Blindskill

Sweet, always wanted to try a Loomis

Thanks for the reply, I have most of the basic collection you've suggested so far. What I have so far is: 1) 7' H Fast with a 7.1 ratio reel with 50lb braid for frogs/flipping 2) 6'8" M/H Fast with a 6.5 ratio reel with 17lb flouro for jigs/T-rigs 3) 6'9" M Fast spinning rod with a 2500 size reel and 20 lb braid for weightless plastics and light stuff 4) and the Citica mentioned above on a less then great 7' Medium Mod rod for reaction baits, which works fine for the square bills but definitely leaves something to be desired with the jerks baits and ripping the lipless cranks, which has me leery of any of the technique specific cranking glass rods. The rod you suggest seems to be the holy grail lol, nearly all of the mod-fast rods I've found seem to be Med/Heavy or Heavy and 7'6"+ in length, maybe I'll have to dig through the spec's of some of the technique specific rods to find one.

Hey guys I am looking for some rod recommendations to fish reaction baits on. I'd prefer it if the rod could be general purpose(ish), as I plan on throwing squarebills, jerkbaits, slash baits and lipless cranks on it. Please include model, length, power and action if you could. Also, some background info. I fish mostly in central Florida so most of the lakes are shallow with heavy vegetation. I am going to be putting my Citica 201E on the rod, its already spooled up with 17lb Suffix Siege mono. My budget is around $150. Thanks

Most small ponds in my experience won't be deep enough to worry about a thermocline, but from fishing many suburban ponds I can assure you that the aerators can produce fish. Like all structure though the fish won't always be relating to it but it doesn't hurt to still fish it seeing as it provides cover and additional oxygen. Fish it like you would timber or dock/bridge posts, cast past it and work both sides at varying depths.