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The heavy 18-ounce, excessively long, European-made rods are outmoded and totally unnecessary, even though you can command a gillie to stand by your side. Besides, most medium-priced American split-bamboo rods are better today than any European rod ever was. For that matter, after a season's fishing in big water, there isn't a bamboo rod made, however expensive, which will compare in performance with today's modern hollow glass rods providing they are properly tapered. Besides, the glass rod can take much more punishment, needs far less care, a particularly good feature for salt-water fishing, and it will not take a set. Before shopping for your spinning rod, settle these three points: * With what other kinds of spinning fear, reel, line, and lure, will you use it? * For what kind of fish? * Under what conditions, weather and water?
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