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6'9" Black Hole Challenger Bank 691 UL ( ultra light ) for fluke bucktailing

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I tested the light 6'9" Black Hole Challenger Bank 691 UL spinning rod for fluke in Montauk and Nantucket shoal.

I observed that regular guys on the party boat out of Montauk are using very light rod for fluke bucktailing and they are doing better than other anglers.

I used sinker or bucktail upto 6 oz and I don't see any problem to fish 50' - 70'.

On the first trip out of Montauk, I could get limit by 10 am using the ultra light rod.

On Nantauket trip yesterday, I tested the rod using upto 8 oz and I could hold the bottom as current was moderate.

I got my limit upto 9 lb with the Challenger Bank 691UL and IRT 300 combo.

You can feel any slight bite and I did not drop many fluke by setting hooks high.

I don't have any picture as I left my phone camera in the  car. 

 

I fished on a party boat out of Montauk today.

I dropped many big fluke today, not because I couldn't set the hook properly, but because fluke did not take bait fully/

As usual, some anglers using light rod did very well.

 

Some prefer heavier 7'3" Black Hole Challenger Bank 731 M or 7'6" Challenger Bank 761MH, but I recommend to use lighter Black Hole Challenger Bank 701 L or 691 UL for fluking when you can use sinker upto 10  oz.

 

 

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Jewjitzu

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9 hours ago, ksong said:

I tested the light 6'9" Black Hole Challenger Bank 691 UL spinning rod for fluke in Montauk and Nantucket shoal.

I observed that regular guys on the party boat out of Montauk are using very light rod for fluke bucktailing and they are doing better than other anglers.

I used sinker or bucktail upto 6 oz and I don't see any problem to fish 50' - 70'.

On the first trip out of Montauk, I could get limit by 10 am using the ultra light rod.

On Nantauket trip yesterday, I tested the rod using upto 8 oz and I could hold the bottom as current was moderate.

I got my limit upto 9 lb with the Challenger Bank 691UL and IRT 300 combo.

You can feel any slight bite and I did not drop many fluke by setting hooks high.

I don't have any picture as I left my phone camera in the  car. 

 

I fished on a party boat out of Montauk today.

I dropped many big fluke today, not because I couldn't set the hook properly, but because fluke did not take bait fully/

As usual, some anglers using light rod did very well.

 

Some prefer heavier 7'3" Black Hole Challenger Bank 731 M or 7'6" Challenger Bank 761MH, but I recommend to use lighter Black Hole Challenger Bank 701 L or 691 UL for fluking when you can use sinker upto 10  oz.

 

 

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Kil,

 

Always wanted to know. Why did you guys design the rod with the reel seat hood/locking mechanism placed by where your thumb and index fingers normally hold the rod? Normally it’s flipped on a spinning rod, making it more comfortable because those fingers would be resting on cork or foam. 

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3 hours ago, Jewjitzu said:

Kil,

 

Always wanted to know. Why did you guys design the rod with the reel seat hood/locking mechanism placed by where your thumb and index fingers normally hold the rod? Normally it’s flipped on a spinning rod, making it more comfortable because those fingers would be resting on cork or foam. 

Can you show pictures of rods you are talking about ? 

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On 11/27/2019 at 1:26 PM, bac0701 said:

kill just curious how is this blank  691 ul for tog jigging ?

This is my new tog rod. It was early in the morning and I was 1/2 asleep. And my garage was dark. I was going for my 701L. What I got on the boat I saw I grabbed the wrong rod. It was the best mistake I ever did. I dropped an 1 1/2 oz jig and I could feel everything. I was worried it was going to be to lite. Then I caught a 6 lb tog. I thought that wasn’t so bad lad I liked it a lot. Then a caught a 8.80 lb.  I thought I was in trouble. Boy was I wrong. It handled so well. I was able to keep that fish out of the wreck and get’em up. It seemed like once it bent about 1/2 way down the back bone kicked in. What a great rod. Can’t wait to go again but now I have to wait until the fall season. Can’t say enough good.

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Kil,

 

Isnt the  Black Hole Challenger Bank 691 UL rated for use with only up to 1.5 oz?  Are you saying you are putting 6oz sinkers or jigs on this rod and it has no problem handling the weight? I guess thats because you are just bottom fishing and not casting out with the rod?  

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3 hours ago, Sherpah said:

Kil,

 

Isnt the  Black Hole Challenger Bank 691 UL rated for use with only up to 1.5 oz?  Are you saying you are putting 6oz sinkers or jigs on this rod and it has no problem handling the weight? I guess thats because you are just bottom fishing and not casting out with the rod?  

The rating is for casting I would assume. And jigging is completely different if it can pull tog out of structure, it can easily handle jig 6oz lead. All my jigging rod is super light and thin would not be able cast anything over 1oz but can handle up to 10oz jigging easily  

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