What rod for ripping twitchbaits?
KSauers
Posted 1/7/2009 1:56 PM (#353637)
Subject: What rod for ripping twitchbaits?




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Looking for a rod to rip 6 to 8" twitchbaits. soft enough tip for casting ,but stiff enough for ripping. Don't like a lot of give in the rod when I'm rippin it. Kurt
Beaver
Posted 1/7/2009 2:32 PM (#353640 - in reply to #353637)
Subject: RE: What rod for ripping twitchbaits?





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I know what you mean. I use a "Lip Stick" bu St Croix for crankbaits big and small, and for pulling and twitching Grandmas and Big Games, but if I want to crank it up a notch and rip the lures through and around weeds I still use a 7'6" MH Avid. The only give is in the tip, and the length is perfect for me. Lip Stick has too much give for ripping.
Beav
esoxaddict
Posted 1/7/2009 3:15 PM (#353650 - in reply to #353637)
Subject: RE: What rod for ripping twitchbaits?





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I like a 6'9"H or 6-10"H for that appilcation. A longer rod probably would make the job a LOT easier, but I feel much more in control of the bait with a shorter rod. Longer rods with more flex in the tip just don't seem to have the power to really smash that bait through the water from a dead rise. You do sacrafice some casting ability with a short stout rod, but I need the backbone. (I may be a little agressive with that particular retrieve now that I think about it )

Yake Bait
Posted 1/7/2009 7:31 PM (#353707 - in reply to #353637)
Subject: Re: What rod for ripping twitchbaits?





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St. Croix PM80MHF is awesome for a good rippin rod. Will handle the lighter stuff you are looking at but also has a good amount of backbone for the task. This was my favorite rod last year and I like to throw twitch baits more than anything else.
Steve Jonesi
Posted 1/7/2009 11:03 PM (#353750 - in reply to #353637)
Subject: Re: What rod for ripping twitchbaits?




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Loomis Steel 96-20. Gonna rip the 9"-12" stuff? Loomis Steel 96-25. Both built out to 9' of course. Softer tip is key with LOTS of power. The most VERSATILE rods I've ever thrown.
Nicholas Lehnertz
Posted 1/8/2009 1:54 PM (#353851 - in reply to #353750)
Subject: Re: What rod for ripping twitchbaits?




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I second what Jonesi said on the Loomis Steels.
Guest
Posted 1/8/2009 10:57 PM (#353949 - in reply to #353637)
Subject: RE: What rod for ripping twitchbaits?


I'm really interested in the Steel... what other rods/blanks do you think are comparable to the 20 and 25? What baits are you throwing with them?
River_Muskies
Posted 1/9/2009 7:45 PM (#354158 - in reply to #353949)
Subject: RE: What rod for ripping twitchbaits?




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Location: Collegeville Pa		Can someone give me some info on the Loomis Steel. Maybe it is me but I cannot find anything about it, even from Loomis!!!

Thanks

KSauers
Posted 1/9/2009 7:54 PM (#354164 - in reply to #354158)
Subject: RE: What rod for ripping twitchbaits?




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Your best bet is to call Thorne Bros. and talk to lonnie