Bass Spinning Rod and Reel

[nluchau]

I am looking at getting a dedicated Bass rig. Right now I have a 6'6" Pinnacle "walleye" medium action that I picked up at Walmart some time ago. It's a good rod and all but I would like a rod I can use just for bass fishing. I need something I can pull those bucket mouths out of the pads and weeds, in other words it needs some backbone.

I currently have a Pflueger Trion GX-7 Reel on that rod. I love that reel.

I have looked at the St. Croix Triumph Rods and like them. They are incredibly light and seem fast action.

I have not checked out reels though. I definately want to stick with spinning and not bait casting.

What would someone suggest for me.

Rod price needs to be around 75 dollars

Thanks,

Nick

[MVBASSER]

I have a pfluegar President spinning reel with a 6'6'' medium heavy st.croix. I love it.

[bassNspear]

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I have a pfluegar President spinning reel with a 6'6'' medium heavy st.croix. I love it.

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Cant say it any better then that. I love my pfluegar's!!!

[Dan Brelje]

I would go with a 6'6" MH graphite rod of some sort. Guide Series has nice graphite rods around that price, as with shimano and fenwick. Happy hunting

[nluchau]

Thanks guys! I picked up a Guide Series IM8 6'6" along with a Pflueger President spin cast. Love the rig so far.

Nick

[bassNspear]

Congradulations. You will love it!

[MNBassGuy]

Darn...looks like I'm too late.

But for what it's worth, if you are going to spend some money on a spinning outfit, I'd look at a Setyr rod with a Quantum Energy reel.

I signed up with Setyr this past year and I can't believe how nice these rods are. I'm using a 7' response series rod (can't think of the model of hand) that is amazing for drop shotting. These rods are so light it's amazing and they have great backbone. I also like how my droppin' rod has no cork above the reel so I can feel the rod bump if I don't get my finger on the line quick enough. If you are going to drop some coin on a rod, these are the best value in my opinion.

As far as the reel goes, if you have ever used a Quantum energy you know how smooth that reel is. I don't use a lot of spinning rigs, mainly just for finesse stuff, but I love these reels. I usually use a pretty small model, the PTI 20, but they make larger ones as well if you plan on using it for casting.