JonU

Red vines! Just don't get them mixed with your strawberry colored worms! Hey... wait a minute. They'd be a lot cheaper than Senkos....

No way. I'm a music professor, I fish for the piece and quiet!

WHEN I'M LOOKING AT NEW STUFF!! Seriously, now I wouldn't buy fishing equipment without looking here first. -Jon

... after you've practiced a bit, dump the Ugly Stik and get a better rod. I switched to a 6'6" mh BPS Bionic Blade and I can't believe how my casting distance has improved (both w/a Curado E7). I can just about double the distance of the Ugly Stik. -JU

Yeah, the Compre looked really nice - BPS just wasn't dealing on it though. Might get a 7 footer later this year if I see a deal . Boat is covered in snow right now anyway (in So Cal??!!)... :-? -Jon

Thanks again folks. Just picked up a 6'6" MH Bionic Blade at BPS on clearance for $49! At that price I can use this one and add another specialized rod later if I feel the need. Figure this one can always be a good part of an "arsenal" later. I can't believe how lite and sensitive this thing is compared to my old Ugly Stik. BTW, I'm not a beginner to Bass fishing. I used to be quite successful 25 years ago and got out of it to raise 4 kids. Oh, I taught them all to fish (trout, panfish, etc.), just sold off all the bass gear and retired from specializing in LM Bass. Now that we're "empty nesting" and have a boat, it's time to get caught back up. As I figured would happen - a lot has changed in bass fishing in the last 25 years (swim baits, drop shotting, etc.) Thank you guys and the forum for helping me to get back up to speed! -Jon

Thanks for all the help folks! For now, looking for more of an all around rod. I fish from a 15ft Larson Bow Rider and use Crank baits, spinner baits, jigs and plastic worms - deep and shallow - in a So. CA reservoir (Lake Perris - I can have the boat on the water in less than 30 min. after leaving the house). Will eventually check out Lake Silverwood, etc. but would like to really learn this lake first. From what I've read, a 6'6" or 7' MH, fast action rod will do 95% of what I want to do. I'll take a field trip to BPS this afternoon and bend some rods... -Jon

Thanks! Great Forum - I've learned a lot just reading the past two weeks. Anything decent in the $75-$100 range for general So Cal. reservoir bass fishing? -Jon

I've used a 5.6 ft, Medium Ugly Stik w/my old baitcaster for a while and have had my wife and kids using the various spinning versions for years and have never had a problem - they seem to be indestructable. What's the thinking on these rods here on this forum? I've done a search and haven't found one thread on them. Now that I've moved up to a Curado E7, I'd like to move to a MH 6 -7 foot rod and was curious if I was missing something w/the Ugly Stik brand and should move to something else. :-? Thanks! -Jon