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Beautiful smallmouth!! I'd be happy to catch her anyday.

Wow!! I'm super jealous. I love trout fishing, but I have too many bass, crappie, and monster sunfish right by me to warrant driving an hour and a half to catch trout. Great shots and some even better fish!

I would love to pick it up at the store, but there isn't one anywhere in the Southeast part of the country. Strange considering how much hunting and fishing goes on down here.

Thanks for the replies everyone!! Yeah the XML's are still on sale....the one I want is marked at $49.99 down from $139.99. I'll check ebay also, but that Cabela's deal is pretty amazing.

My friend tripped over one of my rods tonight and it broke. It was a Shimano PMS-60MC 6' Medium Action rod. The reel is a Shimano Sahara 2000FA. I want the new rod to be used primarily for worms/jigs. My budget will probably be less than $75, but I'm open to suggestions. I was thinking of the Cabela's XML series that's on sale right now. Specifically the XCLS665-1A....it's a 6'6" MH rated for 3/8-1 oz lures. Any better ideas?? Thanks in advance.

Sounds like a great afternoon.