"Pat_RI" wrote in message
news:mGOJd.63879$Tf5.61805@lakeread03...
I just purchased a curado reel and I am looking to team it with a rod to
throw spinnerbaits. I am looking to spend up to 125.00 for a rod to go
with
it. Any recommendations?



Steve has already given you the bulk of the advice I would've given you (and
IMO, is a ton more credible than I anyway) but think about this too:

Was watching an older Hank Parker Outdoors episode a few nights ago and he,
like me, also favors keeping a shorter pistol grip casting rod in the boat
for casting spinnerbaits with. You can do that "roll cast" type low slung
cast with these short (and often more limber) rods and skip them under
brush, docks, what have you. In other words a more low trajectory cast, that
litteraly skins across or just above the water. Granted, he gave this
schpeel while at Lake El Salto, and said in THAT case, go with longer
(6.5-7-7.5) casting rods for their leverage, and that's what is needed in
heavy cover/submerged cover like El Salto apparently has an abundance of.

So it depends on what applications you have in mind for it, but you may want
to consider a pistol grip, shorter rod in addition to the trigger sticks
that Steve pointed you to (as I think they're great rods also). I currently
only have one pistol grip in my collection, but it is fairly nice, and I
recommend it highly to anyone not making a living catching fish...here it is
@ Cabelas, you may find it other places as well:

http://tinyurl.com/5mw28

It is the top one in the list, model GC56M - $99.95 list price.