Rod Questions?

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

OK boys and girls I'm looking at having a buddy make me a rod. Wondering what kinda sensitivity I would want in the tip, and what kinda back bone I would want in the shaft. Ok that sounds really wrong . Its going to be a spinning rod, and its going to be used from rainbows to big browns. I am moving to Idaho in a few months and they have a large verity of species in the streams so you never know what you could hook into. Not that I have to tell yall that. Thanks in advance for your advice.

Oh and doesn't it matter the amount of eyelets or spacing between them?

[itchmesir]

Personally I would go with something Fast action and around the 7' range.. i've always used ML rods for trouting and most of my lure fishing... i move up to M-MH when fishing the big river with bait.. you're not likely to be pulling trout through thick stuff so i don't think overall backbone is the necessity.

[goblueM]

i second everything itchy said. my favorite trout rod is a fast action, ML power 7 foot spinning rod.

2nd favorite is a 6 foot 6 fast action ultralight.

If i was going to be fishing the big idaho rivers, I might use a medium action 7 foot rod

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

So you think a ML fast action will hold up to a big brown, but is delicate enough for rainbows huh. I have a score to settle with something that snapped my 20# line. Never even gave me a chance to play the drag so never even got a chance to see the fish that stole my heart. Anyone have an idea to what it could have been. All I know is it was the Boise river, but many dams for the salmon and sturgeon to get through. Someone told me that it could've been a big brown, but do they get that big. I need to start researching my new prey.

[itchmesir]

i've fought a lot of big fish on ML's.. and if anything.. it only made it more fun.. just match it with a good quality reel that wont wear out on ya

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

Thanks for the info guys!

[pureinsanity]

I thought I was building you a walleye rod? You want something like that I will just give you my piece of junk St Croix rod

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

I'm just throwing around options haha.