I really don't remember the graphics being so boxy lol.

I guess back in the day those were good graphics.

Big head mode was one giant box lol

make a list! lol


dobyns makes a line called the fury, and they are 120-130 per rod, but are super well made for the price, people say they fish closer to a 200-230 dollar rod in terms of sensitivity and quality, thats what i have the most of, they have been great for me.

they have a line below it also called the colt, probably gunna pick up 2-3 of those in panfish ratings for the boys to learn with and catch some bluegill/crappie

EI claim still under review. Nothin to do. Just wanna drink beers and play xbox 😂 so fucking bored man.

Brutal... I imagine they are so backlogged right now.

Yep. Read today government has finished 6 of the 6.6 million applications so far. And I'm one of the lucky still waiting 😂 thank God my fiancé is getting paid through the month even though she's not at work

most rods in the 100-150$ range will perform will just as good as the top dollar rods
espicially new series, they seem to go on the market for a lil bit cheaper then what it's actually worth... the price eventually goes up if the series is real good
I started fishing with stupid expensive rods and after a while I kind of slowed down so I could buy multiple rods and I was breaking them real quick anyway

oh gosh
here's the one I use the most
okuma 10 feet surf rod, matched with a daiwa BG 5000 or 6000 to fish sturgeon
rapala shift 6'9 MH rod matched with a shimano citica 200
Fenwick aetos 6'6 M with a Pfleuger patriach
Fenwick hmx 6'6 MH with a abu garcia revo x
rapala finesse 6'6 with a shimano symetre 500

I also have a couple fly rods that i never use
I also have a couple rods for dipsy divers

a few ''cheap'' spare rods too that are only catching dust so far

and I have the ugly stik/bassdash and shimano compre/okuma inspira coming in the mail too
I also have a couple ice fishing rods


ugh
I'd have to dig in the stuff to make sure but I think that is it

the top 5 rods are what I really use
the rest doesn't get much use


I also broke;
1x rapala shift rod
2x Fenwick aetos
1x shimano clarus
1x shimano sahara
1x Pfleuger patriach
1x st croix premier


the list goes on lol

if my rods could survive more then 2-3 years I'd have way more rods….or money perhaps

and I also sold a few rods cuz I wasn't using them

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one of the reasons im using dobyns also is they have a great warranty, even if u broke it on accident, u cut the logo section out and mail it to them and pay the replacement fee, which isnt much and they send u a new rod

oh the place I go

also had amazing warranty/customer service


I broke my shift while cutting a log

and I broke my 1st aetos with the trunk of my car

they replaced it right away, no question ask ..well, i MAY HAVE SAY that it broke on a big bass

big bass...a big wood log
same shit, no?


I went there one day...randomly

and the manager was doing a speech on how they are now gonna take the rod, your info, send the rod to be tested and THEN if everything is ok, the replacement will be sent to the customer

so while he does this speech
he recognize me and stare me down lol

and then while staring at me he says ''we are doing this so we can be sure the customer didn't slam the trunk of his car on the rod, in that case it would be real easy to see car paint and no replacement would be given''



I was like...ok
...time to leave?

and it took several years for him to talk to me after that lol

lmao thats funny.


we have a great local mom and pop tackle shop up here thats been great to me since getting into it + tackle warehouse is 2 hours south and they have free shipping for orders over 50 bucks, stuff shows up in 2 days most times.

the other place i order from typically is tackle trap, they have great prices on daiwa reels, and they have a 10% off code that ive used on every order