Super Seeker Spinning Popper

[MrBill]

Just received a pair of custom made spinning rods I ordered from Txseadog. Very nice. The blanks are Super Seeker CJBF70H 40 (50) 60 pound rating. 7' in length, Aftco gold reel seats, gold anodized aluminum gimbal, hypalon grips, gold anodized reel color removable fighting rings, and MNSG fugi guides. Wraped in a black/gold combination.

It seems as everybody on this board is looking for best popping rod. These are going to be perfect for me. I don't mind the fact that they aren't super light weight made with plastic seats and gimbals. I'm no lightweight and love the long lasting durability of aluminum. A 50 pound class rod with a stiff tip should send those poppers to China. I mounted a pair of Shimano Stella 20000 spinning reels on these rods loaded with 65 lb spectra and a 25 foot top shot of 80 lb fluorocarbon.

I choose the super seeker blank because it is suposed to have great recovery and is billed as unbreakable. I don't believe any rod of good character is unbreakable. I have a bad habit of high sticking which tends to snap rods. These rods blanks have just hit the market. I plan on testing them next weekend with a group of five people. I heard the bite today at Colt 45 was incredible. Lots of big Hoo's in the 50 pound class combined with YF's and a couple blue marlin tearing up the spread. Our plan is to fish Colt 45 and then hit the new floater off Port Mansfield at night.

Thanks Kevin for doing a beautiful job on the rods. I am very pleased.

[fishordie]

Yo Mr. Bill,

congrats on those beautiful new rods and reels. The SS CJBF70H is a fine rod as I tested one of the early ones last year and thought it was off the hook. I am now building a Super Seeker 70XH which will be used for the bigger models. These beauties are still rated by the factory at the original line ratings but rather than fishing the middle of the range most efficiently these will actually fish the upper limits of the range with complete efficiency. I am hoping Cal Star is paying attention as I love their products and have used them for years but these new Super Seekers are right now the kings of the industry. They also are making an 80 XH which will follow

As a note, sustaining 25 pounds of drag on the 70 H is more than pushing the envelope for that rod. You are now in Super Seeker 70XH territory.

Jamie

[MrBill]

Yo Jamie,

How's it going on the West Coast? Been on any LR trips? The GOM will start lighting up in a about a month once we get the water temp up. I'll test out the SS CJBF70H in a couple of weeks as the Jack Crevalle show up in numbers. They are very hard fighters but horrible table fare. I just let them go and test tackle on them.

Pound for pound I have rate them near the top for fighting ability. They will hit poppers which is a blast. They can take 20-25 pounds of drag and still peel off a 100 yards before they go down deep. Our Jacks run from 20 to 35 pounds and come very close to shore. Normally 2 to 10 miles is all you have to travel to catch them. The inshore rigs (5-12miles offshore) will sometimes hold schools. Mid March to Mid April is prime Jack time. It's a fun tug of war and I target them a couple of times in the spring just for sport.

I'll try not to put more than 22 pounds on drag on the 70H. I might have to have a SS 70XH made. That 80 XH would be a great popper casting rod but might be a problem after hooking up on a 100# tuna. I've always found trying to pump a deep fish up with a long rod to be a problem. It's just plain hard to lift the fish with that length. I tend to high stick long rods. They also tend to snap!!!!!!!!!

Too bad their isn't a variable length popping rod. It would nice to cast with the 8 feet and after hooking up shrink it to 6 feet.

[fishordie]

Hi Bill,

My last Long Range was last month on a 10 day on the Shogun. It was a blast and had some wonderful folks to fish with. I just got back from fly fishing Chile and Argentina a couple of weeks ago. It was incredible.

The 70H will take 22 pounds of drag but to me you are approaching the limit.

the 80 XH, I pulled on and am stoked. We on the west coast are lucky in that we can use the rail on the longer rods. I have not pumped a rod in years. I even fish my Graphite SS 10 foot Ulua on giant yellowfin with no pain.

If rails are not available I only short stroke my longer rods. Rarely more than 9 to 12 inches and I use a side stroke from the waist, keeping my elbows in tight to my body and not using my back or arms. I keep the tip lower to the water and merely twist my upper torso keeping everything in tight. No pain at all and very efficient. The key to fishing longer rods as well as shorter ones is to keep the fish pointed at the boat and reel hard. Its once the fish gets an angle on the fisherman the work begins. Longer pumps allow the fish to turn on the down stroke or in many cases you will see at the top of the stroke the rod unloading. At every point of the stroke the rod should maintain a maximum bend be it on the up or down stroke, or in my case at all points in the side strokes, which in turn will provide the most leverage to keep the fish's head pointed at the boat.

[fishr1989]

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[arhs573]

hi, is this item for sale, how do you offer and do you send to Brunei Darusslam? thanks mike,

[ichibahn]

Originally Posted by arhs573

hi, is this item for sale, how do you offer and do you send to Brunei Darusslam? thanks mike,

Welcome aboard !!!
Do your work, read the entire tread from first page !

[arhstr2@msn.com]

how much you offer the price for both combo rod and will you send to brunei darussalam?

[Capt Richie]

Super seeker is a top shelf blanks & its looks that you have some nice customs their..I think most people are concern about weight , but you should weight in all the factors before you choose a blank & or rod..
One piece is the way to go..........

like the dovetail key in your table............