TFO BVK 10 foot 5 weight rod with rod sock (does not come with tube when bought new). $240 insured and shipped in US. Also Lamson Liquid 3 pack reel/spare spools in factory case, $140 shipped/insured...
Right, so how will they know if you are targeting shad? They will probably just watch from the woods with binoculars for a few, until they see what you are doing, kind of like Grobert does every time...
I mean the trout magnet is basically a mini shad dart and it works well!
I have been fishing as far back as remember and I was fortunate enough to live near a reservoir that I could walk to and slide under the barbed wire fence. Back then it was worms, split shot, and...
"No sir, I catch loads of trout on shad darts....didn't even know shad were in this river, when did that happen?":)
Now, would that be shipped in a sealed plastic bag? Its getting warm here and I'd want to get everything I paid for.
TFO BVK rod and Lamson Liquid reel...