WoW! Nice brown brother. Pure Lure definitely one of the top tier CDM rod manufacturers alongside Tsurnoya. Are you in NZ? That looks like it could be California. We have endemic Eucalyptus trees here as well. It’s like you guys are our Southern Hemi counterpart. Too cool! By the way, extra line guides are overrated on anything less than 7 feet in my opinion. Especially on a bfs rod, you want to keep it light and on the shorter side anyway. Love the videos! Cheers!! 🍻
Thanks :) Guess again! I’m about 3HRS west of Melbourne, Australia on the coast. Lots of koalas. On many rods though the line touches the blank in a few spots or even cuts across going underneath. That accuracy angle between 2 guides can’t be good. Thanks for watching
@@yep.fishing That’s awesome! There is something familiar about the landscape there, yet it’s different. Great weather for fishing all year long. Yeah, if the line is rubbing the blank when under load then you definitely need extra line guides. Do you guys have Rainbow Trout too?
Yes rainbows, tiger, cheetah and some brook. But 90% or more of all trout are browns and rainbows. The rainbows came originally from NZ via Lake Tahoe. There’s a fun fact.
@@yep.fishing I know. Well I didn’t know it was Lake Tahoe specifically, but Rainbows are naturally endemic to the Pacific Coast of North America. If you find them anywhere else in the world (including the Atlantic Coast of the United States) then they were introduced by man. Here’s another fun fact. Brown trout are originally from Eurasia. Here in Southern California when it comes to trout we are almost exclusively rainbows, with the exception of Lake Trout up in Big Bear Lake and some Brown Trout in the Santa Ana River. But if you know which rivers to fish for Native (not bred by man for restocking) Rainbow Trout you will find that the Native Rainbows look a lot different from the Rainbows most trout anglers are used to catching. The wild rainbows are smaller and more colorful. They look very similar to their cousins the Japanese Yamame. The native Rainbow Trout look totally different than the stocked rainbows. And they are smarter and fight harder. I’m surprised to hear you guys have brook trout. We don’t even have any here in the Southern part of Cali. You gotta go way up north where the temps are cooler to find brookies. Cheers mate! 🍻
Yea the brookies here I think are only in some famous trout spots in the alpine areas. Most rainbows I’ve caught are stocked but there are lakes where they breed. The brown in this video was stocked once upon a time, apparently the substrate in this system isn’t good for the egg laying. I have caught some yamame looking stocked rainbows actually in that they have a lot of colour and big spots but most of them are pretty bland and silver. Once per year 50 or so monster rainbows are stocked in some metro lakes…ugly looking at the massive size, old breeders I guess
I have the 6 foot 10 Light version paired with VE II. Perfect power BFS when I need to reach further places! Beautiful rod as well. I like how tapered the rod is. The rod tip is actually thinner than my Purelure Creekdance. Crazy! I wish they make a UL/ shorter version of it. It’s gonna replace my creek dance for sure. Nice video btw! Nice spot!
Thanks mate..yea I have the Creek Dance too, I like to have a reel with less line in that one to better cast the light lures and a bit more line on the Cedan. VE2 Pro seems like a banger
@@yep.fishing I’m doing the same exact thing. The dance with Acura for smaller fish and quick games. Cedan for when I’m expecting bigger fish or where I really need to throw the lure! I have the non pro version though. Haha. It delivers on the heavier lures. Anything below 2 gram is a bit tricky. But it’s for power bfs. So suits the purpose.
I have a problem on my tsu dw ultra that it backlashes way to easliy, more than my other baitcaster even after ive set it up correctly, i was thinking the rod might be the problem because its relly floppy almost like a glass rod
With those types of rods you may need to adjust your casting stroke. With slower rods you will need a slower smoother stroke whereas faster rods you can do a quick flick because only the tip is loading. Hope this helps. Additionally you can add .5mm magnets to strengthen the brakes if required.
Most definitely a noodle type rod does cause backlash. Those rods are best with a heavy braking reels. You need a fast rod if you throw hard. I had the same problem with the hicc50 pro reel.
For me, I think my main gripe is the high price tag, I don't really trust Chinese made rods as much I do with established brands. Probably whimsical since major brands are all china made as well..
@@grantmacdonald6109 there are only a couple of Chinese brands that I would risk spending this much on and the Tsurinoya and Purelure. The cheaper you go the more you roll the dice but are obviously taking less risk. I'm sure this rod will come down in price over time too.
Great video Jake. Your genuine excitement came thru . Good looking Brown, another one for the record books.
Tight lines.....
Thanks again!
What a chunk of a trout Jacob!!! Great video, loved the action and another good review at the end 👌🏼
Thanks mate, hopefully I can get a couple with your admin mates this weekend :)
@@yep.fishing that would be awesome!! Tight lines and best of luck!!
Thanks, some real BFS fishing :)
Always like when you get out and test these on the water and sounds like this one is a winner. Great job Jacob and nice catch!
Thanks Larry, the weather has been so shocking lately so it’s been hard to get out
That’s a great brown! Looking forward to getting into BFS myself 🤙
Thanks :) I think if you do that will open you up to a whole new audience, especially from overseas.
@@yep.fishing Got the Gekkabijin in my sights 😏
Nice, now get the rod and you’ll be sorted! Then you can get the presso casting rod and get in amongst the bushes for another river vid :)
WoW! Nice brown brother. Pure Lure definitely one of the top tier CDM rod manufacturers alongside Tsurnoya. Are you in NZ? That looks like it could be California. We have endemic Eucalyptus trees here as well. It’s like you guys are our Southern Hemi counterpart. Too cool! By the way, extra line guides are overrated on anything less than 7 feet in my opinion. Especially on a bfs rod, you want to keep it light and on the shorter side anyway. Love the videos! Cheers!! 🍻
Thanks :) Guess again! I’m about 3HRS west of Melbourne, Australia on the coast. Lots of koalas. On many rods though the line touches the blank in a few spots or even cuts across going underneath. That accuracy angle between 2 guides can’t be good. Thanks for watching
@@yep.fishing That’s awesome! There is something familiar about the landscape there, yet it’s different. Great weather for fishing all year long. Yeah, if the line is rubbing the blank when under load then you definitely need extra line guides.
Do you guys have Rainbow Trout too?
Yes rainbows, tiger, cheetah and some brook. But 90% or more of all trout are browns and rainbows. The rainbows came originally from NZ via Lake Tahoe. There’s a fun fact.
@@yep.fishing I know. Well I didn’t know it was Lake Tahoe specifically, but Rainbows are naturally endemic to the Pacific Coast of North America. If you find them anywhere else in the world (including the Atlantic Coast of the United States) then they were introduced by man. Here’s another fun fact. Brown trout are originally from Eurasia. Here in Southern California when it comes to trout we are almost exclusively rainbows, with the exception of Lake Trout up in Big Bear Lake and some Brown Trout in the Santa Ana River. But if you know which rivers to fish for Native (not bred by man for restocking) Rainbow Trout you will find that the Native Rainbows look a lot different from the Rainbows most trout anglers are used to catching. The wild rainbows are smaller and more colorful. They look very similar to their cousins the Japanese Yamame. The native Rainbow Trout look totally different than the stocked rainbows. And they are smarter and fight harder. I’m surprised to hear you guys have brook trout. We don’t even have any here in the Southern part of Cali. You gotta go way up north where the temps are cooler to find brookies. Cheers mate! 🍻
Yea the brookies here I think are only in some famous trout spots in the alpine areas. Most rainbows I’ve caught are stocked but there are lakes where they breed. The brown in this video was stocked once upon a time, apparently the substrate in this system isn’t good for the egg laying. I have caught some yamame looking stocked rainbows actually in that they have a lot of colour and big spots but most of them are pretty bland and silver. Once per year 50 or so monster rainbows are stocked in some metro lakes…ugly looking at the massive size, old breeders I guess
Congratulations on your pb. Could hear your heart racing when you hooked onto that monster
Haha yea I lost hope and just kept casting so was a pretty big thrill to land it. Not too many in this system
I have the 6 foot 10 Light version paired with VE II. Perfect power BFS when I need to reach further places! Beautiful rod as well.
I like how tapered the rod is. The rod tip is actually thinner than my Purelure Creekdance. Crazy!
I wish they make a UL/ shorter version of it. It’s gonna replace my creek dance for sure.
Nice video btw! Nice spot!
Thanks mate..yea I have the Creek Dance too, I like to have a reel with less line in that one to better cast the light lures and a bit more line on the Cedan. VE2 Pro seems like a banger
@@yep.fishing I’m doing the same exact thing. The dance with Acura for smaller fish and quick games. Cedan for when I’m expecting bigger fish or where I really need to throw the lure!
I have the non pro version though. Haha. It delivers on the heavier lures. Anything below 2 gram is a bit tricky. But it’s for power bfs. So suits the purpose.
Yea I have 3 guys I speak to with Pros, one of them says it probably his favourite reel now, another highly rated it and the other says it's geary.
@@yep.fishing it’s a little wee bit geary. But it’s not that unacceptable or noticeable at all for me. But I feel it being smooth really.
If you want, try removing a washer from under your drag star and see if that helps. One friend said a few times it made a reel feel less Geary.
Good video. How do you think it handles jig heads? Is it more of a jig/bottom contact rod or a hard bait rod?
I think it’s more of an all rounder. It specifically for either though I have done both and it’s solid.
@@yep.fishing Thank you.
No prob
What I love more about this rod is the effort less way to cast everything over 6grams
It's kind of a jack of all trades rod. Good option for someones first rod if they have it in their budget.
@@yep.fishing maybe we get a nice discount on the 11.11
Maybe for a 2nd EXA too!
I noticed in the listing that under the power rating it says light+medium. Do they come with 2 tips?
No, it should be medium light, I'm guessing the 2.5-17g models. Definitely can cast lighter than a normal ML though
I have a problem on my tsu dw ultra that it backlashes way to easliy, more than my other baitcaster even after ive set it up correctly, i was thinking the rod might be the problem because its relly floppy almost like a glass rod
With those types of rods you may need to adjust your casting stroke. With slower rods you will need a slower smoother stroke whereas faster rods you can do a quick flick because only the tip is loading. Hope this helps. Additionally you can add .5mm magnets to strengthen the brakes if required.
@@yep.fishing thanks I will try
@@F11sh-f2h any time, always happy to help if I can otherwise I will ask someone who knows.
Most definitely a noodle type rod does cause backlash. Those rods are best with a heavy braking reels. You need a fast rod if you throw hard. I had the same problem with the hicc50 pro reel.
Not to mention that reel is under braked compared to the others
what braid were you using?
seasir redbull 0.8. LEATHERFACE!
What reel?
Purelure Silver Feather Air in the thumbnail and start of video, Histar Aurora Air when I caught the fish.
LINK TO THE ROD s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_msRirSU
If you are thinking about buying this rod, what makes it attractive to you? What dont you like about it?
For me, I think my main gripe is the high price tag, I don't really trust Chinese made rods as much I do with established brands. Probably whimsical since major brands are all china made as well..
@@grantmacdonald6109 there are only a couple of Chinese brands that I would risk spending this much on and the Tsurinoya and Purelure. The cheaper you go the more you roll the dice but are obviously taking less risk. I'm sure this rod will come down in price over time too.