Rods & Rreels

[moviking]

Just wondering if anybody else has tried a Carrot Stick with a carbonlite reel from Bass Pro. I have 2 of them and one Carbonlit rod. All 7ft.med hvy. All bait casters.They are really light and fun to use all day. plus they are relly sensitive.

[blakjack23]

I use to have a few Carrots. I agree, they are very light and sensitive for their price. I only sold them because I've been a tackle junky lately and have been trying out lots of different rods and reels.

My latest purchase is a Dobyns Champion 683c. Very light, extremely balanced and really sensitive. I have a feeling this will be my favorite rod this year

[Gardiner14]

I have a spinning carrot. I really like it, very sensitive, but takes a load differntly then other rods. Very good rod for the money wont be dissiponted.

As far as reels cant go wrong with an abu garcia.

[Fever]

Black Jack... It's been a while since I've seen ya post. If ya don't mind me asking. About how much did that new set up of yours set ya back? I spose I could look it up myself but It's easier to just ask. I'm kicking around the idea of a new purchase within the next couple weeks. Seems like a guy can never have enough ane even if you have 10-15 set ups in the boat there is always room for upgrades.

[Cecil]

Keep in mind that I have a lot of rods and reels for sale right now

[blakjack23]

I have a spinning carrot. I really like it, very sensitive, but takes a load differntly then other rods. Very good rod for the money wont be dissiponted.

As far as reels cant go wrong with an abu garcia.

More than likely because of alot of the Carrots were mod and/or mod-fast action. They load up further down the blank.

[blakjack23]

Hey Fever, you're right, I haven't been on here too much. I do a lot of cleaning, maintenance and upgrading of reels now I've been posting more on another site dedicated to tackle junkies I'm not sure I'd be allowed to put the name of the site here.

The Dobyns Champions retail for $220-$280, but Capras had a 30% sale going on with them, so I picked it up for around $155. Great deal. Cabelas just started carrying them also. There is a Dobyns Savvy lineup that starts at $160, I bought one of those also, another great rod for the money. I'm a St. Croix guy, and still love them, but these Dobyns are awesome. If Croix hadn't switched to the ACS reel seat they use now I'd probably have all Elites, but I'm not a fan of their new reel seat that they use on the Elites and Xtremes.