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re: 7 Ft Casting Rods
Posted on 4/6/22 at 10:23 am to The Last Coco
Posted on 4/6/22 at 10:23 am to The Last Coco
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For technique specific applications and for bottom contact applications, you really gain an advantage paying up.
Good friend of mine fishes custom rods made out of Katy, Texas. Laguna, I think is their name. Around 400 a rod. I threw it one time when he and I were fishing together.
Amazing. Tiny, tiny eyelets that wrapped the rod all the way down. We were both fishing swim baits and I could easily throw his 15yds further. His reel was a Lew's and I was using my Curado.
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Posted on 4/6/22 at 10:43 am to GoAwayImBaitn
quote:They are terrible. The single worst outdoor product I have ever bought. I threw mine away just to keep some poor kid from wasting his outdoor moments on it.
I'll probably get downvoted but the $30 Berkeley Cherrywood ain't bad
Can't believe Coco like the H2O rods. While I believe their reels are a best buy, I would not own any of the rods.
For the OP, I second the Lowrider rec.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 10:51 am to GeauxTigers0107
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Good friend of mine fishes custom rods made out of Katy, Texas. Laguna, I think is their name. Around 400 a rod
Laguna and Sarge are both high end rod makers in Texas. They are mostly for wade fishing but you can throw them from the boat as well. Really incredible rods. They are short and lightweight so easy to throw artificials all day.
This post was edited on 4/6/22 at 10:52 am
Posted on 4/6/22 at 11:10 am to The Last Coco
Thanks for the info. As I'm getting more into fishing, I'll be honest. My old man enjoyed fishing, was never good at it, and didn't do much research into it. Until last year, I've used the same 2 Rods to do Fresh/Salt, for Spinnerbaits, Crankbaits, or even finesse. I'm learning more each day, but this is some really great info that I needed.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 11:11 am to GeauxTigers0107
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iny, tiny eyelets that wrapped the rod all the way down.
I don't care what those spinning eyelets do, they mess with my head.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 11:15 am to AlxTgr
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Can't believe Coco like the H2O rods.
For the money I think they're great and fish as well as most rods in the $130-150 range.
I can't stand their reels on the other hand...
ETA: I'm only really familiar with the Ethos line of rods. I haven't messed around with their cheaper options so I won't vouch for those. They do make a $30 rod that's 5'6" M/F that I'm a little interested in for a backseat rod to throw in little creeks though.
This post was edited on 4/6/22 at 11:21 am
Posted on 4/6/22 at 11:21 am to The Last Coco
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For the money I think they're great and fish as well as most rods in the $130-150 range.
I can't stand their reels on the other hand...
Metals are a good of a buy as anything out there.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 11:24 am to BadatBourre
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Fresh/Salt, for Spinnerbaits, Crankbaits, or even finesse.
If the rods will pull double duty for salt, your 2nd rod should definitely be the M/F, not the H/f. For inshore, the MH/F will do well targeting reds specifically and the M/F is a great all around for specks, reds and flounder. The ML/F Spinning is perfect for light jigheads with plastics.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 11:32 am to The Last Coco
I am just getting into the learning of rod weights, lengths, and actions for different baits too. I want to be effective and grow my collection over time.
@The Last Coco, do you know of any spreadsheets that exist for the beginners to help this. I have watched some YouTube videos, but it seems it's a little subjective.
@The Last Coco, do you know of any spreadsheets that exist for the beginners to help this. I have watched some YouTube videos, but it seems it's a little subjective.
This post was edited on 4/6/22 at 11:32 am
Posted on 4/6/22 at 11:39 am to The Last Coco
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2nd rod should definitely be the M/F, not the H/f
I agree Medium/Fast or even Medium/Moderate can do it all inshore. Sometimes I go to a medium light for smaller finesse baits.
This article explains it some
Posted on 4/6/22 at 12:02 pm to JohnDoe00
Tacticalbassin: How to choose the right rod
These guys are great at explaining things. Theyll walk you through reading the rod model info as well as what different powers and actions you want for different techniques and why.
Watch the video and then check the description for their technique specific recommendations both high end and budget friendly setups.
These guys are great at explaining things. Theyll walk you through reading the rod model info as well as what different powers and actions you want for different techniques and why.
Watch the video and then check the description for their technique specific recommendations both high end and budget friendly setups.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 12:13 pm to armsdealer
I like the Falcon coastal 7 foot medium heavy moderate fast for reds and the medium fast for specks.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 1:01 pm to TrouserTrout
I love the Falcon Originals. About $70 and can find them from 6'6" to 7' easily. Medium heavy for most apps, Heavy for worm fishing, and medium for crankbaits.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 1:31 pm to BadatBourre
I fished with my cousin last weekend and he had some pretty sweet shimano rods. I was impressed with them
Posted on 4/6/22 at 1:37 pm to BadatBourre
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Same. I've fished bass all of my life, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, finesse, with the same 2 poles, and none of them were over 6'6".
I still appreciate a 6' 6" rod while slinging a crank bait or light spinner bait because it is all I used growing up, but for soft plastics, texas rigged fishing or punching I much prefer a 7'6" MF or H for punching. Out of the 40 ish rods I own right now, I think I have one 6'6" falcon out of the bunch.
I have quite a few 7' 3" MF duckett rods that I really like. They are super sensitive and durable. The only two I broke was my fault 100% They are the most comparable to the few $300 + custom rods I have and the Duckett rods will run around 100 bucks.
This post was edited on 4/6/22 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 4/6/22 at 2:05 pm to BadatBourre
Shimano Sellus for some quick replacements that wont break the bank until you have time to find out what you like.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 2:27 pm to TrouserTrout
I have 2 Low riders and in the process of switching all my rods to Low riders.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 2:40 pm to BadatBourre
Falcon Bucoo $100
Posted on 4/7/22 at 4:29 am to Saskwatch
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They are short and lightweight so easy to throw artificials all day
He gets most all of his custom built to the length, speed and action he wants. I think most are over 7ft. Ever since he went to them he's been just giving away the rods he's replacing. I've been lucky enough to get about 10-12 of them so far.
Got these last week. I've never heard of a couple of those
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I don't care what those spinning eyelets do, they mess with my head.
Ain't that the truth
This post was edited on 4/7/22 at 4:32 am
Posted on 4/9/22 at 12:01 am to The Last Coco
the best rod i have purchased in last 10 years was a new brand of 13 fishing 7’6” spinning blue rod. It was under 100 bucks and was icast new rod of the year i found out afterword. my son caught the tip in damn car door and i bought 3 more and they broke every damn one on shipping. very fast tip, very good backbone, caught 20-30 redfish with it no problem, redbone made some nice rods before they got cheap.
If you can catch a new brand coming up often you can get 200-300 dollar rods for under 100 bucks. Sorry guys but none of them cost 100 bucks to build anymore, you are paying the rest for name.
(Don’t give me a actual cost for your custom guy, he isn’t buying 1000s of blanks etc at a time from japan or china, and having them made somewhere where the prevailing wage is 2 dollars a day.)
If you can catch a new brand coming up often you can get 200-300 dollar rods for under 100 bucks. Sorry guys but none of them cost 100 bucks to build anymore, you are paying the rest for name.
(Don’t give me a actual cost for your custom guy, he isn’t buying 1000s of blanks etc at a time from japan or china, and having them made somewhere where the prevailing wage is 2 dollars a day.)
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