Bass rod recommendation

Can't argue with dobyns.

But for 100 the Abu Garcia Veritas 7' medium and medium heavy rods can cover any technique

This is Chevy vs Ford to a certain extent and personal preference. I have 6 Dobyns and like them all but they’re a bit tip heavy and I use them for moving baits. They excel at being do-anything’s in their rating, but for bottom contact I like my loomis’s. Really hard to go wrong with shimanos at any price point especially exprides.

My advice would be don’t just pick a brand and buy 8, there are standouts and duds in every model range. Lots of good forums and YouTube info on technique specific rods. Some that I wouldn’t sell for more than I paid for them;

Loomis GLX 853C JWR - my favorite rod by far and the one I’d pick if someone said I can only have one. Can feel anything on a 1/4oz Texas rig, but it’ll throw jigs, wacky, and lighter Carolinas.

Dobyns champ 735 - tank and awesome frog rod, but can flip heavy cover just as well.

Expride 7’2 heavy - feels more like a med heavy to me. awesome spinnerbait and buzzbait rod, but I throw swim jigs and chatter baits in it too, anything but cranks really

Expride 6’10 M - excellent jerk bait rod but just as good for top water poppers/plugs and small squarebills

Hard to beat a dobyns tbh my 7'2 MH Glass Rod is one of the most versatile rods I own

Honestly, I’m a big fan of the Irod Genesis in that price range. I like my Dobyns champions better, but for $150 you won’t find a better line up than the Irod. They have any and every model you can imagine. The stone cold vibrating jig rod is my go to chatterbait and trap rod.

For reference, I’m fishing with majority original Curado cu200 reels and some Johnny morris specials. Rods now are mostly bps carbonlite/ falcon lowrider mix. I am leaning heavily toward the curado mgl reels for all of these rods. Have one coming in today

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Bfs vs spinning outfit for finesse applications?

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To me, BFS is the answer to a question no one asked. Spinning is just superior for just about everything light. The only time I really want light bait casting is when throwing shad raps.

Go to Walmart and get Berkley Lightning Rod, they have a bunch of different ones.

I like the 7ft medium heavy

They are around $55-$60

Be quiet about BFS.
Nothing to see here move on there is no such thing as BFS reels.

For years I used
Lews Walley Marshall graphite $45
Diawa Pixy Japanese model
Basspro pro lite

Lews -
Simple design.
Lapped the gears
Changed spool bearings out
It’s probably the best one after tweaking as the spool was light.

Diawa Pixy
- it was not bad just hard to tweak
- still a good reel

BPS pro lite
- it was similar to Lews walley marshall.
- last year they ran this one they added centrifugal brakes which made it harder to tweak.

- prior years they were simple magnetic drag and easy to tweak like the Lews Wally marshall.

Shocker
Control of the lure and works well on finesses lures out of the box.
Lews custom SP.
Made for skipping & pitching.
Sweet sweet for BFS!!!!

Line use 4lb as 2lb twist up too much if you use the bubble and tag line for bream popper.

Lures
Small rebel minnows
Small rebel tiny wee r
Rapala tiny shad rap

Finesse jigs

Secret bream bait Brec ponds.
It really work on bass, rainbow trout, sacaliat, and bream.

Clear bubbles you add water for weight.
Add trailer and bream popping bug.

Brec pond behind the softball courses off Choctaw and Villa Oaks nailed the bass off small rebel minnow. Caught them back to back to back off my Lews wally marshall setup. Have to park across villa oaks and walk in if the park is closed. Behind the softball fields in the Southwest corner of the park.

Great choices.

I called NFC and a guy called me back and gave me what blanks the builders used years ago for popular rods back in the day. Delta is just unsanded vs xray. Guy said delta the best bang for the buck.

Your right $40 ish for the blank $40 to $50 depending on grips, guides,etc. you can come out with a great rod in low $100 ballpark.