Suspendingjerk

Kind of bland compared to crappie or red ear. I'm in the same boat. Culling my pond.

I prefer my mg over my Lexa. Mg feels smoother and It seems to handle lighter lures a bit better.

This is why I love your posts hootie. And to think I heard irene singing at the end of a long tunnel...

And you honestly believe these humongous corporations aren't cutting costs by bypassing this "rule"? Don't you think it would be more beneficial to sales if they went ahead and stamped " made in Japan " on these products. Maybe I am not understanding what you are saying here.

I have mentioned this in a previous post. What you aren't picking up on is what floridafishinfool is saying. If you shop around you can get the same quality. Mind you it doesn't carry the brand name, reputation, 'warranty'.

The name 'fenwick' rings a bell with this post. I recently was in the market for a spinning rod and was seriously considering buying a Fenwick.. Until I ran across something on the Web about Fenwick being made in China. And the rods not being what they used to. Was a fly fishing forum to be exact. So I went with Loomis. A rod made in America. Sure many may prefer the Fenwick equivalent to the Loomis I choose, but I know my dollar was supporting a job here in America. What I am getting at (excuse my rambling, just got off night shift and have a good buzz going) is floridafishinfool is right. These company's are riding on their prior reputation and dishing out cheaper and cheaper made goods.

You are absolutely correct. I mentioned you are paying for the QC and somewhat of a warranty.

I cannot say I have 'outsmarted' the market. I am saying that floridafishinfool has a point, and we should pay attention to what he says. If it says made in China.. The whole thing is made and assembled in China. I don't know what you were getting at. I honestly hope you don't believe shimano buys certain parts from China and then assembles them in Japan along with Japan made parts.

Floridafishinfool, your posts have fallen on deaf ears, as I was afraid they would.

While I love your posts and your 'tongue in cheek' humor, this guy is right. Your 180 dollar shimano spinning reel? Made in a Chinese factory that also makes what some will call "junk". While your name brands will have more quality control, and a warranty to a certain degree, you are getting almost the same thing. I am not arguing that a lot of 30 dollar reels are not junk, rather I am agreeing that you have to shop around.

You are destroying world's right now, and I like it. Great truth and logic in this man's posts. Pay attention.

I have almost fell in from my John boat numerous times. Always manage to regain balance. It's especially sketchy when I have another guy with me and we are both standing up. I did however manage to hook my veritas rod with my new lews mg last year on a cast. It went in and I almost dove after it. Got my hand on it right before it sank beyond sight.

This post in this thread was inevitable... Haha

My personal favorite are the ones that reply "x2" To EVERYTHING.

If I remember right cxx had a ton of memory on one of my bait casters. Then again it might have been cx. I just remember memory being an issue with p line Co poly on my bc rigs which has me cautioned using it on my new spinning rig.

Yeah I do. I'm just paranoid I suppose. Just now getting back into spinning gear. Well besides my ul reels I've used for a few years.

Do you think my daiwa Lexa 2500 spinning reel will handle the 6lb fine? I have some extra laying around and was gonna spool it up. The lowest rating I can find for the reel is 8lb. If not I will throw it on one of my ul reels.

Thanks for the suggestion! I checked them out and I might just go for the 782

I have a couple veritas. 2.0 I believe. And a couple lower end daiwas. The veritas if anything feel under their ratings and the daiwas feel just right. That is to ME at least.

I've handled a few Loomis rods at my local shop. They felt a little lighter than their rating. Could just be me though.

Awesome. Thanks man. This will be the most I've spent on a rod and wanted to get that straight.

So you think I will be fine with the fast if I'm not using it for jigs?

You can grab a daiwa Lexa pretty well below retail brand new on eBay fairly easy. I got mine for 79 shipped

To be honest I probably won't be jigging with the rod. But I will be throwing lighter Trigged and weightless plastics.

Alright. I think I'm gonna get one of the spinning rods. Torn between the 6'8 medium EF jig and worm, and the 6'6 medium F spin jig. Wondering which one will be more versatile.