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Mine lasted 4 years before needing to be replaced due to drying out.

Yes, stop buying Daiwa

When I got back into fishing and didn't know better I would throw pretty heavy baits on a 6' spinning rod that was not rated for it. I lost a lot of lipless cranks lol. Make sure the rod is rated for what you are using it for. I also had the line catch around the handle and stop a cast in the past as well which would snap lures off. Sometimes you learn things the hard way

I'm listing a like new Daiwa Ballistic MQ 3000 for sale. Great reels. Have another I fish. Stradic is another good one.

Good info! This is helpful. Thank you

Hey guys, I have a Pflueger Purist spinning reel that has barely been used and the handle knob is really tacky and almost like melted. Any cool cheap suggestions that fit this model? 1335 I believe or similar to a President 35. Cork or plastic ? Its just a secondary steelhead reel.

Both are nice. I'm going to start buying all rods from US companies or rod builders. Kistler rods are nice and their customer service was really good when I dealt with them in the past.

I have fished the 6'11 poison and just bought the SC legend tourney in 7-1. I think you will like the handles on the expride and the SC over the poison. The locking nut comes loose and was uncomfortable in my opinion. Cork grips are super nice on both. Very light rods too.

I think the 842C is a great jerkbait rod option. I think what you are doing is fine. Keep fishing and know your are not going to hook every fish that hits a jerkbait. I fish them often and love tinkering and experimenting with pointers, 110's ect... have fun!

Can u send me a pic of the x4 F3 6-10? Thank u

The 901s was very noddle like when I had one briefly. The 902 I heard was similar but have not fished the 902 or held one. The specs alone confirmed it for me though. It's not throwing anything in the 1/2o oz range. Smaller Jerkbaits maybe...

I have both series of the steez 7'-6". I agree with KP. The 901 and 902 are light duty rods. The steez is incredibly versatile. You can drop shot one minute and throw a jerkbait the next. Guides hold up great. I don't think you'd be disappointed with either choice since they are great rods but man the Steez is perfect. Also its super light, balanced, and better craftmanship than Loomis (if that is a factor to you).

Either works fine. If you are just using for DS go with the 2000. If you want to do some other stuff with it do the 2500 for more line capacity. That's my opinion.....or whatever you find a better deal on. They both work great. The ballistic MQ is one sweet reel as well.

$3 Fuji hook keeper can be located anywhere you like. I put them on every rod I own. Even if the rod has a hook keeper I don't like.

If you go with the tatula cork model buy the ML F model. Its a really nice DS rod that I fished along side the medium recently. The medium is a powerful rod. Also check out the new SC tourney 6-10 ML XF. Just bought that one and its nice as well. You can buy it on sale for a little over your budget around the holidays I'm sure.

842S hands down.

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Seen enough reviews on the new mojo inshore to stay away but never had an issues on rods I have owned from them. I noticed a few reviews where people put the bad review on every website they can find (same poster) makes me wonder if they are real or if they are just upset for some reason. Rods are fragile so if they are high sticking, pulling hard on a snag incorrectly, hitting the rod on a locker, or stepping on them they break and then bam...SC gets a bad review.

Fish it! Cool that its signed but fish it. I'm wearing my signed jordans right now

That does stink the rod broke and the first use. Maybe damaged during freight or a bad blank? Either way I think SC has one of the best warranty services in the industry. Its rare for a company to have 15 yr warranties. Megabass, Kistler, and several others are not even close.

I have a ML Escape in spinning available. Brand new but no longer have the tube.

Thanks FM! That is most helpful! 7' or 7-6 model?

Nice! I have checked out Trek before but never pulled the trigger. I figured a few guys would have tried the Avid 3 piece by now but maybe not. Appreciate the reply!

I do this all the time. 7' UL with a 1000 Shimano. I toss inline spinners, small cranks, small jerkbaits. Hooked and lost some nice LM due to the small hooks but man its a blast. You also catch some monster crappie and panfish too.

I owned the exact rod and fished it a few yrs back with a quantum energy and it seemed fine but I was using it for tip down techniques so probably wasn't noticing as much as you are using neds. Id see how the Nasci feels.