05-27-2005, 07:02 PM
I use the Diawa Black Widow DownRigger Rods ($35.00). 8.5' with the cheap ($45.00) Penn levelwind. I haven't had any toruble handling anything that has hit it yet. I haven't had anything "huge" on them yet, but at a Medium-Heavy, they should take what abuse I can dish out.
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