12-13-2005, 05:37 PM
Eagle Claw has probably the most popular combo rod. I know I had one in the 60's. The real benefit of the rod is when back packing.
You will find many lakes that a fly rod just can't cast on. The cliffs are too close or the shore line is solid trees and that's when you can use the spinning version of the rod. I actually took the Eagle Claw that I had when I was a kid on my last packing trip of this year. I used it on one excursion and then left it in camp the rest of the time. The lakes were more open than I thought they would be and a fly rod was the ticket.
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You will find many lakes that a fly rod just can't cast on. The cliffs are too close or the shore line is solid trees and that's when you can use the spinning version of the rod. I actually took the Eagle Claw that I had when I was a kid on my last packing trip of this year. I used it on one excursion and then left it in camp the rest of the time. The lakes were more open than I thought they would be and a fly rod was the ticket.
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