singlecoil

I've been throwing spinnerbaits on my old All Star Mag 2 worm rod for years. Haven't even thought about using anything else.

I started using a spinning rig a few years ago for skipping a 4" senko in flooded salt cedar. A lot of fun with a big fish, can get interesting quick. I only do it when the bite is tough and the water clarity is good or when skipping is the only way to get a bait in the spot. Still love my texas rigs and jigs so 85% of the time I have a baitcaster in my hand.

Here in Southeastern NM its been blowing 25 to 35 with gusts of 40 to 50 for the entire last week. I love to fish but I stayed home!

I skip all my weightless plastics with a 7'mf Fenwick Aetos spinning rod and and absolutely love it.

I still use the Tiny Torpedo in clear and a Jitterbug in black. Yes they both still catch fish and yes I am an old fart lol.

I used to throw the 5" senko but switched to the 4" after my wife kicked my behind with a 4" senko several times last year. Not exactly a scientific study I know but the switch to 4" has not hurt my catch rate and I have confidence they work. I personally think the 4" works a little better when the bite is tough.

Trick worm, Hula Grub, Super Fluke, Rage Tail craw and Senko!

Hey fellas, all I'm tying to say is the SC III blank whether it's made in Mexico or the USA is a pretty good starting point for a fishing rod. Fish them both at night and I'm absolutely positive they will both work just fine.

I was told by St Croix that there is no difference in material of their blanks between the USA blanks and Mexican blanks. Same graphite, same resins, same everything. Just fabricated in different locations. I have 3 Rage rods with SCIII blanks from Mexico and they are all very good sensitive rods that work just fine for me and got great deals on them. Will I feel more bites on a USA SCIII ? I seriously doubt it.

fat ika is one of my favorite baits to skip under docks.

I agree perfection is nice but rarely happens even with your new BMW. I have a friend who has a Z8 and we can have a long thread on that some other day. The blank on a NRX is one of the best made. If I have to replace a guide once in a while I will but I will still have one of the best rods made. As far as the Cashion goes, it's about half the price of a NRX so I don't expect the craftsmanship to be the same level but I do expect a rod to do the job it was intended for and this rod does it above my expectations.

I have a cranking rod from Cashion. The action, sensitivity, weight and feel are exactly what I want in a rod for crankbaits. I've owned the rod for over 2 years with absolutely no problems. Is the rod perfectly wrapped and the craftsmanship outstanding? No it's not but none of the rods I own are perfect. If I look hard enough I can find fault with all my rods. Does the Cashion perform to my expectations? Yes plus some. So if the thread wraps on my NRX are not perfect does that make it a bad rod? Absolutely not and the same goes for my Cashion.

I used to buy and try everything that came around. After years of fishing, I figured out what plastics I like and use and I'm sure you will have to go thru the same process. Time on the water with them is the only way to tell what works for you and your water. My collection of plastics has been narrowed down thru the years because now I only buy what I have confidence in. I know if I throw this certain plastic in the right conditions that plastic will work. That is the key for me, is to have confidence in the bait I'm using.

I have a gen 1 also and its a great rod! Very light, very sensitive and a stout backbone. 6'9" mh f, It gets used all the time and I have G loomis, kistler and St Croix rods. All very good rods and the villian holds its own with all of them.

I just got mine a couple of days ago. Not much time on the water yet but like smalljaw67 says, this is an extremely light rod with a soft tip but strong backbone. this rod should cover all of my finesse spinning rod needs but I am a baitcast guy 80% of the time. Best deal on a high quality rod that I have gotten in a long time. I absolutely love it. Big-Bass is right on the money with the specs.

I live in SE New Mexico and fish Brantley Lake mostly.

I use a wide brimmed straw hat with a buff usually. Straw hats just breath better for me and my bald head lol.

Killed them on the Yum Christie craw friday. Great action and worked well in very stained water.

very cool rig!

I use spinning gear because I can't skip with a casting reel lol.

I like to skip weightless plastics in heavy cover and under docks. I'm using a St Croix rage medium heavy fast action 7'1" spinning rod with .011 fluorocarbon. I've tried different dia. line and have found for me .011 is as big as I can go and still be manageable and trouble free. I prefer Sunline sniper but I tried Trilene 100% XL and I haven't had any problems with line twist so far and is a decent alternative to Sunline. I like straight fluoro for slack line sensitivity feel. I have a hard time feeling the bite when I'm letting a super fluke or fat ika sink with braid. The 7' rod gives me plenty of backbone and leverage when I'm trying to get a big fish out from under a dock. I went with the MH action for the simple reason that I'm looking for big fish and I want plenty of rod if I hook a large fish plus I can set the hook with authority.

I don't fish from a kayak but I have noticed that Cashion has a section specific for kayak rods. You might want to check it out.

I am 59 years old and I can afford any rod I want but I usually stay around $100 to $150 for the simple fact that now days a rod in that class is so much better than the rods I learned how to bass fish with. A $100 rod is sensitive enough for all my needs and I am not a bad fisherman. PB is over 11lbs and have a couple over 8lbs so its not my first rodeo. I do own a couple higher priced rods, a GL3 904x flipping stick I've had for over 13 years and a KLX I bought when they first came out and it was still less than $200 but most of mine are way less than that. When I played music I always play fender Telecasters in the bars. I owned Super expensive guitars but always went back to teles because 1) they got the job done 2) If it got knocked over and broken, I could afford to replace them unlike a Les Paul or ES 335. Same with my rods, I use several rod for different techniques and stuff happens. I can get the job done with a $100 dollar rod and I can afford to replace it no problem. Leaves more money to spend on my boat lol

I try different plastics but the brands I seem to buy every year would be Zoom for super flukes and trick worms, Strike King elastic finesse worms, Yamamoto for fat ikas, spider grubs or hula grubs and senkos, also buy Arkies spider grubs, and I started recently using Mission D-bombs beaver style baits for flipping and will keep using them. Pretty much covers most of my T-rigs, pitching, flipping and shakey head and skipping.

I love to throw weightless plastics in the summer and fall. My rig for that is a Kistler KLX 6'9" finness jig and tube rod w/ abu revo and 12lb sunline fc sniper. I can throw a weightless trickworm with no problems and it will sail a weightless fluke like nobodys business! Unfortunately that rod is discontinued and I'm not sure what will replace it if need be. Texas rigging plastics is my other favorite technique and I use an Abu Garcia Villain which I got from FFO for $80. This is the best rod for the money that I've ever owned. More sensitive than my Rage rods by far. Its a mh fast but plays more like a heavy and is perfect for throwing plastics. I have a curado 101D with 14lb sunline fc sniper mounted on it and it's a perfect TR worm rig for me with sensitivity to spare!