1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

Preach it brother!

 

I will re-iterate what I've said elsewhere. Aird-X fishes well above it's price-point. I've got four now of ten rigs. I have one other rod I might want to upgrade, and I'm still looking at an Aird-X to replace it.

Ordered an Arid-X for $48.  Thanks for all the suggestions!  Hopefully this thread helps others find a super affordable Yet good quality rod!

9 hours ago, Glaucus said:

Eagles are great and Lightnings are poorly built, and nobody says Aird-X rods are cheap (best of it's class by most accounts, by a large margin) and yet you say "most"? Just call it what it is. It's basically Berkley sucking as far as build quality.

Relax I was trying for a little humor, cheap vs. Inexpensive...Get it.

But if you want to be all serious then let's.

 

The Truth is that ALL of the rods we are discussing here are cheap fishing rods. I could have bought 10-15 of any of them for the price of one Megabass. Or 5-6 of them for the price of a used Daiwa Black Label. A mediocre St Croix would set you back 6 Airds.

 

Not trying to play the "Gear Snob" card fellas, or disrespect anyone's opinions here, but let's keep a little perspective OK?

 

Nothing wrong with fishing a $60 rod if you prefer the quality and feel to the expensive stuff, or if you can't afford the better stuff. Or even if it is simply that you are cheap. It doesn't matter to anyone but you really.

 

BUT...please don't jump onto my case for trying to keep it light while I suggest the best cheap rods that I have used. My experience is as valid as yours is and given the fact that I've worked my way up through the cheap stuff to the top stuff might even give me a pretty good perspective from which to judge the cheaper stuff.

7 hours ago, MacOSU496 said:

Ordered an Arid-X for $48.  Thanks for all the suggestions!  Hopefully this thread helps others find a super affordable Yet good quality rod!

Good rod man.