At the Georgia Outdoor Writer’s Association meeting last May I purchased an All Star rod with a Pflueger reel. Both those companies are now owned by Shakespeare and they had sent us some equipment for the organization to raffle off to raise funds. I got the outfit at a very good price.
That outfit quickly became a favorite of mine. It worked well for jerkbaits and I landed a three pound spotted bass in a club tournament at Lanier in late May on it. Then I started using it for Texas rigged worms and caught several of my bass at Weiss on it, including a four pound largemouth.
At Oconee in June I set the hook on what I thought was a bass beside a boat dock, but it was probably the dock piling. When I set the hook the rod broke at the first guide up from the reel, breaking so hard it also broke my line. I grabbed the end of the rod before it could sink and put it up.
I mailed the broken rod back to All Star and a couple of weeks later I got a brand new one just like it in the mail. Their warranty service was excellent and they made my rod good even though I had not sent in the warranty card.
I like the rod even better now. I got it back just in time to use it at the Jackson night tournament and I landed four of my five keepers on it while fishing a jig and pig. The seven foot rod is pretty stiff and handles 15 pound line easily. The rod is a TAS 826c and All Star says it is a soft jerkbait rod. To me it is much more. I am glad I got that outfit - it is already one of my favorites.
