New Rod and Reel

[Jedi Lure Tricks]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Only thing I don't like about the clarus is the integrated reel seat. Makes the handle more bulky and less comfortable.

have u played with the new split-grip models? they are extremely light and that reel seat is skeletonized.. pretty small compared to some others out there. i love that new crucial rod! but bang for the buck, mcjared's right about the clarus.

[mcjaredsandwich]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

I have several compres. I really like em

Lookin to get one myself. And ryan I got big hands so it should be alright. Big hands equal big gloves, as they say.

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by Jedi Lure Tricks

have u played with the new split-grip models? they are extremely light and that reel seat is skeletonized.. pretty small compared to some others out there. i love that new crucial rod! but bang for the buck, mcjared's right about the clarus.

That is the one's im talking about.....they are nice I just don't like the integrated reel seat built into the rear grip. Makes the rear grip too bulky for my taste.

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by mcjaredsandwich

Lookin to get one myself. And ryan I got big hands so it should be alright. Big hands equal big gloves, as they say.

I wear a medium size glove....lmao

[inchspinner]

Cumara with Core, or Waterloo with Chronarch are my choice of weapons...got more but thats my go toos.....I dont ever put those two down regardless.....You get what you pay for....I havent thrown any of the other brands except for ASR and Stickems.....So I cant comment on any body elses choice of weapon......Spend the money up front...If it means waiting a week or two etcc..wait...get what you want, dont settle for something less than what you realy want....

[PaulMyers]

You can get the Stick'Em rod and Outcast Baitcasting Reel for $240.00. It makes for a great combo and not to expensive. I got this combo a few months back and love it. If you want a spinning combo you can get a Stick'Em Spinning rod with the Outcast 3000 Series Spinning Reel for about $160.00. Both are great setups for their price point.

+1

[weedeater]

I just ordered an Ardent XS 600 from their website which is a $200 reel for $90....fig I will give it a shot but I still want one of the Lews reels

[LPfishnTIM]

Originally Posted by mcjaredsandwich

Shimano both rod and reel. Cant beat the in store return warranty on the rods, and the reels are some of the best there are.

I agree, salt water fishing, I use a citica and a 7ft med shimano convergence rod. I have a 7ft trout special American Rodsmith rod that was given to me, I use them two rods for speck fishing. I have a KVD quantum reel that I've used in salt water and I clean it every time I go fishing its the smoothest reel I own and I can cast them further, used it for two years and still works good, but I've gone through some reels before I started buying shimano. a lot of brands have lower end reels that are less then $100 and I've broke a lot of em with in a few weeks of buying them and I've always brought them back and upgraded to something better, with shimano no need to return or upgrade.

[LPfishnTIM]

plus last year I bought a few shimano reels and fished a tournament with em, the guy I was fishing with told me if I didn't like them, not to return them to the store, he would give me my money back for them.

[Mako19]

Thanks for all of the advice! I am going to just have to go check them out and see which one feels right.

[mcjaredsandwich]

Originally Posted by Mako19

Thanks for all of the advice! I am going to just have to go check them out and see which one feels right.

that's the best way.

[SaltERedneck]

best warranty shimano hands down!

[longcast]

Originally Posted by PaulMyers

You can get the Stick'Em rod and Outcast Baitcasting Reel for $240.00. It makes for a great combo and not to expensive. I got this combo a few months back and love it. If you want a spinning combo you can get a Stick'Em Spinning rod with the Outcast 3000 Series Spinning Reel for about $160.00. Both are great setups for their price point.

+1

Listen to the elders. They know all things. Check out the stickem combos. Their awesome. I think the bait caster is the only one with 12 bearings. Very smooth.

[getonfish]

Shimano = best warranty hands down

However my favorite combo right now is a pfluger patriarch on a bucoo

with a 200e7 Curado on a crucial coming in second

Fished one time so far with my new Lews tournament speed and it seems really nice.

[Big Kahunaz]

hands down bar none best combo EVER!

7ft x-tra heavy action UGLY Stick with abu 4500 series reel .....3 pound stren fluromonobraid.......and bobber with top dog jr....

No one ever talks about the "secret" but it's out of the bag now!

[longcast]

Originally Posted by Big Kahunaz

hands down bar none best combo EVER!

7ft x-tra heavy action UGLY Stick with abu 4500 series reel .....3 pound stren fluromonobraid.......and bobber with top dog jr....

No one ever talks about the "secret" but it's out of the bag now!

Hahahahah. Bro u gonna get some pm for giving out that secret combo.

[Big Kahunaz]

O....and ugly stick you never have to worry about needing a warranty b/c they r unbreakable...and the abu you never have to worry about finding cheap parts due to all of them falling apart early in their lifespan.

The latter is just a tip from a well known source: " "