The wife's getting pretty good with plastic stick baits and I'm treating her to a new combo for her birthday. Any reccomendations? I really like the falcon bucoos but havent heard much about their spinning rods.

Shimano Compre, great senko rod. I have a bucoo (casting) and its awesome. My next rod will probably be a bucoo spinning model.

-matt-

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If near the BPS in Ashland I would check their clearance bins. I got me a Browning Citori from there for like $40 when originally go for $100. I like the rod. I use it for wacky and small chatter baits. They placing all the discontinued rods in the bins. The Citori, Johnny Morris Elite( though I heard only good with braid) and few others in there. At one time they was clearance marked with 60% off from that not sure now though. They still got the rods there just not sure about the discount after now.