07-09-2014, 06:04 AM
If I was buying a spinning rod for trout only and would never use it for anything else...I only have two options in my head.
The 4'8" ugly stik gx2 ultralight combo. I like the action more than any of the other ugly stik ultralights or lights. Other than no backspin and a drag a snob will turn up their noise at, it's entirely functional and effective, especially with braid.
Or
A 5'6 lite st.croix premier with the most expensive Shimano 1000 reel (although I like quantum pt reels myself) you can afford.
10lb braid and an 8lb fluoro leader. Don't skimp on line, it's more important than the rod or the reel (within reason).
As far as artificial lures, I like strike king bitsy minnows in gizzard Shad or white/chartreuse back.
I prefer plastic baits though myself, white (actually a variety of colors) twister tails and skinny straight grubs in white or black on #4 Aberdeen hooks in gold and bronze. 1/16Oz bullet sinkers and the smallest removable split shots.
Two of the largest trout I ever caught was while fishing for smallmouth with live nightcrawlers on an 1/8Oz Texas rig.
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The 4'8" ugly stik gx2 ultralight combo. I like the action more than any of the other ugly stik ultralights or lights. Other than no backspin and a drag a snob will turn up their noise at, it's entirely functional and effective, especially with braid.
Or
A 5'6 lite st.croix premier with the most expensive Shimano 1000 reel (although I like quantum pt reels myself) you can afford.
10lb braid and an 8lb fluoro leader. Don't skimp on line, it's more important than the rod or the reel (within reason).
As far as artificial lures, I like strike king bitsy minnows in gizzard Shad or white/chartreuse back.
I prefer plastic baits though myself, white (actually a variety of colors) twister tails and skinny straight grubs in white or black on #4 Aberdeen hooks in gold and bronze. 1/16Oz bullet sinkers and the smallest removable split shots.
Two of the largest trout I ever caught was while fishing for smallmouth with live nightcrawlers on an 1/8Oz Texas rig.
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