New Rod And Reel - Need Some Advice...

[George DeHaven]

Hi All!

 

I'm in the market for my first baitcaster. I've got 2 spinning reels and they're great but I've found that for spinnerbaits and some of my other favorite lures, a baitcasting rod and reel are the way to go.

 

For Christmas, I recieved a Cabelas gift card and my first thought was a new rod and reel!

 

I can't decide whether I want to split it down the middle, spend more on the reel or spend more on the rod.

 

What do you think?

[MarkH024]

Well, your price points are going to be requested by a lot of people so fill that in.  

 

If you want an all around BC rod then look into a MH/F model of the brand you like best.  Same goes for the reel, a 6.x:1 or 7.x:1 will be best for all around uses. 

[George DeHaven]

The gift card is for $100 but I can spend $150 total.

[Smokinal]

Cant go wrong with this reel and then find any $50 7' MH rod

 

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Lews174-Speed-Spool174-Baitcasting-Reels/1165497.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dlews%2Breel%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=lews+reel&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products

 

I would definitely spend far more on a good quality reel the the rod. And the 6.4 is a pretty well rounded gear.

[George DeHaven]

I've never heard of Lew's before now. Looks like a solid reel! I'd like to do more research on it.

 

Here's what I've picked so far...

 

Reel: http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1159843&categoryId=0&parentCategoryId=0&subCategoryId=0&indexId=0&productVariantId=2806298&quantity=1&itemGUID=13ab6a88f36c581a11604bc34144de47&WTz_l=SBC%3BMMcat104793480%3Bcat104760180%3Bcat104259780&destination=%2Fcheckout%2Fitem_added_to_cart.jsp%3Fresult%3Dsuccess%26categoryIds%3D104793480%7C104760180%7C104259780%26productId%3D1159843%26backToPreviousUrl%3D%252Fcatalog%252Fproduct.jsp%253FproductId%253D1159843%26WTz_l%3DChart

 

Rod: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fishing/Fishing-Rods/Casting-Rods|/pc/104793480/c/104764680/sc/104823180/St-Croix-Triumph174-Casting-Rods/738311.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fcasting-rods%2F_%2FN-1102351%2B10000050%2FNe-10000050%2FNs-MAX_SALE_PRICE%257C1%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253BMMcat104793480%253Bcat104764680%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU#productChart

[Smokinal]

^^^Not bad choices at all. Looks like a good buy on the reel which would allow you to get a better rod. Can you get to a Cabelas? The last step would be to put that exact reel on a rod and see how it feel in your hands.

[George DeHaven]

Unfortunately, the closest Cabelas is about 2 hours away from me.