Super User ww2farmer Posted February 17, 2016 Super User Posted February 17, 2016 4 hours ago, trick worms said: What do y'all use your lightning rods for nowadays? Everything........7' MH casting might just be the best sub $200 frog/chatterbait/swim jig rod you can buy. 6'6" M is an excellent target squarebill, top water, and suspending jerkbait rod, and the 7' M spinning is a jack of all trades, drop shot, shaky head, finesse jigs, wacky rigs, skipping weightless plastics under docks. 30 minutes ago, trick worms said: Do y'all use LR's to fish t-rigs? If so, how is it sensitivity wise? Yes............and outstanding for the $$. When I went to custom rods, I had my builder build me "feel" rods first, but I still grab the LR Shocks when an extra rod is needed in the boat and while they lack the lightweight, and refinement of the custom rods, I have zero issues feeling things with them. 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted February 17, 2016 Super User Posted February 17, 2016 My tournament setups during the 70/80s! Shimano Bantam 100EX Shimano Bantam 10XSG Shinamo Bantan TX Mag All 3 were on matching 6' 6" Lighting Rods! I cast, flipped, pitched, punched, Carolina Rigged, traps, spinner baits, buzz baits, cranks, ya name they did it! 1 Quote
bigfruits Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 life is too short and time is too valuable to fish with anything less than the best you can afford! i dont think my loomis rods catch me many more fish than my less expensive rods of the past but they make the experience more enjoyable - for me. if you would only upgrade to catch a lot more fish, then you would be wasting your money on anything more expensive than a lightning rod (i think i had one in the 90's). 1 Quote
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