Thread: I killed my favorite fishing rod today.

Depends...... are you primarily a dipper or a rigger?

I've only used 10' Wally's Signature Series, but that's just me. My dad LOVES his 11' Outlaw and he's absolutely deadly with that thing.

I'd say if you busted your favorite rod, heck, go get another one of those.... it's your favorite for a reason!

U

That’s the thing I can't get that one anymore. I like a good rod to do everything I have long rods for spider rigging. Sometime I like to dip by the trees and sometime I like to flip it out and let it swing in. I had a nine foot rod that I was working with. The closest thing I have found is a G. Loomis Bronzeback and that’s a whole lot of money. So I just want to see what everyone thinks. Is there a better rod and value out there?

It was only a matter of time before the Loomis name was dropped. :D

There was a big thread on the main forum about this also....something about "your favorite rod", could look into that for opinions outside of MO.

Off the top of my head, in no particular order, I'd look at Wally Marshall's, Outlaw's, BnM's, and Ozarks for a start. As for length, it's all what you are comfortable with. I will fish with anything from a 9' to 14' depending on the scenarios!

Trust me, you'll have more responses and more options to this thread than you could even wish for in a few hours!

U

Just noticed you are from Sedalia....... I work for a company with manufacturing in Sedalia, although I live in Quincy, IL.

Ya'll are awful lucky to live in that area if you ask me.

U

7'6" orark for a multi use rod 10' ozark for tightlining and a new 6' ozark for shooting,can't go wrong there.

I sure like it living here. I can be on the lake in thirty min. or less sometime. I plan on moving even closer in the next year or two.
I have heard a lot of good things about B n M and have a few Wally’s for trolling but never laid a hand on an Outlaw or Ozark. I don’t know where I would even find them at.

Call Tony 573-378-2220 at ozark rod co. he's in Versailles and will fix you right up,best thing goin imho.

I would put my ozark up against any $300 loomis out there, as a matter of fact I have and I won............. $40 verus $300 doesn't take a rocket sicencest to figure that out........ or 7 ozarks for one loomis???????