Thread: What’s your shortest UL spinning rod?

My shortest UL rod is 5'. Can't believe I'm reading this actually. Sounds like shooter's looking for rifles under 5 lbs so they don't have to carry to much. Most my UL rods run 6'6" and for UL I wouldn't go shorter then the 5' or longer than the 6'6". Then too humans are crazy for always wanting the best there is but that is a personal choice and best will never be agreed on.

It’s partly about weight , but mostly it’s about fishing from wooded shorelines , whether it’s from a creek , pond or lake .
I really enjoy my 4’6” to 5’ UL’s and was wondering anyone could shed any light on rods shorter than 4’6” .
I’ve fished some spots where a 4’6” rod was too long and I had to shoot my jig like one would dock shoot .
Guess I’m going to be a guinea pig .
My 3’8” has made it to LA today , probably going be about another five days .

Right now I have a 5’ Phenix custom build that I bought at Mudhole from one of the guys that works the counter. The handle is like an ice rod with very little behind the reel. Good balance and action and surprisingly strong for its size. You’ve all seen it in some of my pics, the one with some rattlesnake skin on the bottom just ahead of the grip. I don’t stand for long periods so bank fishing isn’t something I do much of. I like and use my 5’6” rods, of which I have a few. Everything I have is between 5’ and 7’. I’ve handled some of the longer ones and they just don’t have the feel that I like. Some are so parabolic that I don’t know how a person would cast them. Victor uses 7’6” rods for float fishing open water and I’d like to fish one before I decide about them. I had a 4’6” Shakespeare micro that was cool but I have storage issues for the forty rods I have now and it didn’t survive one of my purges to thin the herd. I like rods to be a little faster action than a lot of the UL rods I’ve seen.

Shortest currently is a 5’ 8” Fenwick River Runner. Years ago I had a nifty 5’ Zebco High Tech well I think that’s what it was but my memory is suspect. Anyway I well remember hurling a sparkle tail jointed diver off a sand bar and hooking a good sized white bass. That little rod was bent double and what a great fight it was.

Originally Posted by Jiggertrigger

Shortest currently is a 5’ 8” Fenwick River Runner. .

I have one of those rods . Nice rods . I don’t know why Fenwick discontinued the series . They had a good following from what I’ve read .
I need to get mine out and put it in the rotation for awhile.

I have a couple Shakespeare micro lite 4'6" rods I use under bridges in high water where you can't set the hook with a long rod .... landed an 8lb catfish on a tiny crappie jig with one!

I have several short rods, anything from 4' 8" to 5' 5" is what I mainly use simply because I do a lot of kayak fishing and it's a heck of a lot easier to land/net the fish with the short rods.

With boats/pontoons it's mainly 6' 0' to 7' rods
Bank/shore fishing gets 7' to 9' rods

Nothing big name with most rod/real combo's costing $100 to $150. One of my absolute favorites is the pflueger president spinning combo. A 4' 8" rod paired with their small #20 reel.
Pflueger President(R) Spinning Combo | Pflueger(R)

This, a recently acquired travel rod from Abu Zoom Safari collection in 4 piece 4foot ul.

Originally Posted by LVSpinfisher1

This, a recently acquired travel rod from Abu Zoom Safari collection in 4 piece 4foot ul.

I like that one !
Just placed an order for one once I found them on Amazon Japan .
I’m a sucker for UL travel rods .
Thanks for posting!