Fishing Rods

Iam was wondering how light of a tip the He76THc has i need a rod with a light enuff tip to pich with but heavy enuff to flip with and be able to get them out of the cover.The He76THc sounds like a great rod but with out seeing it its hard to tell if i like it.What iam looking for is a 80/20 rod meaning 80 % is heavy and 20% is almost a medium action.And how much difference is there in ballence from the telescopic model to the non telescopic model

Hey Triton 175 I hope I can help you in deciding in a rod for what you are looking for. The HE76HC is an awesome rod even though it is a heavy action it still has a very fast tip for pitching with extreme accuracy and speed. If you don't have to have a 7'6 pole the senko special is a 6'10 medium heavy that will have pleanty of backbone along with some foregivness. Just like all kistler rods it doesn't matter which one you use there all a pleasure to hold. Hope I was able to help you.( Louisiana Pro Staffer)

Here is another positive vote for the He76HC flipping stick. I was pleasantly surprised how easily I could pitch 3/16 and 1/4 oz jigs with this rod. The tip had enough softness for such a presentation.

The rod feels so light in my hands and is a joy to use. I will be ordering another one in the near future.

Larry

I just received(thank you Trey!) my HE76HC so I havn't tried it yet but I have pitched a 1/2 oz jig with my HE76EHC model and it does that job fine. Caught a couple doing that the first time out too.

If you can carry a 7', 6" rod without the telescoping feature, I would also recommend the one-piece Helium as I feel any 'joint' in any rod affects the rod's action. etc. The one-piece rods are more 'true' to the inate action created by the rod-maker IMO while a two-piece is a compromise. Having said all that though, I would get a Helium two-piecer over any other one-piece 'off-brand' rod .

Dan

I would recommend the 7'0'' Extra Heavy if you wanted to go with a shorter rod but with a fast tip and awesome backbone. It is easy to flip 1oz jigs or even lighter rigs with pinpoint accuracy and without having the extra weight that other rod companies offer. I use this rod for heavy carolina rigs and 1/4 oz texas rigs in the hydrilla.