Hey fishing fam!
Like the title says, I need rod recommendations! I have recently put a lot of money into my reels and now I need rods. My lady finally gave me the go ahead to get the rods I need so here is my reel lineup that I need new rods for. I'll put descriptions next to each one based on what I use them for right now. If you guys have recommendations to switch reels for certain functions that would be most welcome as well!
One thing to note is I am in Colorado so no saltwater for me. It's all trout, bass, and catfish.
My reel lineup:
Daiwa Fuego LT 2500XH - this reel has been a floater for me, moving from one rod to another. It's my favorite reel i own, but I intended on this being my main trout fishing reel. I currently have it on a 7ft Ugly Stik Elite - Ultra Light. (If this rod is determined to be a good one for this reel, I don't need to replace this one as it's damn near brand new.)
Daiwa Tatula CT 7.1:1 ratio - This is my only baitcaster right now and I would like this to be on a 7ft-7ft 6in Medium Heavy rod used for almost all my bass fishing.
Daiwa BG 3000 - This reel I haven't even used yet but by the description of it and what I have seen these reels do I would prefer this to be a catfishing setup. We've got channel cats out here that can get really big in several of the lakes I frequent.
Daiwa Kage LT 1000DXH - This little thing I would like to be on a short kayak rod or even a telescopic rod. I intended on using this for my kayaking and back country hiking trips. I'll only be targeting trout when I use this setup.
As far as brands go I don't really know much about rods and what's quality vs overpriced. For reels, I clearly like Daiwa but don't mind throwing them on a different brand rod. I haven't seen much praise for Daiwa's rods hence why I came here. I have a hard cap to stay under $150 for each rod. Links are greatly welcomed.
I can answer any questions if need be and I greatly appreciate anyone taking time to give me recommendations and talk about fishing gear with me!
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by Aarios827
Fenwick for medium priced rods and Ugly sticks for lower end. Berkley also produces the Lightning series of inexpensive casting rods that are good quality in my opinion. Up until I was introduced to these brands by fishing buddies, about 15 years ago, I was a snob that was stuck on American high end mass produced and custom built rods. Found out that light weight and sensitivity was the enemy of reliability, durability and budgets. At this point, the above brands represent 90% of my freshwater rods the rest being older customs. One last point, over the last several years a LOT of well known American tackle companies have been purchased by a conglomerate known as Pure Fishing. As a result, rod and reel manufacturing has been transferred to China and the quality of well known and respected companies has suffered. Pure Fishing products produced in China and labeled Penn, ABU, Pflueger and others, do not resemble the previously American made models in my opinion. Hopefully others will comment on my experience.
Look up gloomis, they have rods for everything I’ve got nrx series 853c jwr it’s a 7’1 medium heavy rated for 3/16-5/8oz 12-16lb test I use it for everything. The rod is feather light.
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