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re: Bass fishing rods - What you got?
Posted on 6/17/13 at 1:43 pm to Bleeding purple
Posted on 6/17/13 at 1:43 pm to Bleeding purple
Guy I kayak fish with is the same as you, thats all he uses is Kistler. Made in Texas, good quality, good customer service. I think Im gonna go with the carbon steel series rods and Lews reels. Fits my budget and seems like it wont be a headache down the road if anything comes up as far as dealing with the company.
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Posted on 6/17/13 at 1:49 pm to Polar Pop
7' m - mh Abu Garcia Veritas is hard to beat for the money. I love mine and am about to get another one.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 1:49 pm to AboveGroundPool
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ducketts
Posted on 6/17/13 at 1:56 pm to Polar Pop
quote:But if you hold it by the rod, it doubles as a club.
I dont want to mess with a rod that has to be sighted in.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 2:20 pm to CoastieGM
Duckett x4, Powell, St. Croix x2, Shimano, Loomis.
Duckett and Powell are my favorite. No problems and have heard great things about both companies customer service.
Duckett and Powell are my favorite. No problems and have heard great things about both companies customer service.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 3:22 pm to Polar Pop
Shimano Calcutta on a 6'-10" Shimano Sellus worm & jig rod, and old Quantum on some used 5'-6" rod I got from my dad and a Pflueger $39.99 Wal-Mart special on a 5'-6" Ugly Stick that does great with a crank bait.
This post was edited on 6/17/13 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 6/17/13 at 3:25 pm to braindeadboxer
If you're looking for a rod at $100 I think TFO's are the best deal out there.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 3:25 pm to Polar Pop
I like my old Hammer rods. Local guy in Memphis (Collierville) made them.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 3:52 pm to CadesCove
I used to be a big GLoomis fan but since Shimano bought them they stopped their lifetime warranty.
I like the Kistlers and will buy them from now on if I need a new rod.
I like the Kistlers and will buy them from now on if I need a new rod.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 4:43 pm to Polar Pop
I don't mess with split grips they aren't too good in my opinion
Posted on 6/17/13 at 6:18 pm to drbaseball
I have a couple split grips I like. I wouldn't prefer them over regular full cork though. And for something like frogs where I sometimes do 2 handed casts or punching I couldn't do it with a split grip.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 6:22 pm to Boats n Hose
I disagree split grips are the way to go for increased sensitivity.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 6:29 pm to Bleeding purple
I haven't noticed a difference as long as there's a blank through reel seat. I don't hold the cork barely anyway though, I grip around the reel
Posted on 6/17/13 at 6:39 pm to Boats n Hose
Reel seat cut out works too. Got to have contact with the blank.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 7:07 pm to Bleeding purple
Definitely. I couldn't buy a bass rod with no blank exposed. I usually do 3 fingers in front the trigger pinky behind, hand wrapped around reel and ring finger sitting on rod blank cutout.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 7:17 pm to Polar Pop
I like duckett which are a little more than your budget but get a BPS Pro Qualifier reel, which I consider as good as my Lew's, and use the difference for the higher priced rod.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 8:42 pm to Boats n Hose
the grips are just a personal choice, I've grown to really like split grips and much rather them over full cork
Posted on 6/17/13 at 8:47 pm to Polar Pop
Falcon BuCoo micro...fun as hell to catch a 5 lb bass on...
Posted on 6/17/13 at 9:08 pm to AboveGroundPool
All I have used is the split grip, besides fishing years ago with a full cork. I wouldnt know the difference, but guess I have grown accustom to the split grip. I can get $25 off each kistler, bringing the carbon steel to $75/each...dont think I can pass that deal up. Im really just ready to have a dedicated frog rod that i can chunk in the heavy shite and winch it out, and I throw the frog first thing in the morning no matter where im at, so it would save me a few minutes from cutting and re-tying.
Posted on 6/17/13 at 9:13 pm to Geaux23
I've got several dobyns rods that I really like (bit pricey). Also, have a falcon and a couple of shimanos that are pretty nice for significantly less money.
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