bill5074

I think the GLX and the NRX are very close. I sold my GLX to buy 2 NRX rods, 1 spinning 7'1" med action ex-fast tip with a 3000 Sustain reel and 1 casting, 7'1" MH ex-fast tip with a Bantam 7.1:1 baitcast reel. I don't see a whole lot of difference but I do not regret buying the NRX, they are fantastic. I know it is a lot of money and I will probably not buy another but I would not trade them for anything. I tried a Conquest and I did not think it was worth the asking price. I am totally satisfied with my NRX rods. The rest of my rods are IMX and a bunch of E6X. If you find a Conquest for $400 buy it! They go for $650+ retail. I get a good discount on my stuff but it is still expensive.

I do a lot of seminars, in-store promos and presentations at bass clubs as well as captain for a high school team. I have found that the Keep it simple principle works best. If these kids have a very limited knowledge of fishing keep it very basic or they will be more confused than when they got there. I would show a few basic knots, and rigs that are simple like a texas rig worm, wacky style trick worm or Senko style bait, or just chunkin and winding a crankbait like a KVD 1.5 or Rat L Trap. Also show them the basic weights and hooks they will need. Good Luck, and Have Fun

I have had some bad luck lately with shipping rods via the Post Office. I shipped a rod to California in June and the rod tube showed up crushed and the rod broken. Luckily it was an inexpensive rod so I did not lose much and I was refunded by the post office. A week ago I shipped 2 St. Croix Avid X series rods to Missouri and the same thing happened. These were also in a heavy duty rod tube that was completely crushed and the rods destroyed. Both tubes had highly visible Fragile and Do Not Convey labels on them. I was out of town so my wife printed the shipping labels but unfortunately did not buy insurance so I ended up eating 400.00 worth of rods. Just a word of warning when you ship by any carrier to buy the insurance, it is worth every penny.

Buy the best you can afford. Don't go buy some cheap junk at WalMart, you will be sorry. Everybody has their own preference but look at a bunch of different ones. I don't like buying them sight unseen. Take the time to go and check out some stores that carry good equipment and see what u like best. There are a lot of good rods out there and everybody claims they are the best. All that matters is that it works for your application and is comfortable to use. I would say in the $100-200.00 range. I fish all Loomis/Shimano stuff but the prices are pretty high. I used to be hooked up with all St. Croix and they make some nice stuff.

All the G Loomis stuff is made in Washington State and that will not change. You are getting bad info.

I live in north central Florida and there are several golf courses that allow fishing. There is a list that was posted on the internet recently and I will see if I can find it. It is imperative to ask for permission before you fish the ponds. Most of the time they are happy to let you fish if you explain that you are releasing the fish back into the lakes are not dsetroying the surrounding golf course. You also need to remenber the golfers have priority so don't get in their way. I can assure they will not be happy and will complain. DO NOT LEAVE TRASH such as cans, wrappers, and stuff. That will be the end of you fishing there an ruining it for everyone else.