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#4409075 - 01/26/10 07:11 PM
Best All Around Rod...
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TFF Team Angler
Registered: 07/21/09
Posts: 4246
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If you could just pick 1 type of rod to use with all of your different types of baits and techniques, what would you choose?
Just looking to get opinons what types of rods are best for all around bass fishing...
Edited by Doug E. Fresh (01/26/10 07:14 PM)
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#4409100 - 01/26/10 07:16 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Doug E. Fresh]
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TFF Team Angler
Registered: 04/15/08
Posts: 3547
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7 ft, med heavy, Falcon Low Rider--great all around stick at a good price.
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#4409105 - 01/26/10 07:16 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Doug E. Fresh]
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TFF Team Angler
Registered: 12/16/09
Posts: 3182
Loc: Northern Mexico
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#4409109 - 01/26/10 07:19 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Doug E. Fresh]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 06/16/09
Posts: 836
Loc: Allen, Texas
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i have one that i just use for everything. its from cabelas. i've never had specialty rods sense i dont have the budget. i probably would have gotten a berkley but they didnt have any two part rods that were for a baitcaster. the thing that landed me on this rod was the fact that it had a cork grip, trigger handle, and it was two pieces. i thought it would be easier to find but i couldnt find one at basspro.
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#4409112 - 01/26/10 07:19 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Lip Grip]
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#4409156 - 01/26/10 07:27 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Junk]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 11/09/07
Posts: 984
Loc: Alabama
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6'6" MH graphite with a decent tip to throw accurately.
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#4409360 - 01/26/10 08:09 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Bass Border]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 02/21/08
Posts: 540
Loc: Illinois
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#4409447 - 01/26/10 08:29 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: RngrMac]
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TFF Team Angler
Registered: 09/01/04
Posts: 3820
Loc: Flower Mound
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In my opinion Falcon makes the best price point stick on the market........I have used top end rods, but I still find myself going back to the Falcon caras and lowriders.....A great all around rod, for traps around grass, spinnerbaits, and even some smaller texas rigs is the 6'10 eakins jig special low rider...I love that rod!
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#4409466 - 01/26/10 08:32 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Brandon Dickenson]
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#4409568 - 01/26/10 08:58 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Tom Groves]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 11/21/08
Posts: 1685
Loc: somervell county
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Falcon Lowriders in the Carolina Lizard Dragger 1 is as good an all around rod as I have found. I got one for C-Rigging and ended up using one for T-Rigging, casting/pitching weightless plastics(rattlesnakes,ringfrys...) and even like it for spinnerbaits. Light, sensitive and powerful. Best all around. IMHO
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#4414531 - 01/28/10 09:34 AM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: 361V]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 09/28/06
Posts: 1943
Loc: Austin
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Loomis IMX 843.
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#4418522 - 01/29/10 02:41 AM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Bass Border]
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TFF Guru
Registered: 02/16/06
Posts: 46225
Loc: Probably not where you think
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Shimano Crucial rod. Better sensitivity with a no questions ask over the counter lifetime warranty. Really? I didnt know that. I busted about 2 inches off the tip of mine and installed a new end. It sure screwed up the action...so it sits in the rod rack now as a back up. I fond of the older Castaways anyway..and needed an excuse to use them. I may have to go see Jet Lorant on that Crucial. I bought the first one he ever sold.
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#4422861 - 01/29/10 07:07 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: OldFrog]
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Angler
Registered: 12/16/08
Posts: 457
Loc: Tioga, Texas
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Falcon lowrider or castaway
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#4426213 - 01/30/10 05:52 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: davetexas22]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 12/03/09
Posts: 97
Loc: Alvin TX
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CastAway Skeleton....... you can use it for almost use it for anything!
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#4442974 - 02/04/10 01:00 AM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: kcudd25]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 03/05/06
Posts: 633
Loc: Navasota, TX
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Berkley Cherrywood.
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#4443144 - 02/04/10 06:33 AM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: kcudd25]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 03/11/02
Posts: 1615
Loc: Grapeland TX, but Waco for now
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CastAway Skeleton....... you can use it for almost use it for anything! Best choice you can make. CastAway Skeleton series 7Mag medium heavy SFK7M. If I was told I could only have one rod this would be it, as versatile as they come.
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#4443310 - 02/04/10 07:46 AM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Kenny aka (rodbender1)]
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Angler
Registered: 10/14/06
Posts: 327
Loc: Hawaii
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6'8" Shimano Cumara MH Fast. I think it does everything pretty well and is super light for casting all day.
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#4455704 - 02/07/10 10:37 AM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Doug E. Fresh]
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Angler
Registered: 10/12/08
Posts: 384
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I'd go with Falcon. It's one of the few rods made completely in the US, even the blank. The only thing not made in the US are the FUJI guides.
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#4457414 - 02/07/10 06:51 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: briansgi]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 02/05/10
Posts: 185
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I'd go with Falcon. It's one of the few rods made completely in the US, even the blank. The only thing not made in the US are the FUJI guides. Actually, about the only thing that is made in the US is the blank, guides - no, seat - no, cork - no, EVA - no (not aware of any US made), thread - maybe US made. For only one rod, I'd take a 7' medium heavy moderate fast action. You could throw just about anything with it. Powerful and fast enough for most tip up baits, yet slow enough for treble hook baits. Not perfect, but it would do for just about anything.
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#4459232 - 02/07/10 11:23 PM
Re: Best All Around Rod...
[Re: Robert_R]
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Ugly Stick
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