[Clammer]

John R (01-03-2001 09:38):
With all the talk about rods, what are you using??

I'm currently using several rods:
Schoolies:
6.5 foot tiny graphite - good for real light jigs
8 foot G-Loomis SU965 matched up with a 5500C3 - my favorite schoolie rod as well as perfect for Albies and Bonito (home built)
8 foot St Croix Tidemaster - purchased from brother-in-law (Note to self, pay him) I'm hoping this rod fares better than last 2 St Croixs which have broken, once my fault :'(
9 foot Saber 1088 new style (well, its about 8 foot 9" after I closed the window on the tip) Nice eeling rod hooked up with a 6500 or Calcutta 400 - a little whippy (home built)
9 foot Saber 1089 new style - also setup with the 6500 or Calcutta 400, nice rod, good feel, more backbone than the 1088, one of my favorite rods. Was a replacement for my cut down 1209 Saber I broke on the Sacramento River fighting a tree :P (MAN, I miss that rod!!)
10 foot Ron Arra 1205 "Blem" Lamiglass - 6500/7000/Calcutta - first rod I ever built - casts beatuifully, retired from eeling but used for plugging and occasional chunking ( I know, that's awfull)

Too be built this winter:
An original plum colored 1088 Saber,
An All-Star 1088 (same blank as 9' Breakaway) I'll need to sell some of my 9' rods - just can't have all of these darn rods...
Considering building a fly rod :P