Hi All,
I'm new to the forum here, and I'm hoping you bass veterans can help me.
I just purchased a new Pflueger 6'6"combination spinning rod and Pflueger President 6935X spinning reel on...(gasp)...Amazon. It arrived in good shape and looks great, BUT...
When I hold the rod with the reel base passing between my middle finger and my ring finger, I find that the rod tip falls down VERY easily. I'm used to holding the rod in this "live-long-and-prosper" grip...have been used to it with all other spinning set-ups I have had. I am used to having the rod balance (or nearly balance) with my had in this position, and having to hold the rod tip up constantly is a bit of a distraction. I can see it being tiring when fishing all day long.
I called the Pflueger folks, and their rep said that the balance point was about 5-6 inches forward of where the reel mount joing the rod!
SO, my question is---- is this normal? I guess I could hold it forward of the mount, but I find that I get better control when my fingers bisect the mount.
I'm thinking of returning the "Combo" and just purchasing the 6935x reel by itself and putting it on another rod.
(My apologies if I have used the wrong names for the parts of the reel/rod.)
Any insights would be much welcomed!
Thanks to all, and good luck this season----
