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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 1246320" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>'Way back I had my only bait cast bass reel in the shop and was throwing a spinner bait on my backup Zebco closed face rig. Got hit by the biggest bass I have ever seen anywhere. Guessing that farm pond beast at 14 pounds. The reel exploded and the bass went the other way. Little closed face reels are okay for little kids and those who aren't serious about fishing, but when that one big bite happens, look out.</p><p></p><p>Ugly sticks are ugly, and worse, heavy. I have used a bunch of them, including a graphite/glass five footer which was an ultralite with a small open face reel (wore out four reels with that rod, and caught tons of fish on it) Can't find anything to relally replace it, and it finally broke after only about 30 years of use. Fixed it with a new ferrell (sp?) and hung it on the wall.</p><p></p><p>Light is good. cork is good. Feels better, has more feel. Graphite/composite/boron, etc. is good, and more expensive. Long is always better, and joints in the middle of rods are the spawn of the devil. There is at least as much to know about fishing and the equipment involved as there is to know about guns and shooting. Differfent strokes for different folks, but if you go the Zebco 33 route, you are in HiPoint territory. CB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 1246320, member: 711"] 'Way back I had my only bait cast bass reel in the shop and was throwing a spinner bait on my backup Zebco closed face rig. Got hit by the biggest bass I have ever seen anywhere. Guessing that farm pond beast at 14 pounds. The reel exploded and the bass went the other way. Little closed face reels are okay for little kids and those who aren't serious about fishing, but when that one big bite happens, look out. Ugly sticks are ugly, and worse, heavy. I have used a bunch of them, including a graphite/glass five footer which was an ultralite with a small open face reel (wore out four reels with that rod, and caught tons of fish on it) Can't find anything to relally replace it, and it finally broke after only about 30 years of use. Fixed it with a new ferrell (sp?) and hung it on the wall. Light is good. cork is good. Feels better, has more feel. Graphite/composite/boron, etc. is good, and more expensive. Long is always better, and joints in the middle of rods are the spawn of the devil. There is at least as much to know about fishing and the equipment involved as there is to know about guns and shooting. Differfent strokes for different folks, but if you go the Zebco 33 route, you are in HiPoint territory. CB [/QUOTE]
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