Posted: 5/2/2007 6:56:05 PM EDT
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Well... I have been fishing in little ponds around my house for year and year. But I'm going to start going to Erie and another local lake by house. However, there are TONS AND TONS of rods and reels I can buy.. Does anyone have any suggestions on a pole to look into? Thanks in advance. |
What kind of fish are you going after? It would make a difference if you're only going for panfish vs. if you think you might go after something bigger. |
Thank you for a reply. Actually, the BIGGEST fish I would be going for would probably be Walleye. |
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First of all, if you want to be taken seriously, stop calling it a pole and call it a rod. I have been fishing for the last 32 years and it comes in second only to shooting. I build my own rods, tie my own flies, and make a lot of the tackle I use. I mostly fly fish now for trout, salmon, and steelhead here in Michigan. I would consider this the "top tier" of the fishing world. About the only conventional fishing I do these days is musky fishing here in Michigan and in Northern Wisconsin. Fishing is great. Figure out what kind of fishing you want to do and then decide on what tackle you need. If you have any technical questions I'll be glad to help. PA has some great fishing! ETA: For spinning tackle, you can't go wrong with Shimano. The Stradics are really nice! |
The rod I used for fishing walleye in the CT River here in NH is a Fenwick like this one, and the reel I used is a Shimano Sedona like this one. Disclaimer: I am not a fishing expert by any stretch of the imagination. I definitely recommend a graphite rod vs. fiberglass if you're going for walleye because they can be very light bighters (like one of my ex-girlfriends  ). Graphite gives you better 'feel'. While walleye can get big 10+ lbs, they are not strong fighting fish. Depending on the conditions, you wouldn't likely need to go over 4-12 lb test line. Look at the table of the links I gave you and choose from there. Google and read more about this before you buy a rod and reel. I don't fish for walleye much anymore, but the above rod is great for white perch, yellow perch and pickeral.  |
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as far as affordability goes, my Abu Garcia is a fine rod. got a shakespeare ultra light with 6lb green stren mono that is one of my most fun and sporting largemouth bass and peacock bass rigs (down here in the local lakes and canals in S. Fla anyway)...they sure do love RoosterTail spinners. |
I spin and fly fish for trout in N.M. and CO. I'm just learning to fly fish (it's fun!). I use "fish poles" for both activites, and call flyfishing lures "bugs". Is that wrong? Does using the correct terminology impress the fish more than not? I know this can be a sticky subject for some people, but, hell, it's just fishing. |
learning to flyfish can be a steep curve...and using correct terminology only helps you understand what impresses the fish...be it hexagenia or baetis or pistol pete. not trying to bust your balls, by the way... |