Thread: New St Croix.

As Ledhed,Hawk said I am a bassfishermen turned Panfish wannebe crappie fishermen,Really Enjoy lite Tackle fishing for Pan fish,smallmouth crappie.Make just about everything I fish with like DIY projects.Have Tryed just about every blank MUDHOLE.COM and others carry.A guy can build cheap or expensive the sky is the limit.Can go to walmart and buy ready to fish. The blanks we are after are unreal the price and the guides or even worse.The good reel seats Wow!! you can have 500$ in a rod in a hurry. trying to Build the next great Loomis Rod.My Wife said no more!! Can buy rods already to fish cheaper.Lol Have put together built several rods,fly rods.Live on the White River/Red River trout capital of the world!! Get to see a lot of custom built fly/spinning rods!! Can see some of Jeffs Rods at Crappie magnets/trout magnets .com has built.He can build a fly/spinning rod about as cheap as anyone.My Opion.Not a pro by any means.
The difference in a Great rod and a cheap one is not only the blank,guides but the reel seats.A good smooth reel "shimano" makes a big difference to!!My two pennies.

Have been experimenting with two piece rods and one piece rods to me the break in the blank is like a break in a cable the weakest link.Lose the tap or thump of a crappie or panfish. Just my opion!! Probably confidence more than anything else.
The bass fishermen in me.Lol The Pro Bass Fishermen will not even talk about a two piece rod.Lol

Looking at fluorocarbon line have ordered just about every 2 lb fluorocarbon line out their to experiment with.

Fishing catching on our lakes and streams is about as tough in July/August as it gets hot and not many bites.

Am a G Loomis lite tackle fan the JDM rods Med lite and St Croix lite Rod"new" addition The best I own.My Two cents
Am really enjoying the St Croix rod eyeing a Ultra lite.In My Future.Have to wait a while until my wife gets over the last.Lol
just have to tell her I might build one she says just order it.Lol

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