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Post by chillydigits on Feb 5, 2017 9:54:47 GMT -5
American Spirit has a new rod series in their line up. The Monster Pro series, cork gripped black blanks orange wraps, Sglass/graphite construction. The 2 models that caught my eye were the 1piece 7'6" H casting 15-40 line wt, 9 guides plus tip $51.95 and the 1piece 7'9" XH casting 25-60 line wt, 10 guides plus tip $54.95 this model has an all metal reel seat. According to Catfish Connection the rods should be available around March 1..
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Post by Skyline1506 on Feb 5, 2017 12:45:48 GMT -5
I am getting a couple of the XH 7'9 to test out. Should be a hammer on flathead
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Post by chillydigits on Feb 6, 2017 8:43:05 GMT -5
Jordan, let me know what you think of the rod when you get it, I am in the process of hotrodding a pair of old Penns for my dedicated river reels, I have been giving Monster Pro Rods a hard look to pair with them
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Post by Skyline1506 on Feb 6, 2017 10:12:19 GMT -5
Will do buddy, hey did you get my private message? I can't figure out if it sent or not. My phone doesn't do well on here for some reason.
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Post by chillydigits on Feb 6, 2017 11:55:46 GMT -5
I sure did thanks for the advice! I am hoping to do some scouting for a bank fishing spot before dropping down to Zanesville for Robbys event Sat evening
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Post by Skyline1506 on Feb 7, 2017 18:18:42 GMT -5
Good deal, no problem. Water is probably going to be way up, we have been getting hammered by rain.
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Post by chillydigits on Mar 5, 2017 9:37:05 GMT -5
FYI Catfish Connection has the AS Monster cats in stock! Now the hard part, making the decision on getting 2 XH? Or 1 XH and 1 H?...
specs for the Monsters compared to Catfights, Extremes, and Battle cats are as follows:
AS Monster H 7'6" 15-40line 1-8ozs. $51.95
AS Monster XH 7'9" 25-60line 2-16ozs. $54.95
Catfight Orginal H 7'6" 15-40line 2-5ozs. $62.95
Catfight TakeDown XH 7'9" 20-50line 2-12ozs. $78.95
Catfight KnockOut XXH 7'9" 20-60line 2-20ozs. $83.95
Okuma BattleCat H 8' 15-60line 1-8ozs. $78.95
TWC Extreme H 7'6" 20-60line 4-20ozs. $69.99
Come on Kip buy a couple of the AS Monster Rods and review them for us... there has to be room for them in your rod vault
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Post by chillydigits on Apr 14, 2017 20:19:56 GMT -5
According to UPS my MCP XH and H will be arriving here in Mt Vernon on Tuesday..hopefully pictures and a review will follow.
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Post by chillydigits on Apr 17, 2017 17:03:58 GMT -5
Never fails, I am working late changing a compressor and I get the email notification that my AS rods are on my back porch
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Post by chillydigits on Apr 17, 2017 19:31:22 GMT -5
American Spirit Monster Pro Cat initial thoughts : I ordered 1 of each 7'6" H 1-8oz and a 7'9" XH 2-16oz. UPS actually delivered them a day early! The rods each have 10 all SS guides plus tip. On the XH the guides are gun smoke gray double footed, however on the 7'6H the first guide is a tall almost appearing to be a spinning guide mounted upright again all the guides are SS gunmetal colored. The XL has a metal rod seat and the H has a SS steel hooded graphite seat. The metal seat on the XL is nice but not as refined as the metal seat on the Catfight Rods. The 7'6"H has a trigger handle and the XL doesn't. The actual Rod length on the H and XH is the same the additional 3" length of the XL is handle. The Cork on both rods seems nice the fit to the butt cap while not perfect is better then some of the older AS products. The handles themselves remind you of the Catfight series in that they increase in diameter in the heavier action Rods. The XH handle is every bit as thick as a BottomDwellers Take down. The XH rod feels like you could use them beat the tar out of any catfish if needed once you had it on the bank or in the boat. The rod blanks are a composite of Sglass and graphite according to AS. The orange and black rod will remind you of a Whisker Seeker but the AS Monster Pro has more orange. The last 9"s of the rods are yellow and supposed to glow in the dark. I have a pair of Penn Squalls mounted on them. The rods seem balanced. Again the thicker longer handle of the XL in hand gives the impression of stout catfishing rod. I ordered a spool of 40lb Pline when it arrives I will spool up the Squalls and hang weights to show the action of both the H and XH rod. Initial impression on unpacking is for the $51.00 and $55.00 the rods cost they seem to be soundly made and cosmetically nice. The true test will be checking the action and then hopefully catching some nice shovelheads.    |
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Post by Skyline1506 on Apr 23, 2017 14:33:53 GMT -5
What is the deal with that tall eye? Is it for bumping and walking baits? So that there is more feel and less tension on the line?
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Post by chillydigits on Apr 23, 2017 17:48:31 GMT -5
Jordan, I have no idea what the deal with the tall eyelet is.. I ended up putting my Fathoms on the rods. The tall eye on the H does seem to have a smoother transition down the eyelets then the XH... I am hoping to have a pair of the White ONG 7'6 MH and a ONG 7'9 H rods to compare by the end of the week. I sent AS an email asking about the eyelets, when I hear back I will post here or text you. FYI the yellow ends don't glow in the dark, they gather light in low conditions like dusk... but in the dark no glow...
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Post by chillydigits on Apr 24, 2017 17:12:12 GMT -5
Jordan, I emailed Michael Wu with American Spirit and you hit the nail on the head, the taller first eyelet is supposed to ease the transition of the line and improve feel and castability of the rods.
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Post by Skyline1506 on Apr 25, 2017 13:37:43 GMT -5
Awesome Fred! Thanks for the info and review on the rods. I hope they work out for ya buddy
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Post by cagfzf on Mar 20, 2018 12:55:47 GMT -5
Did you ever end up getting the White Nite Stick Pro to compare to the Monster Cat rods?
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