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| gonna try some walleye fishin this year and was wondering what would be some good all around rods. Leaning towards loomis or st croix any help would get me started in the right direction. thanks |
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| I, personaly am a Loomis man, but that is neither here nor there, since they are both excellent rods. The pertainent question to ask is what styles of fishing are you planning to use this rod(s) for? Some rods can be used for multiple applications, but not all. I'd hate to see you buy an expensive rod and not have one that fits the application you want it for. |
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Location: Timmins, Ontraio, Canada | I work in a tackle shop and I heard nothing but bad things about loomis. I never tried one . I personally use shimano v-rods for jigging and shimano compare for bottom bouncing. I like them very much but they don't make the v-rod anymore. I also have a few fenwhick walleye class rods and those are also a nice jigging rod. If you are going to jig make sure the rod is ehtier a IM7 or IM8 graphite for the sensitivity. By your name michiganbasscat I think you fish bass so some of your bass rods would work to. |
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Location: Sth/side Chicago | St Croix Premier or Avid, I like my 6'6" rod for basic jigging and casting crankbaits. I have yet to see any bad G loomis rods myself. St Croix rods are made in the USA, as are G Loomis though shimano owns part or all of G loomis now. |
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Location: Lincoln Park, Mi | Something comparable for well under $100 is the Lightning Rod - Professional Series. Great all-around rod.
Edited by terroreyes 3/19/2004 12:39 AM
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Location: Fergus Falls, MN | Quite honestly, there are a lot of quality manufacturers in the US right now. And you wouldn't go wrong with any of them. St. Croix, All Star, Rogue, Lamiglas, Loomis. There are even a few more companies that just make blanks if you are going to include custom rods.
When I look at quality of product, warranty, performance, durability, user satisfaction, price, I'd have to give the nod to St. Croix. I really like their product these days and they really seem to be an industry leader.
If you are wanting to have some recommends on specific models we'll need to know a little more on how, what and where you plan to fish. An accurate decision can only come if we have all the information. A jigging rod for light jigs and shallow water will be much different than a rod for trolling cranks on Lake Erie. |
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Can't vouch for what Loomis is like today, but got one I've been using for jig fishing for 16 years now and it's as good as it ever was. But like Jack mentioned, it would be nice to know what your applications your going to use the most, before telling you a 6 footer is best when you plan on trolling Erie with In-Lines most often. 
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| Well i have 14 falcon expert series rods. and matt g said some of them would probably work. probably be using jerk baits and cranks getting burnout on the bass tourney scene. so thought i would maybe try some walleye fishin got some pretty good lakes around me so thought i would give it whirl. |
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Location: Kaukauna WI | I feel on any Walleye Rods you purchase really depends on reels and how they sit in reel seat. I personally use Avid from St Croix with Dawia reels but also like allot of varies Dawia Rods also. If you are talking in terms of dollar to dollar then I suggest you take your favorite reel to store and place it on a rod and see what the comfort level is. I see people do this with in house reels with out line and then say the reel is top heavy at a latter date. This why I suggest you spooled your reel of choice with line before you go in.
The real debate is what you going to do with the rod are it going to be used for Jigging, 3 way applications, cranking or trolling. These areas of discussing then comes into length of rod you are comfortable with along with varies mechanical applications of the rod.
My next question for you would be is this to be used out of a boat or off shore?
Hope this help
Michael Dutton
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Email if I can be of anymore service
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Location: Sth/side Chicago | Falcon has some pretty nice rods too. I'm sure if you got a bunch for bass a few should be ready to do battle with eyes... |
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Location: Waukesha Wisconsin | I've been basically a St. Croix fan for years. IMHO they do not make a bad rod in any price range.
This last weekend I checked out a couple of Quantum Rods and they felt very very good. I think that they were the lightest rods I have ever picked up. They were going for 90 bucks. Anyone have any experience with these? Who makes them? Their fast taper rods felt awesome.
Any suggestions?
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Location: Omro,Wi. | I am a St. Croix fan myself,a 6' to 6'6" Medium/Light,with a Fast tip will work for any walleye application.7'0" is good for dropping jigs into weed pockets.but not as user friendly as the shorter rods,for jigging. Price is around $80.00 for one.
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Location: Rhinelander | I have several brands, all IM6 or 8. I don't pay as much attention to brand as I do components. If the guides and reels seat are top quality, and the blank modulous is listed or available, I put a reel on the rod at the store and if it feels really good for it's intended use, I buy it. |
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