sluggo rod

[Nebe]

i know that rod

anyway, i love the 1201-L.. IMO, its the best rod out there for throwing dannies and sluggos... but it lacks the balls to winch bass up rocks and over bubbleweed at low tide. the 1088 can do it all, but its a really fast blank.

[fishaholic18]

SW 1088

[tpoliti]

Snake, you like the 120 M for eels?? I hate mine for slinging snakes. I keep ripping them of the hook. I guess I need to find me some bigger eels to load that rod up. The rod is built as a spinning rod though, not too sure how much of a difference a conventional would make though.

Tony

[snake slinger]

tpoliti i love my 1201-m for throwing snakes. i like eels about 14 inches long that blank can handle big eels.i hook them threw the bottom of the jaw and out 1 of the eye sockets i dont cast off many.iam no expert just my 2 cents

[tpoliti]

Snake, I hook em the same way. I used the rod one with eels and ended up with set of lips on the hook, LOL. I have since switched to my 132 L and have had much more success with it. I have a 120 L and am gonna build that and see how it goes.

Thanks for the reply.

Tony

[Nebe]

i bet you were using octopus hooks.. use live bait hooks with a thicker shank and you wont tear the eels mouths as much.

[tpoliti]

Nebe, you are correct. I do use octopus hooks. Have to try live bait hooks. I have also read somewhere that one of the Surf Guides on LI uses tuna hooks because the have a larger barb. I've been comtemplating that as well.

Thanks for the good info

Tony