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Try Zlad.

You're going to want a heavy rod designed for flipping so you can pull the bass out of cover quickly before they figure 8 around every weed, and generally 50-65# braided line. The best flipping rod is certainly subjective, but personally, I use a 7'6" Daiwa Tatula H/F for flipping. It's not too long where I can't fit it in my truck, and it's long enough where I can flip a little bit further and it didn't break the bank. I have no plans to upgrade it either, as cover that is thick enough to warrant a flipping stick isn't too common in the water I fish and it's not a presentation where I would say that you need the most sensitive rod either. Another rod I would strongly consider is the Dobyns 735C in either the Fury or Sierra lineup (or maybe Champion XP) depending how much you want to spend. It has a little less tip than many rods designed for flipping so you can cast lighter lures pretty well with it, but it still has a lot of power.

I would probably go with something like a Daiwa Tatula SV (the smaller, lighter 2020 model) for a reel and spend the money on the rod. Other than maybe a drop shot rig, I figure a rod for T-Rigs and Jigs would be the best place to spend your money on. There's a few rods that you could choose from. I would note that you'll generally want to throw a 1/4oz or heavier weight with a 5" senko with these rods. Daiwa Steez AGS 7'1" MH/XF. I picked up the 7'5" MHH/F rod for jigs this winter and while I haven't fished it yet, I was amazed at all of the vibrations I could feel when I took the rod sleeve off it. I'm not sure it's necessarily better than competing rods, but it's up there and also balances perfectly with a lighter reel. Top notch build quality as well. I plan to upgrade one of my MH/F rods to this someday. Daiwa has been my go to brand for the record so I might be biased. Megabass Destroyer P5 X-Bites - the Megabass P5 series has been extremely well received and their build quality is also top notch. This is listed as a 5.5 power, but they say it casts lighter weighted T-Rigs well. GLoomis NRX is generally the standard for high end rods. The 854C or 894C depending on the length you want would be the specific models. The NRX is kind of the standard for high end rods and needs to be mentioned here. Dobyns Xtasy 724C or 754C depending on length. If the general power and action is consistent with the lower lines, it's a fantastic T-Rig rod, but not too bad for jigs either although a little better for a 3/8oz than 1/2oz, although it will work.

Can you be more specific on what you intend to throw? What do you mean jigs? Ned rigs? Or small finesse jigs? Then I could give a better recommendation.

I have a total of 9 rods and 8 reels. Two reels are paired with a specific rod, and the rest all have different line on them for different situations. I plan to add one more setup for this year, and would also like to add a M+/F rod for finesse jigs as well. I will usually carry no more than three if I'm shore fishing as I'll bring the three appropriate to the location although I'll often carry more of them in my truck in case I decide to change tactics. Out on the kayak, I will usually carry between 3 and 5 and sometimes 6 if I want to carry one up front with me. A large deciding factor for me is if I'm fishing a lake has patches of cover (cover is generally area specific in most of my lakes) then I'm likely to bring more rods. As far as what's right for you? How much time do you spend on the water? How serious are you about it? What assortment of lures do you fish regularly? I'm no pro by any means (my title is not a lie), but fishing is one of my hobbies and passions.

Well I guess at least you found a use for it I guess, although I see that as a waste of a perfectly good rod.

I like a shorter split grip for vertical fishing. For moving baits I generally like a full handle but I can make do with a split grip too. No major preference on cork or foam grips. For length, 7' is good most of the time. Generally it's not that important of a factor for me. I went with a 6'8" for poppers and jerkbaits and weightless soft plastics and light finesse jigs which gives me more room to work the rod. My longest rod is my 7'6" flipping stick. I generally use a lot of Daiwa rods and reels. And I bought the first rod that I could consider a specialty rod this winter, and it's primarily for jigs so does that even count as a specialty rod?

I would hope so, but I've seen certain cases where they are able to essentially remove the lifetime warranty for many people by requiring a proof of purchase. So who knows.

I would think something MH/MF would be your best bet. I've heard the MH Expride glass rod is a pretty good chatterbait rod before, but I'm not sure how it works with smaller 1.5 sized cranks. I typically prefer M/M or M/MF for 1.5 sized cranks but it will throw 2.5s well. You'll also want to be sure to give a giant sweeping hookset using a glass rod for chatterbaits (or spinnerbaits) as soon as you feel a bite.

Sometimes when it first starts raining, or a light rain can really turn on the bite. I think everyone knows buzzbaits and poppers are effective in the rain, but I've had good luck with spinnerbaits and crankbaits as well.

If you're fishing in shallower water, a 3/8oz should generally be fine as long as the blades aren't too big. If you're using a larger blade, then 1/2 may work better.

Fluorocarbon is safe to store outside in the winter, but you'll want to bring any monofilament inside.

^10. Very cool mix of styles etc. While we're on All Along the Watchtower, I've always been partial to the Frank Marino version myself.

I don't do mobile development, but I have some other devs in my larger group who do. Apple is kind of a pain to get an app on the store and to keep it there in the long term as well, but at the same time they're doing the users a favor. It's actually a great service for especially less computer savvy users. For Google, we've had apps that were approved within minutes and remained available even though they didn't work with the last several Android versions. I always joke with my mobile dev friends about how long it might stay there if we ever put in a keylogger and have it email anything that looks like a credit card submission, but while I haven't hit that kind of rock bottom yet to ever try something like that (LOL add picture of Michael Douglas from Falling Down here) I have a feeling it might stay there a whole lot longer than one would think or hope.

Normally I buy licenses in MA, VT and NY. I skipped NY last year because NY was cracking down hard on out of staters from what I heard. I'm hoping to go fishing at Grafton Lakes State Park which is about 30 minutes away from me and go camping at the Northampton Beach campground on Great Sacandaga Lake this year.

Yup. N. Adams is a town away from both NY and VT. I spend so much time fishing in VT that in terms of other forum users that I almost wished my location said VT. This year I might have to get my NY license again if they don't give me crap about crossing the border. There's several great spots up there.

That really couldn't be any further from the truth. In terms of the typical "dumb user" it is largely true but overall, just no. If you use the app store and only get trusted apps and not trying to run a server of any kind, you're pretty safe with Apple. They screen them pretty hard and ensure apps are up to date etc. unlike say Google who just approves everything despite the hidden keylogger or Microsoft who doesn't even offer that sort of protection to begin with. If you're a typical user and not trying to install sketchy apps etc, I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm about 90 minutes east of you.

The heaviest that I regularly use recently has been a MF/XF St Croix Avid X that I use for finesse. I have used M/F spinning rods in the past, and plan to add a higher end to the arsenal for this year which I'll use for drop shots, shaky heads and also some lighter soft plastics like tubes or flukes. Now I got my fiancee a MH/F spinning rod because she couldn't figure out the baitcaster.

The 6# would see a ton of use for drop shots and ned rigs. Blue Label has been my favorite for this application for years now. The only use that I would have for 30# is throwing in places where pike are abundant.

Absolutely. You're going to want to set the drag to a much lower number, either no higher than 5lbs or 25% of the max rated line strength on the rod you're fishing it on anyway. 22lbs of drag is overkill for just about anything bass related.

If you're only using a 1/2oz sinker for cats the Lews Mach series should be fine.

Assuming you're throwing a 1.5 sized crank, I like moderate if there's no grass. As soon as you introduce grass, a M/F or MH/MF becomes more ideal. Most of the time something moderate is fine. Personally, I would classify that as a Medium moderate rod by most manufacturers standards - and yes I agree that's a good one.

For catfish I would imagine you probably want something designed for throwing 3 and 4oz egg sinkers, which is basically a heavier Carolina rig. The Rippin Lips Super Cat MH is supposed to be pretty good for this, or something like the Okuma Battle Cat heavy power. What are you throwing for cats?

Welcome from a fellow Masshole. I am curious - where do you fish for catfish? The CT river and a small lake in Belchertown are the only places in the state I'm aware of with channel cats, which would put you up in my neck of the woods.