More Rod Questions - Live Bait Set Ups

[FullFlavorPike]

Another plug for the Daiwa VIP. I use a 270 to fish 20# with an Okuma Metaloid 5N; and it's one hell of a rod at the price point.

[SoCalEDC]

Originally Posted by FullFlavorPike

Another plug for the Daiwa VIP. I use a 270 to fish 20# with an Okuma Metaloid 5N; and it's one hell of a rod at the price point.

Sweet, thanks. Any idea where they can be found?

[FullFlavorPike]

Bought mine at Squidco. Readily available online as well.

[grey zone]

X2 for Calstar 670 WC which comes in black. This is a 7' rod rated 20-50.

[tomahawk]

In general the Old Sabre number scheme has been adopted by many makers for glass rods (I think they were the first ones with the scheme). The general scheme is the last two digits indicate the length. 270, 670, 870 are all 7 foot. 865 and 665 are 6.5 feet. Then the base rods were available in alternate weights, L,H,XH,XXH,XXXH and so on. Finally, a few rods were also available in alternate lengths, like you could get a 270H8(my favorite 20 to 25lb rod, a Heavy 270 8 foot long). The 670 was also available in a 8 foot version (670-8). I am reasonably sure the longer versions just had an extra foot on butt section. I also love the 196-8 for a 15lb live bait rod. In general, I think of the rods like this 196(15lb), 270(20), 870(25), 670(30). The L takes off about 5 LB and the H adds about 5 or 10. I am old and my back hurts, so if I need to fish 40 I use a 665H for bait. For tossing jigs, I'd probably go to one of the 9 foot rods (the number is escaping me, 690 maybe). I never really had a jig rod beyond my 270H8 and 670.

[SoCalEDC]

Originally Posted by tomahawk

In general the Old Sabre number scheme has been adopted by many makers for glass rods (I think they were the first ones with the scheme). The general scheme is the last two digits indicate the length. 270, 670, 870 are all 7 foot. 865 and 665 are 6.5 feet. Then the base rods were available in alternate weights, L,H,XH,XXH,XXXH and so on. Finally, a few rods were also available in alternate lengths, like you could get a 270H8(my favorite 20 to 25lb rod, a Heavy 270 8 foot long). The 670 was also available in a 8 foot version (670-8). I am reasonably sure the longer versions just had an extra foot on butt section. I also love the 196-8 for a 15lb live bait rod. In general, I think of the rods like this 196(15lb), 270(20), 870(25), 670(30). The L takes off about 5 LB and the H adds about 5 or 10. I am old and my back hurts, so if I need to fish 40 I use a 665H for bait. For tossing jigs, I'd probably go to one of the 9 foot rods (the number is escaping me, 690 maybe). I never really had a jig rod beyond my 270H8 and 670.

I never understood the nomenclature used. This helps alot. I recently got rid of a Seeker 270H-8 that probaby would have been perfect for this application but at the time I didn't use it much. :facepalm: Additionally I had an old Fenwick 270C that I sold a few months back, again probably would have been perfect other than the foam grips were old and wearing.

Originally Posted by FullFlavorPike

Bought mine at Squidco. Readily available online as well.

aw gotcha. Looks like most online sellers are OOS right now, but next time I go down to SD i will have to stop by squidco.

Originally Posted by grey zone

X2 for Calstar 670 WC which comes in black. This is a 7' rod rated 20-50.

Cool, thanks for the heads up.