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I would give tackle warehouse or even academy a browse!

Welcome brotha!

50 bucks for them all? Not too sure, they may go for a pretty penny

Honestly I really only feel safe buying a new anything online fishing such as a reel/rod from tackle warehouse or the dealers themselve.

Abu garcia silvermax best bang for your buck at like 50 dollars at some places

Hey buddy I would give this a look I asked a similar question.

I've started to use craw daddys as trailers for chatterbaits.

Geez man nice set up!

Yeah honestly thats just what hit my brain first

Yeah honestly to me it looks like a high 3.7-4.4

Powerpro for life!

I did a bit of research on the differences between aluminum and graphite reels a few days back. I found this post on a different forum that basically summed it up for me. http://forums.allcoast.com/images/icons/icon1.gif A classic response Ready for some strong opinion on this subject? This one was so good that I saved it in my archive Sombra Member since Jan-9-04 68 posts Mar-27-04, 12:02 PM (PST) 55. "RE: Why Has The Price of Shimano TLD's Dropped?" LAST EDITED ON Mar-27-04 AT 12:07 PM (PST) Wayne, That BeastMaster question is one that I'm afraid I won't answer here. Besides, no one would believe a significant part of the reason, which was political in nature. I'd like to comment, but it wouldn't be in good taste for me to do so. Now, speaking of taste... I still maintain that properly designed and manufactured graphite body reels are great fishing tools. Fortunately for that opinion the TLD's history confirms that convincingly, as have the star drag models. So why change to metal, especially in the star drag area? Easy! It's purely a marketing ploy to get people to buy new reels at higher prices as far as this corner is concerned. Unfortunately most folks are buffalo'd by this tactic, trust in the perceived good will of the manufacturer and don't stop and ask logical questions like, "Wait a minute here. Something you guys are doing just doesn't make sense. If metal reels are better than graphite reels, how come you guys make both kinds? I mean, if one is better than the other, why not make them all the same way?" Answer, "That's a good question (gulp). Well, uh, lemme see here, the, uh, difference, no, I don't mean difference, the reason - that's it, the reason we, uh, we...well, ya know ummmm, the, uh, 'scuse me, I gotta answer an important phone call." There ya go. Cat's out of the bag. The good old bamboozle stick has been waived and the victims have lined up for the fleecing. Graphite bodies will be here eons from now. They do not degrade and last forever. Metal will have gone away. Both metal and graphite reels get ugly in time. Fish them long and hard and the graphites are going to keep on ticking, but the metal ones are going to hit the wall. And graphite reels don't corrode, rust, or get the rashes that metal reels do. Graphite reels can take a huge thump and walk away smiling. Metal reels (not the machined ones) dent and crush internal mechanisms. Graphite reels are very light compared to most metal reels. Scratch a graphite reel? No big deal. Do the same on a metal one? Uh oh, break in the anodize and here comes Dr. Rotskee! Add more ball bearings to metal reels? Sure, this doesn't necessarily make them better, but it lets you raise the price based on the consumer's perceived (not the actual) price of ball bearings. This, in spite of the fact that bushings often do the job better than the balls and more ball bearing that aren't really needed merely adds things that can go south on you over time - expensive things to replace that you didn't really need in the first place. Hmm. Do I have to continue, or do you see that "new (actually old)" metal, lottsa ball bearings, Star Wars named drag material bamboozle stick for yourself? "Dartanium"? Even if the stuff was good, that name would be enough for me to start thinking Micky Mouse was coming up with and naming important stuff like drag material. I for one don't like that kind of silliness and in the final analysis insulting-to-the-consumer kind of wording - "Hey, they'll buy anything that we make, no matter what we call it. Dartanium? Heck, that sounds cool to me and they'll take it seriously, you watch!" Besides, I think that "Popeyetanium" would be a better choice for a name. Or maybe "Mickeytanium"? Or how about "Wabbitanium"? Yeah, and you get a free ticket to "It's a Small World" with every reel you buy. Jeez Louise! Close your eyes. That way you won't see the stick coming and it won't hurt as badly when it whacks you upside the head.

I'm sure if you look around you could find them cheaper or maybe they will drop the price for a sale or something like that soon.

Honestly if I had to choose between a lot of rods or a lot of lures, I would go with a ton of the different types of lures/colors 5000 spinnerbaits, 5000 swimbaits, I'm in heaven . But in reality, I'm going with a bit of both lol.

Love the ugly stik elites, my first baitcasting combo was the 6'6 mhf with a abu reel

Yes sir, won't be satisfied until I hit 100

Yeah I already hit that point, impulse buying is a burden :(. 4 months in, I bought a 285 dollar combo.... and I'm fixing to blow some more money thanks to tax returns

I don't think you can be too young or too old to start fishing, I know people that started when they were 2 or 3, I on the other hand only started not even a year ago, I'm 19

I'm a college student/ working a entry level job rn lol. I try and get out on the water every monday and friday, for at least 2-3 hours if I'm lucky. When you said canyon lake, I have a canyon lake about 30 minutes away from me but I live in Texas lol. Did'nt know they had one in cali, neato.

Appreciate it brotha! I'll take a look at it for sure

Yeah I've always wanted to try a shimano so I will definetly add that to the list of my research but the daiwa tautla is still up there!

I will for sure do some more research on dawia rods as I am basically in the dark about them lol. And will do! Also guys, what are yalls thoughts on the shimano casitas 150? I am seeing some great reviews on it and I'm loving the price lol.

True that haha, I've seen some people with crazy amounts of how many reels/rods they own! and thank you so much for the list of those rods, I will definitely check them out. I actually did do some research on the Dobyns Furry and am leaning towards that rod as of right now. Heard the customer service on Dobyns is the best in the fishing world and its a great line of rods. For the reel I probably will decide to go with the tatula CT after I do a little more research on it. Appreciate the advice man! I actually have a Bass pro near my college so I will definitely hit that up and check if they carry it and see how I like it. Appreciate it man

I'm leaning towards getting another St Croix 6'6 now. Appreciate your help buddy! True that, I can't tell you how many times I've got birds nest from hitting a tree behind me or above me lol. Appreciate your help man! I took that into mind and did search it but I'm finding a lot of rods above my price range and I can't say I've heard of Skeet Reese's spinnerbait rods but I've heard of the others and they sure are pricy lol. And yes sir you bet! Appreciate your help! For the reel I acutally am leaning towards the Tatula, I've heard many good things about Daiwa. Not too sure about a daiwa rod though. And yes sir I do, and thats a good idea i currently use 14 lb mono on that one, but I was thinking about switching to braid sometime soon. I appreciate your help sir!