diklarsen Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 dont you dare buy a tica. dont waste your money on it. every person i know who owned a tica inculding myself have broke them setting hook. they are P.O.S. and there customer service is terrible i had a rod and reel for a month and they both broke. the rod broke about 2ft from the tip and the handle on the reel broke. i hope that helps you a little bit I DONT KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS BUT AFTER ALL THIS TIME ................. IM STILL KIND OF A BIG DEAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAQ Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 You may want to look at the Bass Pro Inshore Extreme series. They are usually $100 but they have been on sale for $80. I picked up a couple of them to keep under the seat of my truck and I have been very happy with them. D Embrace American Privilege Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kong1970 Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hi my friend. If you spend 100.00 bucks for the rod are you going to use that red reel? BTW, what kind of red reel is that? You can get an 8' Tica or Tsunami, both decent rods. There are options for you if your budget consious. I will NOT be using the red spinning reel (shakespeare pro-touch PT40) on my new plugging rod. I will either mount my Penn 250GR (old Penn Graphite reel circa 1988) or get a new reel. The penn still works like a champ. Bless their shiny little hearts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kong1970 Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Thank you all for taking the time to post a reply. As I expected there were many varied responses. I will give an update as to which rod I choose and how it works out for me. Keep 'em coming!! Bless their shiny little hearts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonpool Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 lets look at your budget $100.00,gas $50.00 looking for a budget rod at the stores, time wasted 25hrs, $20 coffie, gum, soft drinks,$25 at the local pub talking about the new gear with drinking pals, took both kids one night with wife $200.00 for family stuff that you did not need or wanted to buy lets total this up. Still have not got a rod yet and wife and kid want to come with you once more ok at the store looking at a rod for $125.00 Wife starts giving you a hard time about the cost every one is hungry skiped dinner have to talk about this over dinner out stop at local burger joint $42.52 Wife complains about the money your spending on this new rod.! Wife cracks the wip you end up at Walmart looking at junk rods that you have already looked at last time with the wife and kids and she spends $275.46 on stuff on sale !! you end up buying a ulgy stick at walmart you have fight with wife on way home and she wont talk to you kids are crying no one is happy!!! Total of this cheep budget trip $612.96 +$62.54 for the ulgy stick Grand total = $675.50 All that for a ulgy stick!!!!!! Now if your smart do as the rest of us have learned Think of your family first Treat your self to a nice rod say $125 and that must have $210.00 reel got to look for real on the beach your family would want it that way. Don't forget new waders $125.00 let's add this up total spent $460.00 Hay look at that you got a saving of $215.50 thats great now what would you do with this savings Lets see spend $30.00 on babby sitter take wife out to dinner and a movie total 135.50 include the roses from 7/11 and drinks at the local pub with friends she is half in the bag feeling friskyyou get home kids are a sleep wife jumps you as soon as you come in from bring the sitter home. Wife rocks your world all night till the sun comes up !! wife makes you breakfast in bed and tells you to call in sick for work and rest. As she falls fast a sleep kids are off to school. You jump in your truck and hit the surf with $120.50 bucks to the good!! wife thinks your the Mac Daddy!!! kids love you Know think of your family first and just think you still have $120.50 to spend on tackle!!!! Its' good to be the KING's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash82 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Moonpool must be one of the great thinkers of our time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pete F Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 nine foot diawa sealine $50 Penn 704z $110 20# fireline $30 Thats my 20,000 cents "Plugs There are about 4,000,000 of these on the market. Not really, but that's just the way it seems(and some guy invented 3 more while I was writing this sentence)from How To Catch Salt Water Fish by Bill Wisner published in1955 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonpool Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 I think our wifes will be going to dinner a lot this summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJohnson Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Tica Dolphin series rods are very nice for the money. Fuji guides - in the 60 - 70 range. Put a Penn reel on it and your good to go. Now go buy some plugs and have fun! I do have a Tica rod for my lighter setup and have had no problems with it what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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