Hey folks, I've been fishing with my dad for a few years but I'm always stuck using his secondary crappy rod. Last week he let me use his for a while and the feeling of a high-end rod blew me away. Budget isn't a massive issue for me as I plan on putting aside until next year, so I have close to a year to put aside.
We primarily fish wacky style senko, sometimes texas rigged, in lakes, Quebec Canada, so I plan on getting a medium-heavy, with a fast action.
I did a lot of research today and I really like the St-Croix LTB found here:
https://www.sail.ca/en/stcroix-legend-tournament-bass-spinning-rod-1-pc-867104
I was thinking of pairing it up with a stradic:
https://www.sail.ca/en/shimano-stradic-fm-spinning-reel-1275778
My only worry is that the Stradic only has a reel speed of 5.8:1 (which I've heard is real slow), unless I go with the 4000 size, but I fee like that would be overkill and weighty. Is the 5.8:1 speed Ok or should I aim for a different reel?
I was also looking at the Tatula mixed with a Fuego LT, but I think I prefer the first setup.
https://www.sail.ca/en/daiwa-tatula-spinning-rod-1-pc-717398
https://www.sail.ca/en/daiwa-fuego-lt-spinning-reel-1263058
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Posted by sirpickletoe