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Originally Posted by Water Treater
Hi everyone,
I'm looking to purchase a conventional saltwater rod to be used with Penn Squidder Model 145 and Model 146 bait casting reels. I'll be casting plastic baits threaded on lead head jigs, from a small open boat. Jigs & plastic tails will weigh between 3/4 ounce and 2 ounces.
Money is no object (I'm only buying one rod) but I don't want to pair these relatively heavy vintage Penn reels with a $300.00 light weight (i.e. fragile) graphite rod.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, guys!
Bill Brett
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St Croix makes some decent 8 ft rods (PM80MHF I think) that would fit the bill. A friend who has plugged the Elizabeths (likely more than all but a few, if any, people alive) uses and likes one. Using a Squidder for light stuff is doing it the hard way, however. Do yourself a favor and get a Calcutta.
A honey Lami (which one I don't know) would also probably make a nice tough rod for short money to fit that reel and stay old school all the way.
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