rod and reel help

[fishermommy]

So I've heard the Penn Senator 113-h 4/0 reel is good, what rod goes best with it to freeline for grouper?
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*VANESSA*

[Filletnrelease]

Vanessa, everyone has his or her favorite type and make of rods. First off you need to consider price and how much you want to spend on this rod. Prices vary a lot, from $50-$60 to well over a couple hundred or more. Next is what size line weight you are going to be using, you don't want to put 100lb test line on a rod that rated for 30-50. Next is length and action. Again you would not want to go buying a 8' heavy action rod if your only 5'-2", you will have trouble handling it and will tire pretty quickly freelining. Now Penn Power Stick is a good rod that will not break the piggy bank and you can find these fairly easy at most of your sporting goods stores and Boaters World. Ugly Stick is another reasonably priced but well made rod. I have Star rods on some of my heavier reels and I like these, but they are more expensive. I also like the Redbone rods, which are also a little more costly. Mostly I have those though on my spinners. I know Pierfish has said he owns a Calstar which I am not familiar with but I believe they are a little costly. Perhaps he will explain the benefits of that rod. What it basically boils down to is you need to go into these places, and handle the rod and see what it feels like in your hands. As a suggestion, I would go with a 6-1/2 to 7' Medium Heavy and see what you think standing there holding it, does it feel natural or cumbersome, is it too heavy, remember in freelining you will have rod in hand for the whole time, you don't set it down with the clicker on or you will not catch fish, only rocks. I don't know if this is any help or just added to the confusion. Worst case, you may end up owning a couple before you find that perfect combo. I hate that when it happens, did I mention I own somewhere around 40 - 50 rod and reels.

[fishermommy]

wow you own alot!! thanks for the advice, i think it may help.
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*VANESSA*

[SNOOKER]

The penn 4/0 is defianetely a good choice

[SNOOKER]

The calstars i saw online ranged from 299 to 500 dollars. So don't get one of them quite yet.

[SLEEPY]

I have the penn 4/0 wide. I love it. It's a tough reel and it's proven. You can usually get the reel and rod combo for aroun 130-160 bucks. And if you want, I could pick one up for you from the base and there want be any tax on it. I can also get the 6/0 and I belive the Takota. I think pierfish has the takota and it's a little more expensive but it has a better or faster retrive rate. Again, I like the 4/0 for freelining becasue you have to hold your rod the whole time.
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Jason

A.K.A (SLEEPY)

[goliath407]

I was at Bass Pro Shops a day ago & i seen these rods called snag rods& there white with black handle.
They are really heavy duty, hard to bend, they look very strong. Whats yalls ponit of view on this pole. It's cheap & i'm thinking about getting 2 or 3 for grouper or jews. I hope they are good.

[pierfish]

Stay away from any blank that is white. They are usually not good. One company that makes white blanks is shakespeare.

[goliath407]

i'll have to get back to u on that. it's wasn't all white, by each tip it had red or somthing but tomorrow i'll let u know the name. & the pole is very thick all the way to top like a 100 - 130 lbs pole files & strong & where 5 & 1/2 - 6 ft. sorry i should have got all the info.

[goliath407]

it's made by bass pr shops snaggin special( heavy action conventional rod ) 6 ft. model # sn60h. I hope this helps