chilliblanket

i understand what youre talking about and i agree with certain points, but i am not keeping a taut line with my jig at all times. In fact, i may spend more time with slack line when i am fishing a jig than with it tight. With that said, having a more balanced rod would be beneficial to me because holding the rod for longer periods would allow me to feel less fatigue. The only real weight i feel from the jig is if i pop it a couple times or shake it a little. Thanks for your opinion btw. I will definitely consider your input.

how is the balance for you?

what rod lengths do you have?

well honestly i prefer to have rods that are all the same series, and I'm currently looking for the best series in my price range. the rod i am looking to purchase first though is a jig rod. I already have a heavier action 7'6 for denser cover, but i just dont enjoy throwing my jig with it because at my lake, the heavy action is very unnecessary. The rod i use for my jig is also very tip heavy so giving the jig small twitches gets a little tiresome at the end of the day. just looking for the best budget series to begin following that provides a light and balanced rod.

no sir. I've felt the veritas, but its been difficult for me to get a hold of a compre to compare. What is it that makes the compre more appealing to you than the veritas? Thanks for the reply. If i prefer a balanced rod to a lighter rod, do you suggest that if i purchase a rod longer than 7 that i ditch the split grip to improve the rods balance?

do you prefer your compre to your veritas? which size and action is your veritas?

I'll make sure to take a look at the powell rods too. I was just trying to minimize cost. I am most interested in a light balanced rod.

have you messed around with a veritas?

I've been comparing the lamiglas excel, veritas, and compre rods. I was wondering if any of those who owned these rods could provide some input regarding the sensitivity and weight of the blanks. I prefer rods that are not very tip heavy, and i was looking for a light one with good sensitivity. I dont have access to all three of these rods to try them out, so i was thinking that asking experienced users would be the next best thing. Thanks for all the help.

thank you again for everyone and their replies

Thanks for everyones input and help. I'm just trying to get fluoro perks with braid manageability. A lot of you seem to like just the straight fluoro.. i guess i can try both and see how it turns out. Have any of you guys fished seminole? so it seems to me that you prefer running straight fluoro as opposed to braid with a fluoro leader right? what makes it better for you?

What are your guy's thoughts on running braid with a fluoro leader as opposed to all fluoro? I was thinking about running this combination of line for my reels currently spooled with straight fluoro. What do you guys think?

i heard something about the bigger females too.. but it was about them move up earlier not them actually spawning earlier.. also something about them spawning relatively deeper.. or something like tht, i dunno

thanks for all the replies! i went out yesterday after a rain-- weather was still overcast and a little misty. I found a really shallow flat and threw a spook. Action was great.. but it cleared up today and i plan on trying to slow down if that topwater bite isnt on.

yeah ive always been real interested in using the carolina rig to fidn some fish. I have a little trouble with it here though because there are so many branches and laydown trees at the bottom.. the weeds in this particular body of water are very shallow.. makes it difficult to rip rattle traps out.. i agree with finding fish before slowing down and really taking time to dissect the fish, but i cant seem to find any concentrations of fish fishing any baits quickly up and down this lake lol