Eagle Claw improving quality ?!?!

Last year I went looking for a light/med duty spinning reel. The folks at the local tackle shop know me well and so I was able to go behind the counter and pull out every single reel I wanted to check out. After 2 hours of comparing, I was emberassed and stunned to have settled for an Eagle Claw GUN-20 over many other reels that were twice the price.

Now, that reel has caught many fish, served well and even went off of a dock into 7 feet of clear water... and is still as smooth as a baby's behind.

Recently, I went looking for a long, ultra-light rod for Crappie. After looking at several, the counter-person said "try this" and handed me some yellow thing.

It was perfect! I put a new GUN-20 on it and the balance was frighteningly excellent. She gave the tip the slightest touch with the back of her finger nail and I felt it as if it were amplified right down the rod to my fingers. The tip is so flexible that the first 24" can almost be bent in half.

Then I braced for the price, it had to be out of my budget... $12 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Oh no... it was another Eagle Claw product!

But... but... but... they make cheap stuff for kids, don't they?!?!?

Dazed, confused and almost ready to become a convert due to the performance of these rigs! The new crappie rod and a new GUN-20 for it, plus a couple of jigs, came to a staggering $48, TAX INCLUDED!

I'm not saying to buy them... I'm saying to ask your local shop to hand you one and check it out for yourself. Then look at the price. They may not be the best out there but you can get something very nice for chump change... and that leaves more money for Senkos!!!!!

Vorlin