I am looking at getting a rod just for fishing plugs! can anyone help me picking a rod? anyhelp would be greatly appreciated.

For steelhead or salmon?
Price range?

steelhead, 100$-200$ range

Get an Anglers
Workshop catalog.. Then order an 8 or 9 weight fiberglass fly rod blank and the trimmings for building a casting rod..... Best damn plug rod you will ever find.....

Don't knock this if you have not fished one!!

Lamiglas XCF 862 is a good rod. I think it was built with pulling plugs in mind.

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Lamiglas makes a very nice rod "just for plug pulling".

I have a Lamiglas G1300T, 8-15, 7 1/2 '...Had 2 of them for 10+ yrs., used very little cause I changed my fishing style. Sold 1 to a guide, would let this 1 go for a lot less than $100-200.

Email at the yahoo address......if interested.

"Worse day sport fishing, still better than the best day working"

I just built 2 nice 7 1/2' one piece plugs rods for Lucky Strike Guide Service. I used a Rainshadow IP965*M blanks and Blue Zirconia Guides. The blank hads a great tip and allows him to run even the small hotshots and enough backbone to run up to k-15s wrapped with sardines. a rod like this would be around $ 150.00 with titanium guides and metalic wraps. E-mail me if you are interested or want more info.

The best plug rod is a G-Loomis WTR 941c 7'10" 10-17#
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It use to be a Mag bass rod. Now they made it a Walleye rod for $160 you can't beat it....Ross

thank you everyone!

Man your a week too late, I just sold 4 Loomis MBR 941c's for 85.00 each, they were a year old, in Merlot color GL2s... Replaced them with Loomis HSR 981c's GL3s.
Both sweet rods, but the HSR981c's will hold up better for springers.

HSR 941c's all the way

The rod that i really like for plugging is a g. loomis 8'6" 1021c. Although i think there are more specialzed rods for plugging. I think it is one of the most versatile rods around. It works well in about any salmon/steelhead situation, from jigging for kings to drifting bait for winter fish.

One more rod for you - Lamiglas Hotshot Magnum model G1330-T. Guess how it got it's name.

D.

9'6" Tournament Edition Rapala Rod. I have two and they're rated 6-10lb. but have the capabilities of fighting a 50+ pound chrome salmon as I did on the Bogachiel for 45 minutes. I love seeing the tip bury into the water.

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I just received a pair of plug rods that they built on Rain Shadow blanks ,great work ,fair price , quick turn around.

Fenwick Fenglass FS85 8'6" 8 to 20lb line. If you can find a FS83 thats the rod to get. Fenwick doesnt make them anymore so they are really hard to find.

Keep Checking ebay Ive seen a few older Fenwick Glass rods on there.

In my opinion Fiberglass rods are the only way to go for plugging.

Word for word what Willie just said.

I hate fighting fish on the fiber rods (mushy), but man, you almost never lose a fish on the takedown on a FS83 or FS85.

I've had way too many plugs come flying back at me after a monster take down on my 901's or 964's.

another vote for 941,fenwick not allstar for Parker.Whats superfly gonna say!

Though not in your price range, I like the GL3 HSR930c's.
Agree with parker 'bout the fenglass rods. (Excellent DR rods)
If you find one similar, in your price range, then that'd be my suggestion for a steelhead plug rod.

J.D.