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I’m starting to get serious into fishing, and my current pole is wrecked. The most I’d like to spend is $60-70. If it helps I’m looking to catch bass from my kayak. What would your guys recommend?

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by planesrulelibsdrool

FS Digest

I can’t recommend Ugly Stik enough.

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by the-bladed-one

FS Digest

hell yeah I’ve had mine for years and never let me down. Great rod for the price

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by mac530

FS Digest

I was expecting this

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by planesrulelibsdrool

FS Digest

You cannot go wrong with an ugly stick

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by Lowpartz

FS Digest

Ugly Stik or an Ugly Stik Elite are nice if you’re looking for more durability. Fenwick Eagle is less durable but more sensitive. If you’re looking for a casting rod check out Dobyn’s Colt series.

Those tend to be my go-to suggestions in the $50-70 or so range.

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by Awlcer

FS Digest

Rod : Ugly stik

Reel : Pflueger Trion (20)

That's the best you can get for your budget.

I have about 15 different setups, every single pole has an ugly stik

My kayak bass fishing setup is :

5 foot - ugly stik elite - ultra light

Pflueger President (20)

Line : Trilene XL smooth casting - 4lb

I also have the trion, and it's a quality reel for the money. If you can spend $20 more, get the president. As for the reel size, I always go as small as possible, but the 25 pflueger is great, too.

You'll love the ugly stik. I have a $300 reel on one that I fish Tarpon with.

LPT: Bass pro shop will price match competing vendor prices. When I bought my pflueger there, they price matched academy

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by Tools4Tyler

Marycrappie

Great information I am a new fishing lady and need all the help I can get

Helloabbie68

St.croix is the best fishing rod i have ever used. I pair it with a Shimano Stradic with Suffix braided line an this set up is deadly.

HawkOBX Loc: eastern Pennsylvania

St Croix now sells a rod in that range called the Reign, a few weeks back they offered a deal with a lower end Daiwa reel for $69.oo. Rods are 6.6 feet and 7 feet in medium action in various colors. Not sure if they still have that deal but worth checking out.

Helloabbie68

You need a 7 foot medium action sr.croix and u will be glad i suggested it to u they make a rod called bass x for 99.00 get a 7 foot medium action one piece they r great for bass pike and pan fish they r very light an sensitive u can feel them bite an it is very strong.

Helloabbie68

Nothing compares to the shimano stradic it is 199.00 but i just see them on ebay for 149.00 that a steal i have 4 of them an they r the smoothest reel on the market trust me i have used them all and use suffix braided line 10 lb test an u can not break it.

Kayak man Loc: south of boston

St Croix is one of the best, I use them for most species.

250proxs

You and I are in the same place as fishermen. I also have been looking into upgrades. I just came from a Rod builder here in town that make"s custom rods.I spent over an hour talking to him, and as i understand it, it works like this. It takes about 450.00 to build a great sensitive rod. You need a 200.00-300.00 dollar blank
and the second most important thing is the guides. These transfer the sensitivity from the line to the pole.
The rest of the rod is what it is. The lighter the pole the more sensitive it will be.I have found out after buying four or five low budget poles I still have four or five rods to use for cranks, live bait fishing, ect.ect.
No more cheap gear. going to bite the bullet and have one made. It cost 100.00 in labor plus parts. to build a top of the line pole, with sensitivity, back bone, and comfort fishing all day, finesse fishing you need a sensitive rod. I would recommend to spend a little more and get a middle range pole. Shimano Curado
makes a great pole for about 150.00 . good luck and buy somthing you will enjoy, and be happy with.
also google top 10 fishing rods ! One last thing, do not buy one on line, they come broken.Hope i helped

Desperado Loc: MT Pocono Pennsylvania

Ugly stick you can't beat it!