06-25-2013, 01:23 PM
[quote cprende2]Hello all,
First post on here, joined because i have some questions. I have been fishing all my life, with cheap rods that always break/get tangled and never really knowing what specifics i should buy and what not because of finacial issues. i would just let my dad buy a good cheap one and as long as i was catching fish it was great but now that i am really into it, and barely landed my biggest fish ever I want to step up my game. I fish a lot during the summer/first semester at SUNY Oswego. Lots of pike, bass, walleye, trout, and some musky. I thinking about buying the shimano stradic fj 4000, with st croix premier spin rod 7' M-H and berkley fireline SMK 14 pound...i have pliers, knife, lures, and sometimes use bait...need to buy some new steel leaders, and thinking about getting a case for the rod/reel if im gonna be spending some money i want to protect my investment...what cleaning products do you recommend and does this seem like a good set up? i fish a lot in the great lakes, st lawerence river, hudson river[/quote]
Hi. just some advice for ya about your gear. Even if you buy the cheaper stuff (doesn't mean it isn't good) if you take care of it and keep it clean, greased and wash your reels with fresh water after every use they will last longer. Now days even the very low priced gear is better than the stuff we had when I was a kid back in the 60's.
So if you buy a combo now days for only 50$ or less it's better than the top of the line we bought back then.
Just take good care of it.
and LINE. You got good advice in the post above. Line is really everything today. You don't have to spend a fortune now days to have good gear. BUT spend your money on quality LINE. That's good advice.
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First post on here, joined because i have some questions. I have been fishing all my life, with cheap rods that always break/get tangled and never really knowing what specifics i should buy and what not because of finacial issues. i would just let my dad buy a good cheap one and as long as i was catching fish it was great but now that i am really into it, and barely landed my biggest fish ever I want to step up my game. I fish a lot during the summer/first semester at SUNY Oswego. Lots of pike, bass, walleye, trout, and some musky. I thinking about buying the shimano stradic fj 4000, with st croix premier spin rod 7' M-H and berkley fireline SMK 14 pound...i have pliers, knife, lures, and sometimes use bait...need to buy some new steel leaders, and thinking about getting a case for the rod/reel if im gonna be spending some money i want to protect my investment...what cleaning products do you recommend and does this seem like a good set up? i fish a lot in the great lakes, st lawerence river, hudson river[/quote]
Hi. just some advice for ya about your gear. Even if you buy the cheaper stuff (doesn't mean it isn't good) if you take care of it and keep it clean, greased and wash your reels with fresh water after every use they will last longer. Now days even the very low priced gear is better than the stuff we had when I was a kid back in the 60's.
So if you buy a combo now days for only 50$ or less it's better than the top of the line we bought back then.
Just take good care of it.
and LINE. You got good advice in the post above. Line is really everything today. You don't have to spend a fortune now days to have good gear. BUT spend your money on quality LINE. That's good advice.
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