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ESOX Maniac

Posted 2/2/2016 10:06 AM (#802568)
Subject: What's the best rod & reel combo for .22 shorts?

Posts: 2754

Location: Mauston, Wisconsin

I thought I'd beat Muskynut & ToddM to the punch...I really have no clue!

Have fun!
Al

wisskie

Posted 2/2/2016 10:08 AM (#802569 - in reply to #802568)
Subject: Re: What's the best rod & reel combo for .22 shorts?

10'6" TI XXXXXXH with a Tranx HG

AFchris

Posted 2/2/2016 12:13 PM (#802603 - in reply to #802568)
Subject: Re: What's the best rod & reel combo for .22 shorts?

Posts: 265

Location: McGuire AFB, NJ

Wisskie,

I think you might be a little under powered with that set up. You'd probably be wore out by the end of the day.

Honestly Al, I casted them on my Top and Tail all year paired with a Calcutta 400D or Lexa 300. I kinda look at it like fishing lipless cranks. You want that rod to really load up. Smaller hooks, smaller bait...let the rod do the work. In addition, I STRONGLY recommend "lighter" line. 65-80 lbs braid. You'll kill the action with 100lb +. Lastly, a wire leader really compliments the bait. I have caught fish on floro leaders, but after trying both I stuck to the wire.

The casting bite is good. The trolling bite on these is even better.

Tight lines~!

Chris

bowhunter29

Posted 2/2/2016 5:47 PM (#802700 - in reply to #802568)
Subject: Re: What's the best rod & reel combo for .22 shorts?

Posts: 910

Location: South-Central VA

My pick would be a TI 9' MH paired with a Curado 300DSV or Toro 50 in 5.4 or higher ratio.

Jeremy

hoosierhunter

Posted 2/4/2016 9:11 AM (#802952 - in reply to #802700)
Subject: Re: What's the best rod & reel combo for .22 shorts?

Posts: 427

bowhunter29 - 2/2/2016 6:47 PM

My pick would be a TI 9' MH paired with a Curado 300DSV or Toro 50 in 5.4 or higher ratio.

Jeremy

This is what I will be throwing it on except the reel will be a quantum exo 300 in 6.6 gears.

missourimuskyhunter

Posted 2/4/2016 11:48 AM (#802965 - in reply to #802568)
Subject: RE: What's the best rod & reel combo for .22 shorts?

Posts: 1316

Location: Lebanon,Mo

HaHa. The rod/reel combo you already have for smaller baits

Wood_Duck

Posted 2/5/2016 7:48 AM (#803081 - in reply to #802568)
Subject: Re: What's the best rod & reel combo for .22 shorts?

Posts: 555

Location: Tennessee

That's abit of a tough call for me as I just use general purpose rods, more than changing rods to all the different baits. I usually use the .22 short on either a Mojo 8'6" Hvy, or Big Nasty for trolling. Casting, a MH/H model would work pretty well but I throw them on the Big Nasty casting too. For a reel, I've switched over almost exclusively to the Komodos. They outcast every other levelwind reel I own and are built like a tank.

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