What kind of fishing rods do y'all prefer? Can't really do a poll on this because you only get one vote and I'm sure people have more than one type rod they prefer.
I don't buy a rod based on brand (never have). I usually buy a rod if it's got something I like about it. My two favorite rods are an eight ft. rod I use for catfishing and an eight foot fly rod I use for panfish. The cat rod has an Abu Garcia ambassadeur 6000 (birthday or anniversary present I think) reel with a 5.3/1 gear ratio. The fly rod just has a very cheap spinning reel that I bought as a combo and the reel has outlasted the pole. It's caught hundreds of panfish over the years.
I don't buy a rod based on brand (never have). I usually buy a rod if it's got something I like about it. My two favorite rods are an eight ft. rod I use for catfishing and an eight foot fly rod I use for panfish. The cat rod has an Abu Garcia ambassadeur 6000 (birthday or anniversary present I think) reel with a 5.3/1 gear ratio. The fly rod just has a very cheap spinning reel that I bought as a combo and the reel has outlasted the pole. It's caught hundreds of panfish over the years.