Thread: Southern Crappie Rods

Originally Posted by yikess

and easier to grab in a hurry.

That's what I thought ,easier to grab. I guess I spoke to soon , broke a tip last Sunday but it was my fault , lol

Originally Posted by "G"

Feelay taught me that....line puts equal tension on all of the guides and you can see the bite better.

Get new glasses Gewber, then you can see the bite better

Originally Posted by MrGoodtime

Get new glasses Gewber, then you can see the bite better

I did that today

Fixing to order some 14'fters myself come this week,,.coukdnt ask for a better birthday present,,,,

Now the eternal question from a newbie. 14ft or 16ft. I was stuck on getting 12ft. But recently fished with 16 and have been convinced of them. Any expert opinions before i order?

Originally Posted by Lester547

Now the eternal question from a newbie. 14ft or 16ft. I was stuck on getting 12ft. But recently fished with 16 and have been convinced of them. Any expert opinions before i order?

Boat size dictates this for me, if you are fishing out of a rig less than 20 foot long the 16s are a pain and seldom make a difference, 14s are what we fish out of a 19.5 long Bass Cat and it works well, 12s have caught tons of fish over the years.

Thanks for your input guys, I think I'm going with 14s. This is my initial investment in crappie. I'm a newbie and only been in other folks boats. I got a skeeter zx200. So it seems like 14 is a happy medium.