fishyaker wrote:
Within my small collection of ultra lite rigs my favorite one is a St. Croix 7' Premier model PS 70ULF2 rod and I pair it with a vintage Garcia Mitchell 308 spinning reel. The gear ratio is not the greatest, but I find it a blast to use in open water for small to mid sized fish...mostly bass, perch, panfish and trout under 18".
I have a similar rig set up with their 4 piece "pack version" that breaks down for hiking. I think that one is a 6-1/2 footer and I use a Garcia Mitchell 408 on it, which has a better gear ratio for faster retrieves that I find handy when using it on small brushy streams.
Both rods are graphite.
People who know me have discovered that using old vintage tackle, especially reels and lures, is one of my childhood carry overs! I do use modern stuff too, and I just take turns with different rigs depending on what I am after.
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