Even though you're a proclaimed "just a fisherman" your historical & technical explanations of fishing gear is second to none on today's market of equipment of what I want to fish. Maybe the next time I fly in from Florida you or one of your staff will speak first in order to get the ball rolling (San Diego). Hasta el ano que viene,
John Hollis give me a heads up and I’ll do my best to be where I belong = hanging out at our little shop an talking gear. Thanks for visiting this channel and CharkBait.
I enjoy watching these kinds of videos you put out. You have so much passion and knowledge it's fascinates me listening to your experience. it's like a history lesson!
Around a year ago, under a different youtube name, I asked Mark about Cousins rods (as I bought a couple at Fred Hall). He replied with an essay about the company and made several predictions... Every prediction he made happened. I wish I hadn't deleted that account just so people could see that Mark called everything exactly dead on with that company. The man is an Oracle. When he talks, we all need to listen. Thanks, Mark
Hmm, thank you for your kind words. If you don't mind, can I copy this and send it over to my wife? Might gain me some latitude when I pop off with something she's not inclined to buy into... Cousins was a pretty easy call, but I had help from Peter Williams (the Aussie who brought GUSA back to life and changed the name to UC). Peter was first to state the obvious, similarly with his take on Seeker under their new owner (who moved on after destroying that firm and found another buyer). I'm not so smart, I just try to listen well when smarter and more experienced folks have something to say.
Mark knows his stuff. I've talked to him on the phone when I called the store and couldn't be a nicer guy. We're all lucky he puts out videos like these to spread the word on these great rods.
John Pawlak - Thanks John, there have been some very interesting and accomplished people in this business and their contributions well worth recognizing. I’m proud to have met some of these legends of sport fishing over the years, like Carl Newell, one of the nicest and most unassuming men ever born. Some real gems...
Love these videos on the back story of these companies. I still have several of my GUSA rods and they are so thin, light and strong. Definitely ahead of the game when they came out. Glad they were brought back under United Composites, Just got a Centaur done. Now I just need to find a good blank with medium action so I can use it for fishing Halibut on my boat in so cal.
I've got a couple Challenger Platinum rods and I tell you what the job they do on the wraps and components is excellent. Use them pulling very hard on big grouper or AJ's here in Florida. I have some custom UC rods for casting but the Platinum series is just a fantastic rod if you're fishing up and down on big fish.
just picked up a rus80 monster from you guys paired it with my avet jx raptor 65 braid with a #40 top this is a beauty in my arsenal your team was awesome in store
@@CharkBaitUSA yes sir they did!quik question i want to switch my single speed mxj single speed 50# braid down under fishing 20-25 on top with a phenix black diamond rod but i want to go straight american united composite what would be the best application rod for that sticking with the gusa graphite series
Thank you that was so informative. I've been looking for a new rod for my Torque 25Nld2 and had already decided to go with a UC rod but didn't know which one. I'll have to stop in and get more info.
I just has a custom spinning rod built on one of those newer US79Mega blanks. It has a nice action for fishing braid too. Not to fast of action. I was surprised for it being a US(GUSA) series vs my CE (Challenger Elite) blank custom spinner on the RCE800 MEGA blank. Both are amazing rods! I have them in spinning configuration but looking forward to getting a Swimbait Finatic rod for my new Komodo reel. United Composites makes amazing, bad azz rods/blanks!
Sergio Rodriguez - thanks and you’ll love the CP’s. Those were designed by Peter and his son Andrew, exclusively for the Aussie market until Peter bought the firm and offered them in the states. I own the 80m, 70HP, 70HF, 70H and CP70HP MEGA (like the XH) from this series and several GUSA US models. Wonderful rods and very powerful pieces to fish. You’ll love ‘em.
@@MarkSmith.CharkBait again, thank you for your technical insight! I know many many of us check into Charkbait for product advise prior to alot of our purchases!! Keep up the great work✌
40# on top... Surface iron and bait, I'd probably go Monster. You are wasting a good deal of line capacity going 80# on a reel that you plan to fish 40# on. I'd suggest running 50# or a max of 60. No point in 80 other than needlessly using up capacity. If the intent was 40-50#, then the Del Mar is well worth considering, excellent iron rod. Neither is great for deeper drop iron, I'd opt for a 7 footer for that application.
Hi there. Looking for a 10' rod for casting surface iron jigs for yellowtail In your opinion ,which one will work best , the 10' Delmar or the monster 10'. Thank you.
Both great rods...both cover light iron well. I'd probably look at the Monster as more of a 40# piece with the Del Mar capable of going heavier. Tady C's up to a 45 the Monster can cover, while the Del Mar loads up better with 45's and Salas 7's. Pure iron work, I lean towards the Del Mar, mixed with some bait the Monster.
in your opinion, at what drag loads would be an upper limit in strength for a deckhand attachment(just a reel clamp), compared to a composite reel seat(without a clamp), composite reel seat(with a clamp) and I assume an alps duel lockdown being the strongest?
Good question to ponder on a Sunday... Folks approach things differently based upon personal experience and need. To me, a deckhand style rod has some advantages in terms of casting distance, and a downside in terms of leverage once you get bit. So, again from my perspective, I'd say a deckhand option is great for up to 50 lb lines and perhaps 20 lbs of drag. A good reel clamp, better yet a clamp that spreads the pressure over a greater area like we offer with a couple after market clamps on our site (www.charkbait.com) reduce the wobble, increase the security of connection, up to the level of a standard reel seat whether composite or not. That's my take, others can differ and still be very right based upon their own experience. There's a weakness with the deckhand's connection with the reel compared to a traditional reel seat, but it's something that can be compensated for and worked around, thus gaining some benefit in casting distance. Would having a reel seat installed on a long deckhand style rod be beneficial? That's something we can do with many of our United Composites rods, and it overcomes connection weakness. But, still, the deckhand rod allows reel placement to vary, and there are times that positioning may be beneficial to an angler, too.
Their best promotion comes from folks that see them perform in action. So much social media stuff is simply hype, and a lot of us get that and filter. Slow and steady organic growth takes time, but it's lasting. That's what we most want to see from UC and Randy.
Oh the GP's... Randy should have waited a couple years to do these...my personal opinion from a marketing standpoint. Basically, he took one of the design components of the Challenger Platinum's, the additional woven carbon from the shoulders down to add more stiffness to that area of the blank. Taking a US blank and adding one more ply of material, 5 ply vs 4 ply of the US series (the CP's are six ply). UC's claim is that this bumps up the line class of the rod by one level. That's not my take, but the additional material does make the rod more suitable at the upper end. So, for an RUS Predator UC rates the rod at 50-80#, RPG stated as a 50-100. It ain't no 100# stick, but now it's a better 60-80. The standard RUS Predator is a dandy 50-60 for most of us, 80 being a stretch. That's from my perspective, my pull as a somewhat aggressive fisherman in terms of drag setting...
Im going on my first charter/ party boat . I have a tyrnos 30 and would like you to recommend a good rod for that reel. You opinion would be great as im new to ocean side of fishing. No target species of fish. I was told bottom fishing I might get into a little bit of everything on a party boat
Best if you can get back to me thru CharkBait.com. Visit the website, my email is posted near the bottom of each page of the site. Then we can go over options, talk about application, narrow the field.
I really like that old school one without a name yet. Is it not called the RUSX CLASSIC Series now from your on line shop? Would one of these not be the cats meow for the Avet SX or MX reels. for casting.? Just ordered two of the Avet SX MC reels from you and due in tomorrow. One as a gift to a friend. Both will run 20# mono gulf coast inshore and fresh water catfish,. Thinking of rods.
Hey Mark. Good to hear that you’re still out educating us. I enjoy watch/listening to you. I am looking for a jigstick in 9’ and looking to check out UC. I have Trinidad 16A to use on it. What do recommend? And do your have it in your shop? I’ve been meaning to make it down to your shop but have never got the time. This would be a great reason to. Thanks
We try to keep them in stock. Right now we have a few 9 footers, a full complement of 8 and 10 footers. 9's are in process of production, may have more in here this week but best to check. Some of that production will be going to back orders. Demand greater than supply, Randy at UC is pushing production as he has been all thru the summer. If you're looking to pull on a rod, best to call first if it's a long drive. But, we'll have a range to pull on and get an idea of action with, all relevant models, just a chance we won't have the right length or build on hand. As the right match, it's a matter of the line test being used and more accurately the drag setting with which the rod will be used. That determines the correct model.
Mark, you mentioned that you sold your Grafighters a while back. I too want to sell all my Grafighters in order to upgrade to all United Composite ones. Can you recommend a good way of selling them?
My sell off was a bit easier than yours...I made use of our shop's website. Other's have made use of eBay and Bloody Decks. BD may be easy to accomplish.
@@CharkBaitUSA Thanks. Once I sell them I’ll be visiting you guys for the rod recommendations. Btw, your knowledge sharing videos are GREATLY appreciated.
@@sergbrock1907 Thanks Serg, I'm a pretty good listener...fish with a passion of course, but definitely learn all I can from others, and being in a tackle shop certainly helps put me in a position to listen to guys who get out more than I. I spent 13 years in education teaching, admin, so perhaps some of that rubs off, too.
@@CharkBaitUSA Haha! An education background, no wonder. Btw, I just recently subscribed to your channel and came across your 4th of July video. Very concise explanation on your view of the matter. Just wanted you to know that we are 70K Americans whom think freely the way you do and rightly question things that make no sense. Thank you for creating and posting that video.
@@sergbrock1907 - Thanks, but I think there are more than 70M of us out there. Hopefully more as more folks actually experience the double dealing done during the election, the false information provided regarding WuFlu, and the graft which has become endemic with our "leaders" serving us in Washington. Our media does not accurately report news regarding both election and corruption. The Biden family, our own State Dept...Ukraine (their press conference yesterday regarding Biden family was devastating to USA reputation, ripping off USA taxpayers as well as citizens of Ukraine which we were supposedly helping to fight corruption).... Oh, don't get me going on another rant... Sadly, there are many who don't do their own homework. Some very nice, trusting, otherwise intelligent people who have placed trust in unworthy sources. Sad. When I was a kid we learned a lot from reading good literature, and I wish others today go back and read the classic: Chicken Little. I might just read that aloud for our next vid.... I've been called racist for referring to the V as Wuhan Virus or WuFlu - being called racist over mentioning its point of origin? Had a couple orders cancelled, too. But, I also met the son of the first Mexican American Medal of Honor recipient - he came in specifically because of the July Rant to give us his business. Great guy, a patriot, and his dad must have been one hell of a man. Very honored to have met and heard from this fellow fisherman. I've never minded loosing some business over a philosophical point - the fact we do not support shimano is a very good example that I do not put business over philosophy....don't get me on a rant Serg...
Not sure of the spot in vid you are referring to. If it's regarding Dick Kantner, he was originally fishing Florida Gulf as a kid, Florida Gulf Coast area- that's where he was from until family moved to San Diego. Yes, the greater area is the Gulf of Mexico, but nearer to Florida, west side of state, the coast is also referred to as the Florida Gulf I believe. Locals to that area can provide better info than I.
Long winded is great when a man knows the subject matter like you do. I have three UC rods that I think are fantastic! Thanks for a great show!
Even though you're a proclaimed "just a fisherman" your historical & technical
explanations of fishing gear is second to none on today's market of equipment
of what I want to fish. Maybe the next time I fly in from Florida you or one of
your staff will speak first in order to get the ball rolling (San Diego).
Hasta el ano que viene,
John Hollis give me a heads up and I’ll do my best to be where I belong = hanging out at our little shop an talking gear. Thanks for visiting this channel and CharkBait.
I enjoy watching these kinds of videos you put out. You have so much passion and knowledge it's fascinates me listening to your experience. it's like a history lesson!
Around a year ago, under a different youtube name, I asked Mark about Cousins rods (as I bought a couple at Fred Hall). He replied with an essay about the company and made several predictions... Every prediction he made happened. I wish I hadn't deleted that account just so people could see that Mark called everything exactly dead on with that company. The man is an Oracle. When he talks, we all need to listen. Thanks, Mark
Hmm, thank you for your kind words. If you don't mind, can I copy this and send it over to my wife? Might gain me some latitude when I pop off with something she's not inclined to buy into...
Cousins was a pretty easy call, but I had help from Peter Williams (the Aussie who brought GUSA back to life and changed the name to UC). Peter was first to state the obvious, similarly with his take on Seeker under their new owner (who moved on after destroying that firm and found another buyer). I'm not so smart, I just try to listen well when smarter and more experienced folks have something to say.
Mark knows his stuff. I've talked to him on the phone when I called the store and couldn't be a nicer guy. We're all lucky he puts out videos like these to spread the word on these great rods.
So happy to see that you are documenting our history...thanks
John Pawlak - Thanks John, there have been some very interesting and accomplished people in this business and their contributions well worth recognizing. I’m proud to have met some of these legends of sport fishing over the years, like Carl Newell, one of the nicest and most unassuming men ever born. Some real gems...
One of the best videos I've seen as far as tackle selection. Thanks Mark!!!
Thank you Damian. It's a privileged getting the word out about what Kantner accomplished and helping this firm get the attention it well deserves.
Extremely well narrated. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Thank you for the kind words.
Mark thanks for the help yesterday, I will be back for another UC rod.
Love these videos on the back story of these companies. I still have several of my GUSA rods and they are so thin, light and strong. Definitely ahead of the game when they came out. Glad they were brought back under United Composites, Just got a Centaur done. Now I just need to find a good blank with medium action so I can use it for fishing Halibut on my boat in so cal.
Absolutely correct. GUSA rods were exceptional, and we're so glad that Dick Kantner's work is receiving the recognition they deserved.
I've got a couple Challenger Platinum rods and I tell you what the job they do on the wraps and components is excellent. Use them pulling very hard on big grouper or AJ's here in Florida. I have some custom UC rods for casting but the Platinum series is just a fantastic rod if you're fishing up and down on big fish.
just picked up a rus80 monster from you guys paired it with my avet jx raptor 65 braid with a #40 top this is a beauty in my arsenal your team was awesome in store
Very versatile set up! Glad the folks here lived up to expectation. Good guys for sure.
@@CharkBaitUSA yes sir they did!quik question i want to switch my single speed mxj single speed 50# braid down under fishing 20-25 on top with a phenix black diamond rod but i want to go straight american united composite what would be the best application rod for that sticking with the gusa graphite series
@@bam12383 RUS 76HL - that nails it.
Thank you that was so informative. I've been looking for a new rod for my Torque 25Nld2 and had already decided to go with a UC rod but didn't know which one. I'll have to stop in and get more info.
Wow everything ive wonder and heard about from other rod builder you have pretty much filled in the gaps
I just has a custom spinning rod built on one of those newer US79Mega blanks. It has a nice action for fishing braid too. Not to fast of action. I was surprised for it being a US(GUSA) series vs my CE (Challenger Elite) blank custom spinner on the RCE800 MEGA blank. Both are amazing rods! I have them in spinning configuration but looking forward to getting a Swimbait Finatic rod for my new Komodo reel. United Composites makes amazing, bad azz rods/blanks!
Love that model, own an 8' US-GUSA, too.
Great information ince again!! I still have my old GUSA sticks and lookin forward to the UC PLATINUM 👍👍thank you Sir👌
Sergio Rodriguez - thanks and you’ll love the CP’s. Those were designed by Peter and his son Andrew, exclusively for the Aussie market until Peter bought the firm and offered them in the states. I own the 80m, 70HP, 70HF, 70H and CP70HP MEGA (like the XH) from this series and several GUSA US models. Wonderful rods and very powerful pieces to fish. You’ll love ‘em.
@@MarkSmith.CharkBait again, thank you for your technical insight! I know many many of us check into Charkbait for product advise prior to alot of our purchases!! Keep up the great work✌
I think I'll be paying you a visit, very, very soon. Too much information for me to choose via the web. Great Stuff!!
Always best if you're within driving distance. Different bend thru the several rod series, so great if you can drop over.
Best rod for a JX Raptor.. 80 braid 40 top shot
Tossing some Iron, live bait, bottom fishing.. Best over all.
Any info welcomed...
40# on top... Surface iron and bait, I'd probably go Monster. You are wasting a good deal of line capacity going 80# on a reel that you plan to fish 40# on. I'd suggest running 50# or a max of 60. No point in 80 other than needlessly using up capacity. If the intent was 40-50#, then the Del Mar is well worth considering, excellent iron rod. Neither is great for deeper drop iron, I'd opt for a 7 footer for that application.
@@CharkBaitUSA Monster and Del Mar look Great.. thank you verry much.
That nice RUSX Mega 7’9” Rod with Cork is what it is Great Fishing for in SoCal application? How the about the reels best match for that? TIA
Fantastic video!
Hi there. Looking for a 10' rod for casting surface iron jigs for yellowtail
In your opinion ,which one will work best , the 10' Delmar or the monster 10'.
Thank you.
Both great rods...both cover light iron well. I'd probably look at the Monster as more of a 40# piece with the Del Mar capable of going heavier. Tady C's up to a 45 the Monster can cover, while the Del Mar loads up better with 45's and Salas 7's. Pure iron work, I lean towards the Del Mar, mixed with some bait the Monster.
You should open a school to teach people about fishing gear and fishing I learn so much from you thank you from jamaica
in your opinion, at what drag loads would be an upper limit in strength for a deckhand attachment(just a reel clamp), compared to a composite reel seat(without a clamp), composite reel seat(with a clamp) and I assume an alps duel lockdown being the strongest?
Good question to ponder on a Sunday... Folks approach things differently based upon personal experience and need. To me, a deckhand style rod has some advantages in terms of casting distance, and a downside in terms of leverage once you get bit. So, again from my perspective, I'd say a deckhand option is great for up to 50 lb lines and perhaps 20 lbs of drag. A good reel clamp, better yet a clamp that spreads the pressure over a greater area like we offer with a couple after market clamps on our site (www.charkbait.com) reduce the wobble, increase the security of connection, up to the level of a standard reel seat whether composite or not. That's my take, others can differ and still be very right based upon their own experience. There's a weakness with the deckhand's connection with the reel compared to a traditional reel seat, but it's something that can be compensated for and worked around, thus gaining some benefit in casting distance. Would having a reel seat installed on a long deckhand style rod be beneficial? That's something we can do with many of our United Composites rods, and it overcomes connection weakness. But, still, the deckhand rod allows reel placement to vary, and there are times that positioning may be beneficial to an angler, too.
Love UC..I just think they need to do a lot more marketing and social media.
Their best promotion comes from folks that see them perform in action. So much social media stuff is simply hype, and a lot of us get that and filter. Slow and steady organic growth takes time, but it's lasting. That's what we most want to see from UC and Randy.
Really informative video. I’m very happy with my UC’s. Will you do a segment on the GP series?
Oh the GP's... Randy should have waited a couple years to do these...my personal opinion from a marketing standpoint. Basically, he took one of the design components of the Challenger Platinum's, the additional woven carbon from the shoulders down to add more stiffness to that area of the blank. Taking a US blank and adding one more ply of material, 5 ply vs 4 ply of the US series (the CP's are six ply). UC's claim is that this bumps up the line class of the rod by one level. That's not my take, but the additional material does make the rod more suitable at the upper end. So, for an RUS Predator UC rates the rod at 50-80#, RPG stated as a 50-100. It ain't no 100# stick, but now it's a better 60-80. The standard RUS Predator is a dandy 50-60 for most of us, 80 being a stretch. That's from my perspective, my pull as a somewhat aggressive fisherman in terms of drag setting...
@@CharkBaitUSA Thanks for the details on the GP’s. Your knowledge of the product is good marketing in itself. Good to have yet another option from UC.
Im going on my first charter/ party boat . I have a tyrnos 30 and would like you to recommend a good rod for that reel. You opinion would be great as im new to ocean side of fishing. No target species of fish. I was told bottom fishing I might get into a little bit of everything on a party boat
Best if you can get back to me thru CharkBait.com. Visit the website, my email is posted near the bottom of each page of the site. Then we can go over options, talk about application, narrow the field.
I really like that old school one without a name yet.
Is it not called the RUSX CLASSIC Series now from your on line shop?
Would one of these not be the cats meow for the Avet SX or MX reels. for casting.?
Just ordered two of the Avet SX MC reels from you and due in tomorrow.
One as a gift to a friend.
Both will run 20# mono gulf coast inshore and fresh water catfish,.
Thinking of rods.
Yep, the cork handled rods are the RUSX Classic series, and we're finally having these made in spinning form as well as conventional.
What’s the best SoCal application for this rod? What are the best reel to match on this too?
Hey Mark. Good to hear that you’re still out educating us. I enjoy watch/listening to you. I am looking for a jigstick in 9’ and looking to check out UC. I have Trinidad 16A to use on it. What do recommend? And do your have it in your shop? I’ve been meaning to make it down to your shop but have never got the time. This would be a great reason to. Thanks
We try to keep them in stock. Right now we have a few 9 footers, a full complement of 8 and 10 footers. 9's are in process of production, may have more in here this week but best to check. Some of that production will be going to back orders. Demand greater than supply, Randy at UC is pushing production as he has been all thru the summer. If you're looking to pull on a rod, best to call first if it's a long drive. But, we'll have a range to pull on and get an idea of action with, all relevant models, just a chance we won't have the right length or build on hand. As the right match, it's a matter of the line test being used and more accurately the drag setting with which the rod will be used. That determines the correct model.
Thanks for sharing great video
Mark, you mentioned that you sold your Grafighters a while back. I too want to sell all my Grafighters in order to upgrade to all United Composite ones. Can you recommend a good way of selling them?
My sell off was a bit easier than yours...I made use of our shop's website. Other's have made use of eBay and Bloody Decks. BD may be easy to accomplish.
@@CharkBaitUSA
Thanks. Once I sell them I’ll be visiting you guys for the rod recommendations. Btw, your knowledge sharing videos are GREATLY appreciated.
@@sergbrock1907 Thanks Serg, I'm a pretty good listener...fish with a passion of course, but definitely learn all I can from others, and being in a tackle shop certainly helps put me in a position to listen to guys who get out more than I. I spent 13 years in education teaching, admin, so perhaps some of that rubs off, too.
@@CharkBaitUSA
Haha! An education background, no wonder.
Btw, I just recently subscribed to your channel and came across your 4th of July video. Very concise explanation on your view of the matter. Just wanted you to know that we are 70K Americans whom think freely the way you do and rightly question things that make no sense. Thank you for creating and posting that video.
@@sergbrock1907 - Thanks, but I think there are more than 70M of us out there. Hopefully more as more folks actually experience the double dealing done during the election, the false information provided regarding WuFlu, and the graft which has become endemic with our "leaders" serving us in Washington. Our media does not accurately report news regarding both election and corruption. The Biden family, our own State Dept...Ukraine (their press conference yesterday regarding Biden family was devastating to USA reputation, ripping off USA taxpayers as well as citizens of Ukraine which we were supposedly helping to fight corruption).... Oh, don't get me going on another rant... Sadly, there are many who don't do their own homework. Some very nice, trusting, otherwise intelligent people who have placed trust in unworthy sources. Sad. When I was a kid we learned a lot from reading good literature, and I wish others today go back and read the classic: Chicken Little. I might just read that aloud for our next vid.... I've been called racist for referring to the V as Wuhan Virus or WuFlu - being called racist over mentioning its point of origin? Had a couple orders cancelled, too. But, I also met the son of the first Mexican American Medal of Honor recipient - he came in specifically because of the July Rant to give us his business. Great guy, a patriot, and his dad must have been one hell of a man. Very honored to have met and heard from this fellow fisherman. I've never minded loosing some business over a philosophical point - the fact we do not support shimano is a very good example that I do not put business over philosophy....don't get me on a rant Serg...
How does the UC rail rod compare to the osp from Seeker in your opinion Mark. Thx
I no the the UC is half of the weight!
Significantly better manufacturing techniques. The result, they can do a lot more before bottoming out, load up and release energy faster.
Love all the knowledge, really helps. I just sent you out an email and hope you can help me out even more. Thank you!
do an okuma pch full review!!!
Good idea, will do.
It is the gulf of Mexico not gulf of Florida
Not sure of the spot in vid you are referring to. If it's regarding Dick Kantner, he was originally fishing Florida Gulf as a kid, Florida Gulf Coast area- that's where he was from until family moved to San Diego. Yes, the greater area is the Gulf of Mexico, but nearer to Florida, west side of state, the coast is also referred to as the Florida Gulf I believe. Locals to that area can provide better info than I.
the most irritating ring tone ever , bet its your ankle nipping yapper at home