Fishing Rod Reel
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I want to get a new light action fresh water fishing rod/reel?
Does anybody have any recommendation on what rod/reel combo to get. I will primarily be fishing for trout and bass in lakes and streams.
I would strongly suggest a light action Ugly Stik. I personally own an Ugly Stik Lite ultra-light 5' rod. For stream fishing this is my choice of rod. In most streams in my neck of the woods there is a lot of brush, and low limbed trees, so the shortness of the rod comes in handy when bushwacking down a stream. This rod also has a lot of backbone and also takes a lot of punishment. I remember once tripping and falling forward and my rod tip jamming in the ground. I thought for sure that it was going to bust as I regained my balance, but sure enough the tip just bent and took the fall. if it was a straight up graphite rod it would have snapped for sure. So for an all purpose rod, you cant beat the Ugly Stik line of rods for the performance and money. Great value.
For the reel, I perfer Shimano. I own several. If you are going to do a small amount of fishing, then I would go with the less expensive reels like the Sidestab, or Sonora. If you do a fair amount of fishing I would go with the Solastace, or the Symetre. I own all three and have never had a problem. They are all smooth, cast very well and the drags are great even on the cheep ones. Just as an example. I was fishing for walleye.. I was using the Sidestab (a $29.99 reel). I was reeling in my lure and ended up hooking into a 45" 28 pound musky. This musky had lost of room to run and did. My drag was singing like crazy as he went on his runs, but I did manage to get him in, and I figure if their 30 dollar reels can deal with that, and have no problems, their more expensive ones have to be just as good or better. In my opinion, you cant go wrong with Shimano.
In my humble opinion if you were asking me in a store to pick out a basic, dependable combo for the average joe, I would go with an Utlra Light Ugly Stick Lite 5 to 6 feet long and a Shimano Sidestab 1500RE.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
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