Thread: The Search Goes On......

Which is why I have stated that I have to feel before I buy. The difference can be drastic.

if you cant hold one and play with it some you best not buy it ....sight unseen is a bad idea for sure on a stick to ketch fish

Picked up a new Wally Marshall 6' one piece UL. Im impressed.

I went to a walmart today in Kissimmee just to see what was different on the rack. I got 2 Mitchell Avocet 500 reels last week, and still look for the ultra light, but I'm a sucker for a cheap rod that feels real good. I picked up a 6'6" Shakespeare Micro w/light action and gave it a shake. Felt much better than a lot of the other rods that I've looked at, and a ton better, to me, than any of the ultra light rods found lately. Long story short, I put one of the reels on it tonight when I got home, and spooled it with 100yds of Vicious 2lb and tied on a 4lb leader. Still looking for the right UL, but I'm looking forward to trying this one soon. I think it's really going to shine, casts a 1/80 pretty well in the backyard.

Originally Posted by skeetbum

I went to a walmart today in Kissimmee just to see what was different on the rack. I got 2 Mitchell Avocet 500 reels last week, and still look for the ultra light, but I'm a sucker for a cheap rod that feels real good. I picked up a 6'6" Shakespeare Micro w/light action and gave it a shake. Felt much better than a lot of the other rods that I've looked at, and a ton better, to me, than any of the ultra light rods found lately. Long story short, I put one of the reels on it tonight when I got home, and spooled it with 100yds of Vicious 2lb and tied on a 4lb leader. Still looking for the right UL, but I'm looking forward to trying this one soon. I think it's really going to shine, casts a 1/80 pretty well in the backyard.

Found a micro series light action rod for 9 dollars and change . it is my float/fly set up for bream .

Had a rod once that was fairly stiff for all but the last 6"(think it was a Browning). The last 6" was much thinner and was whippy. It was fairly long for a trout rod (around 6-1/2'. I bought it for trout fishing, and you could straight launch a 1/64 oz jig with it. Easily cast 20-25 yards depending on the wind. Unfortunately my youngest daughter shut the end of it in the door, and broke it 5" down. That was a sad day. I loved that rod for everything. Found it at a gas station 8 years ago. Fished with it for 2 months. Haven't been able to find one since.

Lots of good info here, Thanks

I still haven't found what I'm looking for, but as I said earlier I have bought a couple of the Shakespeare Micro series to hold me over til I do. They're doing a good job and have handled some really good fish in fine style. I did get to handle a couple of St Croix rods yesterday, one was a 60lf and the other a 66ulf I think. As I had envisioned, the UL started to bend just in front of the handle. Good rod that caught several good fish yesterday but not to my liking. The 60lf now was a whole different story. Just the right balance of backbone and light weight and a soft enough tip for what I like to do. I've liked the 66lf for a couple of years, just a slightly longer version of this one, and this just made it that much more likable. I tried some Wally Marshall signature in 7' this week and found the tip section too soft for my liking, and no spinning guides, so that's out. So I'll keep looking, still a few to look at and feel before I pull the trigger, and it's kinda fun not knowing which one to look at next.

I found one Of the Vigilante's that Ketchin was talking about. Get this hay cutting out of the way, and I am going to go try it out!

Redge Where did you find the rod? I want to try one if I can find one. I checked local walmarts with no luck.