Conolon

flbassman · 09-23-06, 01:08 PM

HAs anybody used the Abu GArcia conolon rod? I was looking at them yesterday at walmart, and they sure looked nice for 35 bucks. Real sensitive looking, blank thru handle, and I do like their reels. Just curious what everybody thought of them.

zooker · 09-23-06, 01:19 PM

decent rod i have one there are ok..

zooker

skeeter944 · 09-23-06, 01:31 PM

they are pretty good. good rod for the money.

PowerBass · 09-23-06, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by flbassman

HAs anybody used the Abu GArcia conolon rod? I was looking at them yesterday at walmart, and they sure looked nice for 35 bucks. Real sensitive looking, blank thru handle, and I do like their reels. Just curious what everybody thought of them.

Save up 15 more dollars, and get the Fenwick Venture. I beleive it is the same blank as the HMX. I love mine.

texasbasser · 09-23-06, 02:44 PM

i just got a quantum tour edition and love it.

PowerBass · 09-23-06, 02:49 PM

Tour edition or Tourney Grade? Walmart or elsewhere. I have the Tourney Grade and a Tour Edition. Tourney Grade is decent, but will fatigue you after a couple hundred casts.

skeeter944 · 09-23-06, 02:56 PM

i have the tournament grade rod,i like it alot,i use myn for fishing spinnerbaits,i cut 3'' off the tip to make it a 6'3'' medium-heavy rod,and it does what i need it to do. if you catch bass pro shops when they have a sale,they have their tourney special rods for $30,they are pretty good,and they weigh lighter than the conolons,for about the same price.

PowerBass · 09-23-06, 03:09 PM

I used my Tourney grade rod for spinnners as well, then lost them on the hookset. i now use above mentioned fenwick.

Rodman_Rob · 09-23-06, 09:03 PM

I have one. been happy with it for an inexpensive rod. as many as I break I can't afford the pricey ones. I make sure to put on some power pro to make up for sensitivity.

zooker · 09-23-06, 09:08 PM

onces on a rod takes it toll don't it power.. ya can tell a cheap rod from a high ender by how tired your arms are at the end of the day..

then ya wonder why i switch hit huh?

zooker

flfireman · 09-23-06, 11:03 PM

Have one, no complaints.

Hawgin' · 09-23-06, 11:03 PM

I have a buddy who refuses to spend money on a good rod, but it does not bother him to spend hundreds on junk baits off ebay. He bought a Conolon and he will only use it for spinnerbaits/crankbaits because it has no sensitivity. I have picked it up a few times while waiting on him to load up the truck, boat, etc. and it feels pretty heavy compared to my rods. He doesn't think much of it, and he is the king of cheap rods. Take that for what it's worth.

Rodman_Rob · 09-24-06, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawgin'

I have a buddy who refuses to spend money on a good rod, but it does not bother him to spend hundreds on junk baits off ebay. He bought a Conolon and he will only use it for spinnerbaits/crankbaits because it has no sensitivity. I have picked it up a few times while waiting on him to load up the truck, boat, etc. and it feels pretty heavy compared to my rods. He doesn't think much of it, and he is the king of cheap rods. Take that for what it's worth.

i wouldn't say it doesn't have any sensitivity. I'll use soft plastics on mine with power pro and can feel bites even with a lot of line out (60 yards+). course it may be a different story with mono, but I wouldn't know, don't throw plastics on mono at all.

PowerBass · 09-24-06, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by zooker

onces on a rod takes it toll don't it power.. ya can tell a cheap rod from a high ender by how tired your arms are at the end of the day..

then ya wonder why i switch hit huh?

zooker

Switch hit? Like change companies? Yea I do that now and again too LOL.

flbassman · 09-25-06, 01:38 PM

Thanks everybody. Pb- I'll probably wind up with a venture.

PowerBass · 09-25-06, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by flbassman

Thanks everybody. Pb- I'll probably wind up with a venture.

Awesome! Good luck with her!

zooker · 09-25-06, 06:46 PM

no power switch hit as in baseball...

top is a left handed reel the bottom a right handed reel i use both..
i own 4 -yes 4- lefty reels 2 pfluger trions, a diawa advantage and a quatum energy pt..

zooker

PowerBass · 09-25-06, 07:00 PM

Nice! I am gonna go lefty I think for all my reels in the future

Rodman_Rob · 09-25-06, 10:03 PM

zook, I call BS. December 12, 2006 hasn't occured yet.

flbassman · 09-26-06, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodman_Rob

zook, I call BS. December 12, 2006 hasn't occured yet.

Uh-oh, zook got exposed. Cue Jb photoshopage

skeeter944 · 09-26-06, 11:03 PM

lmao! i didn't even notice that!

islandbass · 09-28-06, 03:14 AM

WTG, Zook! I taught myself to fish the opposite way this season just to make myself more versatile.

-ib

zooker · 09-28-06, 04:57 AM

not my camera there so i did not know if it was right or not when i took the pictures..

zooker

09-23-06, 01:08 PM	#1
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Conolon HAs anybody used the Abu GArcia conolon rod? I was looking at them yesterday at walmart, and they sure looked nice for 35 bucks. Real sensitive looking, blank thru handle, and I do like their reels. Just curious what everybody thought of them. __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

09-23-06, 01:19 PM	#2
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	decent rod i have one there are ok.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-23-06, 02:49 PM	#6
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Tour edition or Tourney Grade? Walmart or elsewhere. I have the Tourney Grade and a Tour Edition. Tourney Grade is decent, but will fatigue you after a couple hundred casts. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

09-23-06, 03:09 PM	#8
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	I used my Tourney grade rod for spinnners as well, then lost them on the hookset. i now use above mentioned fenwick. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

09-23-06, 09:03 PM	#9
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	I have one. been happy with it for an inexpensive rod. as many as I break I can't afford the pricey ones. I make sure to put on some power pro to make up for sensitivity. __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

09-23-06, 01:31 PM	#3
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	they are pretty good. good rod for the money.

09-23-06, 02:44 PM	#5
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	i just got a quantum tour edition and love it.

09-23-06, 02:56 PM	#7
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	i have the tournament grade rod,i like it alot,i use myn for fishing spinnerbaits,i cut 3'' off the tip to make it a 6'3'' medium-heavy rod,and it does what i need it to do. if you catch bass pro shops when they have a sale,they have their tourney special rods for $30,they are pretty good,and they weigh lighter than the conolons,for about the same price.

09-23-06, 09:08 PM	#10
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	onces on a rod takes it toll don't it power.. ya can tell a cheap rod from a high ender by how tired your arms are at the end of the day.. then ya wonder why i switch hit huh? zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-23-06, 11:03 PM	#11
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	Have one, no complaints. __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

09-23-06, 11:03 PM	#12
Hawgin' BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 42	I have a buddy who refuses to spend money on a good rod, but it does not bother him to spend hundreds on junk baits off ebay. He bought a Conolon and he will only use it for spinnerbaits/crankbaits because it has no sensitivity. I have picked it up a few times while waiting on him to load up the truck, boat, etc. and it feels pretty heavy compared to my rods. He doesn't think much of it, and he is the king of cheap rods. Take that for what it's worth.

09-25-06, 01:38 PM	#15
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Thanks everybody. Pb- I'll probably wind up with a venture. __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

09-25-06, 06:46 PM	#17
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	no power switch hit as in baseball... top is a left handed reel the bottom a right handed reel i use both.. i own 4 -yes 4- lefty reels 2 pfluger trions, a diawa advantage and a quatum energy pt.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-25-06, 07:00 PM	#18
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Nice! I am gonna go lefty I think for all my reels in the future __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

09-25-06, 10:03 PM	#19
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	zook, I call BS. December 12, 2006 hasn't occured yet. __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

09-26-06, 11:03 PM	#21
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	lmao! i didn't even notice that!

09-28-06, 03:14 AM	#22
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	WTG, Zook! I taught myself to fish the opposite way this season just to make myself more versatile. -ib __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

09-28-06, 04:57 AM	#23
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	not my camera there so i did not know if it was right or not when i took the pictures.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

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