Hi all, I just received a two piece medium ex-fast crucial rod (7'2") for a trip i am taking to the boundary waters in two weeks. The rod says the upper limit is 3/8 of an ounce. Does anyone have a real world upper limit? I am mainly going to be fishing spin jigs, dropshots, shakeyheads, t-rigs, sma...

thanks guys! I will take a look at the 2 piece GLX! and the main rod you mentioned... the 6'9" MH was the one i was looking at. I was a little thrown off by the 3/8oz-1oz as i was thinking of throwing slightly smaller lures. It was really a toss up between that one and the 7' M power... i guess 6'9"...

Hi all, I am going to northern minnesota to fish in a few months and wanted to take a pack rod since we will be portaging quite a bit. Has anyone ever fished with one of these? Can you please comment on sensitivity of the rod? And if you have fished or owned a great baitcasting pack rod made by anot...

As the title says. I plan to always have 10lbs braid on it. which would balance the rod out better?

thanks!
jared

im about to make the switch! i have three powells. but i recently ordered a dobyns 7' ml spinning that should be here friday. i cant wait

dang, thats what i keep hearing...

the shimano won at ICAST, as you probably know. i can get the stradic for 145, what daiwa reel would compare to that???

well this is my only spinning rod so it will be used for mostly everything that entails "light" tackle. shaky heads, light t-rigs, light jigs. at some point drop-shotting. it will also be used to fish for crappie, rock bass etc.

PART 1- ok, just ordered a spinning rod (7' medium light) now i need a reel to go on it. i am set on getting a stradic, i just don't know what size yet. i like the weight of the 1000, but i also like the drag of the 2500 size. i was just wondering if the 1000 was TOO small for a 7' rod. is it more o...

lucky craft SKT ("skeet reese") model. i have a few deep runners, they swim pretty darn tight. the medium runner would better fit your needs tho...

is that a good rod? i use get powells, i want to take a leap and try something new. like loomis...

wow, i thought it would be a great bait because of lucky crafts reputaion. good think i posted here.

as for the river2sea kong bait. the river i fish is basically shallow with rather heavy cover. do you think the shorter floating one would be a good choice??

since it is relatively cheap, i was thinking of getting this bait for pike. think it will work? does anyone have this bait? i live in ohio sb fishing isnt all that popular here, but i figured it might be handy to have a swimbait laying around.



thanks
jared

what would? if you dont mind me asking...

hey all, im having a little trouble in pursuing the next reel i get. a cranking reel. the two reels i am debating are the jdm zillion 4.9:1 and the daiwa alphas ito. i have niether of these reels, therefore no prior experience. the rod is a 704cb by powell. its 7 foot, medium power, moderate action....

do you prefer a 6'8" to a 7' when fishing a river? i've got a nice river by my house with lots of smallies and lots of structure. maybe 10yards to 20yards wide depending on where you are. i was thinking of getting a 7' medium to search out these smallies. but perhaps a 6'8" will better fit my needs....