jmerch87

Thanks to all who gave advice. ironbjorn I ultimately went with your recommendation and got the Aird-X in 6’6” and attached my Fuego reel to it. Switched my mainline to 15# Power Pro braid, added a fluoro leader, and it did everything I needed it to do with improved casting distance and much better hook sets at max range. I let my wife use it for a bit and she noticed a huge improvement as well. Now she wants an identical setup for herself next year ??

Hi all, What size reel, 2500 or 3000, would pair best with an all purpose 6’6” M/F spinning rod (Daiwa Aird-X) for medium sized largemouth? Planning on using 20lb braid as a mainline. Mainly looking at Daiwa and Pflueger reels. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for all the advice guys! I think I’ll give the 6’6” M Arid-x a try and maybe try braid as a main line for further casts.

Hi guys, I fish for medium sized largemouth in a friend’s farm pond from the banks. I mainly use minnows under a bobber or Texas rigged 5” weightless senkos if I don’t have minnows. Currently, I use a basic 6’0” M Ugly Stick with a 2500 Daiwa Fuego reel and 10# yozuri hybrid line. This setup works really well for the most part but I’m having trouble casting as far as I’d like, and when I get a bite way out I don’t feel like I have enough leverage/backbone to get a strong hookset even when I start with the rod low and have all the slack taken up. Bites at close/medium distances are no issue. I’m thinking of taking off the reel and putting it on a new rod to help with my distance issues. So… Should I increase the rod length, power, or both? I’m assuming bumping up to a 6’6” or 7’ would help cast farther. As far as power- moving to a MH makes me think more backbone would help with father hooksets, but wouldn’t that actually hurt casting distance since the rod won’t load as much as a M rod? Which option would best solve my problems: 6’6” M 6’6” MH 7’ M 7’ MH Thanks in advance for any input!