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The owner has only had the store for about a year. He is a tournament angler, both tidal and reservoir. He even carries a new (to me) brand reservoir electric outboard. His original partner has a business that builds, modifies, and helps design reservoir boats. Check out this site. http://www.reservoirboatworks.com/boat-projects.html Anglers has the serious bass guy and the striper guy covered. I like the shop because he carries the typical Strike King stuff that others carry, but also a large selection of Picasso lures, Reaction Innovation, Missile Bait, Keitech and a lot more. I can not just go into Cabelas or BPS and get these brands. His rod racks are full of Irods, Powell, Dobyns, Duckett, NO8 and Shimano. If he does not have something ion stock he is willing to order it, he has done that for me a couple of times already.

here is the website for Anglers Express https://www.anglersexpress.com/

I figured that was the Bass Pro you were mentioning. Anglers is about 30 miles from the Bass Pro Shop. Anglers Express is an exclusive dealer for several brands of rods. Best of all they stock a ton of these rods on site, so you can actually put your hands on them. I realised you were living on the eastern shore, I just thought if you were considering a new rod you might want to check out some brands that Cabelas and Bass Pro will not carry.

iabass8 have you ever held and or fished the Sierra SA 766 Flip rod. Would that be similar to the previous Champ 736 you mentioned.

MDBassin if you are coming into Baltimore to shop the Arundel Mills there is a great shop you should go to. The shop is called Anglers Express. They carry Dobyns, Powell, Irod, Duckett and a bunch more, Itr is located minutes from the Maryland State Fair Grounds in Hunt Valley. I purchased my Abu Ike rod there

The Sierra rods are really nice. I sent you a message.

First tell me a few things. What is your reel? What brand and what braid ( please include which type of braid ie. Power Pro Slick or Power Pro Stealth) and what pound test. Who spooled it for you a shop or yourself. I use several brands of braid in different pound tests to accomplish different jobs. Some work better on spinning some better on baitcasting. I assume you are talking about your braid and a baitcasting reel. I always do several things to avoid trouble. First i always use a Berkley Line Station. They are available from Cabelas and other places for around $20. This tool securely holds you reel and the bulk spool of line. Since I am not fiddling with a rod and line from a spool on the ground. I can pay attention and spool the line on the rel very smoothly and under good constant pressure. I do not like to have a store do it because it may not spool the same way as my reel does it as they spin my spool and wind it on with their hands going back and forth. Before I do install any fluorocarbon or braid I fill my spool about 1/2 full with a good quality mono. This assures I get a nice tight knot that won't slip on the spool. This also makes it cheaper to spool my reel with expensive braid and fluorocarbon line. Thees tips will help, but sometimes thin diameter braid can just be a bit of a pain,

I fish an Ike 6'4" jerkbait rod. It performs exactly as Ike says it would. The length and action is perfect in my opinion. I will say you will not be unhappy with either, but if I was spending my money I would add another Ike rod before the Mojo. Now I do like the feel of the Avid X rods in the St Croix lineup. Of course that is not apples to apples. I have my Ike rod matched with a Tatula Type R and it fishes great as a combo.

Thanks for posting the pictures. The answer is yes. I think a seat base like that will work fine on that style boat . Go over to the link here. http://www.smoothmovesseats.com. This is the seat base Babe Winkelman has used for years. My wife and I met him in Harrisburg PA at a fishing show several years ago. The thing that impressed me was a point he made during his talk and again when we spoke to him and his wife. They have advertised for a handful of sponsors over the years. He values loyalty and many of his sponsors have been with him for some time. I know he used to run Polar Kraft boats for many years. As crazy as the boat industry has been for the last 30 years, I am amazed he has only run a couple of boat manufacturers products. Anyway he has advertised and demonstrated those seat bases on his show.

Can you post a picture of your boat and seat arrangement? We may be able to help more if we see that.

It also depends on how heavy a punch rig you are using, if under 1 1/2 ounces then one rod may do fine, If you wish to throw the big 2 ounce rigs then it takes two rods. I just started throwing the 1 to 1 1/2 ounce punch rigs down here on the Susquehanna Flats and I am using a 7 ft heavy Veritas rod. They work fine on that rod but I use a 7 ft MH Veritas for my frog rod. The heavy rod was too stiff to frog with. Since all Veritas run a half tick heavy in action the mh is perfect, a least to me it is. I could easily pitch or flip with either one depending on how heavy a bait I needed to throw/

I own two Irod Genesis II rods. I also belong to another board and the owner was a dealer of Irods. So a big bunch of us purchased Irods. We got them at a reduced price by buying them in two separate bulk purchases. MY first one is a IRG 703cc Gabes Rip Rap special, a terrific light well balanced rod. I use for small to mid sized cranks and rattle traps for bass and stripers. I have landed stripers and blue cats up to 18 pounds. It is matched to a Daiwa Tatula Type R 6.3-1 reel. The second is my wifes. It is a medium heavy spinning rod she uses for frogging, but could easily handle the task of a football head jig on a deep ledge as well. Super light and again well balanced. Now for your desire to get a good rod to match up with your reel to throw jigs. Look at the IRG733C Lone Star Special. It rates for lighter bait from 3/16 to 1/2 ounce lures. That is a great rod. Several members got that rod in fact. The other rods guys got to throw jigs and worms were the IRG704C and 744C rods. Both terrific weapons and all 3 will match up nicely. Before I had a Daiwa on mine I had a Chronarch 200E7 on it.

It is definitely on sale in the stores in fact I have owned my 7 foot baitcaster about 3 years now but just last month i purchased a 6'6" Escalade spinning rod. It was $49.99 in the store. I am looking forward to throwing light texas rigged plastics and weightless Sencos. Sorry to hear rthat darn bait monkey struck again.

The best all around rod would be a 6'6 to 7' mh fast action rod. For the money I will suggest you go online to Dicks Sporting Goods and look at a Quantum Escalade 6'6" MH. It retails for $99. However it is on sale for $50. I fish over 20 rods and 2 of mine are Escalades. I own the 7' heavier rod. Once you find this rod online then check store availability in your area. Most of their stores only get a few at a time. That rod should work well for you. There are lots of other rods I could suggest but this is a more expensive rod on sale. I would also think about your Trion idea.Take a look at a Daiwa Aird first. Put it in your hand first if you can, Walmart has these online for around $60

First the entire Champ line is great! So let's look at the question the other way around. You already have a 734c. What do you throw on it the most? What is your second favorite rod and what do you throw with it. The 3s offer the same spec but feel a bit different. I own a Powell Max 683 CEF which is the most versatile rod in my arsenal. I love it for 1/4 to 3/4 ounce jigs&trailer combos, and swim jigs around docks and riprap. I use a larger shakey head jig and creature baits also. However it will do it all, throwing spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and even small topwaters. It is great to have a special weapon for close quarter combat. Now do not think that is its only use as I used it while fishing for post spawn smallies on big wide open grass flats this past spring on dale Hollow Lake. It sure felt good paired with a Daiwa Tatula and a 7 pound smallie tugging on the other end;. Both the 733 and the 703 are great rods. i would think the 733 would bomb topwaters spooks and chatterbaits a great distance. It should allow you better control on say a 3/4 ounce football jig bouncing up or down a ledge This is the reason I suggest to think about your favorite way to fish. If I only fished here in MD I would not care about deep jigging a ledge, something that does not exist here on my local waters, Since we vacation on Dale Hollow and Center Hill, I have to be able to do it. Those lakes do not really present a lot of frog fishing for smallies. Once they spawn, they live in deep water chasing big shad. If I go to Chicamagua you either frogfish grass of jig fish drops and ledges. Personally I have to restrict the length of my rods because of my boat. However I think if you can fit a 7'3" than I would go for the 683 or 733 depending upon which one fit my fishing conditions more. Either way that is going to be an incredible combo and should put a smile every time you cast it. I wish a 7 pound smallie for your first cast, they feel wonderful LOL!

It is funny if you read enough replies on the forums you would believe you have to have at last 20 rods. You can not live without a flipping stick, a frog rod , a swimbait rod etc. My wife and I fished several clear drinking reservoirs, small ponds, and small streams and 2 mid sizes river. We never needed any of these rods until I started fishing tidal rivers here on the Chesapeake Bay. Now my frog rod, my flipping stick and several other rods get used all of the time. It is funny. However I have been fishing tidal bass, and then vacation on gin clear deep lakes in Kentucky and Tennessee. Those rods go for the 14 hour drive, along with about 20 others just in case LOL. What I am trying to get across is in the beginning I always suggest buying the best gear you can afford. i mean spend around $60 for a good spinning reel and around $100 for a baitcaster. Now if you have to save up for a bit do it. You will find, like I did, you never think about the money saved when using junk beginner gear, or having to upgrade. Back in 1980 I saved and bought really good Orvis brand fly fishing equipment.iu enjoy it everytime I use it even today! Some of my Pflueger President spinning reels are just a couple of years old, but we also have some that are at least 10 years old. Good Luck hunting your new gear. Once you get it give me an note. I can give you a few suggestions of lures to use based on the type of water you fish.

I think the most useful three rods to begin with are a 6'6 to 7' medium power fast or xf action spinning rod. This rod can handle a ton of baits we use to catch bass. They can trow unweighted plastics, 1/8 to 3/8 ounce texas rigs, shakey heads jigs with 4 to 6 inch worms, grubs tubes, creature baits, small minnow baits like lightweight Rapalas, and baits like 1/4 ounce rattle traps, silver buddies, even small top water baits like torpedos & jitterbugs, The second most important rod is a 7 medium heavy fast action baitcaster. This rod can throw baits from 1/4 to 3/4 or 1 ounce. This rod can handle a ton of texas rigged baits, 1/2 to 3/4 ounce carolina rigged baits, jigs and a lot more. For probably 10 years or more I fished with two rods just like the ones I already mentioned. My third choice would be a 6'6" to 7 foot medium moderate tapered baitcaster. this rod handles almost everything with a treble hook on it. I started with only one type of rod then grew into the three rod arsenal. Spinning equipment is best to start with. It handles a bunch of different baits. The baitcasters handle heavier baits and baits that have more resistance in the water.

I guess I sorta misspoke,. There is another fishing website I belong to. Its owner is a personal friend of Gary Dobyns and is sponsored by him. When members ask questions on his Dobyns forum, the owner answers their question. Frequently Gary monitors that site and personally answers the questions and it was from reading his answers that I was trying to speak from. He often explains how the graphite composition, powers and tapers act in one rod compared to another similar rod in a higher or lower series in his rods. So yes, technically I misspoke, he does not physically manufacture the blank, but does choose material and how he wants the rods to perform. To say "they are all the same graphite or all the same taper or action" is really not accurate. That was what I meant. If you ever held a Fury FR 702SF. FR 703C, FR 735C, FR 705CB, and a FR 765 FLIP in your hands then you would understand there are great differences in the blanks. My personal favorite is his Sierra series. I am waiting on a SA 693SF as we speak. It"s a toad Here is my suggestion if you are serious about a Dobyns Fury. Dobyns has two rods to look at to fill your needs. First would be a Fury FR 735C. It is a 7'3" rod designated as Mag Heavy. It lists as good for frogging, flipping, pitching, small swimbaits, big jigs and carolina rigs. This rod specs for baits from 1/4 to1 1/2 ounce lures. I am sure it can easily push that limit a bit beyond that so throwing a punch rig up to say ***/4 might be fine, it definitely will work baits up to the 1 1/2 it states. if you are going out to the CA Delta where they throw heavier baits than it would take two rods to do the job. One of these for flippinp frogging and one of these next rods. The second rod that you might want to look at is their FR 765 Flip. My friend owns one of those. It is amazing how light a 7'6" 5 power flipping stick can be! It This rod handles lures from 1/4 to 2 ounces. They suggest the following baits Flipping Stick as primary technique and Carolina rigs,Swimbaits, Umbrella rigs and wakebaits as secondary techniques. If you really want a frog rod that can flip and pitch as well as punch baits to 1 1/2 ounces than by all means my choice would be the FR735. You could call out to Dobyns and ask them. I have been nothing but thrilled with their customer service. Often you can speak with Gary or his son and get your answers from them personally.

These rods are very light and very well a balanced. They use their own graphite blanks not the typical 30 million modulus. Some of the rods have very unique tapers. You will find quality components and they fish closer to $200 rod instead of a rod that costs $110. What did you want the rod to do?

The funny thing is I fished mostly lakes and rivers for over 30 years before I fished a place where a frog was an option.

This depends on how you like to fish. Do you have the opportunity to flip and pitch Do you fish waters that a frog comes in handy. How about a rod for topwaters or jerkbaits. Tell me what type of fishing opportunities do you see on your favorite fishing waters. Have you bypassed any structure and said no I am not equipped to go there. Maybe you do not need something different in terms of a rod, maybe you want a duplicate rod and reel but have a different line on it to fish different lures. A good example might be like this. Maybe you have a rod you like to throw hollow body frogs and pitch with. Maybe it has braid on it. Maybe another rod like it might be helpful if it had mono to throw some topwater bait like a spok or buzzbait. Think about how your equipment "fits: your waters and then you can come back with some ideas. We can probably help better than.

All I can tell you my wife and I own around 8 Presidents. Some as old as ten years some newer like 1 to 2 years. They have performed flawlessly. It was funny this past April Linda and I were on vacation fishing Dale Hollow Lake just a couple of days after spawn. We were chasing BIG female smallies. They would not eat anything normal so we ended up throwing 1/10 ounce Ned rigs. In order to feel them in 15 feet of water or more, we relied on a couple of very sensitive G Loomis 6 foot ml spinning rods. On the last day she hooked and fought a 8 1/2 pound catfish. All I did was loosen the drag, and get out of the way. She fought it for over 10 minutes doing her best imitation of Ike. She ran from the front to the back deck for all that time. It actually circled the boat twice. I am not sure if the fish or my wife was more worn down when i lifted it up to get pictures of it. I am not sure how good the Daiwa spinning reels are, but I trust the Presidents they performed flawlessly. By the way she did that with14# Berkley FireLine Original ( it is equal to 6 pound mono in diameter) and a 4 foot leader made of 8 pound P Line CXX in moss green.

That rig will work fine. You have a terrific gf. Make sure you take care of her. My girlfriend never fished before we started dating. She is addicted to smallies, now we dated all through high school,& college ( a total of ten years) and have been married for over 28 years. I had to keep her she was a good catch!!!

If I am looking at the correct rod, it specs for lures from 3/8 to 1 ounce. That is a terrific jig rod, texas rig,and carolina rig rod, It should throw all of your intended baits well. Baits like the Berkley Powerbait and Storm Wild Eye Shads in 1/2 ounce, or a bait like a Reaction Innovation Skinny Dipper with the Picasso swim bait jig head in 3/8 and 1/2 ounce should work well and catch a bunch of bass. Another bait it should work well with and you may want to add to your arsenal is a spoon for deeper water vertical jigging especially around deeper docks. We did some of that years ago on Lake Raystown and Lake Wallenpaupack.

That is a relatively new offering. It looks like Lews decided to make a run into the realm Abu Garcia has owned for many years with their Black Max and Silver Max combos. They have made it a modern looking combo with its cool appearance. There are some performance pieces used on that rod. First if you have never had a rod in your hand with a set of Winn grips they are great. They are made by Winn, which makes tons of golf club grips. The grips will feel a touch sticky to your hands and stay that way when wet or cold. I had two G Loomis spinning rods stripped and rebuilt using these grips in a "natural" color. I love them. The rod has "airwave" guides on it. These are special guides, in fact the first guide has a double guide built together, one big one tiny) and it was designed to quickly straighten the line coming off your reel immediately assuring no rod/line slap and greater casting distance. These are premier guides. That is what i can tell you from the parts and pieces side. Unfortunately I have not had one in my hand yet, so I can not tell you how it feels or fishes. I can say my friend Kris had a custom spinning rod built with those guides on it and he is amazed by how well it casts. Lews is well known for building a good reel and has built a rod using top notch components. So I would expect it to be a good solid performer. If you get it come back and tell us what you think of it. Apparently they have at least 2 gear ratios and rod combos Here is a picture of one of my G loomis rods I had redone. If you look closely it looks like cork but you will recognise the Winn pattern that looks carved in it.This was originally a full cork handle. It is now much lighter and better balanced as well.