5 Responses to “I want to get a new light action fresh water fishing rod/reel?”

1. pugsley Says:
   November 29th, 2011 at 3:08 am

   .get a light spinning rod and open faced reel. They start at around $40 and up for beginners . The cheap ones don’t last all that long but it might be OK for you .Later ,Once you know what you want you can get some better equipment.Don’t go too heavy on the line 8lb test should be enough.

2. cody moore #24 Says:
   November 29th, 2011 at 3:27 am

   the best combo you can get in my opinion would be a pfluger president, thats a very strong durable long lasting reals

3. Joe American usn ret. Says:
   November 29th, 2011 at 3:57 am

   to on ebay and get a used but be selective Garcia Mitchell 300 spinning reel… then go to Walmart or bass pro and get an ugly stick 5.5ft or 6ft…. 8 lb. line when you fish for trout use a 4lb leader for bait (powerbait rocks for trout – yellow or chartruse email me for more info)

   The Garcia Mitchell reel may be used but it will last you forever if you take care of it…and you really have to try to break an ugly stick!!!

   If you feel comfortable go with Berkley Fireline and get the 10 lb line it has the same diameter as 4lb mono line.

   http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0003186112727a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=fireline&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=fireline&noImage=0

4. Dane Cruz Says:
   November 29th, 2011 at 4:16 am

   This is a great combo from BPS for what you’re fishing for http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_90849_100003002_100000000_100003000_100-3-2

5. Uber T Says:
   November 29th, 2011 at 4:20 am

   I would strongly suggest a light action Ugly Stik. I personally own an Ugly Stik Lite ultra-light 5′ rod. For stream fishing this is my choice of rod. In most streams in my neck of the woods there is a lot of brush, and low limbed trees, so the shortness of the rod comes in handy when bushwacking down a stream. This rod also has a lot of backbone and also takes a lot of punishment. I remember once tripping and falling forward and my rod tip jamming in the ground. I thought for sure that it was going to bust as I regained my balance, but sure enough the tip just bent and took the fall. if it was a straight up graphite rod it would have snapped for sure. So for an all purpose rod, you cant beat the Ugly Stik line of rods for the performance and money. Great value.
   For the reel, I perfer Shimano. I own several. If you are going to do a small amount of fishing, then I would go with the less expensive reels like the Sidestab, or Sonora. If you do a fair amount of fishing I would go with the Solastace, or the Symetre. I own all three and have never had a problem. They are all smooth, cast very well and the drags are great even on the cheep ones. Just as an example. I was fishing for walleye.. I was using the Sidestab (a $29.99 reel). I was reeling in my lure and ended up hooking into a 45″ 28 pound musky. This musky had lost of room to run and did. My drag was singing like crazy as he went on his runs, but I did manage to get him in, and I figure if their 30 dollar reels can deal with that, and have no problems, their more expensive ones have to be just as good or better. In my opinion, you cant go wrong with Shimano.
   In my humble opinion if you were asking me in a store to pick out a basic, dependable combo for the average joe, I would go with an Utlra Light Ugly Stick Lite 5 to 6 feet long and a Shimano Sidestab 1500RE.
   Hope this helps, and good luck!

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