helya7.6hc great for big jigs?

[crazychris]

i have a 7' mh lta and it's great for most of my fishing situations but i wanted a stiffer rod for big spinnerbaits and jigs. i recently bought a He7.6HC .how does it perform with jigs and big spinnerbaits?

[bart_catlett]

they are great feeling rods, however, they don't handle big fish well. i love the feel, but i have broken 3. 1 putting a fish in the net at the boat, and the other 2 broke when i winched a couple of 3 pounders in. maybe not the smartest thing to do, but none of my other rods have broke doing this. i switched to the he76thc. lost a fraction of sensitivity, but i haven't broken one yet. both rods fish great, just the telescopic one holds up better.

[kingofboizz]

hi guys,

76HC one piece long stick is my favourite rods for these reason:

1. i love the lightness of my rod+reel combo while 76 tele are always heavyweight
2, i love the versatility of this rod for baits up to 3/4 oz but not for vertical presentations while i think the max jig is 1/2 oz
3 easy hooksets with no fatigue
4, incredible tip action

crazychris, as you said, you did something i would never do with such a soft tip action long rod, they break very easily due to its action/lenght!!!

if you want to have a soft tip which allows you some action but you want PLENTY of back bone, the swithc to the 7XHC LTA.....another of my favourites

arigato

[crazychris]

MR Kistker how does the rod perform with jigs(1/2-1 oz) ?i fish near dams and i need the heavy jigs(i don't like them that much) i also use carolina rigs. i won't have the chance to go fishing until december but i already bought my rod. is the TIP STIFF anough for what i want to use or not? i presume it has a strong backbone...i'm interested in the TIP of the rod and how would it perform with jigs in powerful current or when fighting a fish...i wanted a stiff rod(ocassionly i go walleye fishing ).....it still a heavy rod,is it not?

[kingofboizz]

crhis, sorry, i referred to BART and not to you. forgive me.