I’m down south on the Gulf of Mexico in Orange Beach Al. We drove our mid-sized car so we had limited space for fishing rods. I don’t have any two piece rods so my choice was a collapsible flipping rod and my Limit Creek LCSE83MLF spinning rod. This 8’3” rod collapses to just over 6’ so it fits in the back seat.
The rod was designed for long-leader, live-bait walleye fishing but I bought the rod as an experiment with other application in mind. My first thought was as a drop-shot bass rod and it works great for that application. I’ve also used it for vertical jigging and dragging plastics in the winter at Red Wing, as a panfish dabbling rod, and its working great for shore fishing here for saltwater sheephead. These fish are hard-mouthed, notorious bait stealers and hang around nasty rock structure. The 8’3” length of the rod lets me reach out past the shore line rocks and dabble along the outer edge of the rocks. I’m combining this rod with 10 lb braided line and a fluorocarbon leader so I need a soft tip to take up the shock, but this rod has the backbone to lean on these tough fish.
The rod is rated as a medium light, fast action. I agree with the fast tip but in reality, the rod fights fish like a medium or medium heavy rod.
All I can say is this rod has worked very well in every application I’ve used it in. It’s long and short, (collapsed) soft and tough and one piece which is a huge advantage. It’s works so good I’m going to buy a second rod when I get home.
John