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zebj25
Lv 6
zebj25 asked in SportsOutdoor RecreationFishing · 1 decade ago

New reel, now what rod?

My mother got me a wonderful little Pinnacle Inertia Finese Baitcast reel for Christmas. I have always used spinning reels and I've always wanted to expand my collection as all fishermen do. But I've never had to pair up a reel like this. I usually fish with light and ultra light tackle. I'm looking for some ideas on what rod to match this reel up with. I'm thinking of a Guide Series titanium pro graphite rod 6'6" fast action med/heavy weight. Or I looked at a 7" shimano with the bare blank in the handle. I'm looking for some other options. I dont want the action so fast that I rip the hooks out, but I want to be able to cast tightly. Suggestions are welcomed, Thanks

Update:

As a side note....Although I'm looking at different rods, including all-star, for this new reel, along with my 2 st. croix's my other 4 spinning rods are all ugly stick pros, i really do love them rods too, but just not for this occasion.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Finally someone else who agrees with me about ugly sticks! they are garbage! kudos, Shane!

    As for the rod... go get a Shimano, you will not be disappointed! They have the most sensitive rods for the money, a bunch of different actions and tapers and a great warranty. $60 for the IM-7 Clarus series, $90-100 for the IM8 Compre series, $120 for the IM9 Crucial.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    For some reason when I saw this question, I KNEW somebody would say to buy an Ugly Stick!! Sure enough, the first answer on here says to buy an Ugly Stick!

    If you would get a nice reel, why would you settle for a piece of CRAP??!!??

    You can have a nice rod for $80 to $100. Look at Bass Pro, Acedamy Sports or Cabelas, whatever store is near you. Look for a Falcon Rod, All-Star, etc. You mentioned a Shimano Rod, Shimano makes a good rod, some lower end rods are around $90, but still much better than an Ugly Stick.

    PLEASE, STAY AWAY FROM UGLY STICKS!!!!!

    Why would someone even suggest that?

  • 1 decade ago

    I was going to say All-Star or Falcon but Shane beat me to it. He is right about the Ugly Stick. Only a moron would make a suggestion you get one. That reel is too nice to put on a POS rod. A rod in a 6 foot length will help make accurate casts a breeze.

    Source(s): Personal experience, broken of every Ugly Stick I ever used.
  • JD
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Shakespeare- Ugly Stick 6-7' length.Check out Cabelas.com

    as they have a great selection of high quality Bait Casting Rods......

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  • 1 decade ago

    got a hundred choices my friend. loomis, rogue, lamiglas, st croix, shimano, falcon, or you could build your own.

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