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Rod Building So, you've landed a nice fish on a plug you made, eh? Now, the next step, building your own RODS!

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Old 06-14-2007, 11:03 AM   #1
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The SU 1209 is only good for jigging, or maybe weight and bait. It sucks as a plugging rod.

Don't get me wrong, it's a great jigging rod, but it's got a one track mind.

Believe it or not, it fishes and casts much better as a spinning rod. It's way to hard to load with less than 5 oz as a convenmtional. Guys use different mechanics when casting spinning--you can use more of a snap cast.

I should caution that my observations are based on the All Star 1209, but my understanding is that the SU and the All Star are virtually identical.

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Old 06-15-2007, 09:41 AM   #2
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Lami XRA 1205. Nice all around canal rod. Can be used elsewhere too.

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Old 06-15-2007, 11:17 AM   #3
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I'm with Saltheart on this one.

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Old 07-02-2007, 06:50 PM   #4
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Lami XRA 1205. Nice all around canal rod. Can be used elsewhere too.
I picked one up last fall and love it

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