Reply With QuoteWhat's the biggest advantage to the 14 foot rods vs the 12? Is it practical to say that the 14s won't spook as many fish? Is 2 feet making that much difference?
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Bob, Ducker uses them he went from the 143 to the 143t. He has told me he can't tell the difference when spider rigging with the lighter weights. They just load up a little farther forward when you put a load on them.Originally Posted by BobB
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What's the biggest advantage to the 14 foot rods vs the 12? Is it practical to say that the 14s won't spook as many fish? Is 2 feet making that much difference?
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I use the 143t and 3/4 is what I troll with! They do great with the 3/4 oz weights!
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That's part of the reason. And yes, 2ft can make "that much difference" ... at times. It can also make a difference depending on the location of your rod holders, as not all boats are initially set up for that type of fishing. Take my boat, for example :
The rounded but pointed nose, location of the trolling motor & floor mounted depthfinder unit only allowed me to place my rod holder bases more or less about halfway between the bow of the boat & my seat ... which is a couple of feet from the bow/trolling motor head (when deployed). Even with 14' rods, I have to watch the angle of my lines when pushing jigs (or use a weight heavier than 1/2oz), or else I may end up with a rig wrapped around the trolling motor blade. If I were using 10-12' rods, I'd have to move slower or point the rods out towards the sides more ... and even then I'd have to keep an eye on the line angles, should I happen to have to make a hard turn for some reason. The 14' rods that are pointed straight out in front of the boat/tm are probably closer to 12' past that point ( I'm guessing, because I haven't actually measured).
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Thanks for the replies about the 143T's ..... I was kinda looking for a dual purpose rod with a little more backbone that I would be able to spider rig or push or pull crank baits.
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I run 14' b n ms and am nothing but happy with them. That being said Ed Dukes is a treat to work with from what I have heard and I'm planning to get a set of the scr143t rods myself. Seem to be great multipurpose rods. If you haven't rigged your rods with beads for the lite bites I highly recommend it. I hear as many bites as I see!
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Edit ..... never mind, I searched and found some info. Thanks.
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What beads?
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I found some info on another thread .... The consensus seem to be to use 6MM plastic beads. Quite a bit of info on this thread http://www.crappie.com/crappie/missi...g-poles-3.html
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I am pretty sure he is talking about the little plastic bobber stop beads (at least that is what I call em). Place one on the line between the last two eyes on your pole and let it settle down against the tip. When you get a light bite, the line will make the bead click against the fiberglass pole. Also, as my eyes get older, I have noticed that if you use the bright orange beads, they make the tips much easier to watch all day......
