| FOX Mick Brown SIGNATURE SERIES SPIN STICK |
| Length 7 ft. One piece. Casting weight 20 to 70 gms Retail price: £89.99 |
| I looked at the design of this rod from a very practical point of view. First off all it needed to be light in weight and a pleasure to use all day long. Modern materials allow this and a material was chosen with a great looking finish. The length had to be just right to be practical from bank, boat or for trolling. Seven ft is my chosen length after using dozens of rods over the years. It had to cast and work my selected range of mid weight lures. This was achieved by working on the ideal stiffness at different points in the blank. And most importantly to me, it had to handle hard fighting fish with in such a way that I am under complete control and dominate the fight yet retaining a very pleasing playing action. The Fox engineers got it just right! The result, a rod I am confident to use virtually anywhere with all but the most specialised of lures. |
| Its easy to become overwhelmed by the wide range of lure fishing rods available today. Well, let that confusion stop right here! Yes, there is a need for specialist rods for ultra light lures, jig fishing, heavy lures and specialist techniques like jerk baiting. The fact is though that the vast majority of popular mid range lures, those in common use by the majority of anglers, can be used effectively with just one rod. I have always believed this to be so and with this in mind I set out to develop a rod that would suit the angler who wanted just one lure rod that would cope with all but the most specialised of lures. Within its casting weight range of 20 to 70 grams fall a whole selection of popular lures like spoons, larger spinners, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, surface lures, larger jigs and a huge range of soft plastics which can be worked very effectively with this rod. It is even stiff enough to work some of the smaller jerkbaits and especially those that need just a gentle tap to get them working. Here are some of the Fox lures that can be used with this rod. All of the Micro Jerks,The 6 inch Replicant and the Shallow Deviant, the 5 and 6 inch Chubby Shads, all of the spinnerbaits, the Weedbuster bucktail spinner, most of the smaller crankbaits and surface lures, medium sized tail baits like the Micro Demon and small Rooter, jerkbaits like the Runts and Teardrop. From the new 2006 range, the larger Creature Spins, Twisters and Twin Tails and most of the spoons! See what I mean, if you want just one rod, provided that you do not go to extremes, this is the one to go for. Its versatile too. Long enough for a bank rod but not at all unwieldy for casting from a boat. In fact it makes a great trolling rod too with many of the lures mentioned. |
| This rod is perfectly balanced with a Shimano Stradic 2500 FA reel or similar. It's ideally suited to 30 lb b.s braided lines. In snaggy situations or if you are mainly using heavier lures then you can safely step up to 50 lb b.s. |
| in more heavy duty situations such as in rocks, tree stumps and dense weed.most situations I use 30 lb Fox Carboflex wire, stepping up to 40 lb Carboflex weed. |
| This rod has plenty of stopping power for heavyweights like this. |
| Just a few of the Fox lures you can use with the Mick Brown Spin Stick lure rod. |
| Lure fishing is a great method at any time of the year if you select your lures and techniques carefully. |
| SPECIFICATION Blank: Overall length 7 ft. Casting weight 20 to 70 gms. Dark olive woven cloth with satin finish to avoid 'flash' and spooking fish. Handle: Full dark olive Duplon with flared butt end and fore grip. Overall length 15.75 ins including the 1 inch long fore grip. Neatly finished with matt finish metal collars and end cap bearing Fox logo. Reel Seat: Fox CR 18 soft touch, woven finish, screw winch fitting. Rings: Three leg Fox Sliks - highly suitable for braided lines. 5 plus tip ring. |
| MICK BROWN ANGLING SERVICES Pike and Predator Specialist Consultants to Fox International Ltd |
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