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Old 05-22-07, 03:07 PM   #1
mwheeler
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Exclamation Wanted: Baitcasting reel and/or rod

I'm looking for a good quality Baitcasting Rod and Reel combo (I'll also take only a rod or only a reel). I need one ASAP because I'm fishing in a tournament in June, and I need one before I leave. Please let me know ASAP what you guys have.
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Old 05-22-07, 11:24 PM   #2
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I'm looking for a good quality Baitcasting Rod and Reel combo (I'll also take only a rod or only a reel). I need one ASAP because I'm fishing in a tournament in June, and I need one before I leave. Please let me know ASAP what you guys have.

Errrrr...uhhhhh....Wheelie,

You need to mention what type of lure/technique you anticipate in the use of the rig, especially the rod.
I'll bet you can find, at almost any large sporting goods emporium, exactly what you're looking for, for a reasonable price, rather than risk buying a potential pig-in-a-poke, sight unseed, product uninspected.

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Old 05-24-07, 01:02 PM   #3
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Crap! Sorry, I thought I put that up there. I'm looking for a 6'-7' medium-light (preferably 3-4 Power) Rod. I'll be using them for crankbaiting and on the occasion for flipping jigs in dense spots of weeds.
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Old 05-25-07, 09:07 AM   #4
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Well, Wheelster,...
You might do well with SMALL shallow running cranks and smaller lipless cranks with a Med/Light, but that will not likely work for the "flipping jigs in dense spots of weeds". Did I say "not likely"? I meant "disaster". In essence, an ML rod is at the other end of the spectrum when it comes to that tactic.
While I tend to laugh at those who are smitten with the "Technique Specific" concept, there ARE advantages and limitations to each type of rod re power and action. Most will perform at least two tasks very well, may two marginally (at best) but that's pretty much it. So, when you ask a rod that is better suited to cast and impart the appropriate action to small low-retrieve resistance lures in primarily obstruction-free water to accurately place a much heavier lure into heavy cover, much less wrestle a fish out of same, you are indeed asking for trouble and failure.
Also, if you persist in the latter endeavor and spool the reel with heavy and abrasion-resistant line you will be severely handicapped in the former task (casting and retrieving light goodies.)
Sorry to *precipitate on your processional, buddy, but there's no such thing as "A Rod For All Seasons".

Good luck.

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