I want to share something I did with a JBS rod. First of all, it's a very nice rod and has to be the lightest out there. At the boat show at the Lamar Dixon complex in Gonzales I bought one of these rods more out of respect for the late great J.B Salter. I took it out for a test drive and right away I didn't care for that little spool attached to the rod by those gold rings. I then looked in my crappie tackle drawers and found a Pflueger Microspin reel. I took the spool off of the rod and taped the reel under the handle at a position where it balanced perfectly. I then shaved a little of the foam from the rod handle where I had the reel taped and snugged the gold rings over each end of the reel support. The reel ended up being attached to the rod handle with about 2 inches left over to the handle end and its a solid fit.
Man is this rod fine!!! I use it with my little finger behind where the reel is attached and the other 3 in front. I think I flip better with the reel at the end. I basically hold the line with my left hand all the time and it seems to work better for me with the reel at the end.
For all you sola pros, check it out on a rainy day and see what you think....maybe that I'm crazy.
SLIP
