fishing reel and rods///

fishinforever · Post by **fishinforever** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:28 pm

What do you guys think of pinnicle? I had just got a pinnicle extent and its working fine, just thought i would ask what you guys thought about pinnicle. One more thing, whats the best way to match up a rod and reel. I realy have a hard time matching up my reel to my rod? any suggestions will help, thank you for your time.
good luck on the water.....

johnnie crain outdoors · Thu Jun 24, 2004 3:36 am

Luke, the Pinnacle is a great reel, I'm sure you'll enjoy for years. When I match a rod to a reel, I also match the rod to me. Meaning, I'm 5'9" tall, so a quality graphite 6' rod is ideal for me. If I were taller, I'd go longer, if shorter, I'd go shorter. I do like rods with lots of line guides, the more the better. I also like light colored rods and reels when summer fishing, they don't seem to get as hot to hold. Johnnie P.s., I really don't care for long-extended handles on my rods, gets caught in my shirt too often.

fishinforever · Post by **fishinforever** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:10 am

Thanks for the info johnnie, I just seem to have a hard time nowing what im looking for when matching them up.
good luck on the water..........

johnnie crain outdoors · Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:37 am

Luke, any time I'm matching a rod to a reel, I takje the reel to the store with me and put it on the rod of choice, so I can tell how it feels. Again, match to your size, I like very lightweight rods with at least a medium action-graphite or composite is okay for me. The more line guides the better, reduces line drag on the rod blank allowing longer casts. Johnnie