Spring Bluegill Fishing 2018 

lol..u knowit..on dem beans..ha..hope your doin well bud..good fishin to ya

I bought the rod only though....sorry for not being more specific

wally world never improves quality AND SHAKESPEAR sucks(uglystik cat rods not withstanding)..... I do not know what your budget is but when it comes to the best rods available for panfish the ST. Croix PF series simply cannot be beat. these rods are so good i will wait out the back order for the 7' rods that in the spring can be 4+WEEKS

I bought this rod combo. (4'6" one) and I love the rod, but the reel sucks, the bail broke after only a few months.

I have used the micro series from Shakespeare for the last 10 years or so. I own everything from the 4'6" to the 7'6" UL. They are excellent rods for what they are. The 7 light has been my primary smallmouth rod and the shorter lengths I have used primarily for pan fishing. To say that they are "trash" or "junk" is a bit ridiculous to me. I have NEVER had one break. They are sensitive enough to feel smallmouth nibbles in the river. They are also sensitive enough to feel a walleye or a crappie nibble. I also own higher quality rods such as Fenwick and Falcon. I reach for the Shakespeare most of the time. To compare them with St. Croix is simply unfair. A $17 dollar rod is quite simply not going to compare with a $100 rod. I enjoy the Shakespeare series and they do a great job of catching fish for very little money. When I did not have as much money, they enabled me to fish just as well as I can do now with nicer rods. I have found that in most cases, it is not the quality of the equipment, but the quality of the fisherman. caveat...nice equipment sure is nice though...I also don't have a heart attack when I slip in the river, smack a tree with the tip, or fall on the rocks and drop my gear.

Won't name any names but there is a gear snob in the comment section. I myself love the Shakespeare rods at Wally World. Just cure the cork handles and I'm good to go.

man i dug through a bunch of floats on sale at a myers store..tiny floats..weighted..bout the size of a big nickel..and ive got 3 or 4 packs of mighty mites..havent tried em yet..but will now

@Josh Grimes, google little corkies bobbers. They are slip bobbers and are my favorite bobbers to use for panfish. I believe you will like them.

copperhead?..do you mean copper-nose?

Don Ellzey yeah my bad 😂

I was just messing with ya...I used to live in Florida around Pensacola when I was a small kid up till I was 13 and man that I ever catch some bluegills I learned how to fish on them coppernose Brim with a fly rod down there my best friend was this little tall skinny black kid who always could out fish me but we sure had some good times and then Florida ponds

Don Ellzey I love catching them out of a spillway. Guaranteed to at least be a pound every cast 👍

You know that's right..usualy some good bass invthose spillways

they had some on sale here at dunhams sports for 8 dollars and walmart for ten...cant see how they can sell these nice rods so cheap..lol..i bought 5 rods in the last 2 weeks..couldnt help myself

FLYABLE dingin..