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Try an ugly stik elite rod

I have all the reels listed and they all are a great deal. The presidents are great I have 4 of them and only one has given me a problem. The spool broke, but they sent me another one while I used the spare in the meantime. I have supremes as well, I just bought a supreme mgx last week and haven't used it yet(got it for $80 on clearance at ganders) but the regular supreme and xt are both great reels as well that I have. Pflueger is a brand that when it comes to spinning reels you really can't go wrong. If I were you I would just get a regular president and spend the extra on tackle or get a supreme over the limited edition president for the better drag system.

I agree that the pflueger supreme is a great choice, I have 5 of them and they can easily handle 6-10# pound line, plus with the spare spools you can spool one with braid and one with fluoro or however you like.

I'm a fan of vmc and gamakatsu hooks

The rage tail space monkey and craw did good for me today, rigged rage style with a 1/8 owner screwlock hook dragged across the top quick like a buzzbait.

Let me just say I love my pfluegers, I have 4 presidents, 2 supreme xts, and 1 supreme mg and love them all. I've had 2 of the presidents for about 5 years and have caught largemouth, hybrids, pickerel, even catfish on them with no problems. The presidents get the job done hands down and for the price they can't be beat imho. Is the supreme worth the increase in price from a president, I would say not for the $150 price tag but if you can find them marked down a bit then definitely yes. I got mines for $73, $85, and $110 all brand new off eBay.

Just bought some of the 5 inchers from basspro 2 weeks ago, don't seem to have as many colors as they do the 6 inchers but they do make them.