Chino_kc

Thank you very much everyone for your input. It is much appreciated. I am thinking about the crucial. Is there a good all around rod. I will be using jigs, worms, crank baits, spinners, topwater. Haha I use mostly senkos and topwater right now. I haven't really got into crankbaits as of now, and don't really have much experience with spinners. I will occasionally cast out the jig&pig. I know there really isn't a all around rod for all those different types of fishing, I am just starting out bassing, so I am looking for a rod that would be good for a beginner but nice as well. Thanks for the tips on the handle, I will pay more attention to it as well. I was thinking about a 7 foot, fast action MH rod. I don't know if that would be a good start.

Hi everyone, I am in the market for a rod and there are so many rods that I am absolutely mystified by it. I'm 5'8 and I'm not sure how long a rod I should be getting. I recently got more serious into fishing and purchased a new reel and now I am looking for a good rod to match it. The rod I have now is a Daiwa Triforce MH fast action rod (This was my first rod, it isn't very nice, I had a Shakespear reel on it.). The spinning reel I recently purchased was a Team Daiwa Pro 3000 6bi that was on sale at Bass Pro, and I am looking for a rod to match it. The 6bi on the Daiwa Triforce, I couldn't cast a 3/8oz lure with 10lb lines more than 10-12yards. I had my eyes on a few rod: Abu Vendetta, Veritas St. Croix Mojo Bass Bass Pro Johnny Morris Signature series Shimano Crucial I'm all for recommendations, I'm not trying to break bank on it, but I know I'm not going to cheap out on it. Thanks everyone for looking

Sorry for the delayed reply. I am such a newbie to bassing, I have been reading the beginner articles and the stickies at the top of each forum. I fish in longview and have yet caught anything. I am a non-boater, being fresh out of college, sort of hard to afford a boat haha I will definitely go check of James-A-Reed, thanks for the tip, do you know the where abouts of the place? I am not to familiar. RW, I hope those sunglasses are polarized 8-)

Thanks for the warm welcome all, I am feeling at home already

Does anyone fish at Longview Lake? I have yet to catch anything there. I am pretty new to bass fishing (I'd say only about a week, so I am not expecting to land much haha) and not only am I not catching bass, I couldnt catch anything. I was at it at 8am and tried catfishing and all I see was a feeding frenzy on my cat bait with no catch haha

Thanks all! Congrats on the upcoming grandchild!!! I will definitely be reading articles and using the search function, thanks for the tip. Warrensburg is a few hours away, I haven't been there before, how are the lakes around there?

Hi all, I have just picked up fishing and got into Bass fishing. Being a beginner and knowing nothing, I think I can learn a lot from everyone here and the materials posted on the forum. Hope everyone is bassing out and doing well. I'm just a new basster, so take it easy on me and I hope not to come off stupid to everyone