rod recommendations/question

[Notaro]

Originally posted by JohnR
Notaro, as you're still a student on a budget AND you're trying to outfit yourself with fishing gear, go the rainshadow route for now. You can always get an XRA later. For right now, with your budget, you can get a pretty good stick, decent reel, and a bunch of plugs. Also, as you are just easing into runnign with custom stuff, you want something that can take more of a beating and is a little more forgiving. Not knocking the Lamis (I have a 1205 that I like) but right now, with you in school, you need to get the most mileage you can...

JohnR, I don't intend on buying that rod. Yeah, you are right about the buget. I still manage my spending well.