Darren.

I believe so. In years past they did carry Daiwa, not sure Dobyns. But the site is a little frustrating, as @OnthePotomac said. Searching it sometimes yields no results tho the products are there.

Lots of brands! St. Croix, Fenwick, Abu, just to name a few. http://www.basspro.com/shop/en/fishing-rods#facet:&productBeginIndex:0&facetLimit:&orderBy:&pageView:grid&minPrice:&maxPrice:&pageSize:&

I'm a Stradic guy. Love 'em, got a mess of 'em. Picking today, money no issue, CI4+.

Welcome aboard! What's your budget?? We can suggest a ton of different rods, and that's exactly what'll happen. Pick something in your budget, get a good feel for it, and upgrade later, IF you need to!!

Welcome aboard! Buy what you can afford now, if you wish to, upgrade later. But I think you can get by with any of those combos starting out for bass. As I've recently begun branching out into saltwater, I can attest that freshwater rods work fine. Just be sure to rinse them off with fresh water when you are done (reels, too).

Not a band, but a singing group...

Der Ned'enmeister! Money rig for me this year!

Site has been good for the most part. Occasional burps in speed/load times...

6, 8, 10 Gamma Edge Like @J Francho, I use my arm(s) to gauge leader length. I'm toying with jumping up in size (one of these days) for saltwater, though thus far, 10 in Gamma, and 10 in Yo-Zuri Hybrid has been enough for 20" striper, etc. Can't wait to find the bigger fishies in the sea

That would probably be an experiment you'll want to try. I remember reading about Gary Yamamoto using something like a 20 foot leader because he wanted to have the leader knot on his reel while fighting a fish close to the boat. I will use arm stretches - one to three hand-to-hand arms stretched away from me...

I'm more with those who say use what you are confident with. Pretty well settled for me (as of now) with Yo-Zuri Hybrid in 6, 8, 10, and Gamma Edge fluoro in 6, 8, 10. Years back I lost confidence in YZH when I had a 10lb leader snap in the middle while I was fighting a lunker. There were no abrasions in the line, it just snapped. Stopped using YZH in favor of P-Line Floroclear (which I still really like). Eventually went back to new spools of YZH and have been good since. And I only use these lines for leader tied to braid. Just how I roll.

Welcome aboard, Charles!

Welcome aboard! I'm a "mostly" spinning guy. Quite proficient at the baitcaster though as I set out a few years back to do everything with my Chronarch 50e reels that I could do on spinning. While I found I actually *could* do most everything, I also realized that it simply wasn't the best tool for all things. I could cast in wind, but it wasn't without plenty of headaches. I could skip, but nowhere near how easy it was with spinning gear. Among other things, I decided to downscale to one casting outfit and stick with spinning as main gear.

Welcome aboard! As said, ice fishing proves it ain't over! That said, if you are not quite into that sorta thing (I'm not), then yeah, it might be over. In my neck of the woods (mid-Atlantic), it is never quite over. And I've "discovered" the joy of striper fishing in the creeks locally, and the York River, so my fishing has been expanded!

...and the Bills, too. Well... Patriots, Colts, Dolphins, @Patriots, @Dolphins. Difficult to see them winning either Patriots game. Perhaps 1-1 with the Phins, and a toss up against the Colts. Should win there, but I ain't gonna bet on it.

Well, the Bills D woke up from a nap, but not sure the Chiefs were gonna be a real challenge on that side... Eagles are for real. Rams looking good, too. Wish the Bills didn't dump all their talent. But bygones are bygones, doggonit.

Welcome aboard, Frank!

Dude, definitely don't feel bad. Life is much better worrying less about finances! I wish I was in a position to worry less...

I go with spinning. But you can certainly do it with the right casting setup; however, wind can be a killer for casting. I went all-casting for a while just to see if it could be done, and because I thought I wanted to go that direction. But over time things were just simpler with spinning -- and yes, I was able to case some "weightless" soft plastics like a Zoom Finesse Worm, and even some lighter stuff, but distance suffers.

Really? I haven't heard a lot other than some say he was a good QB for Pitt with some intangibles, etc. I'm not a scout, nor do I do detailed analysis of these guys coming out of college. So for me it is more hear say. Be interesting to see if NP has what it takes to shake off the awful outing and be a decent backup...but not sure he'll get the chance to prove himself unless Buffalo pulls another bonehead move to replace TT if he has a bad outing (OL and DL should shoulder a lot of the blame here).

Happy TG to you, too! My house quiet, but I'm only on my first cuppa joe...

Sad...sorry to hear. R.I.P., Al. Happy fishing in the heavenly lakes that stock universe-record bass like candy.

I know you probably want freshwater, but the striper season is pretty stout right now. Some of the inlets down there may have public access areas that would allow you to fish from shore or dock. I've gone out 2x with one of my sons and caught a 3lb striper, an 18" red drum, and a flounder. Was seriously fun fishing, something I haven't done (kayak fish in salt water) until this past week.

So sorry to hear about your Dad. Cherish every moment. I lost my Mom to a stroke 2 years ago and it still hasn't settled in...I'm spending more time with my 86 year old Dad who's been rather lonely since then. Have as happy a Thanksgiving as you can considering all you/your Dad are going through.

Fantastic, Evan! Well done! And congrats, gramps