Hey yall, I am looking for a good rod under 25 bucks for temporary use till I can get a better rod. I was looking at a Berkley cherry wood HD 7' to pair with a Abu Garcia orra s 30 spinning reel. I would like somthing in the 6'6 to 7' range please.

 

Several Walmart's in my area are closing out the Berkley Lightning Rod Shocks & the Jimmy Houston rods for $25.00. The Houston rods surprised me with their quality.

Guess I better check out my Walmart .

 

7 hours ago, Zayne Royal said:

Hey yall, I am looking for a good rod under 25 bucks for temporary use till I can get a better rod. I was looking at a Berkley cherry wood HD 7' to pair with a Abu Garcia orra s 30 spinning reel. I would like somthing in the 6'6 to 7' range please.

 

Shimano Stimula is pretty good.  And under $15 on amazon.com 

1 hour ago, Outdoor Zack said:

Shimano Stimula is pretty good.  And under $15 on amazon.com 

I've seen this but was wondering how good it was, do you have any experience with it?

6 hours ago, 1201vilbig said:

Several Walmart's in my area are closing out the Berkley Lightning Rod Shocks & the Jimmy Houston rods for $25.00. The Houston rods surprised me with their quality.

Sweet, I was looking at the lightning rod

 

5 hours ago, bass crazy said:

Guess I better check out my Walmart .

 

It would be greatly appreciated 

 

10 hours ago, Zayne Royal said:

I've seen this but was wondering how good it was, do you have any experience with it?

I have to 5'6'' UL for crappie/bluegill/panfish fishing and it is awesome, at least in my experience.  It's durable, sensitive, and casts very nicely.  It's been dropped on concrete, fallen out of canoes, and even accidently met with my ceiling fan.  Still bulletproof though.

If you're looking for a temporary rod, it's tough to beat it.  You could also look on craigslist or ebay for a 'better' rod or combo under your price point 

at that price point, I like the Cherrywood over the Stimula. It is lighter and has more sensitivity

 

On 6/18/2016 at 8:19 PM, Dave A said:

at that price point, I like the Cherrywood over the Stimula. It is lighter and has more sensitivity

I asked my dad who has had a cherrywood if it was any good and he said it snapped in two weeks pulling in a less than 5 lb cat and I was thinking I want something to last at least 2-3 weeks.

7 hours ago, Zayne Royal said:

sweet, do you know how good the shipping speed is? I was looking at the abu vengeance already but that was 50 and they have it for 25.

I asked my dad who has had a cherrywood if it was any good and he said it snapped in two weeks pulling in a less than 5 lb cat and I was thinking I want something to last at least 2-3 weeks.

I believe it takes 3 days with standard shipping to reach my house.  I think your father was unlucky or else he high sticked the rod.  Ask Josh Smith about his Cherrywood rods.

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1 hour ago, new2BC4bass said:

I believe it takes 3 days with standard shipping to reach my house.  I think your father was unlucky or else he high sticked the rod.  Ask Josh Smith about his Cherrywood rods.

o, that's surprising for standard. I have heard a lot of people say snapped under the tip.

I bought a shimano sojourn spinning rod, 6' 6" medium fast for $30, I haven't got to pull in any big'uns with it yet, but it's a pretty decent rod for the money. 

I went with the Abu vengeance 6'6" medium heavy for 25. The shipping was 6. Thank you for all the feed back!

 

On 6/19/2016 at 9:46 AM, frosty said:

I bought a shimano sojourn spinning rod, 6' 6" medium fast for $30, I haven't got to pull in any big'uns with it yet, but it's a pretty decent rod for the money. 

I went with an Abu Garcia vengeance, thanks for the response though!

 

57 minutes ago, Zayne Royal said:

I went with the Abu vengeance 6'6" medium heavy for 25. The shipping was 6. Thank you for all the feed back!

 

I went with an Abu Garcia vengeance, thanks for the response though!

 

Have you used it yet? Let us know how it is, I've got a casting rod I need to replace eventually. 

4 hours ago, frosty said:

Have you used it yet? Let us know how it is, I've got a casting rod I need to replace eventually. 

No, I ordered it online and it hasn't came in yet, I ordered it today. Hoping it will be in this week and I can get some use in. I'm not sure where ill use it being their aint many places around here for bass fishing around me. just catfish. Ill be sure to tell yall what I think of the rod!

so I got the rod in today! I love it so far, it came in the older black version though and it is very sensitive for a medium heavy rod, I hav so far caught 3 bass, 2 panfish, and a small channel catfish. It performed very well on all these fish and the largest was a bass at 4.23 pounds. I paired it with an abu Garcia orra s in the 30 size. I'll update yall if I change my opinion at all.

On ‎6‎/‎19‎/‎2016 at 9:20 AM, new2BC4bass said:

I believe it takes 3 days with standard shipping to reach my house.  I think your father was unlucky or else he high sticked the rod.  Ask Josh Smith about his Cherrywood rods.

ya, it came in 3 days for me too! great shipping