A lot is depending on your budget, Chuck. I find that Cabelas consistently provides tremendous bang for the buck, especially in their lower price point rods. If you are mostly fishing for brim and bass, I wouldn't get too wrapped in drag features (Do not confuse this with Halloween photos of a certain Jayhawk dressed as the K-State homecoming queen). If you are going carp chasing, the drag will come in handy. Same for biggeer trout. If you want to go up in price point a little from there, the Temple Fork Outfitters rods provide a nice value.
--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks: My Rod and Reel combo is a Wal Mart elcheapo > that My Kids gave Me for Fathers day 2004. I want to > upgrade ASAP... But talk about confusion as to WHAT > to buy... I see reels from $39.95 to $700.00. Rods > from $59.95 to $900.00, and Combo's from > $79.95-$10000.00. Then, I see cork drags, Teflon > drags, stainless steel drags, and composite graphite > drags... My reel don't really even have a drag > system. You flip a button and it either had a silent > NO drag, or a clicking very slight drag. Do these > disc drag systems on the better reels I'm talking > about have a drag system work like a regular bait > type reel??? From basically zero drag all the way to > line breaking drag??? And the rods come in > 2-3-4-5and I've even seen 6 piece. Is a lot of > pieces just for convenience when traveling???I know > the thickness, or thinness in my case will dictate > the type system I purchase. But how does one know > what is good, what is bad??? etc etc.. Is it like > the saying "You get what you pay for" pretty much, > or are there any less expensive combos that ARE very > good??? I'd probably want to buy a "combo" as they > tend to be cheaper than buying separately...Thanks > in advance for any help, Chuck > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
