Ok,yeah i had a feeling it made a difference ill take a look at what st croix has to offer too i know ive heard alot of good reviews on them and i hear ya on not spending hundreds on a rod i made that mistake one time when i was really green to the tackle world and bought a 300 dollar fenwick rod and it got smashed in a tailgate after that i dropped down to uglystick.

Sweet! Ill keep that in mind when i gear up,i dont have a terrible restriction cause it’ll be over the winter months when i get new gear for next season but i would like to stay $150 or less at that range i figured there should be a ton of options still.

Thank you,Im glad i asked before making the drive! Ill have to try it in the winter!

Sweet! Ill keep that in mind thank you!