4 hours ago, Arlo Smithereen said:

I picked up 3 of them from Walmart this spring when they were on clearance for $35 apiece. I like them alot.

You are lucky.  My local Walmart doesn't carry anything but junk rods/reels.  They don't even carry Berkley Lightnings or Lightning Shocks.  I get better prices on lures from DSG whenever they have a sale.  Walmart probably doesn't carry much in fishing gear because fishing sucks so bad in this area.

I’ve got the Christie rod from walmart. It’s one of my favorite rods. It’s an extremely sensitive rod for the price, and has really handled some abuse. I’ve had it for about a year and a half, now. If it breaks, I’ll definitely replace it with another 

3 hours ago, new2BC4bass said:

You are lucky.  My local Walmart doesn't carry anything but junk rods/reels.  They don't even carry Berkley Lightnings or Lightning Shocks.  I get better prices on lures from DSG whenever they have a sale.  Walmart probably doesn't carry much in fishing gear because fishing sucks so bad in this area.

Same here. Shakespeare and uglystiks here. You other guys are so lucky!

Thinking of replacing a Cabelas ZX Swim jig rod with a Bucoo  SR 'Trap Caster.'  The intent would be for an all purpose mainly 3/8 spinner baits, chatter baits, poppers, and 3/8 oz crankbaits.

 

Really like the ZX a lot, but itching to try a Bucko SR.

 

If anyone has experience with both, is it worth swapping rods or are they pretty comparable?

 

Not looking to jack the thread but didn't think I should start a new one just to ask.

Been using Falcon rods since the 90's, still using 2 of them. I really like the Low Rider series although the  Buco rods are really great for the money.

I like Falcon rods because they are more moderate-fast than fast. They load up very well and just have a “feel” that I like. The head turner and amistad models specifically