Decision time. BG2500 vs SS700. Please help!

[oc1]

The fiberglass rod makers of yore always struggled to get a faster action without adding more weight.  That was often how they were judged too.  Noodle-like is fun for catching, but no good for casting.  It requires too much effort to load the rod so it will quickly wear you out.
-steve

[steelfish]

Yeah, I have a bad habit of taking threads off on a tangent. I was really just trying to reply about the fly rod used as a spinning rod, saw a local old timer slaying them with one last night.

But....... for a reel I would have loved to have a used JDM SS600 from MO on a 14 footer 

well, this its just a cheapo Shimano Sonora 2500 but its on a 14'    German Rod "Balzer zander 25" 3.90mt (14ft) 3-pc 25gr lure (7/8oz) with 6lb yo-zuri hybrid line (mono-fluoro) and a 1# seatrout or curvina, I recall I was using a 1/2oz krocodile spoon.


@Jason, that BG2500 looks pretty good, I might get one later.