wrasseman Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Hi all, After snapping my little trout rod the other day, I'm now in the market for a replacement. Before ordering a new one of the same (international order and I'd rather buy locally) I thought I'd see if anyone could recomend an alternative. I'm after an ultralight spinning rod of 5'6" or less (ideally under 5') line strength should be around 1-4lb and casting wieghts up to 7g ideally. Any sugguestions??? Cheers Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFish Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Seriously... (and I recieve nothing for saying so)... give tony a call at Fishfinder Bait and Tackle (Fishfinder Tony on the site...look under sponsors)... Was there yesterday...he has a huge range of light rods.... and there are so many to choose from... and it all comes down to personal preference.... 1 piece/two piece, length.. feel etc.... worth a trip over... Rodger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrasseman Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 Seriously... (and I recieve nothing for saying so)... give tony a call at Fishfinder Bait and Tackle (Fishfinder Tony on the site...look under sponsors)... Was there yesterday...he has a huge range of light rods.... and there are so many to choose from... and it all comes down to personal preference.... 1 piece/two piece, length.. feel etc.... worth a trip over... Rodger Bit of a drive for me I'm afraid as I live in Tassie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wettingaline Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Bass Pro shop rods are pretty good for there money...my bass rod is one of these (or was till i snapped the other day ) extremely light, IM7 graphite, flick tiny lures a mile and priced reasonably. Or if price doesnt worry you get a Gloomis hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy0884 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) Hi all, After snapping my little trout rod the other day, I'm now in the market for a replacement. Before ordering a new one of the same (international order and I'd rather buy locally) I thought I'd see if anyone could recomend an alternative. I'm after an ultralight spinning rod of 5'6" or less (ideally under 5') line strength should be around 1-4lb and casting wieghts up to 7g ideally. Any sugguestions??? Cheers Col. Hi Wrasseman, the only thing off the shelf that isn't rediculous in price is the Shimano T-curve tournament spin XL 2 piece i would also recommend something from the Team Daiwa tournament series, they make some ultra light finesse rods for unweighted plastics and lights hb's otherwise, talk to Tony at fishfinder tackle about one of his UL Pro team rods, something you can have made to your exact specs and shipped down ready to fish. Edited February 5, 2007 by Sammy0884 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jewel Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Saqa at Kingrods has some nice light outfits in 2 piece which may solve your shipping issues. Cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutboy Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 only one rod for me col, Black Diamond Trout Stalker ultra sweet ultra light stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrasseman Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 only one rod for me col, Black Diamond Trout Stalker ultra sweet ultra light stick. Yep, the black diamonds certainly are nice rods, I'm an especially big fan of the tiny butts on the clear cut ranges. Unfortunately their rods are still on the long side for what I want and if spending that sort of cash I want it to be closer to ideal. Cheers col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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