Ahh too bad they dont have any sort of warranty program... This was actually the first factory rod i've owned in years. I work part time as a custom rodbuilder, and rarely have anything around that i havent built myself. Anyone have any blank suggestions that would be comparable with the BG Jack? My supplier carries the Race Point 250 which i'd like to try. I need a rod that will let me rip the spine out of big uluas on max drag.
As far as the fish goes, it was my biggest so far, and was just on that line of the 100lb mark. It could've weighed 98lb or 102lb, but we never weighed it so we'll never really know. I know the magic weight for all you guys from around the globe is 50kilos, but over here we dont use the metric system, so out magic weight is the 100lb mark. And the ultimate goal is to land it from the shoreline; most people here dont give any credit to a fish landed from a boat "ah cheating like that, too easy" haha! I've hooked a few fish in the 100lb range from the shore, and each time it ended badly- as you could imagine.
If you look closely by the anterior dorsal fin you'll see a little red plastic tag. We have a state-wide ulua tagging program here in Hawaii, and we were fortunate to tag and release a fish of this size. The State of Hawaii provides an unlimited number of tags to any angler who requests them. The data is mostly used to track migration and growth rates. I recently tagged an 18lb bluefin trevally that was recaptured 12 miles away from where i caught it. Many GT and other fish have been tracked to migrate between and around the whole Hawaiian Island Chain, including bonefish (which really surprised me).
Thanks for the replies guys, shoots i really liked that rod too.
