Another Genius Wants Light BC Rod Help

[Witha]

G'day all,

Got a bit of a baitcaster bug recently, and have been sussing out the BFS spectrum of rods for light lure casting.

Basically i'm looking at pairing a rod with a new Daiwa Alphas SV 105L for bass and other light work. Using it out of my Hobie so ideally 6ft6 would be the max length.

I need something light enough to load up properly with 1/8th and under lures.

Research so far has shown me:

Majorcraft Volkey BFS (bloody hard to find these days though??) VKC-652UL
Rapala Finesse Series RFSC642UL and 632UXL
NS Black Hole Medusa MCF662l
Td Commander Wild Cat (bit heavier)
Black Label v2's in the 1-3kg range (crisp and stiff)
Palms Molla MSGC 66ULXF

Any info / experience / and rods for sale would be greatly appreciated. Gotta scratch the itch!

Cheers

Witha

[bjspinner]

I was in the same boat 12 or so months ago.

I ended up with a Megabass HYUGA 64L and am more than happy with it casts better than the Volkey BFS models (I have the 6'9" BFS).

Great value for a megabass and will cast the weights you are looking at.

Also come in 1 & 2 pieces.

Also if you can stretch the budget have a look at the T3 SV range of reels, more control over the Alphas SV as the SV has magforce cast control 3D and it works well.

[Slazmo]

+1 for the Volkey BFS.

Was one for sale online but the seller was too soft to post. Was only $160 & brand new... need another for the two Calcutta 50's i have.

Queue Martin Lo? ��

[Bassifier]

i have one of these for sale..
http://www.breammaster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64230

[Witha]

Originally Posted by bjspinner

I was in the same boat 12 or so months ago.

I ended up with a Megabass HYUGA 64L and am more than happy with it casts better than the Volkey BFS models (I have the 6'9" BFS).

Great value for a megabass and will cast the weights you are looking at.

Also come in 1 & 2 pieces.

Also if you can stretch the budget have a look at the T3 SV range of reels, more control over the Alphas SV as the SV has magforce cast control 3D and it works well.

Awesome thanks for that mate appreciate it. Unfortunately i'd love a T3 but Alphas is my price range at the moment haha. Got it arriving next week.

I'll have to check out the Hyuga too never owned a Megabass lol

Originally Posted by Slazmo

+1 for the Volkey BFS.

Was one for sale online but the seller was too soft to post. Was only $160 & brand new... need another for the two Calcutta 50's i have.

Queue Martin Lo? ��

Cheers Slaz, bugger on missing one come up. I'll have to check out Bassifiers one. Read through your write up on the rod, still liking the rod / doing it's intended job? Hows it feel fighting a fish on the 69?

Was expecting Martin to pop up immediately haha

Originally Posted by Bassifier

i have one of these for sale..
http://www.breammaster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64230

PM'd mate cheers

[Jonnyc]

I had a chat to another member regarding the Megabass Hyuga and he mentioned it was a little to beefy for regular bass work, well any bass under 40cm which is probably the most likely encounter, Bjspinner what do you think?

[bjspinner]

Originally Posted by Jonnyc

I had a chat to another member regarding the Megabass Hyuga and he mentioned it was a little to beefy for regular bass work, well any bass under 40cm which is probably the most likely encounter, Bjspinner what do you think?

It may depend upon which model Hyuga he had.

Just for reference Witha this was a thread on the Hyuga and the alphas combination.

http://www.breammaster.com/forum/sho...ighlight=Hyuga

[Slazmo]

Originally Posted by Witha

Cheers Slaz, bugger on missing one come up. I'll have to check out Bassifiers one. Read through your write up on the rod, still liking the rod / doing it's intended job? Hows it feel fighting a fish on the 69?

Was expecting Martin to pop up immediately hahas

Yeh i still love using it but wind is against me up here and using it in tight areas like canals with the walls and other anchored down stuff can make casting a bit tight.

Otherwise does well on larger flatties and bream. Loads up nice with that big bend and the Calcuttas do well. I seem to like the XT over the B however rotate both in use.

Good investment and money well spent for the build quality.

[Witha]

Originally Posted by Slazmo

Yeh i still love using it but wind is against me up here and using it in tight areas like canals with the walls and other anchored down stuff can make casting a bit tight.

Otherwise does well on larger flatties and bream. Loads up nice with that big bend and the Calcuttas do well. I seem to like the XT over the B however rotate both in use.

Good investment and money well spent for the build quality.

Very nice mate. Keen to see how i like a longer bc rod. Have had that tight structure issue myself so hopefully I'tll be workable. Having not had much experience with Calcuttas what made you choose them over a low profile reel? Do love the retro finish it's very classy

[Sloth]

I've been fence sitting on this topic for a while. Wouldn't mind a UL baitcast setup just for giggles but don't want to "invest" to heavily ...

I haven't felt these rods but the team daiwa ballistic-x UL 1-3kg caught my eye .... Not too exxy and I figured with a small bc reel It would work as a system ... No idea on reels though yet

[The Doctor]

Volkey BFS
or try the Shimano Zodiac BFS
Search 'ゾディアス 164L-BFS' or 'ゾディアス 168L-BFS', or if you want 2-piece -'ゾディアス164L-BFS/2' or 'ゾディアス 168L-BFS/2' on Global Rakuten.

[Green Hornet]

I'm another fan of the Volkey and also have it matched with a hotted up Calcutta 50.
I had the Calcutta laying around not being used, so I decided to upgrade it to BFS to get some use out of it.
When there's no wind around it can throw SX40's 20m+ no worries.

[Slazmo]

Originally Posted by Green Hornet

I'm another fan of the Volkey and also have it matched with a hotted up Calcutta 50.
I had the Calcutta laying around not being used, so I decided to upgrade it to BFS to get some use out of it.
When there's no wind around it can throw SX40's 20m+ no worries.

I remember that. We did ours roughly at the same time.

What really peeves me off is people casting 10 gr lures off bfs gear and saying that theyre getting 20+ meters... sort of defeats the whole "System" & why that system exists.

[bjspinner]

Originally Posted by Slazmo

I remember that. We did ours roughly at the same time.

What really peeves me off is people casting 10 gr lures off bfs gear and saying that theyre getting 20+ meters... sort of defeats the whole "System" & why that system exists.

I agree can throw above 5 grams a mile easy on most bfs reels, go down to 2-3 grams and that will test out your setup.