Thanks Gander...

[20lbSloughShark]

I have two now, and will buy more in the future. All the rods I buy new are for pike. I have a casting 7' MH, and a spinning 6' MH. Both are great. They are quality (nothing has broke), and were under $40. They just plain work. I recommended them to my dad an brother last year. Both went to other stores to save about $5. Both now have rods with broken off tips. I forgot the brand, but my brother got one from Walmart for about $32 (I was there telling him to get the gander rod), and the very first fish broke the tip off. For under $50, I won't get anything but a gander rod.

[Dooley87]

That is the one good thing about gander, best rods for under $50 a guy can buy, the guide series is hard to beat, many years ago I broke one of their rods, went in without the receipt and they told me to go pick out a new one. My grandpa did the same thing with a guide series rod that had to have been 10 years old with a broken tip, they replaced it with no receipt

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

But how are they for sensitivity?

[TMF89]

From the sound of it, you guys are talking about our Advantage series of rods. They go for $39.99. Otherwise the next step up would be the Classics, which are $59-69.99. However both rods are often on sale anywhere from 20-30% off. The Advantages have an IM6 graphite blank, and the Classics are IM8s. I regularly hear customers saying our Classics are a fantastic value for the money as far as sensitivity and weight go, and the Advantages make excellent value rods, great work horses.

Up from there we have our GSX (Guide Series Extreme) Tournament rods, they go for $99.99. They're my favorite rod we make, I have a few and I really like them for their action. They're light, sensitive, with a relatively smooth but stiff action. Enough backbone to put it to em with jigs, but a smooth taper that handles heavier lures well.

One thing I will say about our most popular rods by far, the Vortexes, is...Yeah. They're almost always on sale for $14.99-19.99, and for that price they're a good value. Sensitive and light if nothing else. But they "retail" for $59.99. Please don't ever pay that much for them. Lol

Sorry it took me awhile to get back to you guys, I just got back from an early-season trip up to Ontario, near Nipigon. I should be posting a report of it on here in the near future, if you guys want to keep an eye out for it.

[20lbSloughShark]

Yes I was talking about the Advantage series. I couldn't tell you much about the sensitivity; pike aren't known for light bites. I haven't spent much time with high end rods like st. croix, so I can't really compare. Its an IM 6 graphite blank and gets the job done well. I've never noticed the Vortex rods, but I usually skip over the split handles like that. I like the feel of a full handle like the Advantage rods.