Thread: Southern Crappie Rods new SCR143T ---trail by fire

Originally Posted by nccater

I feel like my 12' Slab Shaker graphite rods will break if they get hung up on brush and I try to pull them loose. What is the best way to get un-hung without breaking rod tip?

Point the rod straight at the point where the line goes into the water and put a constant pull on the line. It will either break or pull loose. That takes some learning to do with the long rods. I can almost assure you any rod can be broken by pulling against the full rod on a hangup.

Had a really exciting fishing trip this last Saturday; I finally got my new Southern Crappie Rods in the water for the first time. I bought 4 of the SCR143T 2 oz. and 4 of the regular SCR143 so far I believe I'm going to love em. I'm brand new to this type of fishing and this is my first time out so I can't give you any comparisons, as with everything there will be a learning curve. Just putting the rods out, rigging them and then de-rigging and taking them back in was quite time consuming especially for a newbie working alone. I hope I can find some short cuts or get some tips on this, in the meantime I'll just have to factor in an extra 2 hours, one putting out and one for taking up. Well next time won't be quite as bad since part of that time did go to adjusting the Hi-Tek holders.

Originally Posted by Lonnie84

Had a really exciting fishing trip this last Saturday; I finally got my new Southern Crappie Rods in the water for the first time. I bought 4 of the SCR143T 2 oz. and 4 of the regular SCR143 so far I believe I'm going to love em. I'm brand new to this type of fishing and this is my first time out so I can't give you any comparisons, as with everything there will be a learning curve. Just putting the rods out, rigging them and then de-rigging and taking them back in was quite time consuming especially for a newbie working alone. I hope I can find some short cuts or get some tips on this, in the meantime I'll just have to factor in an extra 2 hours, one putting out and one for taking up. Well next time won't be quite as bad since part of that time did go to adjusting the Hi-Tek holders.

Shouldnt take 2 hrs, I fish alone 80% of the time, I dont break my poles down, just strap them to the deck and store them on the ceiling of my garage, You should pre-tie your rigs ahead of time too, keep them on a pool noodle, I have a 5 gallon bucket dedicated to storing my rigs, took a magic marker and labled the ends of the noodles so I would know what size weights are on each piece of noodle. Just remember the bucket or you will be need 2 hours to tie more at the ramp, not that I have done that or anything, lol

Sounds good, I will try a couple.