06-24-2021, 03:58 PM
I believe the "pool cue" is a saltwater "boat rod" generally used for deep jigging with a conventional (round) reel that's like a casting reel but stouter and intended for dropping, not casting. It would be suitable for deep jigging lake trout, for example.
If the handle section on the extendable steel rod is removable, I think you may have it on backwards, because if my memory serves, that's an early fly rod, believe it or not.
The JC Higgins "drop seat" rod is an early casting rod, obviously. Meant for one of those three reels you have. They were absolute horrors to cast, needing heavy wooden lures like Heddon 5/8-oz Zara Spooks. Any cast that didn't backlash was a miracle.
If the handle section on the extendable steel rod is removable, I think you may have it on backwards, because if my memory serves, that's an early fly rod, believe it or not.
The JC Higgins "drop seat" rod is an early casting rod, obviously. Meant for one of those three reels you have. They were absolute horrors to cast, needing heavy wooden lures like Heddon 5/8-oz Zara Spooks. Any cast that didn't backlash was a miracle.