Sheepdog1984 Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 New member here. I grew up bass fishing in small ponds and lakes in Central Florida. I pretty much strictly fished with Texas rigged plastic worms. It's been over a decade since I've gone bass fishing and over 15 years since I fished consistently. I decided I really wanted to get back into it so I came here looking for rod/reel suggestions that were going to perform well but not break the bank. Instead of starting a new thread asking for suggestions I've spent the last week or so searching through as many threads as possible. After doing that I purchased a Flueger President spinning reel and a Lew's Speed Spool LFS baitcaster and they are both going on Berkley Lightning Shock rods. I wouldn't have been able to come to those decisions without all of you who have taken the time to answer the numerous "What's the best rod/reel under $100?" threads. I look forward to continually learning from all of you in the future. 7 Quote
Fishin' Fool Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Best of luck with your new purchases. You have to watch yourself as you get more advanced as an angler because pretty soon you will be fighting off urges to purchase high end rods and reels. Then after that will be your JDM purchases Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted June 10, 2016 Super User Posted June 10, 2016 welcome man, great first post! hope you enjoy the new combos, i'm a big fan of lew's casting reels (have 4 now) and pflueger spinning reels (have 3 now) and also have 2 lightning shock rods. so i feel qualified to tell you that you're going to like them!! Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted June 10, 2016 Global Moderator Posted June 10, 2016 Hello and Welcome! Mike Quote
Sheepdog1984 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Posted June 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Fishin' Fool said: Best of luck with your new purchases. You have to watch yourself as you get more advanced as an angler because pretty soon you will be fighting off urges to purchase high end rods and reels. Then after that will be your JDM purchases Oh I hear ya. I'm a pretty avid shooter and I always fight the urge to buy more and more haha 1 hour ago, buzzed bait said: welcome man, great first post! hope you enjoy the new combos, i'm a big fan of lew's casting reels (have 4 now) and pflueger spinning reels (have 3 now) and also have 2 lightning shock rods. so i feel qualified to tell you that you're going to like them!! Thanks man! I'm really looking forward to using everything and getting back into this hobby! Quote
Super User lmbfisherman Posted June 10, 2016 Super User Posted June 10, 2016 That is great! The site is pretty great to get a lot of great advice/feedback. Quote
Fishin' Fool Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Sheepdog1984 said: Oh I hear ya. I'm a pretty avid shooter and I always fight the urge to buy more and more haha Thanks man! I'm really looking forward to using everything and getting back into this hobby! The best advice I can give you that I wish someone gave me is try not to pay retail. There are lots of deals out there, whether you buy gently used or new over the Internet. I do suggest you go to a store first and put your hands on the rod before you buy online. Quote
Sheepdog1984 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Posted June 10, 2016 39 minutes ago, Fishin' Fool said: The best advice I can give you that I wish someone gave me is try not to pay retail. There are lots of deals out there, whether you buy gently used or new over the Internet. I do suggest you go to a store first and put your hands on the rod before you buy online. Absolutely! I snagged the President on Ebay for $46. 2 Quote
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