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Well I know he has been asking bass fishing questions, lots of "the whats best on this gear type stuff" . He is no rookie to fishing, he has been tearing up on MD trout for sure. The fish he and his wife have caught are big and beautiful. I was jealous when I saw the pictures. Your confidence will come with time on the water. That I am sure of. Piney Run Lake, when it reopens next season, will become a learning center for you. Lots of good bass and panfish, there is even a good population of stripers in it. Just be patient.

That rod is perfect for fishing unweighted Sencos, ned Rigs, and lots of other light weight plastics like finesse worms. If you have not tried Z Mann's TRD Ned rigs go get you a few packs of 1/10 ounce "ShroomZ" jig heads and a few packs of TRD (which stands for The Real Deal) worm bodies. They look like you cut Senco worms into pieces about 2 1/2 to 3 inch long ones. I tried that and it did not work so good. I was on vacation in Kentucky and could not get any to stock up with. My wife and I caught big post spawn female smallies for two days on just a couple of bodies. Z Man uses Eastec and it holds up great. We fished over big grass flats on main lake just days after the big females cam off their nests and returned to main lake areas to recuperate. We threw the book at them but they only ate these for three days, then a jig worked. Most were caught in 8 to 20 feet of water and most were over 6 pounders. I was in heaven all week. Thank god my guide and friend insited on fishiong them..

I have become very happy with the Dobyns rods. That exact rod is very well balanced and just feels good in your hand. I think the Fury rods fish more like a $200 rod.

I know mine works great and it is on my 17foot Lowe with the 75 Merc 2 stroke. Glad you found yours

I use a Motor Mate on my 2002 Mercury 2 stroke 75 HP outboard so they make them for smaller engines. I am not sure about the Pro XS models. Does it have the exposed both threads on the mounting bracket? If so take the 'center to center measurements, or just give them a call. With as many Pros that run them in both bass and walleye tournament series I bet that have one that works, I love mine

DVT nailed it. You really want a rod that can give you a bit of delay when a fish hits a bait with trebles. This rod helps fish rattle traps, crankbaits, wake baits, chatterbaits and can work some topwaters also. take a look at a rod like a Dobyns Fury FR 705CB. It is a very versatile rod. It runs $110. There are other options depending upon your budget. In today's world with so many great light weight "finesse baits" a good spinning rod ( or several) are a neccessity.To start with just one make it a 6'6" to 7' medium power fast action. Most o fthese rod will say 1/8 to 1/2 or 5/8 ounce lures. St Croix makes some good ones as does Dobyns and Powell. Also look at some of the Abu garcia Ike Series Finess spinning rods. he has some good ones there as well. Match them up with a reliable reel like a Pflueger 6930 spinning reel. That will be a terrific combo for years.

I lived up there ( right behind the Trading Post for 5 years. Look to install an Anchor Mate anchor winch with maybe an 8 pound anchor. I agree a good trolling motor. Go with no less than a 70 pound thrust in order to advance in heavy current. I also made a drift chain that I kept in a small bucket ( really handy when it is covered in river muck or just wet). Start with 30 feet of rope then tie it to 3 feet of 1/2 inch chain. wrap the chain in duct tape, this keeps it somewhat straight and it hangs up on rocks less. Next have a 3 or 4 foot of 3/4 inch chain and a quick link Cover the heavier chain in duct tape as well. Now when you are drifting between islands and rock ledges you can toss this up river. Oh i forgot to mention to tie it to a cleat first, of course. I liked the ones that have 4 or 5 teeth and you just thread the rope up an down thru the maze of teeth. Anyway you tie the rope to the boat and let the rope and chain slow you down while you can cast at your targets. It works great. Also, if the lighter chain allows you to go to fast, then you can easily add the heavier chain. I used to fish on the Susquehanna down near 3 mile island, up near New Buffalo, and also up in Sunbury. I always had a decent depth finder to use in deeper water. Something like a Lowrance Hook 5, of course back then it was an Eagle brand unit. For river fishing with a jon boat I installed comfortable seats and ran my boat from the rear seat. I also ran both my 9,9 outboard and trolling motor off the transom. This was not going to be a stand up full decked bass boat so it was easier to run and fish from the same position. Man you live in a fantastic place for smallies and walleye. Since you live where you do, check out the fishing in Little Buffalo State park. I think it was known as Holman Lake or Little Buffalo Lake. Anyway, I think we could only use our trolling motors. My bass club always made one trip to it a year, sorta as a wild card. We always caught good bass in it. For whatever reason the largies cold not help themselves when I threw an original floating Rapala gold/black back in the 4 inch size. On the river we used to throw a ton of rootbeer colored twin tailed grubs as well as green or brown creature baits and white tubes. Never leave home without a 1/8 or 1/4 ounce spinnerbait either. I am certain a Reaction Innovation Skinny Dipper in white trash would work well also.

What do you want the rod to do and what is your budget. Are you looking for an all purpose rod, a rod for cranks, traps, top waters, stuff with trebles ( medium moderate tapered rod) or more like a texas rigged plastics, jigs, carolina rigs, a MH fast action. Mojos, Furys and Powell Max 3Ds are all good rods as well as Irod Genesis IIs. I fish some of all of them as well as Falcon Bucoo micro rods. Tell us what you are looking for. If it is an all purpose rod that is okay but my recommendation will be different than either of the other 2 possibilities.

Boy Yudo1 hit it on he head. Start with a 6'6 to 7' medium power fast action spinning rod. Take your pick there are lots of good ones depending on your budget. Match it with the Pflueger President in the 6930 size. This reel is a great bang for your buck reel. I have some new ones and some as old as 10 years with no trouble. I like a lot of the rods that cost between $50 and $150, but I know of some rods that cost less and would perform well. This will handle a ton of lighter baits well The second most needed rod is a baitcasting rod around 7 foot in a medium power moderate action. This rod can handle lots of baits with treble hooks like crankbaits, topwater baits, rattle trap type baits, jerkbaits and even some small to mid sized spinnerbaits. This is a mainstay in ones arsenal. The third rod would be a baitcasting rod that is around 7 foot Medium heavy power fast action. Most of these call for baits that range from 1/4 to 3/4 or 1 ounce. This is your bottom bouncing combo and fishes worms texas rigged and carolina rigged, jigs with a plastic trailer and tons of other baits. Now this is how I break it down for beginners, but I fished for almost 20 years and owned one or two rods and was happy as a lark. It is almost embarrassing when you look on my boat there are always at least a dozen rods or more.

Think of it this way when we talk about "finesse" baits think of worms less than 7 inches in length. Lets tale the 6 inch worms you have. If I wanted to throw those worms weightless or with the 1/8 ounce Perfect Finesse Worm Hook, or texas rigged with weights up to 1/4 to 3/8 I could do it very effectively on your new St Croix. It is a ML Fast rod. The bait really does not matter, it could be a 5 inch weightless Senco, a craw imitation, 5 inch grub even just a bait that falls into that size and weight category.. If I was throwing the same 6 inch worm with a 1/4 to 5/8 ounce worm weight or a smaller feather jig, jig and plastic trailer a Skinny Dipper with a larger belly weighted hook or even the 3/8 fish head jig I would use the Medium Fast of MH Fast spinning rod. It is more about how much weight the bait has and where it falls in the rods abilities. The heavier rod could throw small Rapalas just as well. A Rapala is a good example to think about. Think about throwing the smaller ones less than 4 inches, they are light so they need a rod that has a lighter action to load up to throw them. I throw these on a 6'6 to 7' medium fast rod. If I want to throw the larger Husky Jerks or suspender minnows than I throw them on a baitcaster and a medium moderate action rod. This would be the same rod I would throw cranks and rattle traps. If I am throwing the 7 to 10 inch worms with 3/8 to 1 ounce weights thn that goes on your Bionic Blade.

Most of us would cover this wide selection of baits with at least two rods. However we probably have 20 rods on the boat at any time so here are my best suggestions, it will do some of your tasks better than others but you should get away with it. looka t a Dobyns Fury FR 705CB> it sells for $110. It says Crankbaits / Jerkbaits / Lipless Rattlebaits / LV500 / Sammys / Staycee 90 SECONDARY TECHNIQUES: Spinnerbaits / Squarebills If you can use it for spinnerbaits it should work for chatterbaits and even some small to mid sized buzz baits. Another option would be like the Powell Max 3D 683 CEF. I own one of the earlier models ( pre 3D) and am amazed how versatile that rod is. Go to Tackle Tour and read the review. http://www.tackletour.com/reviewpowell683cxfastpg2.html

Lets start with your Bionic Blade 6 MHF 1/3 to 3/4. This is your stiffest rod you own. I am not talking about the rod we designated for stripers and such. Match that with a 6.3-1 reel and 12 pound line, This is your rod for bottom contact baits like jigs, worms ets. ST Croix 6'6 ML. This rod will cover your lighter finesse baits. These include your Ned Rigs, drop shots, tubes, unweighted plastics, lightly weighted swim baits like the Little Dippers and Skinny dippers. This can handle small finesse worms texas rigged or on slider heads in 1/8 to 1/4 MD Rookie hold on I am working on my response Your two 6'6 spinning rods can handle heavier plastics like 1/4 to 5/8 ounce plastics jigs, skinny dippers on belly weighted hooks, blade baits like silver buddies etc. Baits like spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, rattle traps and small to mid size cranks will take some experimentation.

One of the biggest disadvantages is the are harder to string the line up after you turn 50 UGH!!

We have been over this you and me. If you are serious about actually getting one send me an email at fishnkamp@comcast.net. I have some info on a better deal. As for the reel, all of the Tatulas, Tatulas Type Rs and both Tatula CT are terrific. You would have already cast one if we had been able to meet up. I am still willing to meet up with you and let you cast a few different combos, just ask your dad to email me and we can arrange it over the phone. I would be willing to run up there and meet somewhere he feels comfortable. We would be able to do the exact same thing I did when I met up with Tom several weeks ago. Heck a good place would be in Hamburg at Cabela's.

I did not realise how lucky I am since I have two full line dealers within 40 minutes of me, Wow!

I have sold all of my Shimano Curado es and my 1 Chronarch 200E7 and replaced them with Daiwas. I own 1 Exceller and a mix of tatula Type Rs and Cts. Here on the Chesapeake Bay tributaries and the Potomac river if you fish for bass and stripers you best be ready to tangle with big snakeheads and big blue cats. To date my biggest striper was 30 inches. My biggest cat was just over18 pounds. That took a while. These reels cast well, have great drags and are just workhorses. One thing I really do not like is opening a reels sideplate to adjust a drag system. If you fish rough water you can understand why. Just my preference.

Well looks like you have a drive to go see them. First is a boat dealer called Bedford Sales. It is 54 miles away from you. I would call and see if they have a selection before I went there. http://www.bedford-sales.com/ The second closest is https://www.clearh2otackle.com/ They are around 85 miles away. Give them a call.

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Fish yeeter where do you live? Check to see if you dealer near you. Then go put some in your hand and see what you like http://dobynsrods.com/dealers/

The Dobyns Fury FR 702C and Fr 703C both fit your category. Dobyns make a great feeling rod. I would choose between those two rods. Probably for all around use I would go with the 703c.

I would buy a Daiwa Tatula or Tatula CT. Now tell me what is this going to be your first reel and it is getting matched up to an all around use rod like a 7 foot MH fast action rod? Or is this going on a frog rod, or crankbait setup. If it is for all around use I would suggest a 6.3 to 1 ratio reel, If you are throwing baits like jigs, plastics, small to mid sized crankbaits then again a 6.3 to 1 or 7.3 to 1. For really big deep divers 5 to 1 is better. For frogs, pitching or flipping a 7 or 8 to 1 works good. I sent you a personal message.

It is more about how far down the blank it will stop bending rather than how easily it bends. What type of fishing are you thinking of getting a rod to do? Go here and look how falcon Rods portrays it. For example if you look at two 7 foot rods from the same manufacturer. If they were both medium power rods but one is a moderate taper it may have a 50/50 or 60/40 ratio of backbone to tip. The second one may be medium power fast action. It would be more like 80/29 or 70/30. Anyway the first rod makes a great rod for treble hook baits like crankbaits, or rattle traps. The other might be good for throwing bottom bouncing baits like jigs, or texas rigged baits. I hope this helps a little.

With Abu Garcia rods pay more attention to a rods suggested line size, lure weight, and then figure the rod will act about 1/2 step heavier than it says. For example I own a 7 foot original series Veritas in Heavy. According to its heavy rating I thought it would make a good frog rod.It was more like a mag heavy so I got the same rod in a 7 ft medium heavy and it is my frog rod. it is perfect for it. I use the heavy rod for pitching heavier baits and punching. It will make a good rod to throw heavy jigs like 3/4 to 1 1/2 on deep ledges when I go back out to fish the lakes on the Tennessee River. Their 7 medium moderate rod works traps and cranks great. We use them on bass, stripers and big blue cats, even snakeheads here on the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River.

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Its funny I had some Shimano Curado Es and Shimano Chronarchs as well as some of the BPS Rick Clunn edition reels. They were the purple ones that had the dual breaking. I sold most of them and have gone to Daiwa Tatula, Tatula Type Rs and 2 CTs. They just work much better for me and they hold up really wel to the tidal rivers, bass, stripers, snakeheads, big blue cats (my biggest was just over 18 pounds) and the salty/brackish water we have here and on the Potomac River. I stil intend on upgrading 6 more.