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BALZTOWAL
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
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 Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject: NEED HELP WITH NEW FISHING ROD |
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| THINKING ABOUT GETTING A NEW ROD. I HAVE BEEN USING THE TTF $59 ROD AND IT IS TIME TO RETIRE IT, ANY SUGGESTIONS? BY THE WAY OVER$100 IS TOO MUCH FOR THE WIFE? |
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Tropical Dillusion
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Joined: 02 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:10 am Post subject: Re: NEED HELP WITH NEW FISHING ROD |
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| BALZTOWAL wrote: | | THINKING ABOUT GETTING A NEW ROD. I HAVE BEEN USING THE TTF $59 ROD AND IT IS TIME TO RETIRE IT, ANY SUGGESTIONS? BY THE WAY OVER$100 IS TOO MUCH FOR THE WIFE? |
What is your style of fishing? Lures,Tails,Tops, Wading? All these are important when purchasing a rod.
If you are tossing tails. The Allstar "Shrimp Tail" special is good. Looking for topwaters rod the "Emerald Edition" is good. Looking to wade fish and need all around rod I would check out the All Star " Coastal"
These are the only rod outside of all my customs that I use
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Bluffer
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:46 am Post subject: |
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Go to Nicks Breakaway. They have the best rods around. Just rob a bank on the way! 
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Fishbrains
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Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: austin
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:11 am Post subject: |
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| Falcon's 6'9" light in the expert series is a great wading rod, about 160.00. They also make the same rod in the Cara & coastal series, but the expert is the way to go if you can spring for the extra bucks. |
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IslandMike
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 30 Nov 2006
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Location: Padre Isles
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I think Adam is on it. I like the allstars. I am in the same boat you are - I'm currently using a ttf and want to switch. I don't want to spend a bunch either since I am pretty abusive to rods (not reels). They seem to find doorways rather easily in my hands. American Rodsmith has some decent ones too, but I haven't heard much about them.
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oldsaltyone
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Joined: 21 May 2006
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| Try the TTF Trout or Red Tamer rods. They're lighter than the Killer rods and less than $100. I've used them for almost two years now and no complaints. Lots of bang for the buck. |
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medic6
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 17 Nov 2006
Posts: 309
Location: Floresville
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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The past few years I've been using Berkley's Cherrywood series and have been quite pleased with them in salt water and fresh.
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topdog15
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Posts: 4566
Location: Flour Bluff
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Try the TTF Trout or Red Tamer rods. They're lighter than the Killer rods and less than $100. I've used them for almost two years now and no complaints. Lots of bang for the buck. |
I agree. I've had my trout tamer for almost three years and just had to replace an eyelet for the first time. Not bad considering the damage I do to my rods.
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Jay Gardner AKA snookered
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| still liking my allstars and castaways, you can get for less than $50 academy... |
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ironmanstan
Exalted Ruler of Flour Bluff
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shimano clarus 69.00 at roy's. shimano stadic reel 159.00 .  the rod is just an im6 graphite.
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