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[buzzfrog]

Down at the beach and was doing the motions. Wally-dicks- bps. Been seeing alot of inshore spinning rods on sale. I figure these are a little more heavy, but they feel really nice. I just have and old cardinal and wanted it to have a rod.

[roadwarrior]

Two of my favorite rigs are inshore popping rods:

Top water: G. Loomis PR844C/ Core 100

Live bait and some soft plastics: PR844S/ Stella 2500FD

[esoxangler]

I have been using the loomis PR8400S for small crankbaits. Works pretty well, however I have been seriously considering switching to St. Croix's TIS70MM.

[SirSnookalot]

I use saltwater inshore spinning rods for sw and freshwater too, to me they feel like a feather. I use the same rod for bass that I use for my inshore species, I prefer them. I do know this, I don't worry about backbone, hooksetting or moving a bass around with a m 8/17 inshore rod.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Yup, the rod doesn't know what you're using it for and some of the light salt water rods have a little bit different power and action. I have an inshore blank that makes a nice frog rod. soft tip but fast and lots of back bone.

[WhiteRockFisherman]

I have two inshore rods (both 6'6" MH) that I use for freshwater bass fishing. They seem to be generally less expensive than freshwater rods with similar power and lure ratings. Also, I like the stainless steel line guides because they won't crack like the aluminum oxide guides that come on most freshwater rods, although the stainless steel is likely more prone to getting scratched/scraped and causing line abrasion.

[BobP]

Inshore "popping rods" are pretty popular for crankbait fishing. I use a 7'6" St Croix 76MM SCII and like it for small crankbaits in open water situations.

[SneakySnook]

I use a 2500 fuego on a 7'7" gloomis bronzeback rod. The combo works great and has caught me tons of fish. I've never had a problem with the rod and saltwater. I just rinse it off with fresh water when I get home.

[SirSnookalot]

For open water bass fishing my 7' 8/17 inshore rods work well, but a 7'6" 8/17 med is just too much rod. However fishing cover I may use an inshore mh 10/20 7', but again my 7'6" 10/20 rod imo is just overkill. The lure weights and line may be the same on the 7 and 7'6", but they are far from the same rod.

[buzzfrog]

All right thanks guys