the academy in arlington had all stars for like $24. heck even if they are chinese... thats cheap. I have g loomis rods and falcon Caras. I had one of the original all stars and loved it. I have also had one of the "Shakespeare" All stars and it broke, but i caught 2 bass that year over 10. The rod actually broke from being stepped on. The cheap all stars are still worth the money. I was noticing that they are fishing style specific now too. I bought me a $24 Crankin Stick. Try it out.
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