Best Bang For Your Buck

[Banned-99884]

Which rod is the best bang for your buck and why? These are the rods I'm looking at.

- Kistler KLX

- *** ***

- Duckett Micro Magic

- Powell endurance

I would like to stay in the 150-250 range.

[jonnyblazex]

  What are you going to be using the rod for?

[smr913]

If your budget is up to $250.00 take a look at the Shimano Cumara if you want a bottom contact rod. 

[mjseverson24]

on the lower end

1) shimano crucial

2) st croix avid

3) daiwa tatula

on the upper end of your range

1) Shimano crucial

2) 13 ***

3) st. croix LTB

 

Mitch

[Hogsticker]

Kistler KLX hands down. The build quality is superb and on par with my customs. North fork makes some of the better blanks in the business. The Fuji K series guides have become my favorite, and its getting harder and harder to find full length cork handles. I now have 3 of them and all are immaculate and balanced. The price is beyond fair. Just great rods.

[Banned-99884]

Kistler KLX hands down. The build quality is superb and on par with my customs. North fork makes some of the better blanks in the business. The Fuji K series guides have become my favorite, and its getting harder and harder to find full length cork handles. I now have 3 of them and all are immaculate and balanced. The price is beyond fair. Just great rods.

The only thing that I don't like is its only factory direct and an extra 20.00$ for shipping.

[Hogsticker]

Its worth it. Fishes above its price point even with the shipping

[sarcazmo]

I fished a KLX vs a dobyns DX744 for 4 days in Mexico... The KLX is every bit as good as the DX.  In fact its my opinion that the DX series or rods, at least the ones I have, are pretty over rated and over priced in the current market.  Started with the dx for an hour or two... Rest of my trip I never picked it up.

 

I'm looking to try an *** soon, but as it stands right now, I think the KLX is the best bang for the buck.  One other option thats right there is an ALX rod... But theyre a bit more expensive.

[Bass_Fanatic]

Ive heard nothing but great things about the KLX, but I dont own one yet.  I do own alot of Powell Endurance rods and you can get them for $150ish at thefishranger.com.  They are superb rods IMO.

[lmbfisherman]

I don't have any experience with those, but I would choose Shimano Cumara and Fenwick Aetos. 

[Tywithay]

Kistler KLX is the best rod that you put down, by far. It's easily as sensitive as the ***, at a lot less money. It's a cleaner build than the others as well. You can use a coupon code to save 15% which nullifies the shipping cost. At that price, it's pretty much a no brainer, unless you just like the looks of the other rods.

[Banned-99884]

Kistler KLX is the best rod that you put down, by far. It's easily as sensitive as the ***, at a lot less money. It's a cleaner build than the others as well. You can use a coupon code to save 15% which nullifies the shipping cost. At that price, it's pretty much a no brainer, unless you just like the looks of the other rods.

Whats the coupon code? im signed up with there mailing list but havent gotten anything (been signed up for about a month)

[Tywithay]

Whats the coupon code? im signed up with there mailing list but havent gotten anything (been signed up for about a month)

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[Mike2841]

NEWS15

Awesome!! Looks like I'm gonna get a frog jig and creature rod.

[THE_Vue's]

Another KLX vote for me..  

[FishinFool22]

For what its worth I like the duckett micro magic

[Flippinhook]

Powell endurance or take a look at the the new powell timax series I haven't bought one yet but I can only imagine it's gonna blow everything else outta the water . I can vouch for the endurance lineup I own the 725 723 714 764 all fantastic rods wouldn't trade them for any rod and I mean any rod