dodgeguy

cajun red cast if you want limp line or cajun advantage if you want a baitcaster line like big game.

i have used shimano and switched to pflueger.shimano never fixed the binding issues with the old stradics and told people the problem never existed.shimano products are generally very good.they are severely overpriced.i'll outcast any shimano with a pflueger patriarch except for maybe one of the computerized models.the finish on the patriarch will also look better than shimano's paint jobs after a few seasons.if you like shimano that's great but there are other reels out there that are just as good if not better for less money. as far as the spinning reel goes get a pflueger supreme.do not get a president because it has a graphite frame.imho these are inferior and will not hold up nearly as well.

according to bass pro they make there own blanks in there own factory.the johnny morris rods are some of the finest made.

i had a rick clunn which is the same size as the j. morris and is the same frame.i own a patriarch also.the advantage imho is the patriarch is smaller and is .3 ounces lighter in the narrow spool version than the j.morris gold reel.it is also less $.they probably are similar in casting ability but for the $ the patriarch is a far better buy imho.now another person may not mind the the j. morris is slightly larger in which case the comparison changes slightly.

agree %100!!!

vanish is named vanish because that's what your fish does when it snaps!!!get seguar invizx.

that is one of my pet peves about braid.the least noisey braids are the fireline braid that just came out (not regular fireline) and diawa samuri.i like the fireline best.

your not the only one in that boat.there are lots of people including me who feel that way.but i do believe you can buy a rod just as sensitive as a loomis without spending over $170.also a cheap rod with braid is far more sensitive than a loomis with mono or flouro.

a perfectly balanced rod balances at the center of the reel seat.since you palm the reel it would benefit you more than someone who doesn't palm the reel.

dude it's a spinning mass at high rpm.you will throw the spool out of balance.you may or may not notice it but it won't benefit anything and at high rpm may eventually hurt it.

you can't put a pflueger reel on a shimano rod.totally incompatible.the rod will melt at the reel seat.it has to be put on a allstar to take the heat.

pflueger president 2 or patriarch of ebay.

best reel in that price range hands down!!!

once i find the perfect balance it's glued to the rod.

that's the only bad thing about the patriarch.it makes you want to replace all your perfectly good reels.

never tried it.don't see why you would do that.it would slow down your retreive speed.

'i balance all my rods.

i don't know about you but once i've touched a patriarch nothing else will do.

i always target bass but it's ok if i catch other species.

i have a 4000 size medalist.it's a great reel.

cajun red cast.i've gotten away from flouro again.

i'd say it would but we are talking identical setups with lentgh being the variable.i think the extra lentgh gives you more tip weight which all other factors being equal will deaden a rod.this is why i would balance all of them.if they were all balanced i don't know if you could tell the difference.

pflueger centrifugal brakes are different from most.they have springs which pull them off the drum faster.this means if you use a shimano with 2 pins you will need at least 4 with a pflueger.i set my cast conrol knob very loose.i put all six pins on because i cast hard at the beginning of a cast.the springs pull them off fast so it doesn't hurt distance.i then use the magnets for windy days with spinnerbaits.the reel is close to backlash free this way and outcasts any other i've used.

even though i love the original the president 2 is far better.the drag is far stronger on the new president than the old one.i own a patriarch and the president 2 is the same frame/size.it has a centrifugal brake instead of dual brakes.other than that and the titanium finish on the patriarch they are very similar.get the president 2 or a patriarch.

all other variables being equal i would say yes but i don't know if you would be able to tell.i would say if you balanced the longer rods it would be almost no difference.