So much talks about spinning reel, I thought I throw "spinning rod" topic out there. Most of my spinning rods are medium power/fast action. Between my son and I, we have a total of 6 rods (g.loomis, st. croix, shimano, and fenwick). With Father's day coming up, I am looking to add 1 more rod to the line up. But the boss(wife) said "why do you need so many rods? you only have 2 hands. I was wondering if any of you fisherman have this dilema? Anyhow, what other brand of rods would you recommend. I mostly fish for walleye, bass, catfish, panfish, and trout.
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Sounds like you got it covered with those brands. The only other spinning rod I've seen and liked was a Lamiglas.
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I put in an order for some Powell rods and had some guys that wanted to try their new Diesel series of rods. I ended keeping two for myself I liked them so much.
I get a good price on them and to be honest I didn't think they would be that great. I don't use my spinning rods often but gotta admit, I'm impressed. I got a 7lb+ walleye on it and it was great! My daughter decided to adopt one of the rods already and got a good brown and nailed the white bass when we finally found them. They are a good all around rod.
I had some Daiwa rods and hated those, Loomis is ehh-ok I guess, St. Croix upper end rods are nice. I've never used any Shimano rods so I can't speak for those. Ugly Sticks are too flimsy for my style. I'm not sure what to think of these 'micro guide' rods yet. I'll stick to my Powell Rods for now, well balanced for different types of baits and lines.
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I was looking at those micro guide rods (Duckett and Carrot Stik). The rods are very light, but I am not a fan of the micro guides. Look like it would be a pain in the butt to feed line through those guides. Anyone have experience with these rods, I would like to hear your opinion. Thanks in advance.
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I have somewhere around 20 rods. I carry 4-5 just for myself when fishing. I'd rather have all my baits tied on and ready to go. That way I can fish the same piece of water with multiple presentations before moving on ... without having to clip and retie a bajillion times. Plus, this way I'm covered in case of an equipment failure.
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Wow, that's a great idea. How did you get your other half to let youi buy all those rods? hehehe
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Easy. I have 5 sons and always take at least some of them with me. She allows the investment if it means I am getting some of them out of her hair during the summer time. [
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I've never owned a Powell, but I hear they're great for the money. I've been really happy with the last few shimano compre baitcasting rods I've bought.
As for spinning rods, I love the fenwick elite series bronzeback rods. They are super sensitive and comfortable to fish. I put a shimano stradic 14 on one and have a hard time fishing much else-unless I'm throwing really big baits, and then the compres come out.
I have a St Croix triumph and it's OK, but think I'd look to the fenwick or shimano in that price range.
A lot of great rods out there these days.
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I have the fenwick HMG and love it. I will look into the bronzeback. Thanks for the advice.
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SPINNING ROD put any good reel on a ugly stick ! and start fishing [fishin]
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Which models (series) of st croix, shimano, loomis, etc as there are some huge differences within a brand of rods. It is like saying I got a lund boat...could be 14' with elec motor or could be 21' with 300Hp on it.
I am happy to help ya out - PM me if you would like.
A lot depends on how much per rod and the use of it.
I really like my shimano cumara's for the money. Also the kind of reel you fish will make a difference as far as the size and model due to balancing of the rod as well...
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Those are all great rods. My newest addition to my collection is a 7' ML Fenwick HMG with a moderate/fast action. I use it for throwing jerkbaits, lipless cranks, topwaters, things like that. It's a bit softer which works great with treble hooked baits.
I also have a few Bass Pro Shops rods that I like a lot. I use a 7' medium Bionic Blade a lot for cranks and spinnerbaits. It has a little softer action than my Shimano Compre and Clarus rods, so I like it for those applications. I also like their walleye rods. The 7' medium jigging rod has a nice backbone which I love for throwing Texas rigs and soft swimbaits.
When I start throwing deep cranks, I have a 7' medium Browining Silaflex. It's fairly soft and works really well for that application.
I have a good 20 rods as well, and I always bring 6 with me out in my tube. It's not just a matter of not having to re-tie, but different rods for different techniques. I often bring a fly rod with me, a fast medium for plastics, a slower medium for cranks and spinnerbaits, a couple of medium lights for lipless cranks, topwaters, jerkbaits, etc, and maybe a light or ultralight for dropshots, small hardbaits, and panfish. I think my tube is maxed out, though sometimes I think about ways I could bring a 7th rod with me.
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I have a carrot stix, it's not one if micro series, but I love it. It's 7'2" medium heavy and I have my shimano symetry 4000 on it. I use it for cat fishin mostly and can see and feel ever little nibble, also used it for trout and walleye. I have no regrets with this rod i would definitely get another one (micro series) the only thing I didn't like at first was the foam grips, and the fore grip is below the reel seat but once I got used to it I like it just as good.
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