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• Spineyman Posts: 8,377 Admiral

  August 2011 #2

  Shimano Teramar, great rod and can't beat the warranty. Stay away from Falcon Rods...

  Kayak Rookie...and loving it.
  Fishing beautiful Destin / Ft Walton Beach area!
  

  
  

  II Chronicles 7:14

  if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
  
  
  
  

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• fshnfvr Posts: 27 Greenhorn

  August 2011 #3

  Gloomis PR8400.

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• irishff727 Posts: 948 Officer

  August 2011 #4

  hmmm the loomis looks nice

  time enjoyed wasted is not wasted time

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• PONCE Posts: 5,946 Admiral

  August 2011 #5

  Buy a real nice STAR rod, I have one and they work very well, around a 100 dollars I think. BPS has there Gold Cup inshore series that runs around 80 dollars also a nice rod for the money :Rockon

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• Justins Dad Posts: 3,247 Officer

  August 2011 #6

  I've been using a Falcon 6' 6" Classic, medium action, for about 5 years, paired with a Diawa 2500 Ondine. I'm very pleased.

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• golflaxfish Posts: 455 Deckhand

  August 2011 #7

  i love my wright & mcgill blair wiggins rod, but have also heard really good things about chaos rods, it seems like theyre worth checking out.

  1970 23 Seabird

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• Bobber Posts: 943 Officer

  August 2011 #8

  Crowder rods - made in Florida by Floridians that fish. Lifetime no b/s warranty. Check out their ESS668.
  
  http://www.crowderrods.com/EseriesL.html

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• irishff727 Posts: 948 Officer

  August 2011 #9

  Use to be a big owner of chaos rod's. Never again their quality went down along with customer service. I usually get custom rods from x generation. But these will mostly be used in the Kayak and not sire if I wanna drop money on something I know will get beat up

  time enjoyed wasted is not wasted time

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• johnD Posts: 6,427 Admiral

  August 2011 #10

  St.Croix Tidemaster TIS76MF..Longer rod = longer cast.Made in USA.

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• gasparilla Posts: 358 Officer

  August 2011 #11

  I'll second the Tidemaster. Great rods, should be able to find it in your price range . . .

  Cheap, fast, reliable - pick two . . .

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• troutman57 Posts: 3,691 Captain

  August 2011 #12

  Try a redbone hurricane under a hundred no questions asked lifetime replacement warranty cork handles. I own 6 and think they are good rods at a great price. Broke 6 St croix rods used to love them but now not so sure. BPS inshore extreeme are good too but the butt section is a bit long to be comfortable tossing arties.

  This place Rocks if yer a crabber

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• reeladdiction92 Posts: 155 Deckhand

  August 2011 #13

  Just got a Temple Fork Outfitters Gary Loomis signature series spinning rod and love it! They are priced right at $100.

  [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BE THE THUNDER!

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• Pipefitter Posts: 135 Officer

  August 2011 #14

  I have 4 redbones (3- 7ft'rs and one 7'6") and they have been great rods.
  Also have a SC Tidemaster and two Shimano Teramars which I like equally as well.
  
  Just picked up an UglyStik inshore 7'6" MH which seems comparable in action to the medium action of my other rods, at least at the top half of the rod. I got it because it didn't have that clear tip that seems to 'double joint' the action of the traditional UglyStiks and it has 8 inshore/braid style oriented Fuji guides. I am not too keen on the split butt styles and would much rather have a full cork handle, but as with everything else, I am tiring of paying hype trend prices for products that don't 'decisively' out perform their lesser priced counterparts. I am currently catching large reds to 40" so this should be a decent test of the durability and power of the current UglyStik inshore series. If it does prove to be a viable piece for the type of fishing I do, I will be all over it at 49.00 each, even though I am extremely skeptical when it comes to bargains. At any rate, check them out. At that price, it won't hurt to have just one.

  [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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• barrynfla Posts: 592 Officer

  August 2011 #15

  I was using my W&M blue rod (6'9") Friday in the kayak and needed all the length to get a fish around the bow. Something to be said for long rods in a yak.

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