1 1/2 hours @ the pond

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Originally Posted by LVSpinfisher1

Gillchaser, great catch! I see the spring color on the bluegills hasn't quite come back just yet, usually darker, but good size! I'm also a bank gill chaser and you would think we could both benefit from long rod for distance casting but man, these 5' and under rods beginning to be my go to rods these day.

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I do a good bit of bank chasing especially this time of year , but I’m looking forward to longer days with usable daylight hours so I can get my boat out and fish something different.
I think I’ve caught some of the gills at the town pond more once .
I think my favorite length of UL rod is the 5’4” Panfish new series and the original series . I’ve also have a 5’4” Trout series that should be here tomorrow.
When bank fishing I restrict myself to just one rod , but when I’m fishing out of my boat , I’ll take four or five combos out with me .

When I first got bit by the UL bug, I had a 5’ fenwick and a 500 series Diawa. I guess I’ll always have a sweet spot for the short ones, and I thank God that actions have changed from the parabolic noodle rods of times past. I enjoy reading of y’all’s exploits and learning experiences, I pick up good info all the time. My Brother will e here for a few days this weekend and we’ll get out and try to get a few. He has a new to him Loomis I’m anxious to see him workout.

I feel the same about my old Lightning Rod 5 footer, which had become my then 8-yr old daughter’s favorite (and I made sure it stays that way now that dad’s fishing with $200 jdm…lol), so when half of the guides all banged up I went and replaced them all except top guide just in case ( now a teen) she wants to pick up where she left off. Oh pardon the lousy job and $7 guides off Basspro…lol.


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Here’s a quick reference of how the old rods tip look compare to today’s offspring of top tier rod technology:
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I still have my old 5’ Lightening Rod .
Another old favorite was the Ugly Stik Ultralights.
I gave my Ugly Stiks to a buddy of mine who loves them and still uses them .
I donated him a bag of UL reels and a handful of different UL rods a few years ago .
He kept what he wanted and gave the rest to his brothers that would give him heck about his only fishing ultralights.
He’s converted one of them last I heard .

That pick of the old and new side by side is a lot like the comparison of the new little rod I just got. Tip diameter is tiny! But it fights a good crappie without issue.
LV, if you were closer or didn’t mind the shipping, I could put that rod back to rights. I build my own and repair for friends, and Mudhole is a 20 minute drive.

nice day for sure :highfive

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

That pick of the old and new side by side is a lot like the comparison of the new little rod I just got. Tip diameter is tiny! But it fights a good crappie without issue.
LV, if you were closer or didn’t mind the shipping, I could put that rod back to rights. I build my own and repair for friends, and Mudhole is a 20 minute drive.

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I appreciate the offer, Skeet, and thank you. Now come to think of it, the bang up rod guides remind me of a time when it was great....my kid, her cousins all got a crack at the rod! It's like a soldier battle scar...marred but still chucking along. Cheers!

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Originally Posted by LVSpinfisher1

I appreciate the offer, Skeet, and thank you. Now come to think of it, the bang up rod guides remind me of a time when it was great....my kid, her cousins all got a crack at the rod! It's like a soldier battle scar...marred but still chucking along. Cheers!

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The offer stands if you change your mind.