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I suppose it's possible. Hopefully that's not the case!

Haven't seen anything at all.

Alright, so I've resorted to asking on here to get some advice. I have a local neighborhood pond that I've been fishing recently. There don't seem to be very many fish however my friend caught a 5lb and I caught a 2.8, so there are certainly some large ones in it. I caught mine on a black spinner, he caught his on a white/chartreuse chatter bait. This was a couple weeks ago. We've gone back 3 times since and have come up empty handed each time. I can't seem to find them, and I have no clue what they would be feeding on. The pond is very shallow, by my estimation 60% of it is 3", and not sure about the rest. not very deep though. I haven't seen any other life activity other than some turtles so I really don't know what types of lures I should be throwing. I've tried senkos, shaky heads swim jigs, rooster tails, chatter baits, spinner baits. The pond is pretty weedy so I can't really throw any crankbaits without catching weeds every cast. Any advice how I show find them, and what I should be throwing? Thanks!

Thanks for the advice everyone! Took my fr703sf out for the second time today and I'm loving it! now for another question. I was fishing a weightless senko on it and it was perfect. I picked up one of my other rods and threw a chatterbait on it and immediately was disappointed in the feel vs my dobyns. I'd like to get a bait caster to throw spinners and chatterbaits and such. Looks like a lot of people recommend the 703c and the fr705cb one is medium heavy mod fast, the other medium heavy, fast. Honestly not sure how big the difference is. Opinions?

Will do! I considered starting another thread with this question, but I'll go ahead and just ask in here. For my "finesse" spinning setup, any line recommendations? I've been seeing a lot of people recommend braid with a fluoro leader. I've never fished with braid before. Everything I've ever used has been mono.

Ordered the fr703sf last night. Looking forward to taking it out soon.

Makes sense. So the 703sf will be fine for finesse type duty? If so I'll go ahead and pull the trigger on one this afternoon. **********EDIT: I re-read your original post on page 1. Sorry there's been so much to read that I nearly forgot what you originally said. I think I'll go ahead and order the FR703SF. Thanks

Thanks for the welcome! I've been astounded by the info I've recieved so far! I'm leaning in the direction of some of the less expensive rods. I think I'm going to pick up a fury for my spinning rod. Tiny bit of conflicting info though, and I'm not sure how important it is. I see the recommendation for the medium X-fast rod for my spinning rod. However, there isn't a medium x-fast rod in the fury lineup. The FR703SF is a 7’ Medium / Fast Actio.

Once again, thanks for the information Fishnkamp. What do you think about the quality difference between the fury and the sierra, or champion? The Seirra isn't priced that much higher than the fury. Unfortunately the local sportsmans warehouse only stocks the fury, so that's all I can get my hands on locally. I've been thinking this morning about making decisions with the rods and reels. I've been considering buying all of them from the dobyns/fury lineup, but now I'm wondering if maybe I should switch up brands and buy several different makes/models to see what I like? Perhaps a fury, a sierra or savy, perhaps a g-loomis. Probably a silly quiestion, just didn't know if that was something that people do or not. I'm a little of afraid of putting all my eggs in one basket with 4+ fury rods and then wishing I had tried some others as well. RMax, thanks for your response above!

Thanks for the response! How many rods/reels do you think you would recommend? I'm not limited to 4, just what I had in mind orginally. I'm located in lexington. Most often ponds and creeks, but trying to move towards likes this year. I looked at that craigslist add, that looks a lot like something I'm looking for! And now in regards to your first post.. Thank you for the warm welcome! I really appreciate the way you laid out the dobyns lineup. Upon your recommendation I went to sportsmans warehouse to get my paws on the Fury rods today. I'll likely end up picking up the 703SF here in a few days nad slowly moving through the lineup. I'm not 100% sold on the fury, but it's looking promising. Only thing I didn't like is when I picked up the rod, it had the sticker in the handle "Made in China," always disappointing to me. Next time I go to sportsmans I'm going to pickup the baits you recommended. Really looking forward to trying some new things. Normally I fish from the bank, or wade if I'm creek fishing, however I'm trying to into some more boat fishing this year. I put my hands on an avid X today and really really liked it. So tough deciding what to get! Thanks for the response. Wow, thank you all so much for the replies! This has helped tremendously. Sorry I cut some of the quotes short simply because it would have been a very very lengthy read for all of you if you had to go through them all in my one reply. Now I'm going to keep pushing my luck on the information train here. Like I said, I was originally thinking of getting 1 spinning/3casting setups. I am however not limited to that. I can purchase however many I need to, that's just what I had in mind. I'll likely try to add a rod/reel combo every couple weeks or so. Within a few months I should have enough to do most fishing around here. From this thread the Dobyns Fury lineup comes highly recommended. Is that the general consensus around here? While not wanting to spend money unnecessarily, I'm not terribly concerned with the cost. I've been fishing with inexpensive gear for so long that I've decided I want to buy quality and not have to worry about upgrading in the near future. I can budget around $3-400 for each rod/reel combo. Naturally if there is a highly recommended combo less than that I certainly won't complain about saving money. Right now it looks like I'll be buying: 7' MF rod for my Nasci 2500 reel (or maybe 7'(ish) M/XF depending on conclusion and rod brand. (dobyns fr703sf) 7' MH/F Casting Rod and pairing it with a (likely) Curado 6.3:1 7' MH/MF unsure of gearing for reel on said rod. (dobyns 705CB) 7'3" H/F once again, unsure of reel gearing, (dobyns FR734c) ^^If any of that seems out of wack, please correct me. I love to learn. I've referenced the dobyns because they're suggested in this thread. I'm not opposed to other brands. Really interested to hear the popular vote, etc.. I handled the Dobyns today and liked them. I also got my hands on an Avid X and really liked it as well. I understand there's a fairly significant price difference in the rods. If it's worth it, I'm willing to pay it, if it's negligable, I'm willing to save money. Thanks everyone!

Thanks for the reply! Sorry, I should have included that information in my original post. Historically I usually fish worms (fished a texas rig this evening) That being said, I'm trying to dive into things this year and expand my knowledge/capabilities, so I'm planning to try a wide range of different lures. I've fished worms for quite some time because that's what I learned on so that's what I'm most comfortable with. Primarily fishing from the bank, possibly fishing from a boat once or twice a month. Heavily considering purchasing a jonboat sometime this spring though.

Hello folks, naturally I'm looking for some advice. I'm new here. I've been reading on the site for the past month or so trying to develop an opinion on which rods and reels I ought to pick up, and I finally decided to join. Let me give a little backstory to help you all understand where I'm coming from. I live in Kentucky, and have casually fished for the past 5 years or so. Nothing real serious, just with friends on and off. I've been using $50 rod/reel combos for some time and I've decided to step it up a little bit. I'd like to build my setups so as I get more into the sport. I can likely be persauded to purchase however many number of rods is recommended. However, my current thought is purchasing 3-4. I currently have a Shimano Nasci 2500 that that needs a rod. The local shop highly recommends G-Loomis, so I've been looking into getting an E6X to put my spinning reel on. I'm unsure of what power and action would be a decent setup for my spinning needs. I've been recommended an e6x MH/Fast. Sound good? That will be my first purchase. For my next 2-3 rods I plan to get bait casters. I'll start with one and work my way into a couple others. I know different powers and actions are recommended for different types of fishing, and I don't know which I ought to start out with. I've been thinking I'll get another e6x bait casting rod, and match it with a Curado 200IHG (7.2:1) Once again, I'm not sure which power and action I ought to get first. Short version: If you had to pick a total of 4 rods, 1 spinning, 3 bait casting, for bass fishing (realistcally a 2lb small mouth is the largest bass I've caught) What lengths, powers/actions would be most recommended, and in which order would you recommend purchasing them? My appologies if this is redundant. I've read a lot of forums recently, and haven't been able to make this decision. Also, reel gearing suggestions would be very welcomed, as well is other rod brands if you have a recommendation over the Loomis. Much thanks