[06405]

any body use them before On sale at J&H tackle.

what do you guys think about these rods?????????

http://www.jandh.com/p-1087-barefoot-jigging-series-rods.aspx

This post edited by 06405 07:02 PM 03/18/2008

 

[cocoad]

This went un answered a few weeks ago. Does anyone have an opinion?
Is this a deccent rod? Does it have other uses? thanks

 

[FishWisher]

Everybody's got one.

Oppinions are like anal orifi - we all have them, and most of them smell most of the time. But since you asked, allow me to plop mine onto the table. When it comes to off-brand cut rate fishing equipment like this, the rule of thumb is to always assume the very worst based on any ambiguity in the description. What we have here is a blank of unmentioned composition - assume it's Chinese POS E-glass. Fuji guides of unmentioned type - assume it's cheap-ass Hardloy - certainly looks that way in the picture. They are blowing them out for $49.99 - assume that they got them for less than $20.00 wholesale. Would I spend fifty bucks + shipping on something like this? No way. I believe in getting my money's worth. Do keep in mind that the above is just a speculative oppinion I formed based on the available information, because that's what was asked. Now take a whiff.

This post edited by FishWisher 01:16 PM 04/09/2008

 

[obtuseangler]

I held one in my hand at J&H a few months ago.

Then I put it back on the rack. Has much less to recommend it than the trevala, a rod I have no great affection for.

Does it have any other uses you ask, that depends, do you grow tomatoes?

 

[FishWisher]

New rule.

See that? I can't help being right, even when by my own admision I'm talking out of my azz. From now own, I expect my oppinions to be accepted by all as the absolute and only truth. I have so spoken.

 

[Codfisha15]

What's your opinion on the correct spelling of "opinnion?"

Sorry pal, but you're no Mussolini

This post edited by Codfisha15 04:16 PM 04/09/2008

 

[Goliath]

 

[FishWisher]

Oppinion.

I always spell it with two pees when I type. It can't be helped. Stephen King wrote a novella centered around this phenomenon. The Ballad of Flexible Bullet, or something along those lines. I don't have the time to look it up on Amazon, as I'm leaving in a minute or two to try and jig a few crappies before sunset. Yes, I know its too early, but I need some fresh air that won't make my breath steam. I'll post a report in a couple of hours.

Success!

Got the targeted species and the elusive fresh water wahoo. See, Willy? I can do no wrong.

This post edited by FishWisher 07:32 PM 04/09/2008

 

[Codfisha15]

Hope you got some slabs.

Ha nicely done--I'll have to check out my crappie hole for signs of life. Interestingly, I've only caught one of those filthy slime darts down in my neck of the woods.

Sorry for the thread jack

This post edited by Codfisha15 07:36 PM 04/09/2008

 

[FishWisher]

And for the upteenth time, I've re-learned a valuble lesson. People who say that fresh water fishing is gay are wrong. Fresh water fishing isn't gay. It's ubergay. Gayer than this swan picture. Which, btw, looked like a mean fight on 8lb, but I had nothing to offer them. Oh, if only I wasn't such a cheap bastid and had spent the $799.99 on Shimano WonderBread Jigging System! Never again...

P.S. Oh, this thread had been so very jacked. Jacked with authority.

This post edited by FishWisher 07:40 PM 04/09/2008

 

[Codfisha15]

Well, that may be so, but you can't possibly think that these powerful beasts don't fight every bit as hard as anything in salt water. PS, isn't this just a darling picture?

 

[FishWisher]

I totally can think that, and in fact I do. I thunk just it now.

That is a darling picture, but your girlfriend kind of needs a shave. Kidding aside, is that Tommy?

 

[Codfisha15]

that's the boy. He also caught a huge crappie. This one's like 10lbs, I swear--he's just a big guy

 

[Goliath]

You can't call any pursuit a sport, even fishing, if you can do it with a cigarette in your mouth. This includes bowling, darts, horseshoes, yahtzee, etc.

I just love when I hear people say that they are athletes because they are in a bowling league. Eating pizza and drinking beer during the game is proof positive that your aren't engaged in athletic competition.

Just some ramblings from an old fool.

Frank

 

[HungryJack]

Goliath wrote:
Eating pizza and drinking beer during the game is proof positive that your aren't engaged in athletic competition.
Competitive Eating Competitions are considered a "Sport"

So, would a bowler stuffing pizza down his throat at the same time
be considered a two sport athlete ?

 

[654106]

I bought a couple of the 4'10" conventionals for friends & family for serious Kahala fishing (Hawaiian name for Amberjack). The rod is thin and surprisingly strong and I like it very much. We manage to bring in a few 30-40lb AJ and a nice 47lb White Ulua in our last outting. IMO, the Barefoot put the Trevalas to shame. And, you gotta like $49 price tag.