Opinions on Carpenter BC 75MHS & RF Aquila 76HH

[Kelvin Lai]

Hi,

I'm after a casting rod of PE 4-5 (120g range) of around 7ft 6in for lighter work in lagoons at night. Have basically zoom down to choices between the Carpenter BC 75MHS & Ripple Fisher Aquila 76HH & would like to hear of opinions / reviews from users in this forum about the rod action (eg. tip stiffness for chuggers or stickbaits, best weight range & etc....) before committing.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!! Thank you.

rgds,
Kelvin

[Wan Izhan]

which one is more expensive?

[Gavin Ng]

Hey Kelvin, I can't comment on the two rods, but have you considered TBL80/20RF? rated pe3-4 and 100g, its a bit on the lighter side compared to the other two models mentioned. i have the next model up (tbl80/30 and love it. the tip is soft enough to work stickbaits, and the curve is very forgiving, with adequate power in the lower section of the rod. the rod also loads up very niceley on the cast.

cheers

[Wan Izhan]

Hey Kelvin, I can't comment on the two rods, but have you considered TBL80/20RF? rated pe3-4 and 100g, its a bit on the lighter side compared to the other two models mentioned. i have the next model up (tbl80/30 and love it. the tip is soft enough to work stickbaits, and the curve is very forgiving, with adequate power in the lower section of the rod. the rod also loads up very niceley on the cast.

cheers

Agreed with Gavin, i love the feel and power from TBL80/20RF.  Can cast 40-90gram lures very far.  For me, i mainly cast Jackson Pintail for spanish mackerel and Volador for sailfish in Rompin and Pekan.

cheers

[Jon Li]

TBL80/20RF n BC75MHS are of completely different blank laminates , the former is designed specifically for stickbait works while the latter is designed specifically for chugger although I am comfortable working stickbait using BC75MHS . Both sticks are rated 20 lbs. and 25 lbs. , respectively which indicates BC75MHS is a heavier actioned rod . With the newer stickbait rods coming out from Carpenter , I wud opt for BLC84/22R Power 1 over TBL80/20RF being a cheaper in price .

However for Rompin sailfish popping , I like a stiffer rod to drive the hook into tough bill of the fish rather than the 2 softer rods , however for livebaiting then any of the rods won't make much difference . Just my opinion .

Jon .

[Wan Izhan]

yup2, i agree with Jon regarding TBL 80/20. Its rod tip is mainly for stickbait and its slightly difficult to drive trebles into the sailfish hard mouth. I need at least 3 "jerks" to setup the hook with 50-50 chance success of hookup. Livebaiting is easy job for sailfish, but sometimes livebait is not easy to get during peak sailfish season. But its adrenaline rush for me when seeing the aggresive sailfish attacked popper, swimbaits and lures.


p/s sorry for offtopic. i need to find myself a RF or two as ripplefisher is becoming more and more popular within pro GT anglers. probably need to have a visit to AH in singapore soon.

cheers
izhan

[Kelvin Lai]

Thanks for the great insight, guys!
Have actually read some great reviews on the BC 75MHS from this forum and others, but seems not able to get any on the RF Aquila 76HH. I wonder why.................