davep

welcome coopster!

thanks Mark!

ha,haaaa... hilarious!! i think i have a pretty good feeling about them and will give them a try. as i said, i am in agreement that they seem a great rod for the money and have heard more good than bad. as clayton said, it may have been that they were still working the bugs out of the initial run of rods, and alot of manufacturers go through this with new lines.

i guess what prompted my inquiry was some negative feedback about them breaking on hooksets and even small fish. they seem like an excellent value for the money, and i fell in love with how light and balanced they feel.going to look into the warranty aspect to see how they compare to other co.'s.

thank you!...ha,ha love the name!!

thanks roadwarrior!

thanks for the input guys!!... i wouldnt buy it from Dicks, i like to give my business to the local tackle shops, and stay away from the chain stores...just had a few too many bad experiences through the years. i like the 7 footer mh as well, and feel it will serve my style well. thanks for the advice bayouXpress, i will look around, and have seen some places a little cheaper. thank you to all who replied!

anyone have any feedback, positive or negative, about the Veritas line of rods? i checked them out today at Dicks and like the way they feel. i tend to fish alot of pitching and flipping baits, around docks and submerged grass, and laydowns. any recommendations from Veritas owners? i guess i should say that i fish mono, as opposed to braid, if it makes any difference and will probably match it with a abu premier reel. thanks in advance.

thanks guys, looking forward to meeting everyone!

thanks ron, glad to be here!

new guy here, and just wanted to say hi and look forward to learning from you guys and gals. although im in no way a "newbie" to this sport, i have been away from it for a few years, pursuing my other love, surfcasting. i look forward to getting caught up with some of the latest techniques and baits.a recent purchase of a new baitcast reel is all it took to renew my love of this sport! look forward to meeting all of you! i hail from Ashland, Mass. a small town outsideWorcester, where i live with my wife and six year old twins. i dont belong to a club, but fish local tournaments alot. i love to flip and pitch jigs in heavy cover alot, but also enjoy fishing deep structure with light line for smallies. i dont own a boat, and fish with my nephew who does, giving up my boat when i started surfcasting many years ago. i fish mostly local lakes, and ponds, with Lake Webster being my favorite.