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I have quite a few Key Largo spinning rods already. I do have one Star Rod, its an Aerial. I have my faithful Penn Senator 6/0 on it. I have no complaints with the rod. Trolling for kings, a 100lb amberjack, bottom fishing for snapper and a seaturtle later no complaints. Mj I fished with Ugly Sticks before and did not like them. But these were broomstick rods.
I am looking to bottom fish, throw for tuna etc. I will probably mount the 10500 on one of my Key Largos to see how it fishes. Then see what Outcast has in stock.
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11-18-2012, 02:54 PM
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Aerials are alright I mean it is a Star after all but next time you have a chance in the store, compare the Aerial to one of the Deluxe or Handcrafted(ones I use). The blanks are completley different. The Aerials are hollow as the HC and Del are not. Then the only diff between the HC/Del and the top line Plasmas are the guides(SiC on the Plasma).
While they both with land fish, the solid blank has more backbone.....I had a buddy of mine who works on a ton of rods replace one of my guides. He told me he fixed it but to not bring him another one. He says the Star Rods have more epoxy on them than any other rod he's ever worked with and are built like brick poopoo houses
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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11-18-2012, 05:22 PM
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I have 2 Star rods, One heavy one and one small light one I got for my son when he was a young en. he loves that rod to this day!! It has caught him thousands of fish (for real) he uses it all the time, upgraded the reel from a small Penn 960 he had to a Penn 146 he loves the set up better then anything I own custom built or other wise!
I use the Ugly Stick Tiger now, they better then the black Ugly sticks. They work great with braid for me and are awesome dead sticks, the tigers are not as soft a tip as the black rods, and come in lot more action options. For the money I still say you can't beat them, I have had them bent in half and still holding great! before them I use to own and still do all custom rods built by me, or others costing big bucks!! But for $65 they work well for what I need. I still use a St. Croix built by me for Fluking and love it!!
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