Bunker Spoon Rods

[Fishingfool2]

Looking for opinion on the Tsunami bunkers spoon rods vs. higher priced brands

Thx

[Gerry Zagorski]

I believe their rods are graphite and would not be my first choice for running spoons since they tend to be stiffer then glass rods.. Most of the custom rod builders like Kevin Bogan use glass rods with very whippy parabolic tips since the what you want to make the spoons run best.

If you are looking to save some money you might consider getting some standard 7 foot conventional glass trolling rods with slick butts rated for 30 pounds with a nice soft tip. Rather then run wire, run braid with a drail weight out in front of the spoon to make them sink better. Plus you can use these rods for other purposes.

[Fishingfool2]

Gerry

I have a pair of 8 foot Fenwick rods rated for 17 - 30 lb (30/50 braid). Cork butts. Worth a shot? I use them for trolling Stretch plugs and have caught blues up to 15 + pounds on them with no problem

Marty

[Gerry Zagorski]

Sure, I'd give them a shot... Only problem is the cork butts. When you hook up there is going to be a fair amount of pressure on the rod and the cork butt is going to make it harder to get it out of the rod holder. That and eventually the cork is likey to get fatigued from the pressure on it in the rod holder. This is why trolling rods typically have slick butts made with either aluminum or hard plastics.

[Dave A]

IMO the 8'4" Tsunami Spoon rods are excellent spoon rods. They are a composite blank containing both fiberglass and graphite...the best of both worlds. They are not stiff at all.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Dave A

IMO the 8'4" Tsunami Spoon rods are excellent spoon rods. They are a composite blank containing both fiberglass and graphite...the best of both worlds. They are not stiff at all.

Dave would know better then me since I have no experience with these particular rods.