Looking for a great flipping/piching rod can any body help?

[triton175]

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

[Triton 19]

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)

[TTCal]

Hey Triton175,

Welcome to the forum... the He76HC is what I use as my flipping/pitching pole up here in the California Delta. It works great. I much prefer to it to any of the telescopic models I've tried and this includes offerings from Berkeley Series One, Team Daiwa, GLoomis, and Kistler.

I have a Kistler He711HC - which is a telescopic model. The tip is not as nice as the He76HC and the rod is, of course, heavier.

For my Loomis stick, I have the FSR905X GLX. This rod is rated heavier action than the He76HC and it shows all around. It's a heavier rod, with a stiffer tip and backbone all the way around.

My Team Daiwa stick is over 10 years old, but has the closest tip to the He76HC. However, my TD rod is telescopic and made of IM6 graphite... much heavier than the He76HC.

I've ordered the He76XHC for kicks - this is also a one piece rod - so, hopefully someday soon, I can offer up my opinions on this rod if the discussion is still valid.

[Larry]

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

[Lightninrod]

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

[swelbo1]

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.