I fished Falcon Lake for the first time in my life and I was not properly equipped for those huge fish. In practice I broke two rods and I won’t say any names, but one of them was broken while I was flipping in a fish and the other one snapped while throwing a one ounce football jig. I went to Robert’s Tackle Shop in Zapata, and he showed me a 7’3” mag-heavy rod from Power Tackle. I usually fish with other vendors' rods, but I was immediately impressed on how stout of a rod this 7’3” mag-heavy rod is compared to my prior brand of choice. This rod has everything the other brand has and more, Recoil Guides, split grip, with a thicker Palm grip and thicker butt for flippin in those monster fish in the boat. I fished the Bassmaster Elite Series at Falcon Lake as a co-angler. I caught all of my fish on that 7’3” mag-heavy rod from Power Tackle. I ended up in second place with 76-4 lbs. for 3 days. The first day I drew Steve Kennedy, the former heavyweight champ. I caught 24-12 that day, then I drew Randy Howell and caught 19-7, on the third day I drew Rick Morris and caught 32-4. While fishing with Kennedy, on his first spot he said last cast and I caught a 6 ˝ lb. fish and flipped it in the boat. He just looked astonished and said I cannot believe you just did that. The last day with Rick Morris, I caught a 9-4 and an 8 lb bass, all on that same 7’3 mag-heavy. I am from San Jose California and these rods are needed for big fish lakes like the Delta and Clear Lake. Falcon Lake truly is the best Bass Lake in the world and these Power Tackle rods are the best in the world.
- Alex Meza (he also finished 18th at Bassmaster's Battle on the Border at Lake Amistad)