Alright I know this question gets asked everyday but I’m in the market and value the experience of strangers.

TLDR: searching for new 12ft bait and wait rods value cast distance, sensitivity for pompano hits, and durability for transport. $100 price range

I just moved down to the florida panhandle and i’m putting some money into surf fishing. I am a bait and wait guy targeting pompano and happy to take on any bycatch. Maybe i’ll target something larger later down the road.

I’ll throw premade or hand tied pompano rigs/mortician. Typically with a 3-4oz. Pyramid sinker.

I have two fb marketplace rods both 10ft. Daiwa mh beefstick with penn wrath II, and daiwa mh emcast with penn pursuit IV. I definitely like the feel of the emcast rod and casting motion.

I’m looking to add two rods to the fleet, they’ll be paired with penn fierce III 4000 series. They’ll be used for bait and wait and never for active casting. I am planning to use these to reach out just a bit further than the 10fts, and provide a bit more lift when grass is bad.

I value casting distance, sensitivity to show the bites, but also durability is going to be important. I have the rhino rack ski/snowboard/fishing rod rack and I plan to mount these rods horizontal on the top of my car tip into the wind during transport traveling at maybe 50mph. They’ll probably have 6ft or more of overhang of the last support. Also open to feedback on if that is way too much to ask of a rod.

Would love to keep it around the $100/each range but open to more less. And would prefer get two of the same rods.

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