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Originally Posted by UglyStick
For the rod I suggest making a little more of an investment than an Uglystick. Uglysticks are decent and nearly indestructible rods but the problem is they have very little backbone for a good hookset and aren't very sensitive.
Take a look at what St. Croix offers. Their base Premier models are very good rods and are quite affordable. Take a look at the better ones also, especially the Avid (not the Avid X). The 8 or so different freshwater rods I use weekly are all St. Croix's except for 1 Grandt. I use primarily Avids, Legend Tournaments and Legend Elites but the latter 2 are likely too pricey for this discussion. They have other mid range models too such as the Mojo Bass and other but I haven't fished them so I can't say if I like them or not.
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Hey does ugly stick know your using their name and turning people from their rods!? Haha
Bring that broken rod back to where you got it get a credit and put it towards a pflueger...their lower priced stuff is pretty good, unless you want to spend more money and get some bells and whistles like lighter weight more sensitivity etc.
I'd recommend a net, you can keep the fish in the water while you unhook and let it recoup a bit after the fight instead of pulling it right out of the water after it has exerted itself.
