10-13-2002, 03:43 AM
I have four rods that I use
fly rod
a glass rod for walleyes and up
Ice fishing rod
and a teliscopic rod that I keep in the glove box of my truck. I have landed every thing from small minnows up to 15 pound carp with this rod in the last 25 years. I use this rod more than any thing else put together. I would not dreame of retireing this rod, I have replaced the reel about 10 years ago because the aluminum of the first reel oxidized on me.
but for catchen them walleyes and salmon I have to go with a 7 foot glass rod. there is nothing like the feal of a good hard hit and the added fight that a londer rod will give you. I have caught sheep head (drum) as small as a blue gill with this rod.
the feel of the bite from a glass rod is like little tugs (feels like some one tapping on your pole) when the smaller fish are on line. on the ugly stick you will have to watch the end of your pole much more closely because of the lite action of the rod. this will alow the fish to take a little more line. the pole will bend some what befor you actualy feel the hit. in this case the fish has a chance to let go befor you realize you have a taker.
so to say which product is best is like saying which color of socks will work better. they each have their own spicific and unequece specialties.
so if you decide on which fish you want to target post it and you will get dozens more opinions on the whats and how to's. (might I add that it is more of an opinion what is best to use. your skills and knolage of the tools you use is what is going to make you productive)
good shopping to ya and dont for get to look at what Bigfishtackle superstore has to offer befor you select a new rod.
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fly rod
a glass rod for walleyes and up
Ice fishing rod
and a teliscopic rod that I keep in the glove box of my truck. I have landed every thing from small minnows up to 15 pound carp with this rod in the last 25 years. I use this rod more than any thing else put together. I would not dreame of retireing this rod, I have replaced the reel about 10 years ago because the aluminum of the first reel oxidized on me.
but for catchen them walleyes and salmon I have to go with a 7 foot glass rod. there is nothing like the feal of a good hard hit and the added fight that a londer rod will give you. I have caught sheep head (drum) as small as a blue gill with this rod.
the feel of the bite from a glass rod is like little tugs (feels like some one tapping on your pole) when the smaller fish are on line. on the ugly stick you will have to watch the end of your pole much more closely because of the lite action of the rod. this will alow the fish to take a little more line. the pole will bend some what befor you actualy feel the hit. in this case the fish has a chance to let go befor you realize you have a taker.
so to say which product is best is like saying which color of socks will work better. they each have their own spicific and unequece specialties.
so if you decide on which fish you want to target post it and you will get dozens more opinions on the whats and how to's. (might I add that it is more of an opinion what is best to use. your skills and knolage of the tools you use is what is going to make you productive)
good shopping to ya and dont for get to look at what Bigfishtackle superstore has to offer befor you select a new rod.
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