Originally Posted By jwild
I am solely replying to you as I dont have time to read all the replies, which iam sure contain good info. I have had one of the cheapo shakespeare telescopic rods (the little 4'6" ones)for 12+ years? now and have pulled in everything from cutthroat in Yellowstone to largemouth in wisconsing, to big pike in the boundary waters. I swear i though the thing was gunna snap so many times when in to a big one but it would bend in half unlike any pole I have ever had and keep on going.




got into a small muskie at Craig Lake State Park in the U.P. recently and the tip of my pole bent past my reel, finally breaking my line; I think there was a bit of sand in the real as the drag would not let line out =/ but the pole held up lol

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