Can 1 rod cover all of my spinning needs? I am looking for a rod that i can use for shaky head rigs, weightless baits, tubes and maybe even small jigs. If so what power and action would be best?

What price range?

Bass Pro Shops extreme 6-6 to 7 foot medium to medium heavy. Best $100 rod mode!

The Woo Daves Extreme Series from Bass Pro in Med would be my choice. They also happen to be on sale for pretty dang cheap. If I could only use one rod, it would be the M action. It has a pretty decent backbone for tubes and jigs. I have 5 of them.....

Bass Pro Shops extreme 6-6 to 7 foot medium to medium heavy. Best $100 rod mode!

typo best $100 rod made

6'6" or 7 ft.   med / fast

Fenwick HMG (120 bucks) and Fenwick HMX (80 bucks)

BPS Extreme on sale now for 60 bucks

Cabelas Fish Eagle II  80 bucks

i have a kistler magnesium all purpose 6'6" med spin rod its a really nice rod (NOT AS SENSITIVE AS MY LOOMIS) but a really nice rod i throw everything from senkos to spinnerbaits and crankbaits check it out.

http://www.kistlerrods.com/p/KR/c-mt-spinning-rods/MgAPM66S.html

St. Croix Avid 6'6'' Med Power Fast Action.

Team Daiwa Light and Tough - $120

Very sensitive - Very attractive - Great backbone - Incredible latitude

(True casting range: 1/8 to 1 oz - Finesse fishing to Stump-rocking)

If you know of any blank with greater latitude (regardless of price) I'd be happy to hear about it.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchResults?searchOption=products&hvarSearchString=light+and+tough&storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&CMID=TOP_SEARCH_GO

Roger

Hey Rolo What is Latitude, when talking about a rod? How does this rod compare to an HMG?

Can 1 rod cover all of my spinning needs? I am looking for a rod that i can use for shaky head rigs, weightless baits, tubes and maybe even small jigs. If so what power and action would be best?

St Croix Avid

AVS69MLXF-----------6-10 lb. line , 1/8-1/2 oz. lure weight , extra fast tip.             170.00

Hey Rolo What is Latitude, when talking about a rod? How does this rod compare to an HMG?

Muddy,

'Latitude' just refers to the "lure weight" range and "line weight" range that a given blank can handle.

You'll notice that some of the most expensive high-modulus rods actually suffer from narrow latitude.

Whenever someone is looking for an "all-purpose" blank, they're actually looking for maximum latitude.

I own a couple HMGs (ultra-light) and there great blanks, but Fenwick makes many models.

To evaluate the latitude of any rod I normally compare the casting weight range to the L&T benchmark: 1/8oz to 1oz

Roger

Thanks Rolo I din't have a clue.

Hey Rolo What is Latitude, when talking about a rod? How does this rod compare to an HMG?

Muddy,

'Latitude' just refers to the "lure weight" range and "line weight" range that a given blank can handle.

You'll notice that some of the most expensive high-modulus rods actually suffer from narrow latitude.

Whenever someone is looking for an "all-purpose" blank, they're actually looking for maximum latitude.

I own a couple HMGs (ultra-light) and there great blanks, but Fenwick makes many models.

To evaluate the latitude of any rod I normally compare the casting weight range to the L&T benchmark: 1/8oz to 1oz

Roger

thanks roger that really helps out for deciding on overall rod choice

8-)

Thanks fellas thats all i needed.

I would agree with the others who said a 6'6" or 7' Medium Power Fast Action rod. That is my main spinning set up and the rod I take when I go wading and can only take one rod because it can throw the most types of baits.