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I get asked allof the time,"Is a high end rod worth the money? Why do I need to buy a high end rod when I can catch fish with the $39.99 rod from xxx?"
To tell you the truth, when the fish are biting you can catch them with a cane pole, broom stick, coffee can, throw line or any other vehicle that launches bait into the water.
But what about when the bite is slow? How about that winter fishing when you are bouncing jigs off of the bottom in search of the most subtle bites?
Have you ever judged the success of your fishing trip by the number of fish in the box? Of course you have. We all have.
Have you ever thought, in the back of your mind, that you just wasted $100 on gas because you fished all day and didn't get a bite.
Before I started carrying Batson's XSB rod blanks, I could not justify building a rod with a $100 blank. One day I ordered Batson's XSB 822.5 rod blank and built lightest rod I had ever built.
To try out my new rod, I invited a few friends to fish with me in
Port O'Connor, TX. My good friend Brad was fishing with me that day. Brad is an awesome fisherman. He has caught more 28"+ trout than anyone I know (non professional I know).
We were on a drift in Shoalwater Bay. I could feel the this subtle "tap tap". I yanked back to set the hook....nothing. After a few more "Guide Strikes" I finally dropped my tip and waited. After a few seconds, the trout would take off with my lure and "BAM" the fishing was on.
After a few more of the tap and run bites I had a few fish in the box. I looked at Brad, he had a GOOSE EGG.
Our friend Ruben who fished with us that day was so impressed with the rod, he offered to trade me his new mg 50 for the rod. (it was a good trade)
Brad never gets the goose egg. Brad is a very good fisherman. How is it that I beat him? I believe it was the greater sensitivity of the Batson XSB rod blank.
Since that trip, I have had similar experiences with other very good fishermen.
I think it is fair to say that a fishing rod with improved sensitivity is what saved those trips from being a "waste."
So if we judge our fishing trips by the numbers of fish in the box, and if we can catch one or two fish in the worst of fishing conditions, does an increase in rod sensitivity give us a competitive advantage?
I think it does. If we can save two or three fishing trips a year from being "goose egged" then I think the rod pays for itself.
Best of luck to you on the water,
Charlie
To tell you the truth, when the fish are biting you can catch them with a cane pole, broom stick, coffee can, throw line or any other vehicle that launches bait into the water.
But what about when the bite is slow? How about that winter fishing when you are bouncing jigs off of the bottom in search of the most subtle bites?
Have you ever judged the success of your fishing trip by the number of fish in the box? Of course you have. We all have.
Have you ever thought, in the back of your mind, that you just wasted $100 on gas because you fished all day and didn't get a bite.
Before I started carrying Batson's XSB rod blanks, I could not justify building a rod with a $100 blank. One day I ordered Batson's XSB 822.5 rod blank and built lightest rod I had ever built.
To try out my new rod, I invited a few friends to fish with me in
Port O'Connor, TX. My good friend Brad was fishing with me that day. Brad is an awesome fisherman. He has caught more 28"+ trout than anyone I know (non professional I know).
We were on a drift in Shoalwater Bay. I could feel the this subtle "tap tap". I yanked back to set the hook....nothing. After a few more "Guide Strikes" I finally dropped my tip and waited. After a few seconds, the trout would take off with my lure and "BAM" the fishing was on.
After a few more of the tap and run bites I had a few fish in the box. I looked at Brad, he had a GOOSE EGG.
Our friend Ruben who fished with us that day was so impressed with the rod, he offered to trade me his new mg 50 for the rod. (it was a good trade)
Brad never gets the goose egg. Brad is a very good fisherman. How is it that I beat him? I believe it was the greater sensitivity of the Batson XSB rod blank.
Since that trip, I have had similar experiences with other very good fishermen.
I think it is fair to say that a fishing rod with improved sensitivity is what saved those trips from being a "waste."
So if we judge our fishing trips by the numbers of fish in the box, and if we can catch one or two fish in the worst of fishing conditions, does an increase in rod sensitivity give us a competitive advantage?
I think it does. If we can save two or three fishing trips a year from being "goose egged" then I think the rod pays for itself.
Best of luck to you on the water,
Charlie
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