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Looking to pair my new Pflueger Supreme spinning reel with a solid rod that i'll use for drop shotting and weightless softplastic fishing

 

Most of my rods are Fenwick and i love them. My budget is $75-150 and looking for some input to get the bass to ---> :tongue8:

You might want to check out the Denali Jadewood Dropshot spinning rod.  It is a great rod and a great price at $100.  Go to www.Denalirods.com and look at their products.

meh, an ugly stik is just as good a drop shot rod as any, though many here will disagree...

Check out the Duckett Ghost 7' medium. Right in the middle price wise. Great stick!

I have no complaints about the St Croix Mojo Bass "Drop Shot" spinning rod. 

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If you plan to drop shot and fish weightless plastics like a senko then I would go with a medium with a med/fast tip. Decent balance for both applications.

I'm partial to Rapsody rods but that is because they are local to me.

Good luck.

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My budget is $75-150

On the lower end of your price range at $80 is the Abu Vendetta. I use the 6'9" ML/XF spinning rod and like it a lot.

Shimano compre or clarus 7'2" M/F would work well. At the top of your price range I would recommend the Crucial in 7'1" M/F or ML/F, and the St Croix Rage 6'10" ML/XF.

I use the Wright and McGill Skeet Resse Tessera Drop shot rod. Its 7'2" and has a medium fast taper. It casts a 1/8oz drop shot a country mile and can skip a wieghtless senko like a pro. For 90 bucks you cant beat it.  

add the Lamiglass drop shot rod too. I have a Loomis, Shimano and Lamiglass, all in ML. I use the Loomis and Lamiglass most of the time.

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Looking to pair my new Pflueger Supreme spinning reel with a solid rod that i'll use for drop shotting and weightless softplastic fishing

 

Most of my rods are Fenwick and i love them. My budget is $75-150 and looking for some input to get the bass to ---> :tongue8:

If you like Fenwick why would you change?  :eyebrows:  Take a look at the Aetos (Fenwick), I have the M/F it is my go to deep water DS rod. My dedicated DS rod is a Crucial ML/XF, which is the best DS rod I have ever used, mind you I haven't tried a Loomis or higher end for a DS rod.  No reason to when these two do an awesome job already. 

+2 for St Croix.  If you don't mind a repaired rod, you can find factory repaired (like new) St Croix rods on ebay for cheap. Generally around $50. I have a couple and LOVE them.  My drop shotter is a Legend Tournament Bass that is 2" short, so 6'6" ML XF.  I can't tell a difference, but it is amazing to fish with.  PM me if you have more questions.

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