Rod ID Question

[ejolin]

Hey everybody,

New to BC, coming from a background of lake fishing out east so completely new to river runs.

Found this rod a while back and it has no brand or model really to give me something to look up for better specs.

It’s a 10’6” graphite steelhead rod with 4-8lbs handwritten on it (pictures attached) and that’s about it. Seems plenty long enough for salmon but the 4-8lbs makes me think it’s a light action.

Any thoughts on this thing? If good enough for salmon, what would your ideal spin casting reel be? Been looking at the shimano nasci 3000 or 4000 but don’t have any sort of brand loyalty.

 

[Dogbreath]

Whoever made that blank it's a Trout rod not for Salmon.

 

[Pewpster]

Can't tell from the pictures but if it's 10'6" it's probably a casting rod not a spinning rod. A spinning rod would have much wider guides towards the reel seat. If you plan on float fishing, a levelwind bait casting reel would be the right choice, but that rod will probably be too light.

 

[jim morrow]

Looks homemade, maybe it is mismarked???
Your pictures are not showing the size of tip or butt.

 

[ejolin]

Looks homemade, maybe it is mismarked???
Your pictures are not showing the size of tip or butt.

 

[tubber]

My guess is it's an Ontario noodle rod.

 

[lemmy]

Same here… but it’d work as a coho rod with a small level wind or center pin loaded with 12lb. mono I’d think.

My guess is it's an Ontario noodle rod

 

[Northfish]

I have a very similar rod I use with a 4 inch center pin for cutthroat and rainbows, absolute blast on the light gear but I wouldn't recommend using it for salmon of any species in the river.

An 8-9' medium spinning rod paired with a 2500 or 3000 size reel will get you started for river fishing and also be useful for the beaches and estuaries. Shimano makes some nice entry level gear specifically for the PNW as do some higher end manufacturers such as Lamiglas and G Loomis.

I've personally switched from Shimano reels to Daiwa and haven't looked back, they're absolutely amazing reels especially at the price points and are a joy to use. I use a Tatula for trout and salmon spinning with 10 pound braid on a ultralight rod for lakes, beach coho/pinks, and inshore for greenling from the boat.

 

[Birdbrain]

what would your ideal spin casting reel be?

Spincasting reels are mainly for children just starting out. They have a number of problems. Here is a very informative video explaining spincasting, spinning, and baitcasting (AKA levelwind) reels: