Anyone got a suggestion for a decent king rod in the 100$ range that will match up to the new Mitchell 298?
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Anyone got a suggestion for a decent king rod in the 100$ range that will match up to the new Mitchell 298?
39 views and not a suggestion in sight. Lol. The reel is about 20 oz, and its on a cheapo berkley 8' big game rod currently. Its a little like slinging your lures with a 2x4. I can cast it all day, but I definitely feel it. Hoping to find something lighter with more feel.
LOL, I have an old 8' Berkley Big Game rod. I now only use it to soak sand fleas; 2x4 is a good description.
I am kind of partial to the Ugly Stick BWS 1100 series rods. I have never King fished but I have dealt with sharks and some horse Reds (30lb+) and they held up fine. Still light enough to chunk lures too.
I'm not familiar with the Mitchell 298, but I asked a similar question about a Penn 5000 series reel back in June. If I got the link figured out the thread from that question is below.
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...ew-rods-12489/
J&M......is your place to go......they have great custom shelve rods for a little more then that......you won't be disappointed
Yep, just take the reel into J&M and match it to a rod.
Thank you. I was looking for other threads but the search feature brought up everything that had to do with kings.Quote:
Originally Posted by bkwathen
Carl and ironman, if there were a J&M's in Oklahoma I'd do just that. I don't want to wait on my next trip to use the rod and reel. I'll be using it for stripers as soon as I get it.
Hoping to find something 7'6" to 8' in a 2 piece for travel ease. Primarily for throwing lures, but occasionally drifting a CIG/ly.
Ugly stik from BassPro?
I have found some true treasures (fishing rod &reels ) here local......garage sales and flea market
Even craigs list
I was considering the 8' ugly, but with the exception of the inshore elite series all the ugly rods have felt both heavy and soft... Glass rod characteristics... It may be what I end up with anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
I have 2 Catfish Ugly Stik's (2 piece) with Penn Fierce II 6000LL's for my King setup's. The flexilibilty of these rods are great and they are tough. I have had several customs rods that were for bigger game fish (King's) and they have just not made the cut, either broke, too stiff, or one piece. The 2 rods and reels in the pic caught 8 King's this past week with no problem.
The specs look pretty good. 8' 2 piece, 1/2-3oz. How does it cast?Quote:
Originally Posted by J55
Ford guy, I mainly use live bait (LY's, pin fish, and etc.) and don't have any problems casting.
My son has one he bought from walmart in Destin. it is a Tsunami 8 '. it flings cigar minnows a country mile. 59 bucks!
I just bought the Ugly Stik Model BWS110080 about 2 weeks ago. It's like the rod that Pier#r mentioned, but has a slightly longer foregrip and butt. It's medium action, but I hope it's stiff enough for kings. I haven't gotten a chance to use it yet. Somebody please tell me some good things about it!
Shakespeare BWS 1100 80 Ugly Stik Bigwater Spinning Rod
I already have the 9' ugly big water. I used it casting in the surf last year and even though it was heavy for it I caught a few pomps on jigs with a tiny piece of fishbites on the hook. I just thought the 9' rod might be a little long for the pier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philip Sommers
A Tica would be suitable for the job and around that price range, but getting to handle one could be a question in OK. Tsunami also works, but could have same issue of access to inspect.
Which models of tsunami or tica would you recommend? Would the 8' airwave make a decent pier king rod?
I was looking through my rods the other day and I found a cabelas whuppin stick in 7'2" rated 15-40 lb and in a 2 piece. Anyone have any experience with these rods?
I picked it up a year ago for 15$ at half price... Mostly because it seemed like a bargain.
Glass rod so I'm thinking it should be soft enough for flinging live bait and cigs, heavy but not ugly stik heavy. Cabelas claims its "nearly indestructible"...