Thread: 10 FOOT ROD

I own the Rojo Grande Rods and use 9ft 7wt fly rods with a Min 4 tiptop #3 ring. So sensitive you can feel fish hitting the line. Anyway not the point, I met Steve Dana at a BPS seminar he was doing in Denham Springs, La. Since I have a near endless supply of rods I quietly sat with my friends, right up front, and listened. Steve was saying one thing but as I watch his bio-mechanics he was also demonstrating something else. He was moving his Tree Thumper in a way I could tell would be deadly for me. Also we are never too old to learn a new trick. Since I have 2 8wt rods that very much are Saltwater grade fly rods for my "Swing'em" in the boat backbone, and due to the length of the 10ft Tree Thumper, it didn't catch my initial interest. Steve did a great job so I bought one of his rods in 11ft. Well it's fantastic for the style of river trash fishing we do so I went to Grizzly jig and stocked up on spares and the 10ft too. As the earlier post recommends, the 10Ft Tree Thumper is a great 10ft vertical jigging pole. Even fishing one in each hand, they are light enough and stiff enough to get the job done. Still using the WM Solo's where a softer tip section is OK, have a jig tipped with a minnow, more open water where wave action may induce too much jig movement. When a even softer touch is desired I have 2 11ft BGJP poles with the handles cut down making 10ft 2 in rear seat jig poles out of them. With 4# test, micro weight jigs, both are deadly, especially on Shell Crackers.

10’ rear seat ozark or acc crappie stix I have about 5 of the ozark they are my favorite and picked up the acc for giggles and ended up liking it to!


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My vote would be ACC crappiestix. I’m trying to talk myself out of ordering a 12ft rear seat myself, I have no need for it but I sure do want it.

I have a 10’ Sam Heaton super sensitive for about four years. Paired with a metal frame Diawa sweepfire 1500, it balances like a casting rod right at the blank touch spot. I’m not gentle on my gear and it has done me well and isn’t heavy.

10’ ACC would be my first choice but a Huckabee would be up there to depending on how stiff of a rod you like and if you fish in a lot of timber.


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Between the two I have, I prefer the Sam Heaton over the Huckabee Dippin' rod ... even though the Huckabee is a more powerful rod. The simple reason is that the Huckabee Dippin rod has a larger (thicker) handle than the Sam Heaton, and using it for any length of time cramped my hand. But, if it weren't for that I'd go with the Huckabee Dippin" rod on greater strength & sensitivity.

I have a 10' and 12' Ozark rod brush buster jigging rods. I love em. I've had Acc, todd Huckabee and bnm rods and I really like the Ozarks the best. I also have a 7 and 6.5 ozark pro series and they are sweet.

Mercy! 18 post and about 12 different rods.
Now I'm off to hold whatever Academy & Woods&Water has in stock that y'all suggested.
Got a feeling it may be Double Touch, Tree Thumper or Sam Heaton.
But it will get braided line for sure. Thank you all.