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What are your thoughts on your new rod? Thinking of getting a glass rod but scared they are a little whippy for my taste. Used to have a Shakespeare Wonder rod that I inherited from my dad but now I can't find it. Think I gave it to one of the grandkids. Like short handle rods. My 7' Soare handle is 9 3/4" long. First thing I look at is handle length on a rod.
Just received the rod yesterday and haven’t fished it yet .
After putting the three sections together and adding a small 500 reel , I gave a it a few wiggle checks and this isn’t like the fiberglass glass rods we grew up on .
First it’s light . And when I pull on the line , it has a nice parabolic bend to it . Not whippy and seems to have quick recovery.
I made a couple of driveway casts with it and it casts a small jig pretty good .
I’ll get a chance to fish it for about forty minutes today and hopefully I can catch something on it .
The jig I have tied on today is a 3mm Tungsten bead jig on a size 14 hook , tied with olive chenille body and a dark olive rabbit zonker fur tail.
I can usually only cast these about 15-20 feet . But I’m wanting to catch “something” . Not concerned with the size .
That’s if there’s still water under the docks at my local reservoir. Without rain and all of this heat , evaporation and folks watering their lawns are draining the lake fairly quick .