Bigassbass

Last month this July I caught a 8lb, 5lb, 4lb largemouth bass on a cheap Daiwa rod that is easy 20 years old and a 60.00 dollar Shamano quick draw spinning reel, my daughter gave me the reel a couple of years back for my birthday. Fishing is technique and baits, not reels and rods. It's nice to have really good gear, but no matter what you say it will not necessarily catch more fish for ya, it might boost your confidence, but you ought to already be confident without thousands of dollars of fishing stuff. One nice rod in the midrange power, same for reel, learn to fish the baits and the technique you used to catch the fish! Thats called a pattern and it works always (if the fish are biting). I've seen men catch a bunch of fish out of lakes and rivers with nothing but plain fishing line and a hook rolled up on a stick.

I have Holbrooks with the polarized darkest lens they make, also a wraparound model Valve with same dark lens, Valve for fishing Holbrooks for everything else.

I was just at the Oakley Vault, and they have some really big glasses get online and see the sizes or stop in at the Vault if you have one. I bought a new pair of Oakleys polarized with the darkest lens they make, haven't fished with them yet so the verdict is still out.

OK I just bought myself a new fishing reel and I'm looking for a rod, yes Shamano would be ok but which one? What other rods will match, I'll be fishing for bass with spinners, top water, worms and anything I think they'll bite. What suggestions do you have?