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| I have read a lot of different articles/suggestions for what rod your "supposed" to use for a given situation or bait style. I can't say I walked away with a clear understanding nor was there consistency in what I have read.
Aside from matching the appropriate rod with a given bait for weight, what are some good rules of thumb? Seems like there is a trend toward longer rods these days.
I have a stiffer 6'6 St. Croix that I use for heavy cranks and jerk baits. For everything else I use a couple 6"9" St. Croix rods rated to a 2 oz. lure. I love this rod. Seems to work good for inlines, spinner baits and lighter cranks. I just bought one of Worralls 7'6" Conquest rods that I haven't fished with yet.
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| Chadster,
I personally think it comes down to "feel" for each and every individual. I am still experimenting with as many rods as I can to find the ultimate feel. My advice is to try many different combinations and get the feel for them. You'll decide yourself what is best for
you and have confidence.
Another thing is the type of fishing you do. If you have an open mind and an eagerness to learn, you will constantly be picking up new techniques and tactics to put into your arsenal. With that, will come the opportunity for different types of combos. A personal example - one of my good friends made me a 7'custom rod using an expensive G-Loomis blank a couple of years back. I didn't really like the rod for the particular applications I was using so the rod sat unused. Recently, I have been getting into Bulldawgs and rock crashing with deep diving crankbaits. I teamed this rod up with a Calcutta 151 and it is now one of my favorite combos - specifically for those applications. It just felt the best and I liked the way it reacted when fish hit!
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| Chadster
I have three rods that I use for diferent baits and presentations. Your thoughts on the weight is correct but I feel that how I can utilize the rod is much more important.
I use the 6' St Croix Heavy for all my jerkbait presentations. I do this because with that rod I don't worry about hitting the water every time I "work" the bait. I have found that this is great because if I have a fish following the bait the splashing of the rod tip in the water doesn't spook the fish.
For Surface and Crankbaits I use the St Croix 6'9" MH rod. This rod gives more than the 6' and with not jerking as much as with the say Jackpot I still have enough power for a good hook set when I do get the fish to hit. This rod also gives me enough length to perform a good figure 8 at boat side.
I have a St Croix 7'2" that I use almost exculsively for bucktails and lighter presentations where distance and the ability to move the lure around more at further distances is needed. This rod allows me a lighter touch when using jigs and the ability to feel lighter strikes. This is a good rod to use the figure 8 with using these lures it gets them down deeper and with the greater distance can even get fish to strike further out by moving the lure one way or another.
I agree with the other gentleman that feel is very important. If your not comfortable with what your using there is no way you can work it the way you need to. Hope this helps you with this question, I too had to had this question when I started. Good Luck this season.
Dave |
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| Chadster,
I have been using the same 8' Lamiglas for every presentation. Its the best multi purpose rod I have found.
Here are other rods I use.
Lamiglas 7.6 medium heavy for husky jerks and small Slammers
Lamiglas 7 heavy for suckers and very large jerkbaits.
Lamiglas 6.6 musky special.. for reef hawgs.
Lamiglas makes some of the best sticks out there, they are light and sensitive to your presentation. |
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