On Jun 19, 8:26*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:08:24 -0400, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On a whim, I purchased a couple of Bass Pro's Megacast combination
rod/reel combinations. I wanted to have a couple of rods that I could
just keep in the truck for use and not worry about losing a lot of
money with one of my custom rigs.

Well, tell you what - they are worth the bucks. I loaded up with 10lb
test Ande blue and spend the last hour with different weight practice
plugs in the back yard.

The reels dial in quickly with minimal fuss and bother - espiecally
with the extra limp line I tend to favor. Didn't have a single
backlash and I could put the plugs exactly where I wanted which was a
real surprise. Normally, you have to work through the usual backlash
or two when dialing in, but these reels were perfect out of the box.

The rods are the usual Tiawanese low modulus graphite cheapies, but
the guides are Fuji - they say the guides are generic, but I know a
Fuji guide when I see one. The one thing I'm a big fan of is through
reel/handle rods - meaning that the rod butt is straight through the
reel seat and handle. These rods conform to that personal standard.
They are finished very nicely with solid wraps and a healthy amount of
Flexcoat which you don't normally see on inexpensive rods. The reel
seat is graphite and the handle is cork which is another favorite of
mine. I like cork handles.

$39.95 for the combo. You can't beat that for a precision cheapie
combo rod and reel.

Next up for this afternoon - the new Ugly Sticks and their reels will
be put through their paces. :)

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Well, I think the light tackle ugly sticks are a pretty good deal for
the bucks. I've got a couple of Penn 4300SS reels screwed down on 8
pound line Ugleeeees.

Best rods ever made in my opinion. *I have a couple ultra light Ugly
Sticks, but for just chucking lures I use my own custom rods with
Quantum reels. *

All my heavy stuff is Ugly Sticks with Penn reels wtih the exception
of my fresh water fly rods - my surf rods are Ugly Sticks as it my
salt water fly rods.

I agree. I *had* several but one went to my daughter and another to
her boyfriend (they both love to fish) along with the Abu Garcia
Cardinal spinning reels the last time we saw them. His car was broken
into (all his/her fishing equipment was in his car from a previous
fishing trip) and stolen.

My Lucille though is my Berkley PowerPole..........repaired tip and
all. ;-)