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At $50 its a steal to me. They have become my favorite rod. They have a more traditional length rear grip and are well suited for kayak or canoe.

An Abu Ambassadeur 1600CIAR,2600CIAR and first generation 5500C3Pro Rocket with laser etching, in a trade for a tool box full of NIB taps and dies.

Exude Brand Mr. Twister soft plastics like the Dart. Bomber Ba-Donk-A Donk Redfish Magic spinnerbaits

The Daubert frog looks like it could be killer, but isnt it too light and wind resistant to throw with a baitcaster?

Super Spook Jr. in Flitter Sah, it has large thick chunks of glitter and a clearish bottom, olive back. ALso if you fish any tannic stained water the gold side, black back, orange belly kills them, gold in tannic water always.

Sebile lures. Cant handle any fish with teeth or a sandpaper mouth. Koppers Live Target lure too, pretty until one fish then just sort of whitish silver.

Dink that is a beautiful combo, very very sharp looking

I fish out of yak, jon boat and shore too. I find a 7ft rod too long for shore fishing. Maybe if you only fish a open bank but not for in amongst trees brush or about bridges and such. If you fish crankbaits and topwaters, a med hvy might be to stiff for your liking so think hard about your decision.

Yeah retail at mudhole or netcraft. But most manufacturers are using much lower grade and getting it at a bulk price no custom maker can dream of.

Your not finding AAAA grade cork on 90+% of the rods on the market.

We've been planning to retire to west Tn. for many years. Now it seems like everyone here is fleeing to Tn. In Tennesse they call us halfbacks. I pray they stay friendly as they are, because when we in Fl. became flooded with rude northerners it did nothing to keep us hospitable. I hope it doesnt fill Tn. up with empty strip malls and polluting golf courses either. God bless you and your kids for what youve been through, my 23 year old daughter contracted a rare lymphoma this year and I understand your desire to be close to them.

I doubt the cost of the few extra inches of cork out weighs the cost of the 2 extra winding checks, the epoxy finish to cover the now exposed blank and any thread used. Its just fashion like having a 11bb, 8:1to1 ratio, 24lb drag reel to walk the dog and catch a 3lb fish.

Yeah I can see why you liked it better then! I didnt see it as a jetty even from your first pics, I thought it was along the intracoastal waterway.

The worst thing about a split grip casting rod is different makers give you differing length rear grip. I love St Croix but they dont put enough grip there for me to comfortably cast. Shimano has also shortened the eva on the new Crucial, just not enough for me to comfortably cast.

What a great looking pier! I wish our local govt.s put that kind of effort into facilities over here. Great fish Snook! Have any big Jack been showing up? They havent come into Charlotte Harbor in years.

Here in Fl. that rumor has floated around for decades but about Roland Martin. Here in SW Fl. every tackleshop you go into will tell you about it. I see you go to FGCU, right here in the mist of it. We've both probably heard these rumors from the same negative naysayers. Theres tons of cheating going on in tournaments in this state, salt and fresh. The press is full of it lately, folks are even starting to get jail time. But to say it specifically about a said person on the web especially this volatile forum... you could be a bigger troll than I am.

On my third paractice cast on water after only casting on the local schools lawn, I caught a 36" Snook. Oh Lord it was like hand to hand combat after only fishing conventionally. It was a cruel joke though because I went well over a year afterwards without catching a fish on a fly.

Everything you guys say about him is very true. But I have to ask, in this etherial world of the www how do you know it really is him? On a mountain bike forum which is the cycling worlds eqivalent of this site, a guy went for years having the forum believe he was Natalie Portman. I always loved seeing him fish with Barkley. God bless him and his family after what he went through.

Has anyone heard how the weird grip material is holding up to hooks and bumping around in the boat? Every time I toy with one at the store the grip causes me not to buy it. It looks like it would cut easy or dent to shape if it was laid against another object.

OP didnt you just very recently start a thread that your end all of all rods was the shimano Sellus and that rods costing more were needless for you and your style of fishing?

Certain colors of Bandit Crankbaits. As soon as I catch fish on a color, they discontinue it. Zoom Speed Doctor worms with the split buzzing paddletail. Mr. Twister Foxee Jig.

HeavyDluxe you hit it right on the head, theres a lot of brand snobbery here, I fall into that category myself.

What is a frame bearing?

Since a ceramic doesn't need to even be lubed according to boca, what is the extra maintenance? None of the ceramics in my reels are noisey but they are the hybrids not the orange seals. I made sure the proprietary dry lube boca applies at there shop was removed, which you can get upon request as it doesn't jive with a wet lube. Even with rocket fuel theyve never made noise or required crazy maintenance.

Black or Brown Bullhead. Dee whereabouts in Fl. are you? Down here we only have channels and whites.