sage peacock bass 2 rod, um.... what do I use it for?
I recently lucked into a Sage peacock bass rod and 390 grain line. Haven't really had a chance to fish it yet, and have only casted it with 12 wt SA tarpon line which didn't work that well. I was thinking of using this rod for Tarpon and Snook around the here and down in the keys. It seems to have a decent amount of backbone, at least as much as a ten weight. Anyone use this rod for bigger Tarpon? Or am I crazy?
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99% of the time I agree with ODC opinions, but on the line options for these rods I have a different perspective. I don’t like the Rio Outbound short or Wulff Ambush for these rods unless you truly need NO accuracy like for open water casting at busting bluefish or albies. While the stock line has a short head, it actually has a fairly long rear taper/tapered belly (18’ ) which if you have ever noticed the rods roll cast great – I find that the Outbound and Ambush don’t particularly roll cast well and are better for “chuck and ducking”. The Cortland clear has a short head and long back taper (quite long).
Enjoy the rod!
No problemo Capt. Let me know how that line behaves once we get into the colder months.
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I am using this line too. What leader setup are you using and how did you get the memory out of the line?
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No legs and I who fish together a fair amount, differ on the line. I do like the Outbound which was an ODC recommendation
as well as SAGE's when I asked them about a tropical version of the bass line. I like the bass line best but it does NOT hold up in the heat of a normal SF fishing day. That was my concern too with the Ambush line, and I use the Wulff TT happily on almost every other floating application down here. Good luck with a very cool rod - new series or old.
That seems really light to load that rod. I am using 11wt Wulff Bermuda shorts with it.
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