I have them all except loomis,and any of the new stuff thats came out in the last 5 yrs.that bein said my fav isnt a brand its a 5'6" pistol grip med action...

I dabbled with quite a few different offerings, especially the low end models of shimano, fenwick, and wright and mcgill. I really like my fenwick spinning rods, specifically the elite tech smallmouth rods (which are no longer made).

St. Croix was my first venture into mid level rods.. I have a couple St. Croix fly rods that I LOVE. Their rods are high quality, and I can personally vouch for their warranty process, but they're generally not well balanced. My fishing buddy got into Dobyns rods, and after trying his I got a couple of my own. Im currently trying to shift most of my bass setups to Dobyns. I wish I could try a few Loomis models, but that's an expensive game to play, and Im really impressed with Dobyns rods so far.

Spinning: Torn between St. Croix and Fenwick.... best handle/grip on the market goes to Bass Elite so slight edge to Fenwick!

Casting: Duckett White Ice

I own at least one Shimano, Powell, Irod, Dobyns, St. croix, Duckett, Falcon, Castaway, Allstar, temple Fork, Megabass, Phenix, Abu, and 13. I like the Irod for swimbaits, Powell for bottom contact, Dobyns for crankbaits, and Megebass for versatility. I hate my Criox's and Duckett. The rest all have their place in my Arsenal.

If I didn't have a St. Croix addiction, I would be able to pay mortgage payment.

I like tec spec arsenal by field and stream (i think it's a Shakespeare )

I like the Academy H20 express that I have

I also like Berkley's line of various cheap rods for the money

I like my pflueger spinning rod

I am disappointed with my bps carbonlite rods for more than one reason but the line selector on the end of the handle pops off way too easy and then your handle sucks on your $100+ rod- that reason alone i won't buy another.

I was a huge fan of Dobyns but now I'm switching over to St. Croix.

1 minute ago, Jon G said:

I was a huge fan of Dobyns but now I'm switching over to St. Croix.

NIce ~

I think you'll be happy.

And though I hope you never have to use it but in the unlikely event you find yourself in need of some St Croix Customer Service ~

Chances are you'll be very satisfied.

A-Jay

40 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

NIce ~

I think you'll be happy.

And though I hope you never have to use it but in the unlikely event you find yourself in need of some St Croix Customer Service ~

Chances are you'll be very satisfied.

A-Jay

I'm very pleased with them. Before I got into bass fishing 9 years ago I was an avid fly fisherman and my brand of choice was St. Croix. Once I got into bass fishing I played around with other brands but not much with St. Croix. Around last year I purchased an LTB and had acquired a couple more throughout the year. I've been so satisfied with them I've made the decision a month ago to switch out my Champions and Champion Extremes with St. Croix. Actually, as we speak the FedEx truck is on it's way with my new Legend Elite. 

Falcon Abu and Daiwa 

Right now I have been buying mostly St Croix.

It's hard to choose just 1. Ducketts are use the most but I have no problem with my croixs or phenix, 

St. Croix, nothing else to say, just ask anyone who owns them

On 12/11/2015 at 8:34 AM, Bass_Fanatic said:

I own at least one Shimano, Powell, Irod, Dobyns, St. croix, Duckett, Falcon, Castaway, Allstar, temple Fork, Megabass, Phenix and Abu. I like the Irod for swimbaits, Powell for bottom contact, Dobyns for crankbaits, and Megebass for versatility. I hate my Criox's and Duckett. The rest all have their place in my Arsenal.

Hmmm... you hate your Croix rods?? Send them to me and you'll feel better!! Curious as to what you don't like about them. 

16 hours ago, JDJ said:

Hmmm... you hate your Croix rods?? Send them to me and you'll feel better!! Curious as to what you don't like about them. 

The just don't feel right in my hands. Tip heavy

On 11/23/2015 at 11:24 AM, kickerfish1 said:

That link provides no information? The message "Whoops are bad" shows up

So here's a suggestion...Click on "Rod Building Kits" in the menu up top, then follow the URL map ... viola. Your post made me expect to see some motocross content or similar.   

Phenix & Lamiglass. I love my Dobyn's, but I'm not in love with them. If that makes sense. 

As I don't have a huge collection, I would says that
I've had some great luck and enjoyment with my 
BPS Carbonlites.

However, my Croix Legend Tournament Walleye rod
is far and away my new favorite in terms of sensitivity.
Amazing rod.

Abu for the price and the winch series rods and St. Croix for quality and customer service along with value. 

+1 to the St Croix club. I don't have tons of brand experience but I've used my share and will always love my St Croix rods. My LTB rod is the perfect rod for what I do. 

I see my custom rod builder ALX is offering his over the counter rods on TW, check them out!

Tom

Kistler

Ugly stick

There are so many fantastic rods on the market that it would be difficult to make a poor decision, really.  Ergo, for me, I will choose to exert the tiny amount of influence I have by forcing myself to fish only Made in the USA rods going forward.  Trouble is, while several companies offer rods assembled in the US, very few and far between are any companies that offer currently a born, bred, corn-fed 100% USA rod.  It's embarrassing that we've lost our manufacturing supremacy, and I'd gladly pay 3x for gear that doesn't carry a made in Korea, China, Thailand, Japan (JDM is special, WHY?), or Mexico sticker...  My firearms aren't made in Asia -- so, why can't I say the same about my bass fishing gear?  

I'd love to take the same stance with my reels; however, I'd end up relegated to a spool of US cotton on my thumb, unfortunately.  

Just my $0.02.

 

Got 3 ugly sticks.They are cheap but tough.They're all I need.

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