My koke rods

[dubob]

[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I've only been seriously fishing for kokanee salmon for about 5 years now. I've tried a lot of different rod/reel combinations; both my own rods and other people's rods. I agree with you that, for me, the specialty kokanee rods are too limber. I've tried a couple of different brands and they all caught fish. But now, I've settled on Shakespeare Ugly Stik Model [/#800000][/font][url "http://www.uglystik.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-PureFishing-Site/default/Product-Variation?pid=1365092&dwvar_1365092_MFRPN=USECA702UL"][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]USECA702UL[/#800000][/font][/url][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000] (7 ft, 2 piece, Elite Casting, Ultra Lite). It also comes in a 6.5 ft model. [][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]And the best thing about the Ugly Stiks is their price - $50. [cool] All the specialty rods run $80 and up. Well, there is the Okuma rods for about $60 +.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Just this year, I've replaced my reels with the fairly new Abu Garcia Ambasor 5500/6500 Series digital line counter models. Very cool and can be calibrated to line test for better accuracy. With my old mechanical line counter reels (Diawa & Cabela's) I was never sure about set back length and consistency. The new ones are spot on and very consistent reel to reel.[/#800000][/font]
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