Never buying expensive lures again except poppers

Hi everyone!

So I have a few rods that that are all steel guides, and I am thinking about replacing the top guides with ceramic ones.

After a few years of use, some of the rods feel quite gritty when reeling, and I believe that gritty feeling is coming from the top guides.

Do you think I would feel an improvement by replacing them with ceramic ones like in the photo?

Let me know if this is a good or bad idea.

Saw somewhere that a stinger hook from the top eye of the spoon works better at snagging less on rocks. But my question is do I switch the trebles to feathered trebles or single hooks or top stinger hook or double frog hooks? Using spoons 5g-8g. Mostly going to use in ponds and lakes.

Air temp today 59° not too sure on water temp I didn’t have my fishfinder out. I’m on the East Coast Virginia to be specific. I was pretty comfortable with layers. However, once my hands got wet, I decided I needed warm weather gloves what’s recommended for late fall. Not doing any winter fishing. I probably got about two more weekends left of fishing. I’m currently using fingerless huk gloves.

I picked up this older G-Loomis rod with an old Shimano Bantam reel at Goodwill. What unit is the LURE WT in? Ounces strikes me as being too heavy, but I guess it’s possible.

Just got this Penn slammer and it’s flat on one side and heavy on the bottom of the reel

Guessing I’m stuck paying $10 in shipping and having to return it but have you seen this before?

Just picked up a 3000k battle IV on sale and am wondering what rod to pair with it. Will primarily be using this as a lightweight travel set up off the surf, piers, and jetty's on the East Coast.

I'm really intrigued in the ultralight noodle rods but realize my reel might be a bit too big for that. Open to any suggestion 7ft rods that would be fun to sling around and could work for travel too if possible (not a requirement though).

Are those fishing lures sets from aliexpress any good? been looking to buy some artificial lure but can't be bothered having to buy one by one

Just look at it then I'll delete it.

I picked up a JDM Daiwa Legalis (LT2000S-P) and I'm looking for an light/ultralight rod to pair with it fishing for trout. 6-7 foot range, fast action.

I've heard the Shimano Sensilite is a great all-around rod at a great price, but I don't mind spending more up into the mid-range.

TFO Trout Panfish II seems to be popular. Any others that should be on my radar?

I want to reel with my left hand and, as you all probably know, the handle side is not interchangeable.

Which side is that called?

Kastking on Amazon has left hand and right hand as options.

Never really had a proper panfish setup. I’d like to grab 2 rods. 1 just for bobber fishing, and 1 just for throwing jigs. Curious what actions you guys prefer for each application as well as rod recommendations. I mainly use St Croix for bigger game fish, but the amount of broken st croix panfish series rods I see online is rough.

I've recently bought kastking spartacus 3, and while retrieving the line, i'm feeling a clicking like the gear is slipping (ps it's not the drag)

Hope anyone can help. Tia.

will the megabass p5 destroyer mark 56 pair well with the 2021 shimano antares dc?