fishing in alaska

looking for a rod that can do it all and handle big king of alaska up to like 50 pounds im not going to the kenai i mostly want to drift fish spoons spinners and toss some jigs got any ideas for casting and spinning


The X90HC would be the first

The X90HC would be the first one that comes to mind if you are wanting to drift fish and fish spoons.

Josh Cooper
Lamiglas Rod Squad Guru

Does the X90HC have an

Does the X90HC have an exposed blank reel seat? Can't tell from the picture online. Thinking it may be a good drift rod for Knigs down here in heavy current with 20lb test mono. How is it for sensitivity? Thx. NCD.

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It doesn't have the exposed

It doesn't have the exposed blank reelseat. Sensitivity is about as good as you can get for a chinook drift rod.

Ryan Taylor
Lamiglas Rod Squad Guru

what would be a good casting

what would be a good casting reel to go with it

If you could find one of the

If you could find one of the silver Curado 300's would be perfect. Otherwise there are tons of options depending on what you want to spend. A lot of guys go with the Abu Garcia 6500 to save on $ and still have a good casting reel.

Ryan Taylor
Lamiglas Rod Squad Guru

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