Shaynalaya

Alright so maybe 100 miles is an exaggeration. When you live in the city and don't have a car, anything outside of 20 miles feels like 100. lol

No, he's out in the burbs. I live in Chicago actually... which, by the way, has no fishing stores within like 100 some odd miles of the city center, so obviously I had to order everything online without actually seeing the quality and feeling weight. Regardless if you know the gear or not, you can tell quality by the craftsmanship and the weight usually, but it's got to be in person. Anyway I didn't have a chance to check what kind of retrieve he uses, but I figured since I ordered both off of Basspro, he can return one or both if he really wants something else.

Okay, so here's what I got: St. Croix Avid Series Crankbait Rod 6'6" MH with a Shimano Curado baitcasting reel, 6.3:1 ratio (I have no idea what that means, so hopefully these two pieces go together appropriately?).... Anyway, this should throw me in the category of girlfriend of the year, right? Cuz I put a ton of research into this and I hope you guys didn't steer me wrong!!! Thanks again for your input. Shayna

Yeah I'm thinking Curado 6:3 1. Should it be a L retrieve? He's right handed

Also what kind of reel? Bait casting? Spinning? Line counter?

Thanks guys, I appreciate the expertise. I'll let you know what I end up with and if he likes it!

I think if I spend $200 on the reel and $200 on the pole, it should be a pretty d**n decent present, right? I don't think he's brand loyal, though to be honest I haven't been dating him that long so I haven't really seen his gear as all he's done this year is ice fish and I was trekking in Nepal during that time.

I'm thinking about $200

I know next to nothing about fishing but my new boyfriend lives for it, so I hurt bought him a St. croix Avid 6'6 medH trigger rod for his bday. Seems like a good rod and very versatile. I'm looking now for a reel to couple with the gift. Any suggestions? He's into walleye and Muskie fishing lately!