Your Favorite Fishing Rod

[JEBar]

30 some years ago I purchased a Bass Pro Boron 5' 8" Med Hvy Spinning Rod >>> https://www.fishingtalks.com/photos-of- ... 75315.html .... it instantly became my favorite rod when fishing for anything larger than pan fish .... the only thing I didn't like about it was the way the reel was attached .... 2 compression rings that pressed the reel seat down into the cork handle .... after a while I had to cut leather shims to maintain the pressure required to keep the reel in place .... eventually, I had the OEM handle replaced with the one shown below .... I have 3 rods that I always pack when we hit the road .... for some reason that I don't understand at all, when we got to South Dakota and I got out my gear to go walleye fishing, I didn't pack the Boron rod .... sure did miss having it and am going to make sure its in the camper from now on .... just wondering, what's your favorite fishing rod and would enjoy knowing a bit about it

[BrokenolMarine]

My favorite fly rod is my Helios 6wt with a pond mouse tied on.
My favorite regular rod is my heavy frog rod paired with my baitcaster loaded with a four inch Ribbet.

[JEBar]

My favorite fly rod is my Helios 6wt with a pond mouse tied on. My favorite regular rod is my heavy frog rod paired with my baitcaster loaded with a four inch Ribbet.

I have fly fishing equipment and really wish I enjoyed using it .... I used to enjoying using a bait caster for bass but those days are gone .... sounds like you practice the big bait or big fish philosophy .... not a bad way to go, not bad at all

[Rifletom]

My Fenwick Ultra Lite with an older ,but, in perfect condition, Mitchell 308 reel. Many of trout have come to the surface with that set up. One of my favorite baits: "Steak and eggs"!= treble hook, aired up night crawler, small marshmallow and some gawd awful garlic juice. Trout cannot resist!

[JEBar]

One of my favorite baits: "Steak and eggs"!= treble hook, aired up night crawler, small marshmallow and some gawd awful garlic juice. Trout cannot resist!

fascinating ..

[CT_Shooter]

I'm not going to ask how or why you came to experiment with that concoction, but that it works is really interesting. Thanks for sharing it.

My Fenwick Ultra Lite with an older ,but, in perfect condition, Mitchell 308 reel. Many of trout have come to the surface with that set up. One of my favorite baits: "Steak and eggs"!= treble hook, aired up night crawler, small marshmallow and some gawd awful garlic juice. Trout cannot resist!

[Rifletom]

Eastern Sierra trout fisherman: we'll try anything! Probably had something to do with booze. But, boy, it works for lake fishing.

[Cofisher]

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Don’t know the vintage. This is a True Temper Raider. 4’ spring steel. Square shaft. My dad used this to teach me to pan fish in Arkansas, mid 50’s. It hangs on the wall now, with his Japanese bamboo fly rod. Great keepsakes.

[Rifletom]

Very nice Cofisher, very nice. That Japanese fly rod reminds me of my Grandpa; he used to make fly rods from bamboo from the Philippine's back in the 20's and 30's with a British( I think) reel. Man, I wish I had one now for keeps sake, but, alas. Fishing rods seem to have a certain allure to them. The old ones.

[JEBar]

Don’t know the vintage. This is a True Temper Raider. 4’ spring steel. Square shaft. My dad used this to teach me to pan fish in Arkansas, mid 50’s. It hangs on the wall now, with his Japanese bamboo fly rod. Great keepsakes.

super interesting and truly unique ===> a spring steel panfish rod .. .. that is most certainly a family heirloom that will be passed down many generations

[Cofisher]

Yup. My son is a big open reel fan. Hope he can teach his kids. Bait casters are a mystery to me. The line on that reel was put on by my brother and me in the early 60’s.

[BrokenolMarine]

We are about to take our kayaks and fishing gear to the midwest, after decades of working the Rivers, lakes, and ponds of the Eastern US, including the Salty Stuff off shore. I'm thinking it will be an adventure. Bass and panfish in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Arkansas. They have good fishing, I'm sure.

(Looks like it on you tube. )

[JEBar]

We are about to take our kayaks and fishing gear to the midwest, after decades of working the Rivers, lakes, and ponds of the Eastern US, including the Salty Stuff off shore. I'm thinking it will be an adventure. Bass and panfish in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Arkansas. They have good fishing, I'm sure.

please consider starting a trip thread and take us along for a ride ..

[BrokenolMarine]

The move, or fishing. The sale process has been a giant pita... I'm sure the packing, move, storage, purchase, closing, reload, move, unpacking... Whew...

Let's do the fishing....

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[Cofisher]

Is that a #4 Red Whopper?

[Danwin22]

My Fenwick Ultra Lite with an older ,but, in perfect condition, Mitchell 308 reel. Many of trout have come to the surface with that set up. One of my favorite baits: "Steak and eggs"!= treble hook, aired up night crawler, small marshmallow and some gawd awful garlic juice. Trout cannot resist!

Hey Bud, I also have a Fenwick FS55 Ultralight rod that I fished with using a Mitchell 308 reel.

Sometime in the mid 1970's I bought a Daiwa SS-1 reel that was incredibly smooth. A few years later I picked up a Garcia-ABU Cardinal 752, another super-smooth performer. Still have my reels and the Fenwick rod. Also have a Garcia Gold Ultralight rod

My favorite bait was an artificial fly on a 3' leader, with a water-filled bobber for casting weight. The large panfish would run right over the little worm nibblers to get to the fly.

Brook trout were my favorite when I lived in upstate NY but they don't have trout here in Florida so I lost interest. I need to start fishing again.

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[Cofisher]

I love those old Mitchels. I have a working model from about 1960. My dads.

[Rifletom]

My Fenwick Ultra Lite with an older ,but, in perfect condition, Mitchell 308 reel. Many of trout have come to the surface with that set up. One of my favorite baits: "Steak and eggs"!= treble hook, aired up night crawler, small marshmallow and some gawd awful garlic juice. Trout cannot resist!

Hey Bud, I also have a Fenwick FS55 Ultralight rod that I fished with using a Mitchell 308 reel.

Sometime in the mid 1970's I bought a Daiwa SS-1 reel that was incredibly smooth. A few years later I picked up a Garcia-ABU Cardinal 752, another super-smooth performer. Still have my reels and the Fenwick rod. Also have a Garcia Gold Ultralight rod

My favorite bait was an artificial fly on a 3' leader, with a water-filled bobber for casting weight. The large panfish would run right over the little worm nibblers to get to the fly.

Brook trout were my favorite when I lived in upstate NY but they don't have trout here in Florida so I lost interest. I need to start fishing again.

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Oh yeah, like those 308's! Haven't trout fished in almost a year because of this covid mess. Maybe now with folks getting their shots, things might loosen up. I seriously need to hit the Eastern Sierra's and land a few 'bows or Germans. Miss it! Thanks for the pics!.

[Danwin22]

Yup, love those ultralights. Had a DAM Quick Microlite but it was stolen when real estate showed the house.

My Holy Grail is an Alcedo Microlite reel.