How to choose the right rod and reel combo for your budget and improve your fishing success
Choosing the best fishing rod and reel combo doesn’t have to break the bank. For bass anglers who want to level up their bass fishing gear without paying premium prices, one clever trick is to “mismatch” your setup by focusing your investment on the rod over the reel. This approach offers significant performance gains and lasting durability.
Again, any rod over $100 will work just fine. But unlike reels, the return on your rod investment is more in your favor. Better rod blank materials, engineering and craftsmanship result in better sensitivity, more accurate casting, lighter overall weight, and more “assistance” when fighting a fish. Once you’ve tested a couple levels of rods side-by-side, these factors become obvious fairly quickly.
For a specific example, say the budget for your new spinning combo is $400, with maybe a little wiggle room, of course. Since most manufacturers seem to combo their own gear using an approximate 50/50 split of the rod vs reel value, so do most people when building their own combo. Looking at thelineup, you might consider one of the Shimano Curado rods at just under $200, matching it with a Shimano Stradic FL reel, also at $200. And I’m not saying that’s not a sweet combo that wouldn’t work well.
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