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Do what I do. M Casting rod and rig em stupid style. I only use spinning for tubes to skip docks.

I am in agreement with the Fenwick Eagles, good rods for the money.

I have one of those jars. Really rusted, wasn't sure if I should try to open it or not.

I would buy the Okuma for $32. I've used the Amazon warehouse used like new for a Shimano SLX casting reel and a Daiwa Eliminator spinning reel. Both were brand new but had been returned for who knows why. So it should be ok.

X2 on this rod. I skip docks with it. St. Croix has a 5'9" Avid Mxf that has a line/lure rating closer to a ML, go for that one if you can get a used one.

To me they are a newer lighter version of my Citica 100 DSV's. I highly recommend them.

The Daiwa Eliminator I bought is new and has the switch.

The Daiwa Eliminator 2500 I recently bought is a solid reel. Retail is $79.99, pretty good for an aluminum reel(I actually got mine on Amazon new in box for $55 listed as used like new).

I had Costa 580Gs and Kaenons, I found no difference in visual quality. Both are better than the Wiley Xs I have. Kaenon and Smith Optics both have a Trivex lens, so do the Costa prescriptions. They are light and strong like Polycarbonates, but have visuals like glass, basically best of both worlds.

Well the one spinning rod combo I had I accidentally kicked into lake Geist a few weeks ago (and busted my Costa Jose 580Gs trying to grab it) so I guess I'm going to try Ned rigs/shakey heads on casting equipment. I have a Pflueger Asaro and a 6'4" Team All Star rod I use for river small mouths as it casts light lures pretty good time to try it on finesse.

I had Kaenons and Costa580G. I thought the visuals were the same or very close. Both were better than the Wileys I have now, of course Wiley x doesnt break the bank though.

Yes I wanted to take the grip off one rod to put on another, and I currently have 1 6'6" St Croix Premier glass for accuracy and 1 7' Team Daiwa S glass rod for distance, was looking to scale back and have 1 rod to do it all. St Croix no longer sells blanks I believe so was looking to go a different way, maybe I should just stick to what I got.

I was looking at the Mojo 6'10" glass rod, that way I could go from a 6'6" and 7' to just 1 rod. I also have a broken Premier rod. Now I hate split grips, how hard would it be to replace the Mojo's handle with the Premier ?

Most of my reels are or have been Shimano/Daiwa but the over $100 Doyo reels are pretty good. I have a Pflueger Asaro reel and it's great. Use it to cast lightweight baits. I also have an Abu Orra inshore which is good too.

St Croix also makes a 7'6" inshore spinning rod that is Medium/Moderate.

I use a ml premier for 1/4 topwaters, works great so go with the Triumph

6'10" H St Croix Premier for me.

X2

I like them for hollow belly swim baits, easy to overwork them on faster reels.

X2

Exactly how their CS worked with me on a broken rod too.

For square bills I am usually target casting so just my 6'6" St. Croix Premier glass is fine. It is M/Mod-Fast.

I just bought one, reminds me of my citica 100dsv with curado size reel knobs.

I have a Supreme XT. It is an excellent spinning reel. Pflueger reels really own the spinning market for the money .

I am considering the Goldcast, they are 40-50 on Amazon, so not that much $. I thought it would be good for a guest in the boat or for skipping docks. Also I believe their IPT is more like 25 than 18, so not all that slow.