cookieman Posted February 22, 2020 Posted February 22, 2020 Bought a lews mb baitcaster during the holiday sales and looking for advice on a rod. whether a medium, med heavy or what. Thinking mostly for rattle traps, spinnerbaits chatterbaits etc. have one of each and a couple of older pistol grips. anybody use these still? under 150 medium or med heavy? Quote
TBAG Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Dobyns 734c in Fury or Sierra is a great option for an all purpose rod using all the lures you mentioned. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted February 23, 2020 Super User Posted February 23, 2020 Budget? We could recommend rods from $40 to $700. EDIT: Well....shucks. Didn't notice the 150. EDIT2: Maybe a Genesis II Gabe's Rip Rap Special or a Regular or Moderate-Fast Ark Invoker Pro? Not everything has to be Shimano, Daiwa or Dobyns. 1 Quote
Super User jimmyjoe Posted February 23, 2020 Super User Posted February 23, 2020 Man-oh-man, are you sittin' in the catbird seat! You have a Lew's reel, and Lew's sells that David Fritts line of Perfect Cranker rods, Those are all moderate or mod/fast actions, which would be right up your alley. Good thing is, they're priced right. I recommend the 7' MH/M. Great shock absorber! Perfect for burning traps, perfect for chatterbaits, and kinda-so-so-and-not-all-that-bad for spinnerbaits. (The 7' H/M is actually real good for spinnerbaits.) It costs good money to make a rod that is sensitive, for bottom contact. For upper-water-column retrieve, you don't need sensitivity. Why throw away money when you don't have to? OTOH, if you're bound and determined to throw money away, throw it my way. I could use some! ??? jj 1 1 Quote
kayaking_kev Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 I'm bored.... Medium Heavy depending on rod manufacture. Under $50 - Ugly Stik GX2 Under $75 - 13 Fishing Defy Black Crankbait Rod 7'3 Heavy Under $100 - Dobyns Colt 734c Under $125 - Dobyns Fury 734c Under $175 - Dobyns Sierra 734c Under $200 - Daiwa Tatula Elite Under $225 - St. Croix Avid X Under $250 - Dobyns Champion XP 734c Under $275 - Shimano Expride Under $300 - Kistler Helium 3 Under $350 - Dobyns Champion Extreme HP 744c Under $400 - Megabass Destroyer Daemos? Under $500 - G. Loomis GLX Under $550 - Dobyns Xtasy 754c Under $700 - Shimano/G.Loomis Conquest 904c MBR 3 Quote
Super User jimmyjoe Posted February 23, 2020 Super User Posted February 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, kayaking_kev said: I'm bored.... Medium Heavy depending on rod manufacture. Under $50 - Ugly Stik GX2 Under $75 - 13 Fishing Defy Black Crankbait Rod 7'3 Heavy Under $100 - Dobyns Colt 734c Under $125 - Dobyns Fury 734c Under $175 - Dobyns Sierra 734c Under $200 - Daiwa Tatula Elite Under $225 - St. Croix Avid X Under $250 - Dobyns Champion XP 734c Under $275 - Shimano Expride Under $300 - Kistler Helium 3 Under $350 - Dobyns Champion Extreme HP 744c Under $400 - Megabass Destroyer Daemos? Under $500 - G. Loomis GLX Under $550 - Dobyns Xtasy 754c Under $700 - Shimano/G.Loomis Conquest 904c MBR Now that is downright impressive! jj 1 Quote
TBAG Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 19 minutes ago, kayaking_kev said: I'm bored.... Medium Heavy depending on rod manufacture. Under $50 - Ugly Stik GX2 Under $75 - 13 Fishing Defy Black Crankbait Rod 7'3 Heavy Under $100 - Dobyns Colt 734c Under $125 - Dobyns Fury 734c Under $175 - Dobyns Sierra 734c Under $200 - Daiwa Tatula Elite Under $225 - St. Croix Avid X Under $250 - Dobyns Champion XP 734c Under $275 - Shimano Expride Under $300 - Kistler Helium 3 Under $350 - Dobyns Champion Extreme HP 744c Under $400 - Megabass Destroyer Daemos? Under $500 - G. Loomis GLX Under $550 - Dobyns Xtasy 754c Under $700 - Shimano/G.Loomis Conquest 904c MBR Bam! Bringing the heat, lol. Quote
Super User islandbass Posted February 23, 2020 Super User Posted February 23, 2020 5 hours ago, kayaking_kev said: I'm bored.... Medium Heavy depending on rod manufacture. Under $50 - Ugly Stik GX2 Under $75 - 13 Fishing Defy Black Crankbait Rod 7'3 Heavy Under $100 - Dobyns Colt 734c Under $125 - Dobyns Fury 734c Under $175 - Dobyns Sierra 734c Under $200 - Daiwa Tatula Elite Under $225 - St. Croix Avid X Under $250 - Dobyns Champion XP 734c Under $275 - Shimano Expride Under $300 - Kistler Helium 3 Under $350 - Dobyns Champion Extreme HP 744c Under $400 - Megabass Destroyer Daemos? Under $500 - G. Loomis GLX Under $550 - Dobyns Xtasy 754c Under $700 - Shimano/G.Loomis Conquest 904c MBR Wow, nice list. Looks like something that should be posted in a bass angler’s man cave. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 23, 2020 Super User Posted February 23, 2020 https://okumafishingusa.com/collections/bass-rods/products/evx-b-series-bass-rods For just a few more bucks, this is a great series: https://okumafishingusa.com/collections/bass-rods/products/helios-sx-rods 1 Quote
DanielG Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 A bit more than your price, but I've got a Dobyns Champion735c 7.3 MHF Glass rod. I just can't get enough of this thing. I sometimes fish the baits it works best on just to use the rod. Mine's paired with a Curado DC. Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted February 23, 2020 Super User Posted February 23, 2020 For traps and Squarebills I use a couple falcon bucoo trapcasters and they are great..believe the falcon bucoo sr series is around 100 on tackle warehouse...for spinners, buzzbaits and chatters I use the previous generation Berkley shock 7ft medium heavy...they are only like 40 or 50 at wal mart Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted February 23, 2020 Super User Posted February 23, 2020 3 hours ago, DitchPanda said: For traps and Squarebills I use a couple falcon bucoo trapcasters and they are great..believe the falcon bucoo sr series is around 100 on tackle warehouse...for spinners, buzzbaits and chatters I use the previous generation Berkley shock 7ft medium heavy...they are only like 40 or 50 at wal mart I use a 10 year old regular Lightning Rod for those. I have another medium I use for cranks. I'd replace them, but they won't break. And if it ain't broke... These are techniques that don't require great sensitivity. Quote
Johnpenguin Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 22 hours ago, TBAG said: Dobyns 734c in Fury or Sierra is a great option for an all purpose rod using all the lures you mentioned. ^^ 15 hours ago, islandbass said: Wow, nice list. Looks like something that should be posted in a bass angler’s man cave. I have a daemos and it’s absolutely amazing Quote
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