like to see some input on this

[Fitterboy72]

[QUOTE=murdok;3639972]

i have 36 jig pole combos from 10' to 16', black rods, white rods, and red rods. if i put all my rod holders on my boat i could fish with 24 rods at once. any technique you wanna do. truth be told could get by fine on a 1/10 of what i got. but i gave up 8 years of my life for my education, i have no family, ive worked hard for thirty years, and i only got one hobby (fishing) so thats where the money goes. but seriously you don't need any of the fancy stuff to have fun and be successful fishing.

Well said

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[chippo]

Lol....i hope when I die my wife dosent sell all my stuff for what I told her I paid for it.

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Oh my
Me too


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[mac]

In my humble opinion I think today's equipment is made to catch fishermen. Anything will catch fish. Enjoy what you have and have a good time.

[trypman1]

I have to have rods that feel right to me, so I have plenty, I make my on jigs for fun and fish. I use 3 fish finders and keep around 26 poles and rods rigged on my boat so a partner and I can fish any way we need to or want to- so what is my favorite way to catch crappie and bream- A single B&M Sam Heaton 9' lite. Day in and day out. Sadly- I buy a lot of things I don't need! Fishing is my only hobby. I HAVE LEARNED TO BUY THE BETTER EQUIPMENT, I go to have fun. THE FISH DON'T CARE WHAT YOU FISH WITH & NETHER DO I. SO ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE AND GO FISH! I FEEL LIKE I CATCH LESS FISH NOW, than before I got into the crappie craze. Certainly would have saved a lot of money. I'M NOT COMPLAINING BECAUSE I LOVE IT!!

[thill]

I think a lot depends on what kind of fishing you do. If you are casting and jigging, a more expensive, higher modulus graphite rod DOES make a difference in sensitivity, if you are also using a quality low-stretch line. You will be able to feel your jig, and bump it through the structure so much better than with a soft rod.

That being said, a decent rod doesn't cost nearly as much as they used to. I have recently fallen in love with the Shakespeare Micro Lite Graphite rods. $12.99. A $120 St Croil or Loomis might be a tiny bit better, but not worth it, in my opinion. Still, I wouldn't begrudge anyone for buying the nicer stuff

As stated above, fish with whatever you like. Especially for crappie. This is not big game fishing, where tiny differences make a huge difference.