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I own the XH Okuma Guide Select and I have thrown baits as small as a Hudd 68 all the way up to a deps 250 (6.5 oz). I think the rod handles the 250 fine and I do it consistently. I bought my brother a Gen 2 Irod Large Swim and I would suggest this rod over the Guide Select. It's a much lighter rod without sacrificing much power. I have not used the Irod as much as the Guide Select but the few times I have used it, I was impressed. It can also handle the deps 250 fairly well. Lastly, my cousin owns the H Daiwa DX and although I have not personally thrown it, he seems to like it. I believe the heaviest bait he throws on it is an 8" Hudd.

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When this happens I pause the bait for a bit - maybe 15-20 seconds. If the fish doesn't hit it by then I give a couple hard twitches and pause again. If still no blow up, then I continue to wake it back the way I was when the fish initially hit. When I do get them to come back, they usually hit during the hard twitches after the pause.

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Try giving it more of a sweep to speed up the retrieve for a couple feet and then pause it. Might get her to react

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Also what I prefer

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I'm thinking you'll likely need to get the blade a little further from the belly of the bait cuz like you said I don't think the blade has enough room to spin even if you downsize. Maybe try attaching a short wire arm and then the blade?

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^^^ agree with Jace. I use my ROF 5 Hudd right under the surface when the water gets warm. If I see a follower when it gets close to the bank I let it rest on the bottom and that can get them to crush it sometimes.

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I throw the blade runner heavy wire rig that has 4 blades and either 1/8 or 3/16 blade runner heads with keitechs or skinny dippers

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I like fishing ROF 5 Hudds near the surface during spring/summer/fall anytime the fish are pretty active. I fish them within a foot of the surface and occasionally pop them up to make it look like a trout feeding on smaller baitfish/bugs. I think it gets more attention that way.

I throw mine on 20lb copoly with no problems. No fish worthy of taking a pic with yet, but I caught one ~4.5lber when my camera died on me. I like throwing it around tule islands/points on the delta and just above/between grass. I have one rigged with a split ring on the nose and one with a #5 decoy egg snap. Haven't really noticed if I like one over the other. As far as retrieve, I like using my reel cadence more than rod twitches to work the bait. For me, I like pushing the handle and feeling the glide each time rather than quick turns/stops of the handle. Quick turns get the bait to dart side to side harder, while pushing the handle more softly gets a smoother but less sharp turn in the glide.

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