BrokenReels

Right hander here. I cast right when I need distance or to be extra accurate (It's a darn creek for pete's sake. Nothing hard here.) but usually I just cast left to keep my right arm from getting fatigued. My friend who always goes with me is a lefty. He casts righty on spinning gear but left on baitcast. Opposite that for me. It's just whatever feels good to you. It's not that I can't. It's just not advantageous, at all, for me to "learn" or "practice" it. I'll catch just as many either way.

Spinning only for me (Don't throw a book at me just yet.) On the cheap, Sufix 8# (Top, plastics, limited cranks) Feeling spendy, Seguar InvisX Fluoro 10# (Cranks and I really do try to throw topwater with fluoro. It's tricky.) Praying I don't lose my new Japanese made lures: 30# Power Pro (Anything and everything, you'll never lose your darn lure with this stuff. Just P-U-L-L and hold on for dear life. Keep in mind, I fish in a creek that's about 3ft deep maximum.

We throw the smaller ones around here quite a bit, to a good amount of catches, especially on the white ones. The advertising is sorta sketchy, but they work.

I believe it's the Pflueger Trion. Yep! Just like the link above http://www.pfluegerfishing.com/products/products.php?p=13

+1 on the Trions. The Agility reels don't look so bad either, but I've never tried one.

I stop at Sheetz and get a Yoo-hoo. Can't seem to have a good day without one.

o, i didn't know they made an EZ mono but don't ever buy the braid, its crap I've never even used braid ;D Don't really see a need to, given the conditions around here. When you get some extra cash after you get the rod. You should do yourself a favor and get some braid line on your spinning reel. I use 20lb power pro braid and a short flouro leader 3-5' and it really helps in the sensitivity and hooksetting dept. Also it saves you money in the long run. the braid last for years. All you have to do it change out the leader. Speaking of braid, I went to gander mtn then to walmart yesterday and noticed the price difference in the power pro, so i got some 30 pound. Hope that isn't overkill. I also got some Spider Stealth Camo (I know, sounds like a novelty), but it actually worked the entire time, for about 3 hours, on the same lure/knot. Very impressed so far. I'm thinking about grabbing an extra spool anyways so I can put that powerpro to use. First time using braid, and there is a TON of difference in the amount of stretch vs mono, I didn't even realise how much there was before.

Yeah since I joined here (today!), all I've seen is posts about how great the Avid's are lol. Might have to eat some ramen noodles for a few weeks, but I'll try to afford one.

o, i didn't know they made an EZ mono but don't ever buy the braid, its crap I've never even used braid ;D Don't really see a need to, given the conditions around here.

' Yeah sorry that was confusing, I'm quite the terrible poster as far as the "easy to understand" rating goes. I was open to suggestions for either (rod), and on a spinning reel. I already have the 'cast reel I want, but I was looking at the Mojo Bass rods for that, just wanted an opinion Not really one to use just one type, like spinning or baitcast. They all have their purposes, one without the other isn't as versatile. Back to the Sahara then. I got it and went fishing. Good so far, right? Well I had the most TERRIBLE day of fishing ever! But not for things you might think of at first... First thing, I was casting into trees and branches left and right! I was so used to a lower quality reel, and the Sahara casts so much farther than my previous reel, I just kept hitting everything. Lost a Rapala, but that's it. I only had 1 fish, after 4 hours. Hours! That's a terrible count, and that's with 2 extra hours backtracking. Thing is, I had at least 15 (lost count) bites... but they threw them all, haha. What an exciting trip, but almost zero fish. The one I got was about.... 7 inches! Rock bass, of all things. I was so excited to have one hooked and set, I reeled so hard it went in a complete straight line right to me! Felt sorry for it, but it was right on the lip, no damage done. It was a smaller size Chug Bug, for reference. Absolutely no twist I could see from all the casts. No knots, birdnests, anything! Not even a hint of a problem. Completely silent, smooth, and the most quality I've ever seen from a reel. I think Shimano has another fan. As far as grease and oil goes, I heard good things about the Quantum Hot Sauce stuff. Anything I should know about it? EDIT: Oh, and to the guy above me, it was mono EZ.

Thanks for all the replies! I think I'm going to head over to Dick's now and get the Sahara, I'll have to get the rod later, the wallet's not THAT full at the moment.

Sounds like a pretty sound pairing for only 150. Maybe I can afford some decent line then, I usually use Spyderwire EZ just because I've never had it tangle or knot on me once (I'm on about my 7/8th spool of it). And it's cheap. Perhaps I could even afford one of those Lucky Craft lures....

Thanks. They look like really fine quality rods, and from all the reviews, I haven't seen anything negative about them. I wonder if they offer any warranty for the ones you get off Ebay?

Heya! First post here, and I figured this was the place to go to get some good advice (Much needed and appreciated, at that). I usually fish topwater (Chug bug, torpedo, pop-r) and crankbaits (The 0-1ft kind. Baby 1-minus, etc). 'Round here, nothin but a crick, which averages about 3 ft depth, maybe. Still, that's the place to fish, and the only place to fish. No problems there I recently (year ago?) "graduated" from my standard Ugly Stik/junk reel and got a Quantum tenacity spinning combo. I know, cheap! I chucked the reel out the window and got a much lighter Okuma Stratus SGT-20, and it worked great. I'm just looking for something a step up. We have a Dick's sporting goods around here, and it has some pretty nice Shimano reels that I've heard nothing bad about. I was looking at the sahara 2500fd, i think it was 80$. Is the difference in reels that are like 30$ to 80 really worth it? As far as rods go, since I'm a topwater guy, I was looking at the St. Croix Mojo Bass rods, specifically MBC68MXF. Anyone have any experience with those? They're a bit expensive, but I like something with quality. also, any word on the Allstar Select rods at Dick's? They're marked down to 35$ and look to be a bit higher quality than the rest of the stuff there. Also looks like they're more of an "all-around" rod. Thanks for any advice in advance! -Mike Ack! Excuse me, I forgot to mention, I'm already "set" on a baitcast reel, which that St. Croix rod is made for. Sorry for any confusion.