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| sdfd504
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7/15/04 11:24pm Well i joined the family |
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I just ordered a Helium 70MHC. I hope that it ends up working well for what I want it to but if it doesnĖt than that is an excuse to get another rod  I am going to use it for weightless senkos in some grass and around some docks and after talking to Clifford that is what he said he recommends so I will try it out and see, I know I wonĖt be disappointed with such a great company and such a variety of rods
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| TTCal
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7/16/04 12:00am |
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SDFD, Congrats and welcome to the Kistler Family!!! 
Funny... i thought you had one by now. I have that rod and caught my first fish with it last Saturday throwing a lipless crank. It is my fourth favorite Helium behind the He76HC, He69APC, and He70MC. Absolutely no trouble with backbone on that rod, I can tell you that much! For an MHC, it's very powerful. You're gonna love it!
SD
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| sdfd504
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7/16/04 12:06am |
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No i had been talking about getting one for a little while now but finially decided to go ahead and get it. Now i have to find a reel to get. I thought about gettign a Team Daiwa X air metal but i am not sure i may just get a TDX super tuned.
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| TTCal
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7/16/04 12:12am |
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Are you stuck on Daiwa? Because the Scorpion MG would fit on that rod very nicely!! Or... you might want to consider the new Daiwa Alpha!!
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| sdfd504
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7/16/04 12:17am |
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Well I have been using Daiwa for 15+ years and I have had no problems at all. I may spring out and get a TD Z. I have heard that is a sweet set up also. Are you talking about the new Alphas, I have looked at it but I would like a 6.3 reel and it is a 5.8. But otherwise I would get it. Also I like the Daiwa magnetic brake set on the side of the reel you change it with just a simple click.
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| Ezcue
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7/16/04 4:50am |
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Grats on the purchase sdfd. Be careful around that SD guy, he will have you spending money fast enough to burna wet elephant running a hundred miles an hour!  Welcome aboard.  
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| Lightninrod
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7/16/04 6:51am |
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WTG sdfd!! I prefer the MC for Senkos so let us know how the HC work's out. You may find it better for pitchin' jigs?
I have a couple of TDZ's on my He70MC's and they make a wonderful package that weighs less than 11 ounces. A Shimano Antares AR reel would fit mighty nicely on that He70HC .
Dan
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| TTCal
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7/16/04 8:18am |
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SDFD, if the TD-Z is within your budget, I'd say go for it man... those are mighty fine reels!
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| sdfd504
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7/16/04 9:57am |
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Well it kinda is in my budget, just do i want to spend 350. on it or not once the rod gets here i will put a TdX on it and see how it feels and then decide what reel to get.
Well LR i thought about the 70MC for teh senko rod but i talked to cliffforsd and he said for the cover i would be around to get the MH so thta is what i got. I have been using a mh for my senkos in the past and it has worked great so that is why i got it. I can always use another rod if i don't like that setup.
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| TTCal
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7/16/04 10:04am |
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SDFD, unless you're stuck on a 7 footer, the He69APC is also a really nice Senko rod... it has the tip of the He70MC but the backbone of the He70MHC... a lethal combo. The actual difference from reel seat to tip is only ~1.5" from a seven footer. The other 1.5" difference is in the handle. Just for your future info.
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| sdfd504
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7/16/04 1:08pm |
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So was it a good choice or a bad choice to get the 70MH?
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7/16/04 2:37pm |
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SDFD, Impossible to make a bad choice with any Helium LTA and it all comes down to personal preference. I like a slighlty softer tip when fishing the Senko so that i can cast it more easily and feel the hits - but that's me. If the weeds are a concern, and it sounds like they are, the He70MHC will suit you very well and it is also probably better suite for carolina rigging than the other two rods Dan and I were talking about.
You can also throw lipless cranks with the He70MHC very effectively not to mention buzz baits and heavier spinnerbaits (1/2 oz or more), so don't worry, you're going to get your use out of that rod. Just be prepared to come home and order a bunch more after your first trip just like most of us here did!
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| sdfd504
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7/16/04 3:45pm |
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Yeah i will have to start saving now to order some more rods. Another reason i ordered it because the grass is start to come back finially and there is alot of rocky bottom that i fish so clifford said that would be better rod to suit me. Also have you tried throwing flukes with this rod?
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| TTCal
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7/16/04 3:47pm |
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SDFD,
Sorry... can't help you with the flukes... those haven't made it into my arsenal yet
SD
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| sdfd504
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7/16/04 3:51pm |
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Wow I am surprised that you haven't tried them. Here in Tennessee we are killing them right now on the flukes when we can find them schooling and sometimes just around the docks.
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