MAYO Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 I am in the market for a new Ultralight setup for crappie and bluegill. I am not looking to spend an arm and a leg for it. My dad and I have started fishing more for the smaller fish here lately. Right now I have a cheap rod and an old daiwa thats probably 15-20 yrs old that my grandfather gave me. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance Quote
Chad. Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 I am in the market for a new Ultralight setup for crappie and bluegill. I am not looking to spend an arm and a leg for it. My dad and I have started fishing more for the smaller fish here lately. Right now I have a cheap rod and an old daiwa thats probably 15-20 yrs old that my grandfather gave me. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance Give us a budget The sweet spot is the 100+ area. Quote
FR0G Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 I got a Ugly Stick that does the job for me. I rather not spend a arm and leg to get the nicest pole for bluegill. Quote
wickyman Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 I'm using a Berkley cherry rod, and a Shakespeare 200A reel. Cost like 40 bucks, easy. The rod is a 5'6" rod, and it does the job very well. Caught my 4.6lb bass on it, no problem! Great customer service for both, also! Quote
Jake. Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 St Croix Triumph 5-0 UL spinning rod Abu Garcia Cardinal 100U reel 4 Lb Sufix Elite line Quote
vicdotcom Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 My vote is flyrod for bluegils. 2-4 wt for fun. Takes some pratice though but bluegills are easy takers and its a blast. If you want traditional I have an avid that I really like. Its 5'6 and I have a small president reel on it. Its a lot of fun also and I actually take some bass on that also. Vic Quote
Aaron Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 I currently use a 6'6" St. Croix Triumph ML and a Quantum Kinetic 20 reel with 4 or 6 pound Gamma Copoly line. In the near future I am wanting to get a shorter, 5'6" UL probably a Lightning rod and smaller UL reel either the Abu that Jake mentioned or a BPS extreme. Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted July 7, 2008 Super User Posted July 7, 2008 BPS MicroLite rods are always going on sale. I have two, and they are perfect for panfishing. Slap a Symetre on one, and your set for around 100 bucks. A 3wt fly rod is also a great option. Temple Fork Outfitters has a very nice 3wt for around 100 bucks. Add a cheap reel and a good line and you're in the 200 buck range. Cheers, GK Quote
Stasher1 Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 I've got a little Eagle Claw "Featherlight" rod (4'6", I believe) with a Daiwa Regal 1000 spooled with 4lb Trilene XL. It's far from top of the line, but it's one of my favorite rigs. I've caught tons of bream and a few small bass with it. Quote
Bobby O. Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 I have a 5'6" BPS Microlite with a Shakespeare Dimension reel/ 6lb. Trilene Quote
btcprince Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 my favorite is a 4'6" shakespeare micro lite paired with some cheap mitchell spinner reel i got from some other combo years back. i put about 14lb power pro braid on it and that is almost exclusively my worm rod. sounds weird, but i caught a 9lb 13oz bass on it and will use it again tomorrow. its got serious backbone if you can find one in medium action Quote
FR0G Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 My vote is flyrod for bluegils. 2-4 wt for fun. Takes some pratice though but bluegills are easy takers and its a blast. If you want traditional I have an avid that I really like. Its 5'6 and I have a small president reel on it. Its a lot of fun also and I actually take some bass on that also.Vic I love Fly Fishing for them! I got to get a light rod for them though. My trout rod is way too heavy haha. Quote
Jacob0434 Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 I have a 6' G-Loomis GL2 ultra light w/ a Shimano sedona 1500 spinning reel that Im looking to sale for around $75.00. if interested please email. Quote
packman Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 pic this up on sale at academy 4 40 bhttp://www.pfluegerfishing.com/products/products.php?p=48ucks Quote
Daiwa Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 I enjoy fishing with the cheap Walmart Ultra light. 6 bucks. Quote
MAYO Posted July 10, 2008 Author Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks everyone for your input. I will probably go with a bps microlight as a few suggested or a cheap berkley. For the reel I still am undecided. Something by shimano or pflueger. I have never owned anything made by pflueger so I need to try a few out in the stores. I will re-post when I pick something out. Thanks again everyone. Quote
tennwalkinghorse Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 St. Croix Avid 5-0 UL Spinner BPS Mico Lite Reel Sufix Elite 4lb. Sweet Quote
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