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<blockquote data-quote="-CN-" data-source="post: 398904" data-attributes="member: 18939"><p>I'm in here for a follow-up as to what the original guy ended up going with.</p><p>I found myself in a similar situation last spring. I hadn't had any new equipment in many years. Most of what I had was St Croix rods and reels (back when St Croix made reels) that suited me very well and obviously lasted. The insulated ring that's in the eye at the tip fell out of my ultra lights and bait casters and I repaired them by replacing the tip. I've really escalated the amount of time I spend on the water now, and learned more about what I prefer. I've found most of my rods are too short. I simply splurged many years ago and bought a bunch of a variety of stuff and now I'm learning most of it is not what I should have bought. So in searching for new rods specifically, I've encountered many that are really inexpensive but fish just like the St Croixs. I do not like the flimsy feel of the Ugly Stiks, though you can find a well-priced Ugly Stik almost anywhere in all lengths and powers. Good ones for me are Berkley Cherrywood HD, Cabelas Pro Guide models, and Any baitcaster by Abu Garcia.</p><p>For $125, I could happily find 2-3 really nice combos.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="-CN-, post: 398904, member: 18939"] I'm in here for a follow-up as to what the original guy ended up going with. I found myself in a similar situation last spring. I hadn't had any new equipment in many years. Most of what I had was St Croix rods and reels (back when St Croix made reels) that suited me very well and obviously lasted. The insulated ring that's in the eye at the tip fell out of my ultra lights and bait casters and I repaired them by replacing the tip. I've really escalated the amount of time I spend on the water now, and learned more about what I prefer. I've found most of my rods are too short. I simply splurged many years ago and bought a bunch of a variety of stuff and now I'm learning most of it is not what I should have bought. So in searching for new rods specifically, I've encountered many that are really inexpensive but fish just like the St Croixs. I do not like the flimsy feel of the Ugly Stiks, though you can find a well-priced Ugly Stik almost anywhere in all lengths and powers. Good ones for me are Berkley Cherrywood HD, Cabelas Pro Guide models, and Any baitcaster by Abu Garcia. For $125, I could happily find 2-3 really nice combos. [/QUOTE]
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