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capesams · #1 04-30-2002, 10:23 PM

John if you ever have the chance to try out a pac-bay 1088 or 1208 for eels do so. i haven't found a better rod for this type of fishing. I've used them all, and always came back to these. How's your rod's comeing along?

Hooper · #2 05-01-2002, 07:46 AM

Steve, who sells these rods?

capesams · #3 05-01-2002, 08:11 AM

Hooper:
You'll never guess who [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

steve...ho..ho..ho

John R · #4 05-01-2002, 10:59 AM

Steve - buddy, pal, hombre, Oh where to begin [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] . The "Best" 1088 Saber was the original Plum colored Saber that the old company made before Pac Bay. Fact of the matter is that the reputation of the original plum 1088s are what caused the Internet popularity of the Pac Bay 1088s around 97/98 or so. The Pac Bay Saber 1088 is mushier than the originals (I have one original plum to build that I got from Mike T and I had 1 Pac Bay 1088 that I sold after using for 2 years). But I have used several "Plum" 1088s that Bobby Andrade built up for some of the guys I fish the rockpiles with...

My primary in tight-to-the-rocks eel stick is a 1089 PB (soon to be replaced by a 1089 Batson and/or a 1088 AllStar (the base blank for the 9' Breakaways) - also a great eel stick) and my milder conditions rod is a 1088 Batson Rainshadow which in my opinion and several others is more crisp like the old sabre as opposed to the Pac Bay. You really oughta check out those Batsons. Not only do I think they are better than the PB Sabers, they're a bit less money too.

I used to have a 1208 PB Sabre cut down 3 from the tip and 3 from the butt that I broke off on a 10MPH tree in the Sacramento River (long story).

Let's see, I also use a XRA1205 where I can get decent distance on an eel or bigger plugs but I think a XRA1204 would be better. And another option that I'm looking into instead of the Arra is an AllStar 1266/2 10.5 footer.

As that recent thread on my board suggest, I may even need to look into going to the Force and building a spinner (I'm currently on the Dark Side with conventionals [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] )... I know someone (who's not online) that does very well with a XRA1204S and a Van Stall (not that I'd pay that kind of coin for a reel) but I might consider a Nautil for...

Oh - and I'm behind schedule already with the wrapper [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Hooper - we're talking surf rods here - do you Surf?

Hooper · #5 05-01-2002, 12:34 PM

OH! Surf rods...yeah I remember that. People fish from the beach don't they...kidding. Until three years ago that was all I ever did when I went on my own. I am looking for a multi-purpose rod to troll tandems on and drift bait with but have'nt found anything I really like in the 20 lb range

John R · #6 05-02-2002, 01:24 AM

Hooper - these rods we're talking about are from 9 to 10.5 feet for surf duty [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] ...

I'm sure Steve knows more about boat rods than I do but one of the nices tube-n-worm blanks I've ever seen is a 7.5 CUSTOM Ugly stick. You can get just the blanks and have them built properly instead of the crap Shakespeare puts out commercially... It has a nice stong mid & butt section and a soft tip so you can see the rythym of the tube & actual bites happening... Sweet rod.