[ripitsik]

I am in the process in looking into buying a VS275 and I pretty much spend all my fishing nights in the canal and rarely venture out farther south. My questions is for those that fish the canal on a constant basis, do you guys get good distances with van staal's? I mostly jig with large lead 5-6 oz, plug 2.5-3 oz and frequently use the stormies both the 6 inch and the 9 inch.

Another question that I have in mind is what would be a proper rod to pair up a VS275 that can handle far casting distances and handle the heavy weight of artificals? I would like to find something reasonable in price.The reel is an arm and a leg as is, but I also dont want a piece of junk either( its like dressing up in a suit with sneakers with holes in them haha). Any opinions would be much appreciated