looking for a rod

[chetc]

my wife wants to get a rod so she can cast 1/32oz lures. rod i have in mind is a rod that Richard Gene seems to like, which is a reasonable rod, i am searching high and low for an Eagle Claw featherweight FL-204-6. or equivalent. any ideas


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[BobC]

Welcome to the forum. There are tons of rods out there. What is your budget? Any ideas on length your wife would be interested in? Type of water you fish? Any info helps.
Bob

[deathb4disco]

Bass Pro Microlite
Leland’s TCB

Those are two good ones, but there’s at least a hundred more that would also work just fine.

[TomKat]

I sure like my 7 foot Outlaw light action rod...

[chetc]

Welcome to the forum. There are tons of rods out there. What is your budget? Any ideas on length your wife would be interested in? Type of water you fish? Any info helps.
Bob

HI Bob

as for length, i am not too sure, but i can say she has a daiwa rod now 5 1/2 ft med action with 4 lb mono line and she cannot get a 1 /32 oz lure 15 feet from the boat, so that is why i mentioned the rod that richard gene likes it is a 6ft eagle claw. i was looking att he TCB rod gets excellent reviews, but its pricy.

chet

[chetc]

i was on the grizzly jig catalog, curious on the rod and reel on page 38 would be its called the teton trout combo.

chet

[chetc]

I sure like my 7 foot Outlaw light action rod...

hi tomkat
what brand and model is that rod and where is it available, i would to check the specs

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[deathb4disco]

... she cannot get a 1 /32 oz lure 15 feet from the boat ...

It might not be the rod. The reel or line could also be the problem, or a combination of all three.

Any decent outfit should cast 1/32 oz at least 50 feet.

[BobC]

Bass Pro Microlite
Leland’s TCB

Those are two good ones, but there’s at least a hundred more that would also work just fine.

There are a lot of fans of the Micro Lite here on the forum. I can speak to the Leland TCB rod. I have the very slightly different TSS version and it is a very nice, sensitive rod for the money. Might be worth spending a few extra bucks. 1/32 with bait will go mighty far.
Bob

[deathb4disco]

There are a lot of fans of the Micro Lite here on the forum.

Just so there's no confusion, the Bass Pro Microlite is not the same as the Shakespeare Micro Series. Either rod will work in this situation, but I think the Bass Pro is a much better rod.