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Yea, the Megabass offerings look deep and the reviews are scattered. I keep seeing people talk about a rod then find out its an older model. I will look at that IMX. Was also wondering about St Croix... the premier line or the tidemaster inshore?

This year I have moved from flyfishing / Tenkara to adding some light baitcasting gear. Mainly rivers and ponds. Bass / panfish I started with a Trout One NS B50UL 1/32-1/14 with a Conquest BFS from finesse-fishing.com. I got my tenkara gear them and Chris is a fantastic guy providing a solid product line and customer service. So now that I have looked over the edge of the rabbit hole I'm looking to build something one step up in size from this rod. I am guessing 1/4-1/2+ for some smallmouth fishing in Central Ohio Id like to throw small Senkos, Small Neds grubs ect and some lighter topwater. Reel: I am crazy for the Conquest so I may get another one of those. Just need to close my eyes when I click the Buy Now button... Rod: I have no idea what to go with but I'd like to stay under 300, I tend to like shorter rods. 2 piece would be cool but not a must. I sometimes do "bike fishing" as some of or rivers are lined by a bike path. I also canoe kayak fish. I was going to just get the Cardiff NX B64L as finesse-fishing.com has them but figured my options might be expanding with a "bigger" BFS setup than my first. Thanks in advance!