jkbirocz
Well-known member
Well I haven't bought a rod and reel combo for well over a year, so I splurged and got two. I went with a Big Bear 7'3" 3/4 heavy rod with a Lews tourney pro speed spool and a ducket micro guide rod with a pflueger patriarch. All the gear arrived around 330 today and I spooled them up and hit the water. I tied jigs on both of them started casting. After about a half hour I got a bump and set it. Landed a solid 4-5lber. I was confused when I saw the pic when I got home cause there was all the blood. I hooked it where you see the jig in the picture, the only thing I can think of is I had to pull it out of some brush in the water :? Anyways, after getting that one I switched rods and started working the same spot, after a few missed hits and some lost trailers I called it quits. I guess I will have to wait till another day to officially break in the ducket rod. Both are awesome, I am totally happy with both combos. The lew's/big bear combo is by far the lightest combo I have ever owned and the spiral wrapped micro guides are just plain sick. 
