium, and heavy set of rifles for Africa. You could land a good-sized tarpon on the 70MH. These are great little rods with butt joints. I'm not sure what their real intended use is--I would guess they are intended for very light jigging, but that is not what I intend to use them for. And I have not seen any line comparable to them anywhere--I had thought that the 7 footer was kinda-sorta comparable to the older OTI 7 foot popping rod, one of which I was lucky to get from T.J. But it turns out they are very different. The Smith KGS 70MH is lighter, but the OTI can probably handle twice the drag. So I will mostly use the KGS rods for inshore and the OTI 7 footer offshore for a lighter rod.

I use the KGS 510L with the Stella 1000 with 15 pound braid for ranch pond fishing. Poor little bass don't stand a chance.

Russ

04-03-2008, 08:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
Uncle Russ Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,143	Thanks, Sami. What is unbelievable about the Long Pen is how far it can cast, although I am worried that a gulf yellowfin might be scared of it it is so big. So far I have fallen in love with three lines of rods. The first was Calstar, then Smith, and now the OTI line. One group I forgot to mention that you and Randy carry are the KGS (Kevlar-Graphite for Shooting)--the 5' 10", the 6' 8", and the 7 footer. Although they are overkill, I bought these for bay rods using the Stella 1K, 2.5K, and 5K--kind of like a light, medium, and heavy set of rifles for Africa. You could land a good-sized tarpon on the 70MH. These are great little rods with butt joints. I'm not sure what their real intended use is--I would guess they are intended for very light jigging, but that is not what I intend to use them for. And I have not seen any line comparable to them anywhere--I had thought that the 7 footer was kinda-sorta comparable to the older OTI 7 foot popping rod, one of which I was lucky to get from T.J. But it turns out they are very different. The Smith KGS 70MH is lighter, but the OTI can probably handle twice the drag. So I will mostly use the KGS rods for inshore and the OTI 7 footer offshore for a lighter rod. I use the KGS 510L with the Stella 1000 with 15 pound braid for ranch pond fishing. Poor little bass don't stand a chance. Russ __________________ "Tschirhart: Helluva deal. You bait the hooks--I catch the fish!--Grimm."