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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: kbyers on July 15, 2011, 09:17:42 PM

Title: 2 new rod and reel combo reviews
Post by: kbyers on July 15, 2011, 09:17:42 PM: So I made the mistake of stopping in at Cabelas a couple weeks ago. I picked up a couple new rod and reel combos that really impressed me. Both are Cabelas Tourney Trail IM 7 rods.

One of them is a medium light 4-10 line weigth 1/8-1/2 oz paired with a Pfluger Presidential reel for drop shotting and jigging. I really like feel this rod has. I had the reel spooled with 15lb braid and I have no problem feeling everything while jigging/drop shotting in 30-40 feet of water.

The other is a medium 8-14 lb, 1/4-5/8 oz paired with a Quantum Accurist. I got this one for casting cranks but found that is works really well for pulling worm harnesses too. Had the reel spooled with 10lb Trilene. This set up did a great job casting my lighter top water plugs. It also handled 1/2 oz cranks without any complaints.

I was really surprised how well these rods fished and will be buying a couple more in the near future. I think the rod I just bought for cranks might get dedicated to walleye fishing
Title: Re: 2 new rod and reel combo reviews
Post by: rgalanti21 on July 16, 2011, 02:12:21 AM: Gotta love when you go to cabelas! What lake do you mainly fish on?
Title: Re: 2 new rod and reel combo reviews
Post by: kbyers on July 16, 2011, 07:28:57 AM: Living in the Tri Cities my number one spot is the Columbia, Yakima or Snake rivers. But Scootney, Moses, Potholes, and Banks are always fun. I have been trying to find some time to get over and try the west side lakes, but so far that hasn't happened.