Super User NYWayfarer Posted January 3, 2020 Super User Posted January 3, 2020 Lew's TP-1 Black Speed Stick or St. Croix Premier Quote
TBAG Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, FishTank said: In general, the St. Croix Avid 7' M Fast will do just about anything. Yep, a bit more than your $150 budget but the Avid is an excellent choice. I own several and much prefer them over the Mojo Bass. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted January 3, 2020 Super User Posted January 3, 2020 54 minutes ago, TBAG said: Yep, a bit more than your $150 budget but the Avid is an excellent choice. I own several and much prefer them over the Mojo Bass. Wow.... I totally missed the $150 part. I should have read a little more of the thread.... Getting old sucks... Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted January 3, 2020 Super User Posted January 3, 2020 At the $150 price point I would recommend Daiwa Tatula or Phenix Feather. Fantastic rods - light, crisp, versatile. St. Croix makes a quality rod but I would only recommend Medium Light or Medium. They get heavy and poorly balanced above that IMO. I fished them exclusively for 20 years, but after reluctantly trying some other brands I sold all my MH and H AvidX and LTB’s. I still have and like my 7’1” Medium Fast Mojo. Quote
deadadrift89 Posted January 4, 2020 Posted January 4, 2020 I've got 3 Diawa Tatula's in that price range I like. 1 Quote
oysterk Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 Glad I found this thread! Really looking at purchasing a Dobyns fury 7'. For the Dobyns Fury line, is the MH or H/Fast action a better all-around casting rod? I do mainly throw big worms and jigs. Quote
Super User NorthernBasser Posted January 7, 2020 Super User Posted January 7, 2020 36 minutes ago, oysterk said: Glad I found this thread! Really looking at purchasing a Dobyns fury 7'. For the Dobyns Fury line, is the MH or H/Fast action a better all-around casting rod? I do mainly throw big worms and jigs. Get the heavy. They run a little slower than other brands. Quote
Revival Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 5 hours ago, oysterk said: Glad I found this thread! Really looking at purchasing a Dobyns fury 7'. For the Dobyns Fury line, is the MH or H/Fast action a better all-around casting rod? I do mainly throw big worms and jigs. The 704 (7’ Heavy/Fast) for sure. It’s more like a Medium Heavy. I love my ALX rods, but for anything under $150, I would go with the Dobyns Furys. I have a friend that recently purchased his first casting rod which was the 703. He loves it. I just sold him my 704 and my 703 spinning rod. With those 3 rods, he has everything covered for the way that he fishes. Quote
928JLH Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Uribe Riverside Series rods. Strong, sensitive, light weight, and quality components. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 7, 2020 Global Moderator Posted January 7, 2020 Picked up a couple Falcon Bucoo Sr rods this winter and really like them so far. The Daiwa Arid X is a great rod for well under your price range. If you have an Academy close, their H2O line is really nice and also well under your price range. The Okuma TCS is an awesome rod that is normally right at your budget but you can find them on sale all over right now. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted January 7, 2020 Super User Posted January 7, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 4:16 PM, FishTank said: Wow.... I totally missed the $150 part. I should have read a little more of the thread.... Getting old sucks... Sure does. So do the medical bills associated with it. Quote
MAN Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Since nearly every rod on the market will have been mentioned eventually. Curious..can you let us know which one you ended up purchasing and why? Quote
Super User Boomstick Posted January 7, 2020 Super User Posted January 7, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 10:59 PM, fznfishing2018 said: dose anyone know a good rod brand was using favorite rods but they are trash Most of my rods are Daiwa Tatulas. My jerkbait and topwater rod is the St. Croix Mojo Bass Topwater because the mediums in the Tatula lineup at the time had no true medium rods that fit the bill, and my finesse rod is a St. Croix Avid X 6'9" ML/XF. I got my oldest son a couple of Dobyns Sierra rods and they are also fantastic rods and my youngest son has some Mojo Bass rods and they're also really nice as well. Any of the above will run you between $130 and $170. There are also many other rod manufacturers out there that make quality rods at a similar price point and many more that make better rods (and sometimes for less money) than Favorite as well, but this is what I have experience with. Quote
The Maestro Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 I'm always surprised in these threads that more people don't recommend Shimano rods. Quote
oysterk Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 15 hours ago, Revival said: The 704 (7’ Heavy/Fast) for sure. It’s more like a Medium Heavy. I love my ALX rods, but for anything under $150, I would go with the Dobyns Furys. I have a friend that recently purchased his first casting rod which was the 703. He loves it. I just sold him my 704 and my 703 spinning rod. With those 3 rods, he has everything covered for the way that he fishes. 20 hours ago, NorthernBasser said: Get the heavy. They run a little slower than other brands. Will definitely go with the heavy then. Thanks folks Quote
Fishingmickey Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, The Maestro said: I'm always surprised in these threads that more people don't recommend Shimano rods. The Shimano Poison Adrena, Zodias and Expride's do get a good bit of love on here and G. Loomis is a Shimano brand. I used a couple of their Sellus rods a few years back and liked them just fine. Fishingmickey Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted January 11, 2020 Super User Posted January 11, 2020 Irod...they make some great rods. Genesis II runs $149.99.. Quote
Dangerfield Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 3:10 PM, NYWayfarer said: Lew's TP-1 Black Speed Stick How sensitive is this rod for jigging compared to the Premier? And is it worth the premium over the standard model? Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted January 20, 2020 Super User Posted January 20, 2020 I find the TP1 Black is a great rod for jigs. I like the Vibration Transfer Ring for help with bottom contact baits. It gives the advantage to the TP 1 Black over the Premier. compared to the Premier it has a softer tip and is a lighter rod. Compared to the regular TP1 it has a different blank. I feel a noticeable difference in weight and sensitivity between the two. Enough to say I won’t be purchasing another regular TP1 Over the Black in the future. 1 Quote
Dangerfield Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 1 minute ago, NYWayfarer said: I find the TP1 Black is a great rod for jigs. I like the Vibration Transfer Ring for help with bottom contact baits. It gives the advantage to the TP 1 Black over the Premier. compared to the Premier it has a softer tip and is a lighter rod. Compared to the regular TP1 it has a different blank. I feel a noticeable difference in weight and sensitivity between the two. Enough to say I won’t be purchasing another regular TP1 Over the Black in the future. I've always found St. Croixs to be stouter, heavier and thicker than most of the rods I've handled. How does the Tp-1 Black compare to the Custom Speed Stick Lite HM85? I think the latter should be more sensitive based on the HM85 over the HM50, and I can find it $30 cheaper. Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted January 20, 2020 Super User Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Dangerfield said: I've always found St. Croixs to be stouter, heavier and thicker than most of the rods I've handled. How does the Tp-1 Black compare to the Custom Speed Stick Lite HM85? I think the latter should be more sensitive based on the HM85 over the HM50, and I can find it $30 cheaper. I wouldn’t know I don’t own a custom speed stick lite. If you can find one $30 cheaper go for it. I rarely if ever buy fishing gear at full price. If no sales show up on my favorite rods, like the TP1 Black then I will wait for a good percentage off sale around Black Friday. 1 Quote
Super User Boomstick Posted January 20, 2020 Super User Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 3:25 PM, The Maestro said: I'm always surprised in these threads that more people don't recommend Shimano rods. I don't think Shimano's rods are as popular as their reels, but I will say that I've got my hands on some Curado and Zodias rods, and they seem like quality rods. 2 Quote
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