Thread: Short afternoon trip / report

Nice mess. Looks like some biguns.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

I decided to try a small local lake today. Backed boat in at 4 pm and kept a limit by sunset . Used same Todd Huckabee Rods and 1/4 oz jig heads rigged with orange/chartreuse 2.5 '' little hustler tubes by Southern Pro Tackle . No net used as usual just swing them in with these tough graphite rods .

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Which one of the Huckabee rods do you prefer?

I’m planning to stop by Grizzly Jig next week on my way to St Louis, considering the Pro series rod and the dingo rod.

Originally Posted by warhawk

Which one of the Huckabee rods do you prefer?

I’m planning to stop by Grizzly Jig next week on my way to St Louis, considering the Pro series rod and the dingo rod.

If you like shorter the meat dragger is fine . The pulling pole is good for a little extra length . The Pro series rod looks the same as pulling pole but has about 15 small eyes , great in the wind but a pain to thread line through that many eyes . I have all three . We have never netted a fish using these rods but do have to lip big Catfish . I would buy the pulling pole , I have trouble threading the eyes because I have bad ( old eyes ) ones myself .







Here is 7 that weighed 14 lbs out of a stringer we caught a couple weeks ago and never netted a fish .

Thanks Nimrod, I don't like those micro guides for the same reason, plus they don't work well with bobber stops.

Nice catch. I broke a pole a couple days ago so thanks for the pole review.

I was swinging in one a couple of weeks ago, about 2 lbs, and made the mistake of reaching my hand up the rod and lifting just a little to get it over the edge of the boat and that rod snapped instantly. So don't do that, keep your hands on the handle.

Originally Posted by Mac Daddy

I was swinging in one a couple of weeks ago, about 2 lbs, and made the mistake of reaching my hand up the rod and lifting just a little to get it over the edge of the boat and that rod snapped instantly. So don't do that, keep your hands on the handle.

I have used all kinds but yes rods are designed to bend in an arch , if you grab up towards the end not much room to bend without putting a bad angle . I have swung lots of slabs with these Huckabee with no problem . No rods will hold up with a sharp bend if you load them up too much . Never lift on a sharp vertical pointed rod , let it bend , just not all on the tip . We don't carry a net , ask anyone I have fished with . Swing with steady pressure and using bigger hooks we lose less fish than most using a dip net .