Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Popper rod recommendations
Doug Mac:
Hi Guys
I currently own a Ripple Fisher Ultimo 79h and am very happy with it for stick baits and light poppers , but have decided it is time the get myself a dedicated popping rod as well. I would like to use poppers up to about 200 gr and will be using PE8 to PE10 line. I fish various different locations all from a boat. I have borrowed a friends Komodo dragon on a few occasions and found it quite nice to use , the question I would like to ask is what would you recommend to look at purchasing given that I don't need this rod to be an allrounder as such, but would like it to be the closest thing to an all round popper/chugger rod if there is such an "animal"!!!
Mark Harris:
Hi Doug, 200 grams is a big chugger and is normally the remit of specialist stiff rods rather than any type of all rounder rod.
In the current Carpenter range, MH79XH gets you to about 180/190 gram chuggers but that is stretching it and there is definitely no further to go. MH80H will pop a 170 gram GT3 for example but that is about its top limit and it is better with slightly smaller lures. If you can find one 2nd hand, the older Super Popping 79 XH and UHL will manage 200 gram chuggers.
Both MH79XH and MH80H are surprisingly easy rods to use given their immense power and I would put them down as all round chugger rods which is what you ask for, but they fall a bit short of the top end of the chugger weight range you are looking at.
If 200 grams is definitely the requirement, you would probably need to be looking at the much stiffer and harder to use offerings at the heavy end of Patriot Design range or a Ripple Fisher 78XH for example. I am sure there are members here who can advise you on those type of options - just not my sort of rods and they could never be classed as all rounders :).
Dmitrii Novgorodtcev:
Hammer Head Faube 77H - very nice specialized popping rod, capable to work with big chaggers. Very light and easy to handle. It is specified as 77 in lengh, but in fact it is 78. The rod action is VERY good. Pop chuggers as if you do it by your hand.
Patriot Design Black Diamond 77 is also great, and can be found with low rider guides. Though it works chuggers fine, I think its more an allrounder than specialized popping rod.
andy cooper:
i have a XZOGA TAKADUM TAKA Pi 7710 very happy with it maybe another one to consider ;)
http://www.xzoga.com/taka-pi.php
it now comes with k series guides!
Doug Mac:
Thanks for the advice Guys
Sorry my post was probably a bit misleading
200gr would definitely be the absolute upper limits to what I would use and not all that often. I don't think i am fit enough or strong enough to handle them for too long!!( if at all) , in reality I am probably looking at something that will happily pop 140-180gr which puts both the Carpenter MH in the ball park. Is it possible to describe the difference in action of the two rods? You say they are both easy to use , do you mean working the lure, fighting the fish or both? I will definitely put the MH on the list if I can find them. Will try to find some specs on the Hammer head & Patriot
Thanks again
Doug
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