noercarr

Thats rad, thanks for the history lesson. It's so interesting how little technological advancements can change an industry's product, like a reel advancement impacting a rod design across the board.

Interesting. What makes baitcasters more appropriate for short handles over long handles? I had heard pistol grips were the ideal choice... So maybe some of these shorter handles are ideal for the baitcasters?

They came out to about $11 a combo, plus I got some nets. I saw some Abu reels were going for 70-80 on ebay so couldn't be that bad of a deal. This is exactly the helpful feedback I was looking for, thank you. The info on the rods are especially helpful. Looks like I'll be taking apart the Abu Garcias and giving them an overhaul, and looking to score some decent rods to replace them on. I'm certainly enjoying it here so far. I hope to post some sturgeon photos here after my trip on Wednesday!

Haha, nice. I would love to pick the brain of someone local but I'm finding that a little difficult. The new town I moved to has a population of 1,200 (just moved from a county of 3.2 million ) and meetup groups are basically nonexistent unless I drive 90 minutes to Portland. Plus, I find just getting one person's opinion is sometimes biased due to brand loyalty, etc and getting multiple is ideal for getting a well-rounded answer. That's why I enjoy forums so much. But I appreciate the thought of the long rods. So If I put one of my multiple 6'6" rods on that 3rd Shake spinner I'll be a little better set for some bank casting? That's a great start, thanks!

Forgot one more: 6'6" M Pflueger Summit S3660 with Shake Alpha 40 reel

Next up.... L>R 6'6" M Ugly with Abu Garcia Cardinal 753 (Older rod and the action on the cardinal is stiff/sticky. Would definitely need an overhaul/cleaning. Worth it?) 6'6" M Quantum Lite(8-14lb) with Quantum Long Stroke QL3 (seems like a very basic/cheap setup) 8'6" MH (10-20lb) Lamiglas g1311 with Shimano Sedona 6000 F (seems like a descent, large setup) 7' Eagle claw Tom Mann with Penn 209 low wind (rod seems sort of custom, has a Coors logo on it and rod is pretty antique looking) 5'6" M Ugly BC with Abu Garcia 5501-c3 (reel in pretty solid condition, looks like something to hang on to) 7' rod with Mitchell 300 reel (rod is a tank, roddy recreation brand?, reel functions, seems antique) 6" M Pflueger rod- descent Finally the beautiful 7' M (20-50lb) Ugly Tiger with Abu Garcia 6501c3 (This is so pretty I don't want to even take it out!) Also have this big boy, just bought it for some salmon bank fishing 10' rod with Okuma fin chaser 65bl Any and all feedback appreciated!

Just bought a dozen+ rod/reel combos from a gentleman giving up the sport. Add a few of my own and I'm completely overwhelmed. Can I get some feedback on whats great, good and not worth the space? I've "fished" since I was a kid off and on but basically just stood on the bank and cast what I had in my tackle box that my grandpa gave me. I'm now in Washington State near the Columbia River and ready to make this a legit hobby. The bug has bit me. I'd like 3or4 UL-ish combos for my local lake of trout and bass. 2 for the rivers that'll have some larger stuff, steelhead and salmon and 1 or 2 for some big salmon on the Columbia. I also just purchased a used Nucanoe Pursuit kayak and plan on using that as my main method of fishing where reasonable, bank fishing otherwise. I'm being guided next week for some Sturgeon but don't see being on a boat all that often in the near future. I'll post below some photos and brief descriptions of what I have, and then some followup questions if anyone is able to help. Things like "hey that's a piece of garbage don't bother" and "you know what a better reel for that rod would be" are welcome. I'm open to purchasing a couple more things if needed, but if I have enough "nice!" setups then all the better. See below for the collection... L>R 4'6" UL Ugly with a Shakespeare synergy baitcaster(nice for trolling behind the kayak, lending to a friend) 5' UL Ugly Elite with Okuma caymar c30 (literally bought this yesterday, really looking forward to it being my go-to for small stuff in the kayak) 5' UL Ugly with Shake usp5125 spinner (been using this mostly, it's an alright rig?) Are these too short for lake bank fishing? I have longer rods(below), but the action is a little heavy for some of the small trout from my understanding. A medium rod for a 2lb fish is.... what? Difficult to feel the fish bite on? Anything else? L>R 6'6" M Ugly with 325 wright and mcgill spinner (rod is older but fine, spinner is very cheap looking) 6'6" M Ugly with Shimano Mix 300 spinner (Newer rod, reel action is decent, perhaps a cleaning would help with "fast cast" option which is kind of nice) 6'6" M Shake Alpha spi310 with Abu Garcia 5500C (rod is decent and reel is nice from my research but boy am I confused about the operation. Seems like a left-hander or perhaps on the wrong type of rod? Would love some feedback on that!) ******* Reached my max attachment level, see below for next post - pt.2*******