MacJig

That looks really nice and much better then those cheap circular ones they have in the stores.

Ahhh. That's what I figured! Excellent!

What is TMD?

You are my forever friend! Love it. My weakness are rods/reels that are on major sale: 50% or more off. Hard to say no unless it's s Googan rod. 😁 I looked at your profile and see you have an interest in acoustic guitars. Now I know you're my brother! I've been playing for about 50 years.

Oh that's beautiful! At 72 rods I thought I was the only rod- aholic. Ohhh. That's like a fishing 🌈.

Thanks. I'm sure it's better than my soon to be newly 70 year old brain! 🤦

Considering that I've been fishing for a number of years and, well, collecting a lot of rods and reels, I have a question about organization. How do you all do it? How do you organize your Rods? What rod holders do you use? It's getting to the point with me where if I want to find one I need a treasure map to do it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Dang. 20 5 lb'ers? Up north if we catch one or two a year we're doing the jig!

I think most would go with either a M or MH, fast action. all around versatility.

Love my SLX. Have mine as a combo. Great combo at a nice price.

If you had the opportunity to go fishing but could take only one rod and reel combination which would it be? Let's narrow it down to Bass fishing. Which brand, model, power and action would you bring and why? Spinning or casting? How about the reel? It would be interesting to see how similar or dissimilar anglers truly are. Would most go to the higher end brands or do they have some lower tier favorites? I'm interested to read your answers and see whether those higher, more expensive brands really live up to the hype.

There are many reasons to buy fishing rods. Nostalgia is certainly one. My big thing is passing by or not passing by a rod that is so discounted that you can't pass it up. So you add it to your collection only because the price is so fabulous!

Wow!! You must have been the neighborhood fishing Santa Claus! That's a lot of rods to give away! ?

Always excellent when you fish a rod that you've built yourself. I was going to do this myself but thought that if I invested $$$ in the equipment I better build more than one. 10? 15? 50? If I did that, then I would have 100+ Rods. ? The only change I would make is maybe organizing those garage rods better. Then at least you would have a better eyeball view of what you really have. You may even find the one you thought you lost. ?

Very interesting. Fishing rods are much more than just fishing rods. They are a representation of us: who we are, where we have been, a picture of our youth and a snapshot of our adulthood. Yes these fishing rods that represent our many fishing experiences throughout the years, say much about who we are and where we've been! They are truly memory chasers.