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| Carpenter TBL80/35 |
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| Pulling a foul hook GT using Napalm 200 |
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| Native Works Napalm 200mm |
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| Another small caught on Carpenter Maihime 120 Diablo White |
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| Small lure = Small GT...HammerHead A-cup |
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| Lucky escape.... |
Saturday, December 31, 2016
End 2016 : Jarak Island
year end trip
Friday, December 30, 2016
2016 Q4: Carpenter Lures
Carpenter Maihime MH120-220
Previous Maihime (Dancer) was released in October 2015 with 3 color schemes i.e. black back, black back with side purple and dark blue back flying fish.
October 2016 saw 2 more color schemes were added i.e. Diablo white with metal paste and Black back (Torashima) with metal paste.
KLL model: 012A
total length : 220mm
weight: about 118g
hook weight (per piece): about 11g i.e. Decoy Saltwater 6/0, Takumi 5/0
split ring: Carpenter 250Lb SR or Owner #9
Having undergone a series of testing and improvements, the new Carpenter lure “MAIHIME” appears and swims just like real fish, that they cannot even figure out if the lure is a real fish or not.
Its action on the water is almost the same as Gamma, but this lure works better if you give it a shorter jerk pitch reel winding intervals (shorter pause time) i.e. that is where the "Dancer" word coming from. This lure might not be the best for the rough wave condition where Bluefish and Gamma are better choice for that condition.
GT rod recommended : TBL80/35, TBL83/32, EP85/36, EP88/35, EP82/38 and TBL80/30.
Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the Maihime 120:
Carpenter Blue Fish BF120-210
In 2016, 2 color scheme were introduced i.e.
1) Diablo dark blue back with metal paste
2) Flying fish with black back and metal paste
total length : 210mm
weight: about 116g
hook weight (per piece): about 11g i.e. Decoy Saltwater 6/0, Takumi 5/0
split ring: Carpenter 250Lb SR or Owner #9
2 type actions can be applied
a) just pull - "walk the dog"
b) jerk and pitch like playing gamma i.e. variable jerk speed, length, pitch and stop time.
GT rod recommended : TBL80/35, TBL83/32, EP85/36, EP88/35, EP82/38, TBL80/30, CV79/35, EP86/40 RP-1, F3 711/40 (familiar with rod is possible) and TBL80/40 (familiar with rod is possible).
Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the BF 120:
Carpenter Gamma 160
In 2016, 2 types of Gamma 160 were produced i.e. GTγ 160 (4 colors) and GTγ 160H (2 colors).
Colors for γ160
1) Diablo dark blue back with hologram paste
2) Diablo black back (Torashima) with metal paste
3) Flying fish with black back and metal paste
4) Diablo clownfish with hologram paste
Colors for γ160H
1) Black back with metal paste
2) Pilot fish with metal paste
Previous Maihime (Dancer) was released in October 2015 with 3 color schemes i.e. black back, black back with side purple and dark blue back flying fish.
October 2016 saw 2 more color schemes were added i.e. Diablo white with metal paste and Black back (Torashima) with metal paste.
KLL model: 012A
total length : 220mm
weight: about 118g
hook weight (per piece): about 11g i.e. Decoy Saltwater 6/0, Takumi 5/0
split ring: Carpenter 250Lb SR or Owner #9
Having undergone a series of testing and improvements, the new Carpenter lure “MAIHIME” appears and swims just like real fish, that they cannot even figure out if the lure is a real fish or not.
Its action on the water is almost the same as Gamma, but this lure works better if you give it a shorter jerk pitch reel winding intervals (shorter pause time) i.e. that is where the "Dancer" word coming from. This lure might not be the best for the rough wave condition where Bluefish and Gamma are better choice for that condition.
GT rod recommended : TBL80/35, TBL83/32, EP85/36, EP88/35, EP82/38 and TBL80/30.
Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the Maihime 120:
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| Flying fish and dark blue back (metal pasted) |
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| Black back (holograph pasting) |
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| Black back / side purple (holographic paste) |
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| Black back (tiger stripes) Metal paste |
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| Diablo White Metal paste |
Carpenter Blue Fish BF120-210
In 2016, 2 color scheme were introduced i.e.
1) Diablo dark blue back with metal paste
2) Flying fish with black back and metal paste
total length : 210mm
weight: about 116g
hook weight (per piece): about 11g i.e. Decoy Saltwater 6/0, Takumi 5/0
split ring: Carpenter 250Lb SR or Owner #9
2 type actions can be applied
a) just pull - "walk the dog"
b) jerk and pitch like playing gamma i.e. variable jerk speed, length, pitch and stop time.
GT rod recommended : TBL80/35, TBL83/32, EP85/36, EP88/35, EP82/38, TBL80/30, CV79/35, EP86/40 RP-1, F3 711/40 (familiar with rod is possible) and TBL80/40 (familiar with rod is possible).
Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the BF 120:
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| Diablo dark blue back. Metal paste |
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| Flying fish and black back (with eggplant blue) Metal paste |
Carpenter Gamma 160
In 2016, 2 types of Gamma 160 were produced i.e. GTγ 160 (4 colors) and GTγ 160H (2 colors).
Colors for γ160
1) Diablo dark blue back with hologram paste
2) Diablo black back (Torashima) with metal paste
3) Flying fish with black back and metal paste
4) Diablo clownfish with hologram paste
Colors for γ160H
1) Black back with metal paste
2) Pilot fish with metal paste
Gamma γ160-255 and Gamma γ160H-255
total length : 255mm
weight: about 160g for γ160, 165g for γ160H
hook weight (per piece): about 15g i.e. Decoy Saltwater 7/0, Takumi 6/0
split ring: Carpenter 350Lb SR or Owner #10
GT rod recommended : F3711/40, MH80H, CV79/40, CV79/35, TBL80/35, EP86/40 R-P1 and TBL80/40.
Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the γ160:
Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the γ160H:
Disclaimer
I am not claim to be an authority in the field of rod, lure and equipment testing and the use of any information on this site is at the user’s and buyer's own risk. All above writing is just my feedback and opinion. Please browse official sites for more accurate explanation and description. While I makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, i provide no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information on this site. I welcome suggestions on how to improve this site’s content and correct errors.
total length : 255mm
weight: about 160g for γ160, 165g for γ160H
hook weight (per piece): about 15g i.e. Decoy Saltwater 7/0, Takumi 6/0
split ring: Carpenter 350Lb SR or Owner #10
GT rod recommended : F3711/40, MH80H, CV79/40, CV79/35, TBL80/35, EP86/40 R-P1 and TBL80/40.
Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the γ160:
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| Flying fish and black back (with eggplant blue) Metal pasting |
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| Diablo Blackback (Tiger stripe) Metal pasting |
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| Diablo dark blue back. Holographic attachment |
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| Clownfish and Diablo design. Holo paste |
Pictures below were copied from Carpenter's website to show color scheme of the γ160H:
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| Burimodoki Metal pasting |
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| Black back. Metal pasting |
Disclaimer
I am not claim to be an authority in the field of rod, lure and equipment testing and the use of any information on this site is at the user’s and buyer's own risk. All above writing is just my feedback and opinion. Please browse official sites for more accurate explanation and description. While I makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, i provide no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information on this site. I welcome suggestions on how to improve this site’s content and correct errors.
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Available in the market: HammerHead Faube series rods in Q4 2016
HammerHead FAUBE rod series
3 Faube class rods are available from Hammer-Head i.e. Faube 77H, Faube 77M+ and Faube 78ML. Faube rods were built mainly for the comfort and the maximum potential of Hammer-Head Faube poppers. Faube blank can be characterised to have a lot of "kick" i.e. the casting distance depends on anglers power and techniques they applied. My 1st feel that these rods are way to stiff for me, but after hook-up, the rod bend nicely from tip to butt with high lifting power. Short stroke of lifting i.e from horizontal to 60 deg with fight fish nicely. Caution for those who have back problems and slip disc thou.
Lets review the lightest Faube first....
Faube 78ML
One of my favorite all-day chugger rod. 7.8 feet (7 feet 9 inches) and weight 396 gram. Stated on the blank max lure 160gram with max line of PE10. Normally i paired with HH D-cup (130g), Napalm 220, GT2 150, Seafrog twinhook 120, SS Lure Jenna 130 and Fullscale Kong 180. Notice that most lures are below 140gram size. By using Stella 2008 SW10000XG with SOM 16000 spool, filled up with PowerPro red 100lb and initial drag setup of 10kg, Okubo knot style system and Fisherman leader 170lb, Faube 78ML is one of my old-man-all-day-chugger-rod.
Faube 77M+
7.7 feet = 7 feet 8 inches, Line max: ~PE10, Lure max: ~180g.
I used this rod mainly with HH E-cup (145g), Craftbait GT2 150, Craftbait GT3 150g, Napalm 220 and 250, Fullscale Kong 180and 200, Patriot Design MasterBomb 155 and Orion Cono-Cono 160g. Tip and rod is more stiffer than 78ML but still light weight. Frankly, not so forgiving blank on my back if I set it on high drag more than 13kg.
Faube 77H
Heaviest of Faube series. 7.7 feet = 7 feet 8 inches, Line max: ~PE12 with lure max 250g. Never got the chance to test fishing with this rod yet. Initial pond testing shows it was design to cast and chug HH Faube popper of E-cup, G-cup and I-cup.
Disclaimer
I am not claim to be an authority in the field of rod, lure and equipment testing and the use of any information on this site is at the user’s and buyer's own risk. All above writing is just my feedback and opinion. Please browse official sites for more accurate explanation and description. While I makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, i provide no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information on this site. I welcome suggestions on how to improve this site’s content and correct errors.
3 Faube class rods are available from Hammer-Head i.e. Faube 77H, Faube 77M+ and Faube 78ML. Faube rods were built mainly for the comfort and the maximum potential of Hammer-Head Faube poppers. Faube blank can be characterised to have a lot of "kick" i.e. the casting distance depends on anglers power and techniques they applied. My 1st feel that these rods are way to stiff for me, but after hook-up, the rod bend nicely from tip to butt with high lifting power. Short stroke of lifting i.e from horizontal to 60 deg with fight fish nicely. Caution for those who have back problems and slip disc thou.
Lets review the lightest Faube first....
Faube 78ML
One of my favorite all-day chugger rod. 7.8 feet (7 feet 9 inches) and weight 396 gram. Stated on the blank max lure 160gram with max line of PE10. Normally i paired with HH D-cup (130g), Napalm 220, GT2 150, Seafrog twinhook 120, SS Lure Jenna 130 and Fullscale Kong 180. Notice that most lures are below 140gram size. By using Stella 2008 SW10000XG with SOM 16000 spool, filled up with PowerPro red 100lb and initial drag setup of 10kg, Okubo knot style system and Fisherman leader 170lb, Faube 78ML is one of my old-man-all-day-chugger-rod.
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| Mr Eidi of Anglers Garage bends Faube 78ML with HH D-cup (Pic courtesy of HammerHead ) |
Faube 77M+
7.7 feet = 7 feet 8 inches, Line max: ~PE10, Lure max: ~180g.
I used this rod mainly with HH E-cup (145g), Craftbait GT2 150, Craftbait GT3 150g, Napalm 220 and 250, Fullscale Kong 180and 200, Patriot Design MasterBomb 155 and Orion Cono-Cono 160g. Tip and rod is more stiffer than 78ML but still light weight. Frankly, not so forgiving blank on my back if I set it on high drag more than 13kg.
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| Bending Faube 77M+ with 12-13kg fight drag. |
Faube 77H
Heaviest of Faube series. 7.7 feet = 7 feet 8 inches, Line max: ~PE12 with lure max 250g. Never got the chance to test fishing with this rod yet. Initial pond testing shows it was design to cast and chug HH Faube popper of E-cup, G-cup and I-cup.
Disclaimer
I am not claim to be an authority in the field of rod, lure and equipment testing and the use of any information on this site is at the user’s and buyer's own risk. All above writing is just my feedback and opinion. Please browse official sites for more accurate explanation and description. While I makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, i provide no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information on this site. I welcome suggestions on how to improve this site’s content and correct errors.
Friday, December 2, 2016
Available in the market: Carpenter rods in Q4 2016
Current available Carpenter’s GT rod in the market this winter season 2016 includes
Got few quiries regarding the above rods…so below in just my humble feedback and opinion. Here we go....
1. F3 711/40
All rounder 40lb class rod. PE # 8 ~ 10 rod. Max lure weight 250g with max drag of 13kg. Paired with Stella 18000 or 14000 (SOM 16k spool).
Target fish GT. i think it can be used for large New Zealand Kingfish.
Suitable for more experience GT angler who like to fight with high load drag but need some time to relax during fight, making fighting effort easier. Lifting power is good. Tip is softer than MH series. Note that with F3 is a 40lb class rod and it doesn't miraculously make anglers who is generally struggle using heavy tackle, able to use them.
Lures that I tested and found out suitable are chuggers 120-150gram eg. Carpenter Twinhooks 120, Craftbait GT2 120, Craftbait GT2 150, HammerHead D cup, Fullscale Kong 180, Adhek Gecko 160.
Personally i used F3 for my "heavy" stickbait rod together with my TBL 80/40.
Found out that the best stickbait size for F3 is Gamma 160, Gamma 200, SS lure F5. When tested with Gamma 140 and BF140, found that the tip is slightly stiffer which i need to adjust tempo and slackline to make the lures swim. I also like F3 when partner with sinking pencil of Pandora 150 and Zeus 150+25. Swimmer like Napalm 220 is also nice pair.
2. TBL 80/35
One of my favorite rod for stickbait. Stickbait 35lb class rod. Replacing TBL 711/35. PE 6 rod (use PE8 with caution). Max lure weight 180g with max drag of 11kg. Paired with Stella 14000 (SOM 16k spool).
Target fish GT. Can be used for large New Zealand Kingfish.
Excellent pairing with Maihime 120, Gamma 120 and 140 and Bluefish 120 and 140, SS Lure F3. Strong backbone that can fight and lift GT. Very enjoyable rod when casting and playing stickbait and swimbait of Napalm 200.
3. CV 79/40
All rounder 40lb class rod. One of Konishi's favourite rod.
PE♯6 ~ 8. Max lure weight 200g with max drag 12kg.
Main advantage of this rod is the weight i.e. sub 390gram. Can-cast-all-day-rod. Paired with Stella 14k.
During trip, i mainly used this rod for Gamma 140 or Twinhook 120g. During fight, you can load power with its stiffer tip.
4. MH 80H
40lb class rod. PE # 8 ~ 10 rod. Max lure weight 250g with max drag of 13kg. Paired with Stella 18000 or 14000 (SOM 16k spool).
Pure monster GT rod. High load drag rod to stop GT from reefed me. Stable fight with minimal absorption of shock when GT dived during fight i.e. in other word, need a strong back. Stiffer tip than F3 which is suitable for chugger GT3 150 and 170, D & E cup and Cono Cono 160. As for stickbait, normally i paired MH80H with gamma 160. Swimbait of Napalm 250 is also suitable.
Quiries also came asking which to buy, either MH80H or F3. My feedback is F3 came with newer technology, ~ 50gram lighter, has softer tip, more forgiving during fight i.e. like EP with lifting power, but do not have enough power on high 13kg drag to stop mama GT if it wants to reef you (your lure is also expensive and hard to get).
Disclaimer
I am not claim to be an authority in the field of rod, lure and equipment testing and the use of any information on this site is at the user’s and buyer's own risk. All above writing is just my feedback and opinion. Please browse official sites for more accurate explanation and description. While I makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, i provide no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information on this site. I welcome suggestions on how to improve this site’s content and correct errors. Pictures taken courtesy of Carpenter Japan website.
- F3 711/40
- TBL 80/35
- CV 79/40
- MH 80H
Got few quiries regarding the above rods…so below in just my humble feedback and opinion. Here we go....
1. F3 711/40
All rounder 40lb class rod. PE # 8 ~ 10 rod. Max lure weight 250g with max drag of 13kg. Paired with Stella 18000 or 14000 (SOM 16k spool).
Target fish GT. i think it can be used for large New Zealand Kingfish.
Suitable for more experience GT angler who like to fight with high load drag but need some time to relax during fight, making fighting effort easier. Lifting power is good. Tip is softer than MH series. Note that with F3 is a 40lb class rod and it doesn't miraculously make anglers who is generally struggle using heavy tackle, able to use them.
Lures that I tested and found out suitable are chuggers 120-150gram eg. Carpenter Twinhooks 120, Craftbait GT2 120, Craftbait GT2 150, HammerHead D cup, Fullscale Kong 180, Adhek Gecko 160.
Personally i used F3 for my "heavy" stickbait rod together with my TBL 80/40.
Found out that the best stickbait size for F3 is Gamma 160, Gamma 200, SS lure F5. When tested with Gamma 140 and BF140, found that the tip is slightly stiffer which i need to adjust tempo and slackline to make the lures swim. I also like F3 when partner with sinking pencil of Pandora 150 and Zeus 150+25. Swimmer like Napalm 220 is also nice pair.
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| Carpenter Builder Mr Konishi with F3 |
2. TBL 80/35
One of my favorite rod for stickbait. Stickbait 35lb class rod. Replacing TBL 711/35. PE 6 rod (use PE8 with caution). Max lure weight 180g with max drag of 11kg. Paired with Stella 14000 (SOM 16k spool).
Target fish GT. Can be used for large New Zealand Kingfish.
Excellent pairing with Maihime 120, Gamma 120 and 140 and Bluefish 120 and 140, SS Lure F3. Strong backbone that can fight and lift GT. Very enjoyable rod when casting and playing stickbait and swimbait of Napalm 200.
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| Carpenter tester Mr Tanaka with TBL 80/35 |
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| TBL 80/35 |
3. CV 79/40
All rounder 40lb class rod. One of Konishi's favourite rod.
PE♯6 ~ 8. Max lure weight 200g with max drag 12kg.
Main advantage of this rod is the weight i.e. sub 390gram. Can-cast-all-day-rod. Paired with Stella 14k.
During trip, i mainly used this rod for Gamma 140 or Twinhook 120g. During fight, you can load power with its stiffer tip.
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| Carpenter tester bending CV to maximum |
4. MH 80H
40lb class rod. PE # 8 ~ 10 rod. Max lure weight 250g with max drag of 13kg. Paired with Stella 18000 or 14000 (SOM 16k spool).
Pure monster GT rod. High load drag rod to stop GT from reefed me. Stable fight with minimal absorption of shock when GT dived during fight i.e. in other word, need a strong back. Stiffer tip than F3 which is suitable for chugger GT3 150 and 170, D & E cup and Cono Cono 160. As for stickbait, normally i paired MH80H with gamma 160. Swimbait of Napalm 250 is also suitable.
Quiries also came asking which to buy, either MH80H or F3. My feedback is F3 came with newer technology, ~ 50gram lighter, has softer tip, more forgiving during fight i.e. like EP with lifting power, but do not have enough power on high 13kg drag to stop mama GT if it wants to reef you (your lure is also expensive and hard to get).
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| Carpenter builder Mr Konishi bending MH80H to max |
Disclaimer
I am not claim to be an authority in the field of rod, lure and equipment testing and the use of any information on this site is at the user’s and buyer's own risk. All above writing is just my feedback and opinion. Please browse official sites for more accurate explanation and description. While I makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information, i provide no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information on this site. I welcome suggestions on how to improve this site’s content and correct errors. Pictures taken courtesy of Carpenter Japan website.
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