The 14 dollar pole strikes again this evening lol , I feel sometimes I do better with less , I take usually 3 basic lures with me when I fish , A topwater, soft plastics and either a crankbait or spinnerbait . I seem to catch less if I have a big tacklebox full of stuff to try and decide what might work better

For 15+ years I fished a Daiwa spinning combo, a Zebco 33 and rod I can't ID, a Ryobi Saltwater combo and somewhere I picked up a Zebco Bullet with an Ugly Stick. These rods and reels did the trick for me but by most standards they had become unfixable junk about 3 or 4 years ago. So I met the bait monkey, went crazy with the check book and I have not been able to wipe the smile off of my face yet. The cash I spent increased my fun and love for my hobby. Is it necessary?> No way!!!! But I am having a good time and I'm catching a lot more fish than I have in years passed. Five years ago I would find it funny to think I could feel the difference between a rod made just for soft plastic and one for crankbaits but times change with the sport and technology advances. These changes and advancements are not for everybody. So no big deal, it's all about having fun, sharing stories, and teaching your kids what your father (parent) taught you.

BK,

I fished the creeks in Alligator Alley for years as a kid with a homemade cane pole and minnows I would catch in a stream so I think I got your $14 pole beat. Check it out someday, the alligators are still there and so are the fisherman with the homemade cane poles.

Just for the record.

Poles, are people who live in Poland.

Rods are what we fish with.

A Pollock is some one from Poland; I know I'm married to one  :'(

A fishing pole is what Boudreaux uses to catch dem bream down in the Bayou  

I use my pole to fish

I use my rod for the wife  

RW is right on those three go hand and hand .....like a bowlegged woman and a knockkneed man !!! Cheesy

Actually the perfect woman is three feet tall and has a flat head.

This way you can put your drink down while she......................

Oh man, this thread is doomed.

funny, but doomed.