12-20-2010, 02:24 PM
i still use my kenai special lamiglass rods i used when i lived in alaska. they are light sensitive and not 200 $. i have been out fished by my brothers wallyworld shakespear steelhead rods on several occasions. when you are bottom bouncing you are just waiting for the drift to stop for the most part anyhow. to each his own if you want to fish with a 500 $ set up more power to you. the lighter rods with a good 10 ball bearing reel, will definatly help with arm fatigue casting and reeling all day. i hate going with guys so paranoid of there loomis rods " watch where you walk " ect.. and waiting 5 minutes for them to pull out there snags beacause they dont want to load up there rods in feer it may break. 500 dollar rigs work awesome and so do 50 dollar ones. the most important factor is if the guy holding them knows what to do with them !
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