Quote Originally Posted by LVSpinfisher1 View Post
Gillchaser having been finding some good quality JDM rods from Amazon for very price often with free shipping. Hope this open an option for you, Greenwing!
On Amazon , I’ll pick out a few rods or reels I’m interested in and put them in my wish list . I’ll keep an eye on them because their prices do go up and down. It’s a waiting game .
We just went through a period where prices were down . They’ve mostly gone back up .
I’ll usually compare prices with Digitaka .
Amazon Japan takes 10-14 days to arrive, sometimes a little longer.

I’m thinking since you’re fishing around staked beds you’re fishing from a boat .
Are you casting and twitching back to you or vertical jigging ?
Fishing around structure you may want to go with braid with a 4# Fluorocarbon leader .

My newest addition is a TFO Pastime Trout and Panfish . It’s a nice rod , made in the USA , with a lifetime warranty.
I’ve only had it out one day for a couple hours , but I’m liking it with 2# P-Line Floroclear line . I’m getting casts with a 1/64th jighead around 60’ and it seems to be a nice sensitive rod . I also own their Trout and panfish II .
I going to be setting it up the similar to the Pastime to see if it’s worth the extra $150 .
I also own several St Croix rods that I enjoy fishing with .
Most of my JDM rods I’ve bought for less than $150 . I don’t own any of the more expensive ones .
One about JDM rods is , once you bought it , it’s yours . I’m sure there’s some kind of warranty that comes with them but getting replacements would be too much of a hassle for me . Just my opinion.
I’m not sure which Avids you have , but the 6’6” light is a favorite of mine. I also have them in the Premier and Triumph series .
The Avid is the sweetest , because of its lighter weight .
But they all fish jigs better than the 6’6” in an UL versions .
Now that I’ve confused you totally, Good luck finding your new rod .