Nice rod, and your form looks perfect. That’s how I want to learn to throw jigs overhead like that . What kind of distance are you able to get? Just curious.
Average angler probably casts about 50-70yds but with the right wind, I’ve casted 100-120yds. Just takes a lot of practice! Gotta hit the local docks and put in some hours figuring out the cast. I still go down to the docks and knock off my rust during the off season
Julio Chang thanks man! Hopefully will be able to start getting back into the swing of things. Fingers crossed our sport boats stay open for the rest of the year
That rod looks mean.. I’m in the market for a new jig stick and I’ve only heard good things about the PH’s.. what’s the main differences from the Pinhead Uluas and the Super Seeker Uluas?
Michael Milla the ph is all glass and is a lot more parabolic. The super seeker is all backbone and is a bit harder to load up the rod on a cast. Both are “rated” at 30-60 lbs, but a 9’ SS really feels like a 50-80 lb stick
Question. What connection knot from braid to mono do you use? I was throwing an iron on my lexa 400 and out of nowhere I casted and my knot slipped, I lost my iron and had a massive backlash🤦🏻♂️. I tied an FG. I’ve never had an fg knot fail. So idk what happened
Isaiah Reyna I personally like the RP knot. It’s not as thin as the FG, but it is thin and small and compact. I use it for everything from freshwater bass to saltwater tuna. as much as everyone on the east coast and Australia swear by the FG knot, I personally think it only sinches down properly with heavy line. All the people in Florida that say it’s the strongest knot, use a minimum of 80# flouro carbon to like 80+ lb braid. The guys in Australia is like 100-200 lb flouro. I think with heavy line, it gives it more to bite down on which can make it an effective knot, but with the lighter line that we use here in California, like 30-40 lb, I don’t think it’s think enough and the braid can cut right through. I could be wrong, but that’s my own personal opinion and my small theory lol
Beautiful rod Ray I love the colors you chose and the way the rod loads! Awesome. I may have to take a closer look at Seeker I've been saving my pennies for a Calstar. So, no top shot on the Tranx? Going with about 6 feet of fluoro? How heavy when throwing iron? 40?
Seekers are generally a little more parabolic than a calstar. Can't go wrong with either. Calstar definitely has more options but my 10ft ulua is probably my favorite rod.
Gary Bryant thanks I am absolutely inlove with how this rod loads up! I was running about a 10 ft leader of 40 lb mono. @Zack I agree, I do think that seekers don’t tend to be a little more parabolic. I still love my calstar 100j, but my buddies 10’ ulua casts a little more effortless than my 100j
I didn’t personally do this build, so I honestly can’t tell you. But if you send a text or DM to Jr, he is a very knowledgeable rod builder and is happy to answer any questions. All his information is in the description
@alin a 12 tip is really solid in that PH93. I cut my down to a 12 and 1 inch from the bottom. It’s at 9’7” now. Curious as to what you ended up doing to yours. Great look rod by the way Dirty🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
That is a such a nice looking rod. Hope the mission belle comes back with the big ones!!!! Takin my whaler out in search of these cuda and yellows Saturday morning!
Came out so good! The grade in yellows have been decent lately, like 10-13 lbs occasional 15-20s. Right on man! I’ve been dying to get on a boat for cudas lately. I just wanna cast lol. I’m going through some serious casting withdrawals
Sh0gun _Brand0n I think Long Beach harbor you would have a good shot fishing around those small islands and and the break wall. Maybe fan cast in San Diego bay and you’ll probably find a school of them. For my local area, I know this is the time of year when they start coming into Ventura harbor. People have been getting them on luck crafts lately off of the end of the jetti
Dirty Hookers LB is my backyard. Fished surface iron there before. Caught many cuda. But never saw the school. After hearing the reports on 976-tuna.com I believe they’re catching at izors reef and the horseshoe. I could be wrong but...
Sh0gun _Brand0n Lol I’m not familiar with either location. I’ve never fished out of LB. always wanted to fish the break wall, but have never had the chance yet. Hope you can find a good batch of cudas soon man! Good luck👊
SmokedOutHemi 2 hell yeah bro! Flyline seems like it’s been the ticket everywhere rn. And if you have a surface iron rod, would hurt to be rigged and ready for them to start splashing around!
Getting Bent With Bo for me it’ll be a Saturday. I’ll take a look at what I have booked for August and let you know what weekend I might have available!
@@Dirty.Hookers Please let me know! I am willing to go to any landing from Oxnard to SD, just let me know. I can do saturday if I get some advance notice so I can find someone to watch the kids.
Nice rod, and your form looks perfect. That’s how I want to learn to throw jigs overhead like that . What kind of distance are you able to get? Just curious.
Average angler probably casts about 50-70yds but with the right wind, I’ve casted 100-120yds.
Just takes a lot of practice! Gotta hit the local docks and put in some hours figuring out the cast. I still go down to the docks and knock off my rust during the off season
Favorite first cast Video yet, that rod is a stud! sorry for interrupting you with the spottie at the end lol!
D,BENNETT lol it helped make the video!
Awesome looking rod man! Good luck on the Mission belle🔥🤙🏼
Sharky 707 thank you and thank you! Really excited to get out again!
Dope rod ray!! Thanks for sharing and keep those videos coming bro!💯🎣🤙
Julio Chang thanks man! Hopefully will be able to start getting back into the swing of things. Fingers crossed our sport boats stay open for the rest of the year
Waaay nice jigstick Ray! Ray shall slay on his trip on the Mission Belle!
Jeffrey Stokes lol thanks man! That mission Belle video will be up soon
That thing loads up man
Zach_ Kay loads up so nicely! So pumped on how it feels!
I just got my first custom wrapped rod 2 days ago and it’s my first deck hand rod. Hope you get limits on the mission bell.
Mzelda2018 T.Y so awesome! I’ve never felt more attached to a rod before, but I am absolutely inlove with this one!
I subscribed just for the channel name. Best name of a youtube channel ever
Drew Fisher lol thank you. I appreciate that
That rod looks mean.. I’m in the market for a new jig stick and I’ve only heard good things about the PH’s.. what’s the main differences from the Pinhead Uluas and the Super Seeker Uluas?
Michael Milla the ph is all glass and is a lot more parabolic. The super seeker is all backbone and is a bit harder to load up the rod on a cast. Both are “rated” at 30-60 lbs, but a 9’ SS really feels like a 50-80 lb stick
Question. What connection knot from braid to mono do you use? I was throwing an iron on my lexa 400 and out of nowhere I casted and my knot slipped, I lost my iron and had a massive backlash🤦🏻♂️. I tied an FG. I’ve never had an fg knot fail. So idk what happened
Isaiah Reyna I personally like the RP knot. It’s not as thin as the FG, but it is thin and small and compact. I use it for everything from freshwater bass to saltwater tuna. as much as everyone on the east coast and Australia swear by the FG knot, I personally think it only sinches down properly with heavy line. All the people in Florida that say it’s the strongest knot, use a minimum of 80# flouro carbon to like 80+ lb braid. The guys in Australia is like 100-200 lb flouro. I think with heavy line, it gives it more to bite down on which can make it an effective knot, but with the lighter line that we use here in California, like 30-40 lb, I don’t think it’s think enough and the braid can cut right through.
I could be wrong, but that’s my own personal opinion and my small theory lol
Isaiah Reyna this is one of the best examples I’ve seen of the RP knot. I highly recommend it.
ruclips.net/video/AT6zmDYxjW4/видео.html
Beautiful rod Ray I love the colors you chose and the way the rod loads! Awesome. I may have to take a closer look at Seeker I've been saving my pennies for a Calstar. So, no top shot on the Tranx? Going with about 6 feet of fluoro? How heavy when throwing iron? 40?
Seekers are generally a little more parabolic than a calstar. Can't go wrong with either. Calstar definitely has more options but my 10ft ulua is probably my favorite rod.
Gary Bryant thanks I am absolutely inlove with how this rod loads up! I was running about a 10 ft leader of 40 lb mono. @Zack I agree, I do think that seekers don’t tend to be a little more parabolic. I still love my calstar 100j, but my buddies 10’ ulua casts a little more effortless than my 100j
Where was the rod cut from? What size tip? I have a ph 93h blank from the factory that is 9'7. Not sure where to cut it to fish 40#.
I didn’t personally do this build, so I honestly can’t tell you. But if you send a text or DM to Jr, he is a very knowledgeable rod builder and is happy to answer any questions. All his information is in the description
@alin a 12 tip is really solid in that PH93. I cut my down to a 12 and 1 inch from the bottom. It’s at 9’7” now. Curious as to what you ended up doing to yours. Great look rod by the way Dirty🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
@@fishingmaestro
Sold that blank and had an ESM ulua built. 1/2 the weight of the PH and skinnier butt.
That is a such a nice looking rod. Hope the mission belle comes back with the big ones!!!! Takin my whaler out in search of these cuda and yellows Saturday morning!
Came out so good! The grade in yellows have been decent lately, like 10-13 lbs occasional 15-20s. Right on man! I’ve been dying to get on a boat for cudas lately. I just wanna cast lol. I’m going through some serious casting withdrawals
@@Dirty.Hookers you got any idea where I can find the cuda not too far from shore?
Sh0gun _Brand0n I think Long Beach harbor you would have a good shot fishing around those small islands and and the break wall. Maybe fan cast in San Diego bay and you’ll probably find a school of them. For my local area, I know this is the time of year when they start coming into Ventura harbor. People have been getting them on luck crafts lately off of the end of the jetti
Dirty Hookers LB is my backyard. Fished surface iron there before. Caught many cuda. But never saw the school. After hearing the reports on 976-tuna.com I believe they’re catching at izors reef and the horseshoe. I could be wrong but...
Sh0gun _Brand0n Lol I’m not familiar with either location. I’ve never fished out of LB. always wanted to fish the break wall, but have never had the chance yet. Hope you can find a good batch of cudas soon man! Good luck👊
Nice set up bro!! Looking to get something similar . Do u have the HG or PG tranx 500 ?? Also #65 or #50 braid. Thx
SoCal-FISHING-760 Thanks man! I have the Tranx 500 HG spooled with 65# Power pro Maxcuatro. I think I got about 400 yards on it
Dirty Hookers thank you and good luck this weekend. Hope you catch some nice ones
What rod do you like better the PH Ulua or 100J MAG?
Jeff Yoemans I honestly think I might like this PH ulua more. It casts more effortless and loads up better in my opinion
Beautiful stick!! Where is your buddy located? I need a few re-wraps done and I'd like to give this brotha some business 🤙🤙
@@Dirty.Hookers thanx homie, just 35 MNS away, will do🤙🤙
I'm jelly. I'm still throwing iron with a cheap "Custom coastal classic" rod and sealine 40. Might be time to upgrade the rod.
Anotherflores91 lol might be. There’s no such thing as too much fishing gear haha
Nice!!!!!
What pound braid you using?
I ran 65# max cuatro when I had the tranx 500. I traded it with my buddy recently, I think he put 80# on it
Sick setup! Doing a full day to catalina Thursday what should i throw? Flyline 25lb floro?
SmokedOutHemi 2 hell yeah bro! Flyline seems like it’s been the ticket everywhere rn. And if you have a surface iron rod, would hurt to be rigged and ready for them to start splashing around!
What's the weight of that jig that you are throwing seems like it's 5 or 6 oz
n6yun the steal baits surface irons weigh out at 2.3oz I believe.
Nice, very nice !!!
Thank you! He did an awesome job!
Is that at Marina park in Ventura?
Gabriel Lemus yessir. Local stomping grounds
Nice rod bro I have a green s-glass ph ulua and i was curious as to how the newer version loads up great video!
omar mercado thanks man! love the way this rod loads up. Feels really good!
Sweet set up bruthu awesome cast
Luis Mejia thanks man! Loads up really nice!
I have fallen in love with seeker rods. Good luck.
Charlie Cohen super solid rods for sure! And really really cool guys running the shop too!
what a beaut! going out on the mission belle tmr!
Victor Clark hell yeah! Good luck out there! They’ve been doing well on the dropper loop and fly line lately
what did yo put on your reel? i saw liquid dripping from your 500.
That’s just the salt water from the soaked line.
Jess Armendariz correct that was just the water dripping off of my reel from the line being wet
Pick a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday in August and lets plan on getting on a boat together! You pick the landing!
Getting Bent With Bo for me it’ll be a Saturday. I’ll take a look at what I have booked for August and let you know what weekend I might have available!
@@Dirty.Hookers Please let me know! I am willing to go to any landing from Oxnard to SD, just let me know. I can do saturday if I get some advance notice so I can find someone to watch the kids.
Is that your 1st custom rod ?
Danny Romo I wrapped one of my rods about 5 years ago, but it wasn’t anything creative lol. This is my first actual completely custom rod!
Well, did you pop the cherry?
ultimatejay I did. The video is already up.
Nice rod. 10 footer ?
Miguel Cabrera thanks man. It’s 9’3”
What's the difference compare to seeker ph lm9-9' ct ?
Is the ph lm9 good choice to throw surface irons?🤔
Mahn..............Hookup! Nice piece.
Zeno C Lol you almost weren’t able to say it in this video!
What's the name of the iron?
Steel baits 6”
I hope you didnt nail that kayaker at 3:10. 🤣🤣🤣
andre rodriguez hahaha kinda looked like I would huh😂. Nah I waited like 5 minutes for him to come in before I made that cast
You are casting in my practice spot 👍
I have a factory wrapped green and black Pinhead Ulua and I love it. You made a good choice.
take a look at the CE1000 wahoo 10ft by united composites
Oscar Jeronimo I’ll take a look at it. Thanks for the recommendation
Nothing personal I just can’t seem to find tranx 500 cool, they work great tho conventional all the way!
Yeah I can honestly say, I prefer casting conventional over anything.
I only use my tranx for like poppers or stick baits now.
I want one of these rods but not rite now sad 😞
DeezRMyDays it’s a great rod! Loads up so nice. If you can get your hands on one, you won’t be disappointed