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Im currently saving up for a 7'2 shimano zodias heavy and shimano caenan for jigs and frogs. $150 more and i can buy it. Now that im a father most my money goes to junior

Hot dam, that flat sided slammer

Im hoping for a curado 200 or 250 super duty. Something in between the regular curado and the tranx. With a deep spool.

So in building up my arsenal of rods. I have all my spinning rods but no casting rods as i sold off my old rods. I was at cabelas and found a 7ft medium heavy xf clarus rod on clearance for $45. Brand new in immaculate condition. I made the impulse buy but i can return it if i change my mind. Anyone have experience with this rod? Yay or nay? And what can i use it for? I was thinking light jigs and light frogging and maybe texad rigs.

Honestly i cant tell a difference in quality between diawa and shimano. I suspect some people jump to the diawa bandwagon because of the flashy paint jobs and performance themed names on the reel. Im old school, i like green or gray reels and brown rods. I guess shimano fits my bill better

Still trying to figure out when shimano went downhill? My stradic fk is probably the best spinning reel ever created. Ever. My curado has probably made around a million casts with no signs of it giving up soon. I also have 2 saharas that get punished every season and have had 0 problems

You wont regret it. Zodias are great rods. Sensitive, light and powerful

I have 1 pq. I also have a lews tournament mg. They feel very similar. They might be made in the same cookie factory

I have been using these a lot. Catches the same fish and small swimbait will catch. The difference is the rattle, head made of plastic and the tail material lasts for a lot more fish than other swimbaits

Add some keitechs, senkos, flukes and jigs and you should be alright

I believe they have a small snap ring that keeps it in place

Lol this gonna turn into a "baitcaster makes me more macho" thread. Theres nothing wrong with using spinning gear guys. I use it all the time. Infact i prefer spinning for most situations. Sure some guys might give you a hard time at the bass clubs but the bass really dont care what reel it tied on the line... Go on

I dont say otherwise

You need a a shimano zodias 7'5 heavy. I have that rod. It can do both things.

Just personal preference. When throwing a spinner bait or a swimbait on days were i have to slow down i have to reel painfully slow to get the right presentation. I rather use a 6 or 7 gear reel because of that. But overall i fish real slow. I understand why some guys like faster reels

I wouldnt go over 7

Big game

Looks like diawa hd. Heres mine

Its all preference, some people like extra fast. Some people prefer moderate. I like moderate fast myself which is why i like the lightning shock

Their xf is actually a fast Their fast is a moderate fast And their mod fast us a moderate

He beat me to it. You dont have to pay much for a decent punching rod. Ive used the lightning shock and it punched like a champ.

1. My dad. Hes alive and healthy but he has dedicated his whole life to working hard so we can have everything we need that we never really had time to do activities together. 2. Any medium heavy spinning rod with 10lb big game and some senkos. 3. Its not the arrow, its the indian

Only lure in my tackle box that has never caught a fish. Oh and those dam livetarget topwater sunfish.

I like christie craws

The 7ft berkley emotion MH xf gets it done for me