20 year old Penn 420SS with 4lb mono on a 5ft UL rod for NJ. For East and West branch of delaware I move up to a 6 ft rod. I just bought my first "custom" rod last week for NJ. Besides that most of my rods are older Fenwicks.
Shimano stradic 1000 or my old daiwa UL7. As for rods no favorite right now. I was looking at blanks an hour ago. i think I am going to wrap up a phenix elixer panfish and tout blank.
Dan I have a few both fly and spin but probably my favorite is a 9'- 5 wt. Scott 4pc. Rod with a matching Teton reel it my be too big or to small for some of the places I have taken it but I have enjoyed that outfit just walking out back and from the tribes of Lake Iliamna to South Central Chili several western states and around the garden state. For bait and spinner etc.I have a 2 PC 7' Loomis Diawa outfit that has to be 30 years old and is one of the few that made it thru the fire we have history.
stradic reel and st croix avid 6'6 rod fast action, which is my all time favorite rod I have ever owned. I do not like short rods for trout fishing at all.
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