So, I am a big fan of Eagle Claw fishing products. From their hooks and gear and especially to their fishing rods. I have not heard too many anglers on here mention them. I know that Eagle Claw is geared more towards trout anglers, as they they were founded in 1925 when trout was THE SPECIES long before bass angling was a sport and I rarely see bass anglers praising Eagle Claw the way I see trout anglers do. You cannot deny the quality of products that Eagle Claw produces. But I feel their products are somewhat snubbed these days in the fishing communinty. Especially by bass fishermen. I currently use an older rod, a 7'0 medium action Eagle Claw Red Eagle for my smallmouth bass and trout set up. It works great! Never a single issue has come up. If you have any doubts look at the fish in my profile. These rods are tough! Are there any other Eagle Claw users out there? (Im also not a big fan of Ugly Sticks. Very overrated in my opinion.)

And also, I had the same rod throughout childhood that I used for trout. Over 10 years. It took a beating each trip, but always came back for another round! It was a black and yellow rod that I will never forget. It only broke when a big T.V. fell on it while moving. I was literally in tears, sorry to say, as I had wanted to give my childhood rod to MY children someday. This is one reason I fell in love with Eagle Claw rods. They stand the test of time, and they have earned my respect. Their hooks are also the first thing you will spot in many angler's tackle boxes!

I believe that the reason Eagle Claw (Wright & McGill) is not big in the bass fishing market is that they have never marketed to bass fishermen specifically. I understand that their new line of rods is a big improvement over what for years was decent, middle of the road tackle-good but not great. I also think the yellow color puts off some anglers who factor appearance into their purchase. I learned long ago that a fish rarely sees your rod until it's too late. It is an old adage in bowling that a male bowler buys performance, a female (with exceptions) generally will put appearance first. Anglers can be the same, with experience replacing gender. Tom

Thanks Pegsguy. I think you are right that Eagle Claw hasn't really targeted bass anglers as a demographic for the most part. And if a fish does see your rod it will probably think it is a branch! And what about Carrot Stix?! They are orange for crying out loud and some people think they are the best! I guess many anglers, like myself, are loyal to their brands. For me, it's Eagle Claw and Quantum.

I have an Eagle Claw reel that I absolutely love, it really works well day in and day out, and at a great price (from Walmart). Except for one minor slip up (it exploded in the middle of a cast and I lost the bail roller because a screw came loose, totally my bad), its a great reel. Haven't tried the rods though, but I prefer to keep a lower profile out on the water, so I don't have an Eagle Claw or Carrot Stix rod.

Posted By skewl on 08 Mar 2011 05:09 PM
I have an Eagle Claw reel that I absolutely love, it really works well day in and day out, and at a great price (from Walmart). Except for one minor slip up (it exploded in the middle of a cast and I lost the bail roller because a screw came loose, totally my bad), its a great reel. Haven't tried the rods though, but I prefer to keep a lower profile out on the water, so I don't have an Eagle Claw or Carrot Stix rod.

Eagle Claw rods come in a variety of colors skewl. Not just the classic black and yellow. I use a darker red one and a black one. Good rods. Are they the best? Who's to say. But I love them!

These are a couple of the rods I use. The Red Eagle is my favorite.

Eagle Claw hooks are very good quality and I am more impressed with them overall than some of the other brands that seem to be really popular with the bass guys such as Gamakatsu. I have both brands and like them both but I have had some Gamakatsu hooks with some quality issues and have also had several corrode very quickly. I have never come across any Eagle Claw rods so I have no opinion but I have heard good things from people that have used their rods. I also really like their Nitro grease fish attractant. That stuff really works well.

Thanks for the comment Sierrafishing! I agree. Eagle Claw hooks are very good. They are of a higher quality than other hooks on the market.

I think you have to look carefully at the type of hook you're buying. If you're buying the bottom of the metal, typical bronze finish, you're going to get rusty hooks easy regardless from with manufacture it is. If you buy the hook that are chrome plated or forged are going to be better. I've used a lot of Eagle Claw hooks, but when it comes to upper end hooks there are many good offerings from other hook manufactures that will provide better performing hooks. Eagle Claw really didn't have any hooks competing in the upper end category until they came out with the Lazer Trokar hooks.

Posted By slipperybob on 12 Mar 2011 03:59 AM
I think you have to look carefully at the type of hook you're buying. If you're buying the bottom of the metal, typical bronze finish, you're going to get rusty hooks easy regardless from with manufacture it is. If you buy the hook that are chrome plated or forged are going to be better. I've used a lot of Eagle Claw hooks, but when it comes to upper end hooks there are many good offerings from other hook manufactures that will provide better performing hooks. Eagle Claw really didn't have any hooks competing in the upper end category until they came out with the Lazer Trokar hooks.

Eagle claw hooks are the most popular fishing hooks on the entire market! Making up 34.5% of all hooks purchased. They must be doing something right. So I don't see how you can say they didn't have any hooks "competing!" Eagle Claw's Lazar Sharp hooks are considered to be the sharpest hooks out there by most professional opinions. Not to mention they are the only brand of fishing hooks made in the U.S.A.! But you know how us Americans suck at making quality products.....

Eagle Claw sells the most hooks because of price, period! The Lazer Sharp hooks are as good as any on the market but their standard hooks are so-so. Next time you are in a store look at a package of Eagle Claw snelled hooks (probably their biggest seller) and note that the hooks are made in USA but "hand tied in Mexico". It won't be long before they move production offshore also. Tom

It's not merely because of price. It is also because Eagle Claw sells a quality product, period! And who cares if they are hand tied in Mexico? The HOOKS are what I am buying not the tied on leader!

Just to clarify, the Gamakatsu hooks I have that corroded quite quickly are nickel finish(they look like chrome but say nickle on the package). I try to avoid bronze hooks specifically for that reason. The Eagle Claw hooks I have are all of good quality. One example is the round bend short shank trebles I bought for some of my crankbaits. Granted they aren't as good as Owner stinger trebles but they are nearly as good as the excellent quality Mustad and Xcalibur Tx3 trebles I like to use. They are all uniform, sharp and well finished and cost less than my other hooks of choice. They make some lower grade hooks and some excellent high grade hooks.
I disagree that we Americans suck at producing quality products. America produces plenty of quality products. Some of the highest quality fishing components are made in the USA. Even many things manufactured elsewhere are designed here and made to the manufacturer's specifications. We must be doing something right because we are still the number one exporter of goods in the world.

Posted By Sierrafishing on 13 Mar 2011 12:08 AM
Just to clarify, the Gamakatsu hooks I have that corroded quite quickly are nickel finish(they look like chrome but say nickle on the package). I try to avoid bronze hooks specifically for that reason. The Eagle Claw hooks I have are all of good quality. One example is the round bend short shank trebles I bought for some of my crankbaits. Granted they aren't as good as Owner stinger trebles but they are nearly as good as the excellent quality Mustad and Xcalibur Tx3 trebles I like to use. They are all uniform, sharp and well finished and cost less than my other hooks of choice. They make some lower grade hooks and some excellent high grade hooks.
I disagree that we Americans suck at producing quality products. America produces plenty of quality products. Some of the highest quality fishing components are made in the USA. Even many things manufactured elsewhere are designed here and made to the manufacturer's specifications. We must be doing something right because we are still the number one exporter of goods in the world.

Sierrafishing I was using sarcasm to make a point when I said that! I completely agree with you. America is the greatest country on Earth and we produce the highest quality products on the planet!

I enjoyed using the Featherlight hooks and several Lazer Sharp hooks, when they first came out. They also have the biggest presence in commercials if not the only presence in advertising and marketing. Granted the Lazer Sharp hooks have seen improvements in recent years, but they're still behind several other manufactures. A few examples of hook comparison. Mustad Ultrapoint hooks have points that are a lot stronger than compared to the Lazer Sharp hooks. The points don't roll if you merely bump the hook into some rocks that the Lazer Sharp hooks tend to do. VMC chrome vanadium hooks are superior to Lazer Sharp hooks in terms of corrosion resistance and sharpness. Gamakatsu and Daichi hooks are have always been just plain sharper than Eagle Claws, even in plain bronze hooks with a straight point vs the curved points of Eagle Claws. The Gamakatsu metal is not at strong as the Daichi and points will roll easer on contact with rocks. Owner hooks with their cutting point has the lowest force requirement for penetration. Lazer Trokar hooks may have a bit more of an edge over the Owner hooks, but with a cost of twice of that. So far I'm just comparing the hook points. Look at the barb on the hooks. Eagle Claws have huge barbs in comparison. Most of the other manufacture hooks hold fish just as well if not so much better. When you get into treble hooks, all my Eagle Claw trebles are tossed aside or snipped off from my lures and replaced with VMC, Mustad, Owner, and Gamakatsu trebles for better hook up ratio and holding fish. All of this is not even an issue of quality, but pure performance.

Posted By Captain Quantum on 13 Mar 2011 01:05 AM

Sierrafishing I was using sarcasm to make a point when I said that! I completely agree with you. America is the greatest country on Earth and we produce the highest quality products on the planet!

I thought about that after I posted and wondered if you were being sarcastic. It is sometimes hard to tell on forums like these and I have talked to people that think almost everything made in America is poor quality.
  Back to the Eagle Claw topic, I just remembered that I bought some jig heads from Bass Pro Shops not long ago that have Eagle Claw hooks. They were a selling point for me because I didn't know the quality of the hooks on the other similar jig heads they sell. They are very good quality, some of the best hooks I've seen on a commercially available jig head.

Yes, Eagle Claw's hooks are incredibly good and of a high quality. I don't understand why the brand is being talked down by the other members on here. VMC, Daichi, and Gamakatsu are very good hooks as well. I have them on my top water and crankbaits. And I use Gamakatsu for my bass set up when rigging soft plastics. But Eagle Claw makes excellent hooks as well. I don't think the quality and performance of their hooks can be refuted. But that's just my opinion.

But the main point of my topic was to see if there were any other members that liked and used Eagle Claw fishing rods.

Hey Captain. I currently have two of the eagle claw(wright and mgill) spin/fly pack rods. I am not sure exactly how old they are but I know that my father got them by at least 1974, possibly earlier. I don't use them a whole lot but I do love them. I also own an eagle claw featherlight 5 wt 7.5 ft fly rod. it is very light in the hand and is a joy to cast.

Brian

The discussion of the Eagle Claw products being somewhat snubbed by the fishing community of today in the opening post. My take is that Eagle Claw wasn't improving their hooks while other manufactures made improvements in better performing hooks until the recently Lazer Trokar hooks to enter into the bass fishing market. Overall each manufacture does have their bottom of the barrel products and I feel that EagleClaw occuppies a lot more of the bottom of the barrel in today's market. Each person just has to be a bit more selective of the products they choose to purchase. Like overall avoid the bronze finish hooks if possible. Buying the Lazer Sharp brand and you'll hook up with more fish and not have to worry about rusty hooks comes around next time you open the tackle box.

Everyone fishes differently for slightly different reasons other than catching fish. Like bass anglers vs carp anglers, trout anglers vs walleye anglers, etc.,...The choice of their products is tailored to their style of fishing. The performance merits of a hook requirements in artificial lures generally deserves better than the standard bronze hook.

Eagle Claw occupies a lot of the bottom of the barrel in today's market? Im going to call BS on that one. Highest selling hooks on the market Bob. Do your research.

Eagle Claw occupies a lot of the bottom of the barrel in today's market? Im going to call BS on that one. Highest selling hooks on the market Bob. Do your research.

Capt. Q. You've done the research for all of us or lack of it. Which community did you asked when you said Eagle Claw is snubbed by fishing community?

My research goes:
Mustad logo: #1 Best Selling Hook Brand since 1877

Eagle Claw logo: Fishhooks Made in USA

I'm just gonna assume that Eagle Claw can't claim to be #1. I guess I just see the ailses of premium Mustad fly hooks at a fly shop. I see all the bass lures made with Mustad or Gamakatsu hooks. I see all the Walleye bait hooks in Mustad, VMC, Gamakatsus, and Owner hooks. I'm just not seeing Eagle Claw making any presence there. I page through Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops catalog and see very little of Eagle Claw hooks. A page of cheap bulk bronze hooks for Eagle Claw, but there's like two pages of bulk Mustad hooks.

The retailers are letting us know that Eagle Claw is really at the bottom of the barrel. I merely only reflect the consensus of what everybody else as consumers and retailers are telling everybody else. I think I understand if you've never use any other hook than an Eagle Claw. I suppose you can be forgiven for such ignorance. Go to your respectable Ma and Pop Tackle Shop and ask them which is the best hooks. None of them will tell you Eagle Claw. If you're asking your Walmart or Fleet Farm employee, then you're asking the wrong community. Then ask any of them why is Mustad the #1 Best Selling Hook Brand since 1877? That's becuase they really are.

If you fish in the rain once and get all your tackle drenched.  First hooks to rusts are going to be those cheap Eagle Claw hooks.  They rusts on you even before you get around to drying them out at home.  Well maybe the NAFC free baithooks will probably rust first, but you probably really can't get any cheaper than that.  LOL's.  Then you'd be replacing them, unless you've got some Eagle Claw Lazer Sharps or Featherlights that didn't rust before you get a chance to dry them out.  You buy a Mustad Ultrapoint or VMC chrome vanadium and you have peace of mind that these hooks won't go rusting on you if you've didn't get to dry them out that day.

below is taken from fanglersurvey.com. I know that this is not the end all of lists but it says something. it has eagle claw razor sharp hooks as the #1 purchased. I am not sure if all brands were included and it does not mean that they are the best. This was from their 2010 survey. I do not know how many were surveyed or their demographics. I usually buy other brands such as gamatsu for replacement hooks. hope this helps a little.

BTW if you sign up to do these surveys you are put in a drawing for a $100 dollar gift card to the outdoor retailer of choice each month. can't beat that for 5 minutes of your time.

Top rod brand: Shakespeare (12% of all purchases)
Top reel brand: Shimano (19.4% of all purchases)
Top rod and reel combo brand: Shakespeare (23.6% of all purchases)
Top fishing line producer: Berkley (12.8% of all purchases)
Top hard bait brand: Rapala (25.7% of all purchases)
Top soft bait brand: Zoom (13.3% of all purchases)
Top spinner bait brand: Strike King (16.7% of all purchases)
Top hook brand: Eagle Claw/Lazer Sharp (28% of all purchases)
Top sinker brand: generic (29.7%), Water Gremlin (12% of all purchases)
Top fly rod brand: LL Bean (25.6% of all purchases)
Top fly reels brand: Orvis (17.5% of all purchases)
Top fly combo brand: Pfleuger (6.5% of all purchases)
Top fly line brand: Rio (32.1% of all purchases)
Top fly leader brand: Rio (31.2% of all purchases)
Top fly tying material brand: Wapsi (14% of all purchases)
Top fish finder or sonar brand: Humminbird (34.7% of all purchases)
Top tackle box brand: Plano (45.5% of all purchases)
Top landing net brand: Frabill (33.4% of all purchases)

The one problem I have with surveys is you never know the size of the sample or how the respondents were selected. There is an old saying that "figures don't lie, liars figure". Any survey can be slanted by careful selection of the sample population. An example would be the difference in results of a survey on lures conducted among Mn walleye fishermen vs a survey using Ga bass fishermen for a sample. Mustad's claim to #1 is probably based on worldwide sales. Go to Europe and I doubt you would see Eagle Claw hooks anywhere. Tom

How true Tom. Thats why I made sure to say that in no way this was scientific. There could be several reasons to these #'s one that I can think of is that there may be lots more retailers that sell these such as those stoeres that do not specialize in fishing gear. slippery bob made metion of asking any mom and pop tackle store and you would get a different answer. onother thing is a comparison between folks who only fish on occasion or do not live and breathe fishing like alot of us do. I found that alot of the items categories on this survey do not jive with my own opinion or what i would expect from the industry such as the top purchased fly rod brand being LL Bean. makes me wonder who exactly is being surveyed. I just got in on this web site a few days ago. I have my own opinion on eagle claw hooks. I do not purchase too many hooks, mostly just to upgrade lures and to tie flies. I do not bait fish too much.

Brian

My father used nothing but Eagle Claw hooks and so did I for the longest time. One day we were out of hooks, I was old enough finally and went to the local sports shop, saw the many different Mustad hooks and VMC hooks. All so shiny and very sharp looking. The Eagle Claw hooks were sold out or very slim pickings during the hot fishing season. So thought I try some Mustad hooks and it was day and night difference in terms of hook quality. Back then, there wasn't even the Lazer Sharp brand of Eagle Claws. The next time we went to the local sports shop to stock up, I picked two packages of VMC cone point chrome vanadium hooks. My father the electricioner always said chrome vanadium tools are better, so I reason that the same would be true for steel hooks. Those VMC cone cut points were insane sharp. Back then VMC hooks was made in France. Not sure about Mustad. Being the Eagle Claw customer for the longest time, I also bought some of the first Lazer Sharp hooks along with some of the first Featherlight hooks. Those were pretty good, but then Mustad introduce their Ultra Point hooks. The VMC hooks were kind of heavy duty. The Mustad Ultra Points were the best balance of sharpness, weight, and price. This is kind of where Eagle Claw just took a back seat for me. I never have to worry about rusty hooks anymore.

Well I'm not going to make any claims of being a world class fisherman but I'm certainly well above "weekender" status(even if the weekend is the only time I have to get out to fish) but I will say that Eagle Claw hooks have been alright for me. For example, I have a few packages of Lazer Sharp worm hooks and many different Mustad worm hooks including Ultra Point hooks and I have to say that the Eagle Claw hooks seem to perform just about as well as the Mustad hooks. They are still sharp, haven't bent or corroded and I catch fish with them. The same can be said for some Eagle Claw treble hooks I got for some crankbaits. I usually prefer Mustad Triple Grip or Ultra Point hooks, VMC, Xcalibur T3 or Owner Stinger hooks, but the Eagle Claw hooks were actually in stock at WalMart so I tried them out. They are sharp(they hook fish), the barbs aren't any bigger than any other hooks I have(that was mentioned in another post), the welds are good, they haven't bent or corroded and were cheaper than my other hooks of choice. I also have some regular old Eagle Claw bronze bait holder hooks I sometimes use for trout and panfish and they work fine. They don't corrode any more than any other bronze hooks I have and I catch fish with them. I have some Gamakatsu nickle plated hooks that corroded in a short time period and they are in the same tackle box as the bronze Eagle Claw hooks that have yet to corrode. My point is that Eagle Claw hooks seem to be generally good. I catch fish with them and they are usually less expensive than most of the accepted top quality brand hooks. They are of much better quality than other "cheap" hooks and seem to me to offer a good value of price and reasonable quality. They aren't the best hooks I have used but they certainly aren't the worst either. If every hook available cost the same for the same quantity, I'd choose other hooks first over Eagle Claw but I also have no problem using the good quality American made Eagle Claw hooks I already have. Besides, I'd go broke if I only bought Owner hooks. They would be my top choice because they're really good but VERY expensive too.

Top rod brand: Shakespeare (12% of all purchases)

Wow I had no idea!

ATTENTION
I am now selling all of my gloomis rods for 25% of their original cost so that I can upgrade to the superior rod manufacturer previously listed.

*end sarcasm*

Hello there Captain Quantom.
Interesting topic you have come up with here.
I have an old Eagle Claw LW-LW that was the first real worm rod that I bought back in my tournament days.
Nice rod, well built and still catches fish. I also have a couple of Eagle Claw graphite rods.
One is a 6.5 foot medium action. Again a very well built and balanced rod.
The Rod that I use most out of all that I have is a 5 foot ultralite Eagle Claw graphite.
I fish for Walleye and Bass most often and this little rod works just fine.
I use jigs in 1/16th to 1/4 oz and I can feel a fish fart with it.
I bought this rod about 20 years ago and it is still going strong.
The biggest fish that I have landed so far has been a 20 lb Carp, not bad for an ultralite.
I have had the G-Loomis, St Crox, nice rods but over priced IMHO.
I have a few Limaglass rods that I like and a couple others but its the little ultralite that gets used most.

Now for the Eagle Claw hooks.
I have been pouring my own jigs for 35 or so years.
I started with the Eagle Claw jig hooks back then as we did not have much of a selection at that time.
As the new brands came on the market ,I would try them out.
Owners, Gama's , and many others but I still pour Eagle Claws.
They work as well as any of the so called super sharp hooks.
I will say that a few years back I got some eagle Claw hooks that were sub par.
The eyes were not closed all the way but I have also had some of the expencive brands with the same defect.

Thanks for the post Yellow Bear! I agree that for the money you pay for Eagle Claw products you get quality as well. My 7'0 Eagle Claw Red Eagle is my go to rod for bass and trout and I love it! The thing must be 15 years old or older and still casts like a dream after all these years.

Seems many of you are confusing popularity with quality. Not to in any way slam Eagle Claw but their products are not exactly top end stuff, just good affordable stuff. I don't need a survey to tell me that 80% or more of anglers buy tackle based more on price than quality and appearance being the #2 criteria. Shakespeare sells a lot of rods to occasional anglers most of whom wouldn't know a good rod if it bit them.

I am loyal to their brand because their products are of a high quality, affordable and they have never let me down! I had the same rod for over 15 years. I used it every year. If that isn't quality than I don't know what is!

dont confuse quality with durability just because a rod lasts a long time doesnt make it quality dont get me wrong i own several eagle claw rods and they are dependable durable rods however when compared to higher end ( and more expensive ) rods the difference is nite and day for rods designed to do similar things sensitivity and feel is much better in the higher end rods. iown some pfluegers and 1 loomis and unfortunately the eagle claws i own arent near the quality of those. that being said i still consider the eagle claw rods are a good affordable option for most as far as there hooks i think they are decent but i dont find them spectacular but i do use them because they are usually the most affordable i admire someone who has as much passion as u do for a product line however ther is no right or wrong answer to this question what one person sees as quality someone else ( like me for example ) sees it as durability. in my opinion most people consider eagle claw products to be middle of the road to lower end products. does that make them a bad product no but definitely not the best . just one mans opinion ps i consider myself to be a real fisherman if it swims i fish for it

Posted By duckman on 15 May 2011 01:54 AM
dont confuse quality with durability just because a rod lasts a long time doesnt make it quality dont get me wrong i own several eagle claw rods and they are dependable durable rods however when compared to higher end ( and more expensive ) rods the difference is nite and day for rods designed to do similar things sensitivity and feel is much better in the higher end rods. iown some pfluegers and 1 loomis and unfortunately the eagle claws i own arent near the quality of those. that being said i still consider the eagle claw rods are a good affordable option for most as far as there hooks i think they are decent but i dont find them spectacular but i do use them because they are usually the most affordable i admire someone who has as much passion as u do for a product line however ther is no right or wrong answer to this question what one person sees as quality someone else ( like me for example ) sees it as durability. in my opinion most people consider eagle claw products to be middle of the road to lower end products. does that make them a bad product no but definitely not the best . just one mans opinion ps i consider myself to be a real fisherman if it swims i fish for it

  I really appreciate your honesty and your opinion. Thanks for the post!

   Here is an equal love of mine! But that's for a whole different topic that is coming soon!

Whew!!! Y'all wore me out.

Posted By wmiket on 15 May 2011 09:51 AM
Whew!!! Y'all wore me out.

I know! Sometimes these forums can get pretty heated considering it's just about fishing!

I'm a personal fan of Ugly Stick.  In my opinion, those rods are the most durable and are of the highest quality.

I had a 6ft. yellow eagle claw rod with a chrome zebco 99 reel was in the trunk of my car that was stolen 3o years ago.still miss that rod and reel.I bought a 6ft.6in. eagle claw spinning rod and reel at Dicks in April for 10 bucks. Great for perch and I hooked a big channel cat on it. handled it fine until he found some rocks and broke me off.

I like the Eagle Claw lazer sharp wide gap worm hooks and also their Lazer sharp Salwater circle hooks. They perform very well. I use them because not only are they good hooks but the price is good too.My wife has father's rod/reel that he was given when he retired in 1978. The rod is a 6' long Eagle Claw "Deluxe" Spincast Worm Rod. I haven't fished with it much but it is a very good fiberglass rod.

Posted By Captain Quantum on 15 Mar 2011 03:06 AM
But the main point of my topic was to see if there were any other members that liked and used Eagle Claw fishing rods.

I love my Eagle Claw Powerlight spinning combo...I use it for trout but I also use it for small soft plastics for bass. It's a TCS100 reel on an IM7 light action rod. I have it spooled with 12lb. Nanofil with an 8lb. flourocarbon leader.

Cool pic mo! Looks like a nice reel!

Thanks CQ. This Eagle Claw equipment is a lot like the life member combo...not the most expensive on the market...but a TRUE performer none the less!
                                    

Posted By mo65 on 22 Dec 2011 06:54 AM
Thanks CQ. This Eagle Claw equipment is a lot like the life member combo...not the most expensive on the market...but a TRUE performer none the less!
                                    

Awesome! Don't know if Eagle Claw still makes reels like that do they?

Sure they do! I only bought that combo in the photo like two years ago...maybe less. It was at K-mart, they still carry them, plus several other models. That combo had a price of $49.99, but I got it on sale for $35...a steal in my book!                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Looks good mo, i'm going out friday 12/23/11 to get my new deer rifle can't sleep tonight , but anyway i'm also going to pick up a st.croix rod they are on sale for the x-mas season..just wanted to know if they are as good as everyone says looking to get a 7 to 7 1/2 ft rod . I know this is not the topic here and i'm sorry for going off but was looking for some imput asap......THANKS JOHN

Posted By jtaylor23 on 22 Dec 2011 11:29 PM
Looks good mo, i'm going out friday 12/23/11 to get my new deer rifle can't sleep tonight , but anyway i'm also going to pick up a st.croix rod they are on sale for the x-mas season..just wanted to know if they are as good as everyone says looking to get a 7 to 7 1/2 ft rod . I know this is not the topic here and i'm sorry for going off but was looking for some imput asap......THANKS JOHN

John, I just asked the same question in another thread yesterday. I don't own any St. Croix rods(wish I did), but if I wanted input ASAP I would check the customer reviews on BPS and Cabela's websites. This is generally a very good way to get a feel for a product.
                                                                                                                                                                                     

I have used both the Orange and Yellow colored rods by Eagle Claw [Made by Wright-McGill] as far back as 1968. The now have graphite. One is called The Blue Diamond. They also have ultra light spinning rods now in graphite.

I have done rod and reel repair & sales since Aug 1982. I never pass up a nice looking old time Orange or Yellow Eagle Claw Rod for resale, and even some of their old Lake and Stream reels. [if they work right in all functions. Many times I have sold out all my Eagle Claw rods in a single day at Flea Markets.

I also buy and sell all sizes of Eagle Claw hooks [snelled or un-snelled] and now their snap swivels too. They always seem to sell very well.

Posted By scasteel on 23 Dec 2011 12:47 PM
I have used both the Orange and Yellow colored rods by Eagle Claw [Made by Wright-McGill] as far back as 1968. The now have graphite. One is called The Blue Diamond. They also have ultra light spinning rods now in graphite.

I have done rod and reel repair & sales since Aug 1982. I never pass up a nice looking old time Orange or Yellow Eagle Claw Rod for resale, and even some of their old Lake and Stream reels. [if they work right in all functions. Many times I have sold out all my Eagle Claw rods in a single day at Flea Markets.

I also buy and sell all sizes of Eagle Claw hooks [snelled or un-snelled] and now their snap swivels too. They always seem to sell very well.

Wow, that's awesome! Thanks for sharing your story! I've never seen an orange Eagle Claw rod. I want one!

Just an added note...the rod in my photo is that famous Eagle Claw yellow. Down near the cork grip it is a metallic brown. The guide wraps are also this color, and although it doesn't sound like it...this color combo actually makes a beautiful rod. The coolest part is it has a printed ruler on the rod, super handy for checking to see if a fish is legal!
                                                                     

Captain Q,... The Orange rods are not bright in color. They are sort of a faded orange. Usually yellow thread around all Metal rod guides and the hook holder. Many are 2 piece and they have a yellow [brass??] butt cap.

I may have one or two around in my ready inventory, or in the rod fixing barrels of rods I have.

Posted By scasteel on 27 Dec 2011 02:13 PM
Captain Q,... The Orange rods are not bright in color. They are sort of a faded orange. Usually yellow thread around all Metal rod guides and the hook holder. Many are 2 piece and they have a yellow [brass??] butt cap.

I may have one or two around in my ready inventory, or in the rod fixing barrels of rods I have.

Okay cool. Wanna send me one!?

Captain Q.... Be glad too. Let me check my stuff. I may have to make minor repairs to one of the old orange rods I have, or may have one ready to go.

Send me a direct email to ... sscasteel@yahoo.com with your name and mailing address. It will arrive at the Library computer in Clinton, MO.
We can discuss a price after I make sure I have one to send you.
Should know more on Friday 12/30.

Posted By scasteel on 28 Dec 2011 03:13 PM
Captain Q.... Be glad too. Let me check my stuff. I may have to make minor repairs to one of the old orange rods I have, or may have one ready to go.

Send me a direct email to ... sscasteel@yahoo.com with your name and mailing address. It will arrive at the Library computer in Clinton, MO.
We can discuss a price after I make sure I have one to send you.
Should know more on Friday 12/30.

Okay cool! Just sent you an email!

Captain Q,... Sent you back a reply with info you'll like.