Help Choosing New Multi-Purpose Baitcast Rod, Replacing 1St Bc Rod

[mac_hine]

Hey guys,

 

SInce y'all gave such great advice on a great new spinning rod a few months ago, I could use some advice now on a baitcaster rod.

 

This baitcaster rod is replacing my very first baitcaster setup, an All Star Select rod DSLASCO701MH which had a RevoS on it  (gen2 i believe). This setup was great and has lasted me many years, but now its hurting and needed to be replaced. After this years cleaning/lubing it just didn't improve like it has in all the years past. Plus I still used this setup a lot, for multiple purposes, and I wanted to replace it with some nice new equipment.

 

After learning to baitcast with this setup I started buying technique specific rods; a crankbait baitcast rod, H baitcast rod for jigs/heavy cover/etc, M drop shot/general spinning setup, and lastly a very flexible M baitcast rod for very small lures and finesse applications. Even with these technique specific setups, I still used my 1st baitcaster setup a lot, for techniques I dont have covered such as: lighter jigs, lots of different style plastics, spinnerbaits, lipless crankkbaits, jerkbaits, flukes, small swimbaits (i.e. swim'n caffeine shad), etc.

 

I already have a new reel for the setup, a Lew's BB1 HZL, which is 6.4:1 ratio. I tried it out today on my old All-Star and I am very pleased with its performance. So smooth and casts very far, even lighter lures. 

 

I do have 4 rods in mind, in the $60 to $100 range, but I am open to other suggestions.

-Denali Jadewood 7' MHF jig/worm rod.

-Denali J2 7' MHF jig/worm rod

-Abu Veritas 7' MHF VRC70-6

-Abu Veritas 7' MHF VRCM70-6 (with micro guides)

 

 

The Denali's would run me around $100 and the Veritas around $60.

 

I am looking at these 4 rods because I own a Jadewood drop shot rod and love it, and I also own a Heavy Veritas rod, love that too.

 

Also, setup is using FlouroCarbon line exclusively, 15lb most of the time. Don't think I'll be using any leaders, which is why I am considering micro guides.

 

Thanks for any and all help!

[ColdSVT]

Dont replace it...keep it and continue to use it!

[Bluebasser86]

Personally, I like a 7' M/F for my multipurpose rod. Soft enough I can use it for cranks, heavy enough to use for T rigs and light jigs. A MH/F is getting to be a little much for cranks and other treble hooked baits, just my opinion though. I've never even picked up a single one of the rods you're looking at though so can't comment on which one of those you should go with. 

[ww2farmer]

Personally, I like a 7' M/F for my multipurpose rod. Soft enough I can use it for cranks, heavy enough to use for T rigs and light jigs. A MH/F is getting to be a little much for cranks and other treble hooked baits, just my opinion though. I've never even picked up a single one of the rods you're looking at though so can't comment on which one of those you should go with. 

What he said............BUT.............it's also going to depend on the MFG of the rod. I have had some brands M/F that were way to whippy to me, and needed to move up to a MH/F for any backbone. Fenwick, Shimano, and Kistler to name a few. The Abu Garcias, and St Croix M/F rods I have/had have been far better "All purpose" rods for me.