SoCalFisher

You can use any rod for anything. Glass rods just work BEST with treble hook baits. I personally only use them for crank baits. I prefer the sensitivity and action of graphite for everything else.

I have a Phenix recon PHX-C682L, it's 6'8" light paired with a Shimano curado 50e with 8lb fluorocarbon. I mostly just use it for small weightless plastics and sometimes dropshot or shakyhead.

I use the double uni. Uni knot is the only knot you ever need to know.

Most I have ever spent is $20 on a spro bbz-1 swimbait.

Lowest I use currently is 8lb but I have used 6lb before.

What about the *** *** black? Amazing rod for $100, I love mine.

Yea I haven't had any problems with them. Actually I never worry about the shipping of reels, only rods and all my rods from them are perfect.

I wouldn't save mono or fluoro for too long but braid seems to last forever.

Shimano reels are still great and their customer service is the best.

Not really trying to defend shimano but you don't know what overpriced is till you use the gen 2 Abu Garcia revo STX. I can't believe I payed $200 for this thing, worst purchase ever. I wouldn't even pay $100 for one of these.

Anything not Shimano.

*** *** Black

Sorry nevermind, you sent the message after you posted in this thread. Thanks for the quick response.

Do you guys ever plan to make handles with eva grips? I want one but I don't like the cork.

Phenix recon 6'8 L w/ shimano curado 50e - weightless plastics Phenix recon2 7'1 H w/ shimano chronarch 200e7 - jigs Phenix composite x 7'6 MH w/ abu garcia revo stx - crankbaits *** *** black 7'1 MH w/ shimano curade 200e7 - texas rigs I also have a shimano crucial for flipping but it needs a reel. Probably going to replace the revo stx with a chronarch 200e5 and use the revo stx with my crucial.

How many I need: 1 How many I think I need: As many as I can buy.

Yea I got my pb there last year, maybe I can do it again.

I'll be there on the 18th next month and at least one other time this year.

My jig rod is a 7'1 and it seems to work great for everything I do with it. By the way, you will be very happy will your ***, I have the 7'1 mh for my texas rig rod and my phenix recon 7'1 H that is my jig rod isn't all that much better.

Are you using braid without backing?

Some people just don't get it. They have the Chronarch E now, this reel is by far the best reel for $200. They pretty much just changed the name of the Curado.

The Curado E and Chronarch E are very similar, I would say the Chronarch is better and I have both. Also, the curado E was also $200 unless you got it on sale.

The bad reviews are only because the G is being compared to the E but really the G should be worse since it it cheaper. Also the chronarch 200E hate is stupid also, I like mine more than my curado 200E.

I have a crankin stick and it's a good rod, I haven't used it much but my brother uses it all the time and loves it.

Whats your budget? I have one all around cranking set up since I also am on a budget. I have a Phenix composite-x x12 with an abu garcia revo stx that I will probably upgrade to a shimano chronarch 200e5. This works great for all my crank baits, even dd22's.