Swimbait Rod - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Dave Legacy · 08-06-2016, 09:04 AM

Hey dudes,

This is a long-shot, but does anyone have any experience with the newer Okuma Guide Select A-Series Swimbait rods? I'm trying to decide between the Heavy (15-30/1-6oz) or the X-Heavy (15-40/2-10oz). I just got a Curado 300e and I hope to use the rod to get me into swimbaits into the 7-9" range. I weighed some 9" MC Viejos w/1.5oz heads and found them to be 3.5oz overall. I'm not sure I would need to cast more than that, but maybe you guys can tell me. Big swimbaits w/heavier leadheads (2oz+) are for vertical jigging?

I was thinking maybe the Heavy would be a good move, so I could still have enough bend to throw stuff like weedless 7-8.5" Swimbait with weighted wide-gap hooks. Ability to fish a light iron with calicos, cuda, bonito would be cool too, but it's my secondary goal and not as important.

I really don't have enough experience with calicos and the kelp beds to figure it out. Any guidance y'all can offer is appreciated.

Best regards,

Dave

08-06-2016, 09:04 AM	#1
Dave Legacy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Hacienda Heights, CA Posts: 427	Swimbait Rod Hey dudes, This is a long-shot, but does anyone have any experience with the newer Okuma Guide Select A-Series Swimbait rods? I'm trying to decide between the Heavy (15-30/1-6oz) or the X-Heavy (15-40/2-10oz). I just got a Curado 300e and I hope to use the rod to get me into swimbaits into the 7-9" range. I weighed some 9" MC Viejos w/1.5oz heads and found them to be 3.5oz overall. I'm not sure I would need to cast more than that, but maybe you guys can tell me. Big swimbaits w/heavier leadheads (2oz+) are for vertical jigging? I was thinking maybe the Heavy would be a good move, so I could still have enough bend to throw stuff like weedless 7-8.5" Swimbait with weighted wide-gap hooks. Ability to fish a light iron with calicos, cuda, bonito would be cool too, but it's my secondary goal and not as important. I really don't have enough experience with calicos and the kelp beds to figure it out. Any guidance y'all can offer is appreciated. Best regards, Dave