need help choosing a plug rod

[luds]

Ron Arra 1205 and the 10.5 foot heavier St. Croix Mojo are both possibilities that would meet your criteria. I'm looking into the Century Stealth myself but have no experience with it.

[numbskull]

Unless the canal is your primary territory, a GSB1321M is the standard for an 11 foot plugging rod, and for very good reasons.

Built with new small light guides it is every bit the equal of anything else out there. It won't cast quite as far as some blanks, but it will have a wider weight range and be more comfortable to fish than most longer casting options (that gain distance by stiffening the mid section which requires more effort to load...at 3-5 oz that takes its toll as the night wears on).

A lot of this comes down to where you fish, what you throw, and what your casting style is.

Bottom line is that the Lami GSB's, XRA's, the St Croix Mojo and Legend, the CTS and Century blanks all make superb rods. Turns out it has more to do with how light and small you wrap them than the blank itself. Don't buy a rod that uses anything larger than a K 30 as the first guide and a size 10 or 12 as the third guide otherwise you are losing out on what a rod can do.

[bogey]

don't forget the St Croix warranty

[Saltheart]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Bottom line is that the Lami GSB's, XRA's, the St Croix Mojo and Legend, the CTS and Century blanks all make superb rods. Turns out it has more to do with how light and small you wrap them than the blank itself. Don't buy a rod that uses anything larger than a K 30 as the first guide and a size 10 or 12 as the third guide otherwise you are losing out on what a rod can do.

The collective knowledge of the rodbuilding universe all summed up so neatly. Just amazing!

I think I'll try that magic guide combination on a piece of linguine.

any similar all knowing paragraphs about where to fish, how to fish, when to fish,what lures to use.........we want all the knowledge ......Summarized in just a few bullet sentences.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

I think I'll try that magic guide combination on a piece of linguine.

If you like a faster action rod, leave it a little al dente

-spence

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

The collective knowledge of the rodbuilding universe all summed up so neatly. Just amazing!

I think I'll try that magic guide combination on a piece of linguine.

any similar all knowing paragraphs about where to fish, how to fish, when to fish,what lures to use.........we want all the knowledge ......Summarized in just a few bullet sentences.

You used a lot of smiley faces for an insult. Classy guy.