mburden03 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Looking for some advice here. I'm just getting into swimbaits and want a wallet friendly rod and reel to make sure I'm into it before I spend the big dollars. A multipurpose rod would be great. Some thing I can throw glides, multijointed, Hudds, and topwaters on. Right now I have S-Waver 168s, Hudd 68 Specials, Spro BBZ-1 6", Spro 50 rat, and a 7" slammer, but would like to have the ability to throw these and eventually move up to the heavier baits. So far I'm looking at the Dobyn's 785 or 806, Daiwa DX, 13 Fishing Defy Black, or the Savage Gear Browser rods. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance. If anyone wants to help a budget minded, family man out with some used gear they have for sale that would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 .... El_Weruso, dheath2, JoshPerkins802 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Frog Man Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Fury 806 tatula hd Nateraz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS203 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Fury 806 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefly_25 Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 13 fishing defy black. love the thing mburden03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburden03 Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) Didn't find exactly what I was looking for there Dave. Thanks for the help though. Edited March 26, 2018 by mburden03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburden03 Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 13 fishing defy black. love the thing 13 fishing defy black. love the thing Which model did you get and what are you throwing on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Tons of different models that will throw those baits in the Spiralite Rods line up for a greta price mburden03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggfeast Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Daiwa DX SB rod with a Shimano Cardiff or Daiwa Millionaire-s in 300 or 400 size Good thing with the Swimbait stuff or fishing in general is you can usually find a buyer and get some or all of your money back if you don’t stick with it. Hope you catch some pigs and stick with it mburden03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefly_25 Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Which model did you get and what are you throwing on it? I have the 8 foot heavy model. It says it is rated 4-8oz but I have thrown baits as small as 2oz to as big as 10 oz. for me the sweet spot is right around 3-7oz baits. It has some serious backbone, yet still sensitive. The rod has performed great with subsurface baits like Hudds and soft body paddle tails. The hookset with surface baits like the Slammer take time to figure out but the rod will perform. I don't fish many glides (my good ones were lost to toothier critters) but a buddy of mine fishes them exclusively on this rod. I've thrown all the baits you have mentioned on this rod with ease. I have a tight budget as well so my rod is paired with an Abu Garcia Ambassador S. Not a real fan of the reel due to it being a push knob instead of a thumb bar for casting. I'll be upgrading to the Ambassador SX or STX shortly. Hope this helps mburden03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Daiwa DX, great for salt and fresh. As i've mentioned before, landed my 7lb lmb and 30+lb yellowtail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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