David228

I have shipped about 5 rods in the past and have paid anywhere from $18 to $26. Friday I went to the post office and the cheapest rate was $55. I thought the woman had made a mistake so I brought the rod to another post office and it came to the exact same price. Does anyone have suggestions on the cheapest route to take? I ended up shipping UPS for $38. (The rod I shipped was 86" and the tube was 87")

Has anyone compared the NRX 842 and the 852? What difference would you expect to see between the two? (Yes, I realize one is 7' and the other is 7' 1")

I grew up fishing for largemouth on tidal waters in south Mississippi. Here in Alabama I find myself targeting coosa river spots more than I do largemouth. I'm pretty familiar with shakey head fishing.. Drop shot on the other hand, I have zero experience. I believe I will let this rod be more targeted towards shakey head and will figure out the drop shot rod down the road.

I plan on using a Stradic Ci4+.. The newest model 2500

Thanks for all of the information. I'm going to try to find a NRX 852 to demo and go from there. Provided I have no experience with the best blanks available, I can't imagine how I would ever pick one to start the custom process.

I am going to try to get my hands on one of the St. Croix rods and compare that to the others. I'm not against a custom rod that's for sure, I wouldn't really know what to expect or ask for in a custom as I don't know the best taper/action for both shakey head and drop shot.

I'm looking to buy one spinning rod and want the best. I use casting rods 95% of the time but have recently found myself with a spinning rod in my hands more than ever. I use a spinning set up for shakey heads and drop shots exclusively and feel that the most sensitive rod would benefit me most with these techniques. My question is... Is there a NOTICEABLE difference in sensitivity when it comes to the highest end rods? Has anyone compared the Loomis GLX and NRX and is there a noticeable difference? I realize there is a new GLX that recently came out and it claims to be 20% lighter than the GLX that it replaced. I am leaning towards the new GLX as I feel as if its lighter than the NRX. Either way i am thinking about picking the 7ft medium jig and worm rod. Would this be a good rod for both shakey head and drop shots? What benefit would the technique specific "shakey head" rod have over the standard jig and worm rod? P.S. I have never owned a Loomis rod, if there is another option that is more sensitive I am open to suggestions.

I highly suggest giving the Daiwa reels a shot. I recently purchased my first tatula and am now replacing everything i own with them. Any of their reels with the TWS should be great. Right now you can buy the tatula type R on ebay for $120. Good luck finding something you love!

I am from south mississippi and just moved to birmingham alabama on the 26th of january. I was raised bass fishing tide water and fishing the occasional farm pond here and there. I have access to a boat back home but now find myself without. Any suggestions on where I may be able to fish from the shore or possibly rent a boat for a day of fishing? I am willing to travel as far as guntersville but would like to find something closer for some quick afternoon trips too. Thanks in advance! -David

Would you mind telling your setup for each? I am curious as to what you prefer. Thanks!

I am David and glad to join the group. I was born and raised in south Mississippi and moved to Birmingham AL on Jan 26. Have been bass fishing since I can remember and spent time fishing team tournaments with my father and a couple of friends back home. Now, life happens, I am new to the area and am not very familiar with my surroundings . I am excited to fish new water and look forward to learn how to fish something other than tide water. Im sure I will have plenty of post on the forum soon, thanks in advance!

Thanks for the response, I will follow up with my experience with the SX

My first post so hello to all. I purchased a Revo SX 6.4:1 recently from bass pro for $159 and will be getting a $20 rebate in the mail in the next few weeks. I was going to buy a reel for sure so it didn't take much convincing but the salesman talked highly and claimed they sell more of these at that price point than any other reel. I have had a great experience with the Curado in the past though. I have been unable to fish the Revo yet so I cant comment on performance. Do any of y'all recommend the Revo SX?? Thanks, David