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boater
11-24-2002, 02:16 PM
how many ifishers experiment with fishing poles, i mean like trolling plugs for salmon or anchor fishing, i`m always trying difrent action rods and have found out along time ago that some poles just plain wont catch fish with a certain techniqie, even the smallest diference the action of the rod sends to the plug makes a big diference. i am not one to go buy like a "hotshot" rod and hope it works, i also read where when someone asks like fishinmission what he is using they never ask what kind of fishing pole he uses, doesnt anyone feel that its important? i know i do.
boater, you described my life :grin:
I take a lot f pride in being able to advise potential clienst in the selection of the perfect rod.. in order to do that I must have a knwledge base that only comes from actually fishing lots of rods in a large number of techniques, in many, many different fishng conditions.
I call it research and development.. it is the part of our business that I enjoy the most! :grin:
FishinMission
11-24-2002, 04:05 PM
Boater...What do you wanna know??
Mark
boater
11-24-2002, 04:09 PM
nothing, just pointing out that maybe some people overlook some things.
CohoKen
11-24-2002, 04:33 PM
I wanna know what I should buy... I spend most of my time running kfish for springers and trolling herring in Astoria for kings or silvers. What is the best rod for this? And reel for that matter? :whazzup:
Since you asked...
I would suggest the TH 1026c an 8'6" 12-25# fast action rod. handles trolling and bcktrolling situations very well.. doesnt have a mag. taper which allow it to laod up a bit better with a dier or 2-6oz of lead, yet still a nice tip to allow you to see what your kwikies are doing.
as for a reel?
my first suggestion would be a Shimano Calcutta 400c
my second would be a Shimano bantam 50
and lastly would be a Ambassadeur 6500
CohoKen
11-24-2002, 05:18 PM
TH, what does the "c" mean? Is this a one piece rod? I have been looking and was considering the G Loomis 983 with a Abu 6500. But will consider the best value. :smile:
Jettin' Fool
11-24-2002, 07:40 PM
The "c" means its a casting rod.
I have a Rainshadow 1023c that I use for the same fishing you described NofishOn. It handles great. It is also 12-25lb fast action.
I love my Calcutta 401 TE for your reel question.
Fool :cool:
[ 11-24-2002, 07:42 PM: Message edited by: Jett'in Fool ]
the "C" stands for casting.
is a two piece rod..
if you are looking for a 1 piece rod go with the TH 962 8' 12-25# I have a boat full of these during springer and fall tide water seasons and they are awesome!
how does the 400 TE compare to the standard 400?
CohoKen
11-24-2002, 08:31 PM
Thanks for the info, I will be looking into the 962 and calcutta. Christmas will be great, wife saw this. :grin: :grin: :grin: