Tired of $50 combo reels
Tired of using $50 rod/ree combo for everything in my tackle box. Looking to get into local bass tournaments. I found a good spinning rod for my plastics and lighter lures and that's as far as I got. I hit a wall when I started putting together the baitcaster rod together. I don't mind spending some money but do not feel like buying a rod for every different lure type. I planned on buying more than one baitcaster. I will be fishing Whopper plopper frog walking stick spinnerbait crankbait chatterbait jerkbait and jig. Which of these lures could I combine and use the same rod?
You can certainly "get by" with the same rod for jigs & frogs and probably spinnerbaits and chatterbaits. I fish all these on 7' medium heavy or heavy. If you can find a soft/fast tip (bends more, but only for the last foot or so), I think you'll like that rod for lots of applications. I like a softer rod for anything with trebles.
Sounds great thanks for the info
Medium Heavy
A lot of techniques can be combined for certain rods. The two rods below are extremely versatile. They are the new Bass U rods we designed for Cashion Rods. The spinning rod can be used for shakey head, senko, drop shot, fluke and finesse jigs. The bait caster is best for spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, jig and can be used for a lot of other techniques. We designed these rods so they can be used for multiple techniques.
https://cashionrods.com/product/bass-university-best-spinning-rods/
https://cashionrods.com/product/bass-university-casting-series/
Thank you I'll take a look at them
Great question! The good news is you don't need a ton of baitcasters for different applications. You can pretty much get by with 2 or 3 set ups. But for one ALL PURPOSE combo go with a 7'2 to 7'4" MH Casting Rod with a medium to fast retrieve speed low profile casting reel. Something in the 7.1-8.1 speed will work GREAT! Thanks!
Rods are something i have put on top of my priority recently... Despite I already have 30 plus. I just have been disapointed with many of rods i currently own... Thus my quest for further knowledge. I plan to give you a few tips below as long winded as i might be. How ever I am no means a pro so take it for what its worth.
Tip1 often in tackle stores guys grab a rod and bend tip with hand or they put tip on floor and bend tip. An extra tell of a rod is to hold tip gently in one hand
Take index finger of other hand nesr butt and use it for support... Now keep moving index finger up rod towards tip letting rod almost free fall but supported by finger... This shows you how rods loads
Tip 2 faster moving baits you can go with more parabolic bend or less sensative rod. Often one of reason but not all.. why rods so expensive is how sensative a rod is.
Tip 3 every rod manufacturer defines their power diff. This is bigbtime frustrating for me... Why is because this forces me to buy rods local... Last thing i want is its like buying a motorcycle helmet or pair shoes online and they dont fit..... Second part to this is often buying local for me almost all rods on shelf have fast or extra fast tip
I been wanting what i see pros like skeet reese or jacob wheeler their rods seem to be like noodles during a cast but are beefy when fishing... Ive yet to conclude why. It maybe correct line correct weight lure... Pay attn to what is documented on rod.
Tip4 some of things drive price of rod up is sesativity of materials... Light weight and balance. Typically light weight and sensative rods require skill and high end materials to also keep them durable. Reel seats and guides can drive costs up. More guides or cheap heavy guides can take away sensativity.
Tip 5 I can use same rod for spinnerbaits small to med cranks, too waters and possibly other techniques... For me baits with treble hooks i have more of med tip or parabolic bend rather than fast or extra fast.
Im quickly thinking many of my short comings reside in i never paid much mind to line size printed on rod... This is first year i ever thrown 12lb line or higher. Hope some of this helps.
Great feedback jondoe67!
I'd love to give the BTL rod a try but not a lot of us have $200 for a rod. Very unfortunate.
