mastertangler wrote on Dec 9^th, 2010 at 12:45pm:

Probably for the money and especially for canoe trips ugly sticks are actually a pretty smart choice. You really don't have to worry about breaking them that's for sure and they catch fish just fine.

Well, there is another consideration, especially if you are flying up.  Putting the rods in a rod case and putting them on the plane is no longer free.  On my WCPP trip last year, I flew to Minneapolis to meet up with other members of the crew.  I'd cached some of my gear at Jimbo's house from a previous trip to Quetico.  Rather than bringing rods back home, I "gifted" the cheap rods to Jimbo!  (He was free to add them to his trash if he liked.)

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