Now that I am retired from serious fishing. I need to buy a nice, not real cheap, but not expensive rod and reel for crappie, perch, Pan fish. After about 45-50 years of hard core fishing, I don't know how to buy a pan fish outfit. LOL!
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I didn't ask if mono or braid / lures or bait . . . I'm a mono user and I lean toward "old school" on reels.
For a reel, I like the Daiwa Tournament "Whisker" SS 1300 . . .
http://www.cabelas.com/product/fishing/fishing-reels/spinning-reels|/pc/104793480/c/104760180/sc/104837580/daiwa-ss-tournament-reg-spinning-reel/728197.uts
For a rod, check out the St. Croix Premier Series rods . . . There is a WIDE selection !
http://www.basspro.com/St-Croix-Premier-Series-Spinning-Rod/product/74392/
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For a reel, I like the Daiwa Tournament "Whisker" SS 1300 . . .
http://www.cabelas.com/product/fishing/fishing-reels/spinning-reels|/pc/104793480/c/104760180/sc/104837580/daiwa-ss-tournament-reg-spinning-reel/728197.uts
For a rod, check out the St. Croix Premier Series rods . . . There is a WIDE selection !
http://www.basspro.com/St-Croix-Premier-Series-Spinning-Rod/product/74392/
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Thanks for the Info. I will answer you now. I use braid for fishing for most fish the last 20 years, but might not need it fishing for crappie, perch, Pan fish. I only use lures. I also have a few ST.Croix rods and a few good reels that are retired also LOL! Just need a nice 7' pan fish rod and reel now. Thanks!
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Cane poles work fine. But have seen hard core crappie fishermen with 8 poles spread across the bow of a boat spider rigging, it's all subjective. They sell crappie combos with all sorts of reels at most box stores. 4 to 8# mono is more than sufficient. Personally I like a telescopic cane pole with a bobber and a minnow. Remember as kids my friends little brother landing a 6# bass on one he about sh*t himself, and my buddy and myself were looking at each other like wtf.
Thanks Benji, That is what I will do. I will go to store and buy a Mid. price combo. and fill spool with 6 or 8 # mono like you said. Also have to buy some weighted bobbers for long cast to reach the good spots from shore. I am not hard core. I don't even have a boat anymore. Thank You!!
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Any cheap combo will work fine...really...don't overthink it...4-6 lb mono would be better. 8 can be heavy on a finicky bite for crappie.
Agreed, 6 # mono is fine. Also don't forget about using worms for the pan fish, no matter how slow the bite is, worms always seem to do the trick!!
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+1...fished a lake Thanksgiving, no bait to be found with a cast net or jigging near the pier, but tossing out wigglers on the bottom got white perch for catfish bait.
My suggestion was based on "andypat" having retired from "serious fishing". With that in mind, I figured he didn't want to just stroll into Walmart and pick up a $30 combo off the rack. My motto is "don't buy crap, because you'll regret it later".
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Thank for all the good Info. I bought a $35.00 combo this morning and some weighted bobbers for long cast I needed to reach the crappie out near the lily pads on this pond. It was cold and light rain, but I got some crappie using a little tube bait. I stoped fishing when my hands got really cold. Living in FL. for 15 years, I have to get use to the cold again. Would you believe me if I told you this. LOL!
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