picking a rod

[chessy]

i have found a rod that i would like to get my 13 year old for christmas he is a avid fisherman and i have been out of trout fishing for some time now .. i have found a okuma aventa float fishing rod for him it is 13.6 3 pc ulfr or 13.6 3pc ulff. i have found it for 89 dollars us funds.. is that a good price as well or can it be found cheaper .. thanks

[cuzza]

Google's your friend for stuff like this - had a quick look and that's about right, you can find it cheaper but with shipping it's about the same.

 

Unless he's a big kid you might want to think about something a little shorter as 13'6" is quite big and unweildy for someone smaller.

[Bernie66]

Don't waste your money on Okuma float rods. If you want something decent for a reasonable price, look at the Ravens. I think I saw one on kijiji. You'd rather have a good 2nd hand rod than a cheapo that he'll hate in a couple of years.

[bare foot wader]

don't buy an okuma float rod...they make a decent entry level reel but the rod is no good...streamside and quantum both make better rods for only a few bucks more...also look around for a quality used rod, lots out there

 

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-sports-bikes-FloatFishing-Centre-Pin-Rod-Reel-Combo-W0QQAdIdZ245483006

 

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-sports-bikes-St-Croix-Steelhead-Salmon-Float-106-Fishing-Rod-May-Trade-W0QQAdIdZ247265568

 

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-hobbies-crafts-Raven-IM6-Float-rod-CUSTOM-136-W0QQAdIdZ247250866

[swiftability]

I wouldn't recommend 3 pcs rod either. I have my 13' G.Loomis Frontier in 3 pieces and man, every time I'm fishing I'm asking myself why I didn't get 2 pieces rod... When my buddies are ready to fish in seconds it takes up to a minute to me to get all the line where it suppose to be and connect the three pieces together Same when I'm packing the rod. And all of the benefits are that my rod is just a foot shorter when I put it into my car. The rod always travels in the car's saloon, not in the trunk anyways so there are usually 2-3 rods in the car when we are going fishing. And all my friends have 13' 2-pieces rods.

 

I would recommend Shimano Convergence close to that money, you'll get limited lifetime warranty with their good service centre in Mississauga, not somewhere in the States.