Hop Posted April 28, 2007 Posted April 28, 2007 I am lookins at a 5'6" pistol grip Lightening Rod or Bionic Blade and pair it with an Abu 4600C3 for fishing tight areas and towater from shore. What would be your choice or give me a better selection. Thanks Quote
twors Posted April 28, 2007 Posted April 28, 2007 I just went through the decision a couple weeks back while shopping for a 5'6" pistol grip rod to try. I played with every rod in that description they had at BPS ( Bionic Blade, TS, Crankin Stick, Graphite Series and a St.Croix Premier) and walked away with a last years model Lightening Rod for a close out price of $20. I thought that the last years model was built slightly better that the "07 model... and $15 less money to boot. Really like the St.Croix Premier the best but was slightly out of my budget for not knowning if I'd like a rod this size or not. The Bionic Blades weren't on sale at the time and for the asking $80...I'd spend the other $10 for the premier. The Tourney Special...felt heavy and didn't like the glossy finish. Crankin Stick...felt heavy. The Graphite series also felt heavy and while it had nicer guides but they were few and far between. So, I ended up with the Lightening Rod. I've only fished it once but I like it so far. Its main purpose will be for close in work around docks with spinner baits and it seems to do that well. Not as light feeling as my other rods but will work till I save my milk money for that St.Croix Avid pistol grip I found here locally. Quote
flyphisher # Posted April 28, 2007 Posted April 28, 2007 BPS extreme is only one that is going to be noticeably lighter than the others listed. I would go with a 6' or 6'6". 6'6" is great for everything. You can also dig up some good deals online on Allstar rods w/ pistol grip, which is what I would do for if i needed a rod like that. Will be a whole lot better for that kind of fishing. Quote
Super User dodgeguy Posted April 29, 2007 Super User Posted April 29, 2007 that's a no brainer.get the bionic blade. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted April 30, 2007 Super User Posted April 30, 2007 I agree with Dodgeguy. The BPS Bionic Blade is clearly superior to a Berkley Lightning rod. Berkley makes some of the world's greatest fishing line, but their rods....pheww! Roger Quote
Pa Angler Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 that's a no brainer.get the bionic blade. RIGHT ON Quote
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