mattyfish

Thanks guys, going to buy the Avid on Sunday, i will post iPhone picks with my reel. Still deciding on a Medium or MH ( 6'6 or 7') I'm 5'9, 185 lbs.and fishing mainly small/large mouth bass, pike, pickerel, maybe trout and muskie (i wish)

Thanks guys for all the recommendations, I REALLY think I'm going to get the St. Croix Avid. Im gonna be doing more small/large mouth bass fishing, pike, pickerel and maybe the odd trout/musky lmaoo never know. Do you recommend a a) 6'6 Medium Heavy Avid 6'6 Medium Avid c) 7' Medium Avid these are all 2 pcs, what do you guys recommend?

To be honest I prefer cork and I REALLY liked the feel of the aetos but wasn't a big fan of the design and material.

What are the top 3 spinning rods in the price range of $100-200? I was thinking shimano crucial? st croix premier? the new fenwick elite series coming out in Sep but i can't wait that long

hey man I really appreciate that reply, very informative. I like Fenwick ALOT but when are these Elite Tech rods coming out? I cant wait!! I had the HMG but broke it.. and you recommend a 6'6 rather then a 7'?

Sorry about that, Spinning rod for mainly small-large mouth bass/pike/walleye hopefully even trout and muskie but I really know theres no such rod, I haven't ordered it yet to be honest, I have a *** black 1 piece but I'm exchanging it for anything I want 2pc. I need a 2 pc rod and I heard really good things about the Premier so i was set on it but I also really liked the fenwick aetos so I want the best advice.

What is at the top of your list in that price range?

We'll I'm fairly new to fishing and I apologize for not being specific with my questioning. I use to fish almost every weekend when i was 13-16 then I stopped for a while and now I'm trying to go out every weekend and doing a fishing trip in September. I just bought a shimano stradic fj 2500 reel and really I'm just looking for a GOOD overall rod, I know you need different rod's for different fish but I want something that's as close to univeral as possible and I know there's no such thing lol (spinning rod). I'll be using it mainly from the boat most likely and sometimes from shore/dock. I'm hoping to use the rod for small/large mouth bass, pike, walleye, maybe even a muskie haha nottt. But yea what do you guys think? Thanks for all the fast replies!

Just got a 6"6 MH St Croix. Premier shipped to a store next week near my house but I'm still having 2nd thoughts? should I keep the 6'6 or get the 7'0 or should I get an entirely different rod in the same price range or a few bucks more? Appreciate all the help.

Just got the stradic reel and I broke my fenwick hmg series rod last weekend so I'm trying to get some good advice on rods atm. I'm looking for a 2 piece and I'm pretty set on buying the St. Croix Premier 6"6 MH rod to go along with my Stradic .. is this an all round good rod?