"Vincent." wrote in message
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"AJH" wrote in message
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I would not rely on test information from professional anglers, Most are
sponsored and are selling rods.

Mmmmh not false this... :-s

***Like I said before, there are many fine rod companies out there. But,
even without sponsor loyalties, ask 6 fishermen what rod is the best, and
you're going to get 6 different answers.

The guys on this news group will give you good recommendations,

Yep!... How happy I am, I recover there friendship of my usuals news...
;-)

What are you going to use the rod for?

For the most: fishing!... :-)))
In fact and seriously, I track pikes from a boat in the reserve of a
stopping of the Rhone usualy, and sometime in Alpen lakes like Le Bourget,
the biggest natural lake of France. I like to go to in places encumbers
with
wood or underwater vegetation for some short and precis casts... Most of
the
catches are pikes around 2.5ft and very irritated... :-) I use for the
most
softbaits natural shad 1/3OZ, spinnerbaits 1/2OZ, and some big stickbaits
like sammy or gunnish in "walking the dog" (I love this WAWLAOOOOFFF! up
on
the water when pikes attack... :-)... I like to have a fast action of the
rod and look for a 1OZ rod I think... For the moment I have a Shimano
Diaflash 210 "M" spinning rod 1OZ which has a progressive action, and two
Garbolino casting: one 6' 1OZ and the other 6.6' 1 1/2 OZ (don't search,
they are a frenches ones... :-) witch have extra fast actions... I think
I
need a fast action 1OZ... and I like 7' rods... but
I didn't use the castings for the moment (I recieve my Curado 201B
today...)
to know more... it will try them this week-end... :-)))

***I fish a lot for pike and muskies, as well as bass. Basically, what
you're looking for is a medium heavy, fast action baitcaster, or a flipping
stick. I do quite a bit of pike/muskie fishing with bass tackle. Look at
the St. Croix AVID series of rods, they're priced under $200 and will fit
the bill for what you want to do.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com