chugging rod for hammerhead

[peter lim]

hi guys..ned your advise..am looking for a dedicated chugging rod not longer than 7/9 able to chug comfortably hammerhead D and E cup max...presently using a cv79/35 pe6 for small poppers and stickbait below ...leaning on hot's 77xh...any other brands. .eg carpenter. .ripple able to do the job for hammerhead D n E cup..? much appreciate your input...

[Mark Harris]

Not longer than 7ft 9in for those lures you could look at:

Carpenter LGM SP78H (if you can find one)
Carpenter Monster Hunter 79 XH
Ripple Fisher GT 78 Flex

[peter lim]

thanks mark..of all the contender. .hot's carpenter ripple...if you have choice to pick one and only to use hammerhead E cup..which one would you pickup...?

[Andy Rowe]

Isn't there a a GT79PF for sale at the moment on the forum, would also be suitable.

[Nick Bowles]

Hi Peter, Hammer Head E-cup is a smallish popper and I mainly use PE6 and a Carpenter EP85/36 for E-Cup but this is a lot longer than you are looking for. I think the best option is the Hots 77XH, Hots 79XH and possibly 75XXH. If the rod you get has a fast action or is to "stiff" you going to have the lure jumping a lot and also casting distance is reduced. My theory is to use a slightly longer softer rod so when you pull the popper it holds the water and is a slower longer action. Also remember Hammerheads push more water than a traditional bloop so you want longer slower pulls on the rod to get it working properly. It is like a golf swing you got to get a good rhythm otherwise does not work to well.

Hope it helps.

Cheers,
Nick

[Trevor Skinner]

Peter,

In the Carpenter forum you said you had or had access to an SP78H. What's wrong with that if all you want it for is an E cup Hammerhead?

If you want a rod to handle a bigger variety of lures and weights. That's a different question.


Trevor

[peter lim]

hi trevor...sale was withdrawn...sad sad..
nick ..thanks for the input
learning alot from you guys..

[Trevor Skinner]

OK understood.


Trevor

[peter lim]

probably don't see myself using heavy poppers above 150g..age catching up very fast. .amd hope to be able cont popping next 5yrs...kekeke. .

[Trevor Skinner]

Peter,

I'm 56. I'll let you in on a secret, Voltaren 50mg soluble.

Don't leave home without it.

Actually, in all seriousness I think that if you have the right rod, balanced nicely with how you fish even us oldies don't have a real problem using big poppers, particulalrly in short bursts. I wouldn't want to spend all day pulling an I cup for no reason, but in the right place at the right time....


Trevor 

[peter lim]

haha..thanks trevor...I do a search n check it out..

[Mark Harris]

thanks mark..of all the contender. .hot's carpenter ripple...if you have choice to pick one and only to use hammerhead E cup..which one would you pickup...?

SP78H possibly.

But all three will do the job very nicely.

[Mark Harris]

Bloody hell Nick... EP85/36 for an E-Cup    The tip will surely just fold?

I use EP 85/36 for 120-140 gram stickbaits!   

[peter lim]

hi mark..not easy to get hold of sp78h over here...leaning towards hots 77xh or 79xh..will see over the next week..thanks

[Nick Bowles]

Howzit Mark, When I first rigged up the EP85/36 with the E-Cup and also use the Cubera 125gr or skipjack. I was not to sure it was going to work and was messing around but it has turned out to be my secret weapon and have caught a lot of great fish on this set up with poppers. I like fishing my poppers slow and with this set up I fish out of the belt and because the rod has a slower taper you give the popper a long pull and moved the popper a long way. Creates a ripping effect in the water. The best part is it casts a mile!!

This clip I made for the EP85/36 and PE6 but all the fish are caught on Cubera 125gr or skipjack. The biggest was 144cm so works for big and small. Also the 60kg YFT I got in Hallaniyat Last year was on the EP and a skipjack.

 

This was the fish I got at Latham on the same rig but using an E-Cup! For me this is the best popping rod for 130gr range lures I have ever used and can handle big fish. Next time in Southern Oman worth a try especially were you casting in open water. It goes against logic but it is one of those thing that just works and I don't query it to much!


Lifting the fish up from under the boat on the EP85/36, this rod is a legend!

Sorry lost this picture so took it off the Hammerhead site so a bit branded.

With the EP

Love this picture with JJ!