What's your favorite size rods???
Tony_Grant
Posted 5/3/2003 5:42 AM (#68922)
Subject: What's your favorite size rods???




Posts: 172


Guys I am looking for some feed back on rod sizes.
What is your favorite size for
JERKS?
BUCKTAILS?
CRANKS?
Thanks for your help
Lockjaw
Posted 5/3/2003 7:22 AM (#68927 - in reply to #68922)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???





Posts: 147


Location: WI - Land of small muskies and big jawbones

For jerks I like the 6' 9" heavy action rods.  For cranks and bucktails I prefer a 7' 6" med-heavy or heavy action.

 

I'm nuts about musky fishing.  Could you tell?

MeHabeeb
Posted 5/3/2003 7:44 AM (#68929 - in reply to #68922)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???





Posts: 492


Location: Lindenhurst, Illinois
For Jerks I like my 6'10" G loomis for Cranks and Bucks I like my 7'7" MH Gloomis.
Muskmelon
Posted 5/3/2003 8:09 AM (#68931 - in reply to #68922)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???




Posts: 58


Location: Edina, MN
Jerks - 6'1" for walk the dog and choppy retrieves, 8' if I want longer glides on a dive and rise.
Bucktails - 8'
Cranks - 7'
sworrall
Posted 5/3/2003 9:34 AM (#68934 - in reply to #68931)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???





Posts: 32926


Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin

7'6"

8'

8'

I use  6.5' rods for twitching, too.

sputterbug
Posted 5/3/2003 11:19 AM (#68939 - in reply to #68922)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???





Posts: 364


Location: Kentucky

Tony,

 

6' 9" for jerkbaits

7' 6" for bucktails

7' 6" for cranks

 

Lookin' forward to fishing with ya Wednesday!

ToddM
Posted 5/3/2003 12:33 PM (#68944 - in reply to #68922)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???





Posts: 20248


Location: oswego, il
I like my 6'2" avid for jerks/g;iders and my 7'6"MH for everything else. Thinking hard about the 7'6"H avid.

Posted 5/3/2003 2:34 PM (#68948 - in reply to #68922)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???


Tony,

Past 4 years, I have been using a 7'6" for Bucktails and a 7' for everything else.

This year I am keeping the same 7' for everything else, but, I bought an 8'6" for bucktails. (I bought it in Nov. so I only got in a few casts, but I've been practice casting in the lake the last 2 weeks and I really like it).

Scott
Ranger
Posted 5/3/2003 11:13 PM (#68975 - in reply to #68922)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???





Posts: 3908


JERKS? 6'6" Cortland "All Purpose"
BUCKTAILS? 7' Fenwick HMG and 7'2" St. Croix Premier
CRANKS? 7'2" St. Croix Premier

Sucker Rod - That monster 8'er I bought from Donnie in GR.
Obfuscate Musky
Posted 5/3/2003 11:36 PM (#68976 - in reply to #68922)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???




Posts: 654


Location: MPLS, MN
Well I'm a little shorter so I go with a 6'2" for jerks and 7' for bucktails, topwater and cranks
RAZE1
Posted 5/4/2003 6:36 AM (#68982 - in reply to #68976)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???





Posts: 938


Location: NeverNever Lake
6'10 HR Lammy for the big stuff
7'6" Diamondback ex-heavy for everything else
8'6" Lamiglas to heave baits into strong winds
Vman
Posted 5/4/2003 11:09 AM (#68990 - in reply to #68922)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite size rods???





Posts: 103


Location: Illinoise
This year I'm trying an 8' AllStar for Bucktails and cranks.
I'm thinking of buying the 6'9 St Coix Premier Heavy action for my jerks.

Good Luck.