Thread: DIFFERENT RODS WANTED

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

But your pole staying straight out is not taking the "pole bounce" out of your baits. The bend in the Bucks was letting the bait stay in the strike zone better. For instance, in 1 foot waves the PSTs are staying straight out with little movement but the boat is still going up and down, so is the bait. The Bucks will flex with the wave and give the bait less bounce. "Pole bounce" is being misunderstood here, what we (I) am interested in is bait bounce and how the pole effects that. Also, you will catch way more fish in these conditions with the more limber pole, at least I do. If your rods, I have been here, are jumping out of the holders, get off the lake, its bad.
Back to the wind, makes life way easier.

Ok that's making more sense to me....I see what you are saying now about bait presentation, I just knew if a big wave crashed with my BGJPS it would make all of the tips shake a lot worse than my pst

I have a set of the cheapest rods on the market, Pinacles, and they are awesome in a bad windy situation and why I still have them, great for long lining too.

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

I have a set of the cheapest rods on the market, Pinacles, and they are awesome in a bad windy situation and why I still have them, great for long lining too.

I've had some pinnacles finally got rid of them all last month

Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3

I've had some pinnacles finally got rid of them all last month

If they made that rod in a 14 or 16 it is what I would fish with all the time.

This has been a great talk. I got a lot to learn. I have used corks on many occasions in the wind.

Use a float on all your poles. Peg it on the bottom hook and drag it instead of letting it bounce. Keeps the bait in the strike zone much longer than bouncing. No pole will solve "The Bounce". If the boat is bouncing, so is the pole!!!!! Make sure the float is the right size for the weight you're using. This works like a champ as long as you're fishing shallower than the pole is long. Leave enough slack from the rod tip to the floats as to not pull the floats off the water when the boat bounces (2' swells, let out 2.5-3' of line or more, etc).

You cannot look at your rod tips when doing this. You MUST watch the floats. If the float is the right size, (barely buoyant enough to not stay under in the waves) the fish will pull it down quick when you get a bite. Too big of a float, and the fish will drag it back instead of taking it down. Takes to long to see a bite that way and you lose more fish because when the boat bounces in the swells it gives the fish slack before you see the bite.

Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

Use a float on all your poles. Peg it on the bottom hook and drag it instead of letting it bounce. Keeps the bait in the strike zone much longer than bouncing. No pole will solve "The Bounce". If the boat is bouncing, so is the pole!!!!! Make sure the float is the right size for the weight you're using. This works like a champ as long as you're fishing shallower than the pole is long. Leave enough slack from the rod tip to the floats as to not pull the floats off the water when the boat bounces (2' swells, let out 2.5-3' of line or more, etc).

You cannot look at your rod tips when doing this. You MUST watch the floats. If the float is the right size, (barely buoyant enough to not stay under in the waves) the fish will pull it down quick when you get a bite. Too big of a float, and the fish will drag it back instead of taking it down. Takes to long to see a bite that way and you lose more fish because when the boat bounces in the swells it gives the fish slack before you see the bite.

BRM not sure if I understand what you mean by pegging the cork to the bottom hook and dragging it. I always just had the cork just barely sitting on top of the water with enough slack between it and the pole to compensate for the bow moving up and down. Can you explain?

Waden.. I think he means the bottom hook on the cork and don't attach it to the top of hook on the cork. then you can drag it easer. I use small balloons and tie them on your line at what depth you what to fish. No need for all the different size of corks for your weight sizes. Just blow up your balloons with your minner aerator to the size you need tie to your line and your ready. Just remember not to fish deeper than your pole length.