Originally Posted by maodiver
in that case, I did happen to "wash" it a couple of outings ago.
in that case, I did happen to "wash" it a couple of outings ago.
"Some people fish their entire lives without realizing it's not the fish they're after."
Mine WAS an ORVIS Trident "TL" (the expensive model) 9' 6" four piece Six weight.
I caught soooooo many fish, but also my BIGGEST. The 36" Hybrid was on it.
Sadly, it and a Battenkill LA plus line, not to mention the side window on our van, was stolen in our drive way one night.
The Helios is coming real close...but that thing had the GREEN Mojo.
I think mine might be my St Croix Avid w/IPC 9' 6wt 4 pc. When warm water fishing I'll grab it before any others. For trout it would be a St Croix Avid 9' 4wt 2 pc. I really like that rod. I don't know if it has to do with mo jo or just like to fish them more than the others.
Dave
" If a man is truly blessed, he returns home from fishing to the best catch of his life." Christopher Armour
I have a rod that I thought had all grades of mojo. It's a Fenwick 6 wt. that I made myself. On the first cast I made with it, which was on my first trip to a Tennessee river, I caught a brown trout. As best I recall, I haven't caught a thing with it since.
No, but I sure do need one!!!
Hmmmm... since I only got into this a year ago April... no rods with mojo.
Got some new ones with mo... some with jo... but... I mean, when I hear of mojo, I'm thinking an old, classic rod.
I need to buy an old rod with lotsa mojo!! Anyone???
John R
I think the act of buying/selling a rod kills some of its mojo.
I wouldnt say any of my small stable of rods has actual "mojo", but I do feel that one of my rods is cursed. I've got a St. Croix 9' 5 wt that, from the time I hook up with a fish, I've got a better than 50/50 chance that it will throw the hook, break off, or tangle me up in brush before I land it. The first 20 fish or so that I had on the line with the rod all managed to avoid the net. Since, at the moment, its the heaviest rod I own, it's what I use to throw streamers and bigger flies to bass and panfish. Even to this day, when i take it out to a pond, I'll hook 6 to land 3. Dont really know what its deal is, but when I eventually get another 5wt to replace it, its getting hung up for good.
Whether due to some budding mojo, or simply average performance compared to that, my 7'-9" 3wt slays them pretty good, and even on a slow day usually manages at least one fish. Unlike its big brother, the little 3wt has about a 95% net rate for fish hooked.
I also am fortunate enough to have two with just the right mojo. The first one is an old Fenwick glass FF755 that throws a WF6F like there's no tomorrow.
The other is a refurbished 2 piece 6' 6weight boo stick. One fish after another while on it's christening trip.
I'm still in need of a hat with mojo. Maybe a fedora.
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