Rod suggestions? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Hunters Pa · 03-20-2014, 12:15 PM

Get three decent setups tailored to different uses.

You can use a Swiss Army knife to do a lot of things, but you can do them a lot better with a semi-decent screwdriver, fork and hammer.

pbb · 03-29-2014, 11:24 AM

Thanks for everybody's feedback.

I realized that what I felt was lacking was a heavier pole for jigging.

Being cheap and prone to buy old used but solid stuff, and given what eveyone said in praise of Calstar, My research turned up info that pre-Penn Sabre/California Tackle rods were made by Leon Todd before he founded Calstar.

So I just bought used a 50lb class Sabre GS6550 rod with a Daiwa 350H reel at a local pawn shop for $80. Might be a bit too stiff, but I'll give it a try.

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03-20-2014, 12:15 PM	#1
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,361	Get three decent setups tailored to different uses. You can use a Swiss Army knife to do a lot of things, but you can do them a lot better with a semi-decent screwdriver, fork and hammer.

03-29-2014, 11:24 AM	#2
pbb Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 149	Thanks for everybody's feedback. I realized that what I felt was lacking was a heavier pole for jigging. Being cheap and prone to buy old used but solid stuff, and given what eveyone said in praise of Calstar, My research turned up info that pre-Penn Sabre/California Tackle rods were made by Leon Todd before he founded Calstar. So I just bought used a 50lb class Sabre GS6550 rod with a Daiwa 350H reel at a local pawn shop for $80. Might be a bit too stiff, but I'll give it a try.