Fishing School
Rods/Reels
Recommended Medium Power Combos
Below are links to the 2 most popular combos across the Insider Club members for all-purpose medium power inshore setups.
Note: You of course have a ton of options to choose from, the key is to go with a medium power fast action blank in order to be able to effectively fish with both lures and live bait.
Recommended Medium Heavy Power Combos
Below are some links to the most popular lines used by Insider Club members for all-purpose medium-heavy power inshore setups.
- Avg. Price Tier: TFO Pro 7’6″ MH rod paired with BG 2500 reel
- Higher End: TFO TAC 7’6″ MH rod paired with BG MQ 3000
Note: For the BG series of reels, they are larger than most other reels so I use their 2500 for my MH power setups and it performs great for its price.
I was waiting for you to use your signature term “gamechanger” at 2:00 and 3:14.. haha. Gleaning much tips and knowledge from these super helpful and effective video lessons.
Haha!!!
How about a 2-piece+ spinning rod that’s 7’6″ to 8′. High quality like the rods you have curated. Don’t see that slot in your tackle shop. Any recommendations?
We are in the process of creating travel rods with the same specs of our custom rods… most likely 3 to 5 months out.
On the TFO Medium Heavy rods, can you cast a 1/2 ounce jig head just as far as you could on a Medium TFO rod? Thanks!
Yes… perhaps even farther assuming you’ll have a lure on the jighead because the stronger rod can allow you to put some more power behind your cast.
Awesome! I just love this tool for fishing!!
If I’m in a kayak would you still recommend 7’6 or use something shorter?
I recommend 7’6″ rods for kayakers too… if anything, the longer rods help kayakers most because of easier casting distance and the extra length to help keep the line away from the kayak when a fish makes a charge under the nose forcing the angler to swing the rod over the bow.
I guess I need to put away my broken tip rod that I repaired and get a new upgraded one. Thanks for the combo info.
Glad to see that you enjoyed this lesson!
Thank you Luke 🙏 I was always buying the nicer reels thinking that was what you do to help land a better/bigger fish. BOY WAS I WRONG 😑
These classes are simply high on education !! I appreciate it
I did the exact same thing for many years. Glad to see that you enjoyed this lesson.
i don’t have those rods or reals but i do have a couple nice rods and reals one of my reals is a little bigger but it works i practice every day learning a lot thanks
Thanks for making time to post the comment!
MH Slot machine rod? Not in the tackle store that I can see. Something new coming?
We have the Slot Machine’s in stock. Here’s a link: https://fishstrong.com/products/slot-machine-custom-rod?variant=42988617400494
Note: I do have some rod prototypes in the works… but they are both still 9+ months away at the earliest.