A popular reel repair man says Shimano is dropping the Ci4 spinning reel from their lineup.

ClearCreek

There are a lot of Cabela's rods that I like. I tend to stick with name brand reels though. The Tatula variants can be found for around $100. I think Cabela's brand rods are a thing of the past. I was in the Billings, MT store last week and the only Cabela's rods were the ones on clearance. I asked...

I have not looked in years but at one time Cabela's had 2pc rods in the XML series. I picked up a 2pc 7mh and I am shocked at how nice the rod is. I would say the action is a plain Fast or maybe on the moderate side of fast. Very sensitive, balanced. I bit heavy at 5oz for a 7MH rod but very nice a...

Don't forget about the Chronarch E's, they are very similar or the same as the Curado E series, except they are white.

ClearCreek

Maybe about as long as you would live if someone put a plastic bag over your head and tied a string around your neck.

ClearCreek

DavidSA: I think Cabelas is discontinuing (or has discontinued) the XML line. They had them on sale for 1/2 price in mid-December so I asked the guy in the fishing dept. and he indicated they were coming out with a new line that would replace the XML's. Finding a good 2-piece 7 ft. casting rod is no...

Find someone that reloads ammo; they should have a powder scale that can weigh something that small.

ClearCreek

Thanks for your help here.

The new guy will have big shoes to fill, hope he is up to it!

Best of luck with your future endeavors.

ClearCreek

I would like to see some two piece casting rods in the 7' to 7 1/2' range. It is very difficult to take a one piece rod of that length on an airplane.

ClearCreek

Isaiah20 wrote:No St. Croix rods for me. After the way they treated me when a rod failed for me. Not a company I would like to deal with.

2X - Could not agree more. We must have talked to the same person!!!

ClearCreek

One thing you could do is buy an inexpensive two piece spinning rod blank and build it as a casting rod. Someone one said, "A rod don't know what it's going to be until it is built." I would like to find a good source of two piece casting rods that are 7 or 7 1/2 ft that are designed for 6-12 pound ...

ltcavhorn wrote:2 piece are garbage in my opinion...Would rather have a one piece for my cranking rod unless you need to travel

Hard to take a one piece 7 ft rod on an airplane.

ClearCreek

I think there is another point here that seems to have been missed and should be mentioned. BlaineFred mentioned in his original post that he had the reels tuned and used them for a year before sending them in for routine maintenance. Had he not sent the reels in after a year he would never have kno...

mikeysam wrote:What's a tax RETURN?

I agree with mikeysam - what the hell is a tax RETURN????

ClearCreek

I just looked at the set up again and have this idea: What if you would make the block holding the rod that the line spool fits over a little taller and then run a threaded rod through the block and hold in place with washers and nuts on each side. Then use wing nuts, washers and springs on each sid...