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june181901 · #1 10-31-2020, 09:57 AM

Baitcasting for flukeing Navesink, Shrewsbury and the bay. Matching with an Ambassador 5500. For an important birthday so cost is not paramount. Thanks in advance.

joshmill · #2 10-31-2020, 04:34 PM

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass...ie-casting-rod

These are my go to in MH. They go on sale a couple times a year for 35-40 dollars if you aren't in a hurry.

hammer4reel · #3 10-31-2020, 04:55 PM

Penn Battalion 1220C70.
And if you wanted a better reel to go with it for fluke
Penn squall low profile 300

frugalfisherman · #4 11-01-2020, 01:00 PM

If it's for a special gift have Kevin Bogan make a custom rod.

wyldbillnj · #5 11-02-2020, 01:28 PM

Can never go wrong with St Croix Mojo rods.

Ryelof · #6 11-09-2020, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frugalfisherman

If it's for a special gift have Kevin Bogan make a custom rod.

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tunajoe · #7 11-16-2020, 05:09 PM

Ditto on Kevin Bogan. He can use what ever color wrap you want, put their name on it, etc. He's made 4 custom off shore rods for me (some are nearly 20 years old) and they have held very well.

june181901 · #8 12-01-2020, 07:35 AM

Thanks all. He has 3 Kevin Bogan made rods now. I offered to get him any rod he wanted for fluking including an Edge Rod by Gary Loomis. Basically he said the way he destroys fluke rods (3 in the last 5 years) he couldn't ask me to spend that amount of money. He chose a St Croix Mojo inshore 7 foot MHF which I'm getting this morning at one of this site's sponsors. Hope the coffee is warm. Thanks again for all inputs.