GreenCanada Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 Hello again, So with the communities advice in mind I went out and got myself a 6' medium light action 2-piece premier series St. Croix. Now the time has come to put another equally important question to you all. I want a 5' 2-piece ultralight rod to replace my aged and much loved 20 year old Shakespeare from Canadian Tire. She has caught me countless fish and it is time to move on. So I am looking for a rod and I may as well get an ultralight reel while I'm at it. So what are your suggestions for a 5' ultralight rod and reel setup? (If possible I would like to use this reel as a backup to the 6' rod) Oh yea, and for price point, I'm thinking preferably no more than $150 before taxes for the setup. As always, thanks for the advice!
BillM Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 (edited) 5'6 Ultralight (Clarus or a Heartland) combined with a Shimano Saros 1000F (750 body, 1000 series spool) running 4lb mono. Perfect small stream trout setup. You could go with a small Sahara and save yourself some $$$ if you had to. Edited June 3, 2011 by BillM
cuzza Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 (edited) Shimano Bob Izumi rods are on sale at CT - 39.99 down from 69.99 IIRC. I have an ML and it's great. Not sure what they do reel-wise nowadays but my 10 year old Shimanos won't die so I'd go with them again. Edit - here's the link http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/5/SportsRec/Fishing/Rods/PRDOVR~0781285P/Shimano%252BBob%252BIzumi%252BSignature%252BPro%252BSeries%252BFishing%252BRod.jsp?locale=en Edited June 3, 2011 by cuzza
Spiel Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 I have several for various applications but all are custom and all are one piece. My faves though are built form the tip sections of 13' float rods.
adempsey Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 St.Croix rod - 5'6" UL Premier (currently 15% off at BPS, but not sure about selection) with a Shimano reel - probably a Sedona to keep the price around $150. Lebaron also has a 15% off "sale" for members for the month of June. The Shimano Sedona is around $66 and the Sahara $88. If you want to keep it more local, those Bob Izumi rods at CT that cuzza mentioned might be worth a look. They also have the Pflueger President on sale for $60. Might also make a good combo if you can find the UL version of the reel, but I think I only saw one size where I went.
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 I built myself a 6' medium light for specks and it is paired with a small pflueger president. A 2-3lb fish is a whole lot of fun on this outfit.
Dara Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 I built myself a 6' medium light for specks and it is paired with a small pflueger president. A 2-3lb fish is a whole lot of fun on this outfit. when have you ever caught a 2-3 lb fish
kuhaman Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 5 and a half foot pflueger trion, 750 sedona and 4 pound pline fluoroclear. Caught a lotta crappies on her this spring
DRIFTER_016 Posted June 3, 2011 Report Posted June 3, 2011 5'9" Shaikari custom UL with a Quantum PTI 10 reel.
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 when have you ever caught a 2-3 lb fish Even I have my moments Dara!
Burtess Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 Shimano Sedona 750 + Fenwick Eagle GT (EGTS 56UL-2) works for me.... Burt
muskymike Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 6'-6" St. Croix Premier Heavy Action, Abu 6500 with 80# pp
vinnimon Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 Lightning rod accompanied with an abu stamina drag.
12 Volt Man Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 most people are going to think I am crazy, but since I LOVE UL fishing, I have a high end combo. I use a G. Loomis TSR 791 rod (the new trout series rods - they are amazing) and paired it with a Shimano Sustain 1000 FE. easily my fav. (but most expensive) rod and reel combo.
The Urban Fisherman Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 I can tell you I just bought a shimano sienna fd from BPS for 34.99 and it's the best 35 bucks I've ever spent lost more reels in your price range but for 35.00 I might buy a backup!! Good luck, Cheers
12 Volt Man Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 yes, any of the 1000 size shimano reels work well on most UL rods and easily handle small diameter lines like 4 pound mono or braid. I prefer 1000 size reels over the 500 sized models because the slightly larger spool handles line better (coils not as small, they cast better etc)
crossover Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 I have a 5'6" ultra light fenwick, around $60. I just found a random reel lying around the house and am using it, since for now it's just for catching panfish and small bass at a local pond. I'm using 4 lb fireline crystal, casts amazing far.
ah_long Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 Rapala Classic Trout 5'2 UL Shimano Symetre 1000 One of the very few UL that doesn't feel like a whip and have great backbone. Also has a steel tube running from the foregrip to the butt to increase sensitivity and power.
Joeytier Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 I picked up a 6' daiwa procyon rod last year and paired it with a small pflueger president and it makes an excellent, very light combo. I'm running 6 lb suffix mono on it currently and I love it. The whole set up ran me about a buck twenty.
shadowfly Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 im using a berkley lightning rod IM7 5'6" and a cardinal c101i reel spooled up with 6lbs powerpro great little rod
Sinker Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 My favourite is my 7' clarus, with a diawa whisker 750 on it. Great combo. I have a couple other ultralight set ups, but this one is the first one I go for. S.
Moosebunk Posted June 4, 2011 Report Posted June 4, 2011 The reel Drifter showed... YEP!! That's the one. As far as an ultralight goes... I like a little longer... 6 to even 7 foot...?
dave524 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 I have 2 I use a lot, first is a old Loomis IM6 6 foot 1 piece with high frame fuji ultralight guides, it is slow and soft, perfect for casting very light lures and live bait on streams, match it up with a vintage 308 Mitchell and 2 or 4 lb test. Really it would be very close to the tip section of a float rod that Spiel refers to. Don't like fast action when casting small soft live baits for trout as the bait tend to flip off the hook The other is a 5" 3" Fenwick 1 piece HMG, very light but rated for 1/8 to 5/8 ounce lures matched up with an old Cardinal 3 and 6 lb test it is my go to rod for Erie smallies, my usual presentation there are jigs and tubes on 1/8 to 3/8 oz. jigheads and my favs the Blakemore "Road Runner" and Mann's "Little George" with a bit of worm. The lightness and stiffness makes it very sensitive.
GreenCanada Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Posted June 6, 2011 These setups all sound great. I was looking at a President yesterday at CT, but from my understanding the only size they have on sale is the 6735, the largest of that reel line. Since I have a 6' ML St. Croix, what size President could handle a ultralight setup primarily but could be used as a backup to my ML rod? I may go as long as 5' 6", but this rod would be used most often hiking through thickish brush, so small size is ideal. Does anyone have any commentary as to the quality of Berkley Lightning rods, when comparing them to ones made ~10 years ago? I just seem to remember as a younger person the Lightning rod was a go to ultralight, but now I have heard very mixed reviews on them. Thanks for all the responses thus far!
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