![]() ![]() While palming the reel in my left hand, I could quickly depress the thumb bar with my right thumb with no fumbling at all. ![]() I fished a Hybrid 25 for bottom fishing and also for jigging, and really liked the thumb bar spool release feature. The overall handle length is perfect for rapid line retrieval without being awkward. The round handle knob has a non-slip surface, and a small but very fisherman-friendly feature is the machined hourglass shape of the handle knob shaft that helps the angler’s fingers get the best grip on the knob. At only 13 ounces, it balances nicely with rods from 6 to 7-1/2 feet."Īdding to the comfort and superior design is an S-shape handle that keeps the handle knob closer to the center of the reel to minimize reel wobble while the angler is cranking fast for speed jigging. "You can buy one reel and use it for just about everything," said Jerry Gomber, Director of Development for Bimini Bay Outfitters, the Maxel distributor, "and the round shape and recessed reel foot positions the Hybrid low on the rod so it’s very comfortable to fish whether bottom fishing or jigging. The Hybrids are true multi task reels equally at home drifting for fluke, live lining for stripers, chumming or jigging bluefish, bottom fishing for sea bass and tog, and light trolling for dolphin and albies. Sweet spot is probably 6 oz or so, but can handle up to 10 to 12 if needed.They’re called Hybrid because they combine the engineering, machining and impeccable high standards of the company’s Ocean Max lever drag reels, but in a star-drag configuration. Super crisp and sensitive rod- if anything, it was way more sensitive than I was used to and had me swinging at bites that I didn't used to feel with a composite rod. I wouldn't regularly use it for jigging more than 10 oz or so, but I rarely find it necessary to fluke with that much weight (it helps to use light braid and use simpler rigs to cut down on water resistance). It is a fairly fast action rod, but I prefer that for Skinner-style jigging, and it handled some big fish beautifully.Īlso use it for light togging. It can be hard to find a rod that is light enough to jig Skinner-style all day but which has enough backbone and fast enough action to jig a 6 to 8 oz bucktail or an 8 to 10 oz sinker without just flexing the tip, and that combo handled it beautifully. It's a sweet combo for both, but I especially loved it for Nantucket fluke. Primarily use it for two applications- deepwater fluking and light togging. I have the 731M BH Challenger, conventional/spiral, paired with a Maxel Hybrid 20. When you’re fluking the 7’3, are you rapid jigging with 10oz?ĭo you think the 7’6 is overkill for that application or just right?I fish mainly party boats and don’t have the luxury of drift socks or calling it a day if the current is too strong. ![]() definitely a great choice for Party boat fishing. Has worked just as well, but noticeably stiffer. I purchased the 761mh because it was on sale. while tuna fishing for bait, and I know it will be great for cod and haddock to boot. Used this rod the other day with a sabiki rig and 4-8 oz. Last week I was tautog fishing off Newport. Fished Block Island for fluke,sea bass, and live eels for stripers. 30# braid, 8-16 oz sinkers, hi low rigs, fish 10+ pounds. Performed perfect. This year I started fluke fishing off Nantucket. I honestly have to say the 731m is about as perfect of a "do all" rod as I've ever used. ![]() I fish a 731m conventional, and a 761mh spiral. The challenger bank are twice the price of the charter special so it's definitely a more high end rod. It's very light though and very reasonably priced so I'm going to give it a try. I didn't get a chance to pull on it and I dont know if it's the same nano material as the challenger. I can't say whether the action of the charter special is similar or not but from what I hear everyone who has one really likes it. I dont remember the exact one I picked up but it was last year and I think the slow pitch is the new one? It was rated 20-40. I'll be picking up a charter special for fluke, blackfish, stripers, etc. Would you say the 7'3" inshore Charter Special is similar in action and capacity to the Challanger Back 731m? I bought the 731M for bucktailing Nantucket fluke, light jgging for groupd fish like haddock and smaller market cod, BI seabass & cod w/ 5 - 8 oz diamond jigs, perhaps some Lucanus style.Īre these the purpose / niche you're picking up the Charter Special? 6'8" slow pitch or 7'3" inshore? is a lot more rod than the 731m, which one do you have? The 761 MH or the 731H? Thanks Big Will, Now were really getting some expereinced info. ![]()
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