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Message started by Kerry on Nov 11th, 2010 at 3:54am

Title: Re: Spinning vs Baitcasting gear
Post by jaximus on Nov 12th, 2010 at 5:34pm
I looked long and hard for a quality 2 piece rod for a baitcaster, but I found no such thing unless you wanted to spend a ton of money. Try looking at the Gander Mountain website and they have a few 2 piece baitcast rods. Some are Gander brand and some are St. Croix. I've had both St. Croix and Gander Mountain rods and my personal preference is to go with the Gander one. The rods are relatively inexpensive but really nice quality. My favorite rod is actually from the clearance section of Gander. The best part of getting a rod from Gander is that you can buy lifetime warranties for them ($6-15 range for the warranty) with full replacement no questions asked. You bring the rod in broken and they give you a new one.

The problem with 2 piece rods is that they tend to have to be really tight fitting or they come apart while casting. The way you cast with a baitcaster puts direct pressure on the joint where as with a spinning rod, you cast with an arc so the joint doesn't have nearly the same amount of stress.

What I ended up doing was dropping my pursuit of a 2 piece rod and getting a rod from Gander with the warranty. It just seems to be that the single piece rods are more sensitive, durable, and generally a better quality overall.

Another thing I would like to mention in your pursuit of a rod would be to make sure that the rod you get has a long handle. I would steer away from the pistol grip rods. The long handle allows you to use the reel as a pivot point and if you grab the very end of the handle you can get some really nice snap on the tip of the rod to get the maximum distance out of your casts. Also, the longer handles tend to be round and cork so they are quiet and much easier to use with a rod holder in a canoe. I also like the long handle because if you ever fish alone in your canoe or are responsible for landing your own fish, it is easy to hold the reel tight and stick the end of the rod inside your elbow/along your forearm to keep control of the rod tip and the fish while only having to use one hand.

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