Mad Katz Patriot 2.0 Med & Heavy, Whisker Seeker FMJ 9'6" Heavy, BNM Pro Staff Bumping rod shootout 

Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback, I’m still learning and figuring this RU-vid stuff out.

I’m not sure that I’ve tried a Mad Katz that I hated? I really do feel like they are a serious value for the money.

I do too, I miss mine. I need to look for some on Ebay.

@@JohnHolliday1911 , they are great American Made reels, but heavy, if I saltwater fished more i would use mine more often, cause they are built like a tank!

The Whisker Seeker rods are really good! I’ve never tried the 7.5 foot, but, the 9.5 foot rods seem to do almost everything well. The reel seat fits large salt reels, and they lock down tight. I’ll agree, I’m not crazy about the rubber cork wrap. Mine have all held up well, I know that issues with the wrap shedding are pretty common. The Mad Cats…..the grip makes me like them more, I just can’t get into the small, odd feeling Whisker Seeker grip.

I do really like the MadKatz rods, the BNM is also really a wide use rod!

I like all of them, I have to admit. Thank you!

It really wasn’t the easiest thing to get on video, tough to translate feel.

I miss my old 310’s. They were great reels.

Thank you very much!

Thank you Skin!

Have you noticed the hookup ratio between your whisker seeker and the mad cat I have some slime cats Sumo porkchop rods and some whisker Seeker I think the whisker Seeker has a better hookup

Not really between the Whisker Seeker 9.5 foot Heavy, and the MadKatz 7.5 foot heavy to be honest. The Madkatz medium is a different critter, so I don’t think it should be included. What rod I have noticed seems to be consistently better, is the BNM Pro Staff Bumping rod Heavy. It has a substantially more feel and a really good action to it, and I think that translates to better hookups, for me at least.

Thank you, I did the best that I could to show them all under the same load.

They are almost impossible to dislike, I do wish that the cork held up a bit better.

I don't like the black on them. They are kinda hard to see at night

The Mad Katz have become my favorite as well. They have beed really durable, and are aging better than that Whisker Seekers. The BNM is really a nice rod too!

I honestly can’t say anything one way or the other, I’ve never touched a MadKatz medium light. They medium has a lot of life to it, and handles large fish without issue, can’t think that the ML would be a bad pick.

Never even seen one, I keep hearing folks talk about those though.

I’ve been using the MadKatz Heavy, and they work pretty well. I have debated a little longer rod, just to help with casting, but, muscling a large sturgeon on the shore, alone, is tough enough with a 7.6” rod!

Very true! That is the main issue for me, will the rod that I want, handle the weight of the bait, and sinker that I want to toss. The lighter actions are perfectly capable of pulling in a fish, and, are normally more fun to fish, in most cases. Great write up! Thank you!

In my opinion, they would be a bit short for that, unless you’re running lines out with a kayak.

I know it, I just tossed it in because I had them, and, it was a point of reference. I'm torn on the Whisker Seeker rods, there is nothing really wrong with them, but, I also don't know that I would buy them again. For bank fishing, they do pretty well. HellCats, I've never even touched one. Seems like they are red hot at the moment, but, I also need more rods like I need a visit from the IRS. I do admit to looking at their longer rods for bank fishing, maybe one day, and I have 100% NOT been looking at the new Patriot rods......nope, not at all. Thank you for taking the time to stop by, and leave a comment, not often I see RU-vid royalty! lol

Yep.