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Title: Hots 77XH review required please
Post by: David DeCourcy on April 30, 2012, 04:53:04 PM

Hi

could anyone share experience/review on the hots 77XH? Not much info available and whatever's there doen't say much apart from recommending pencil/stickbait lures being best suited for the rod.

Intended target is 30kg+ GT using halco,dumbell poppers,yo zuri pencil and the odd stickbait. line wil be 80lb test.

cheers
David

Title: Re: Hots 77XH review required please
Post by: Cam Munro on April 30, 2012, 06:47:13 PM

Check out Ocean Active / Nick Bowles Southern Oman reports of late, they hosted the Hots rod tester and were very impressed - handled fish over 50kg. I have the Hots 83 - great rod for the price!

Title: Re: Hots 77XH review required please
Post by: Sami Ghandour on April 30, 2012, 08:57:00 PM

Hi David,
My clients from Russia fished with us for Bluefin tuna in North Carolina with the 77XH and to say the least i was fascinated with the power of the rod,
they landed an 84 inch fish, estimated over 300lb.
the following is some bendo pictures for the rod:
(http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss52/saltywatertackle/Oregon%20Inlet%20March%202012%20with%20Igor/IMG_3890.jpg)
And the result:
(http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss52/saltywatertackle/Oregon%20Inlet%20March%202012%20with%20Igor/IMG_3906.jpg)
there is a lot options nowadays but that is a good choice, the rod performed flawlessly.
Good luck :)   

Title: Re: Hots 77XH review required please
Post by: David DeCourcy on May 03, 2012, 02:54:45 AM

Thanks Cam and Sami

have to decided to go for the Hots 77XH, will keep you posted on any notable catches... :)

if by any chance you want to fish the andamans let me know...

Cheers
David