Reply With QuoteA legalis lt1000 is tough to beat. Very nice drag and pretty darn smooth for the money!
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I have two BnM Sam Heaton Super Sensitive rods, a 7' and a 10', and I absolutely love them. They do have a little more bend than all of my ACC Crappie Stix (they're all medium/light poles, while the Sam Heaton's are rated as light), so I have to be a little more careful when trying to boat flip fish, but they are a blast. I usually use them more when pitching or casting really light 1/64 oz jigs.
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A legalis lt1000 is tough to beat. Very nice drag and pretty darn smooth for the money!
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I just ordered a shallow spool Legalis 2000 for my new rod I'm looking forward to spooling it up and wetting a jig.Originally Posted by BobC
I can't help with the 7' Sam Heaton rod, but I do have two 12' and a 10' SS rods. IMO, very good rods for the money. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a 7' if I needed it.
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I have a BnM Crappie Wizard. I like it, but have been wondering how guys like the Sam Heaton. The Crappie Wizard is a bit on the stiff side. How does the Sam Heaton compare with the TCB rod? Both seem to get extremely good reviews.
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Well, I got that Okuma Ceymar A C-2000a spinning reel and loaded it up with 4 pound Crappie Maxx line. Put it on the Sam Heaton rod and it feels pretty nice. I like that the reel’s “stem” is kinda long so it provides a good amount of clearance for my hand as I hold the rod on the foregrip. I tied on a 1/16oz jig with a tiny grub and went “yard fishing” to see how it casts. I’ve never had a rod like this before so it’ll take me some time to learn to cast and be accurate with it. Right now I’m just envisioning using it for twitching a jig under a float near flooded brush and hope for the best. Here’s a few pics. I love the bend this rod has, it feels plenty soft enough to keep from ripping hooks out but still has a little bit of backbone to play the fish. It has some wiggle in the blank but it’s not a noodle. Hopefully this is the rod I’ve been wanting that Richard Gene says needs to be as “limber as a dishrag” and will work well for me for jigging.
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i got 2 of them. I like them, but i think the ACC crappie is lighter. Thats my opinion. Your milage may vary.
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If any of my casting rods bent that far, the drag would be screaming.
I was never taught to set the hook on a Crappie like I was "worm fishing" for Bass (you know ... the "cross their eyes" hookset). Even with a UL rod I still set a hook with a fast wrist snap (and almost no arm lift). I think that's why I've come to liking a M/L or Med action rod with a fast tip.
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This makes good sense to me. I try to remind myself during each trip to "snap my wrist" instead of arm lift. I think part of the fun is adjusting to the different rod/reel setups . I know some guys who have all setups exactly the same, and that's fine, too.If any of my casting rods bent that far, the drag would be screaming.
I was never taught to set the hook on a Crappie like I was "worm fishing" for Bass (you know ... the "cross their eyes" hookset). Even with a UL rod I still set a hook with a fast wrist snap (and almost no arm lift). I think that's why I've come to liking a M/L or Med action rod with a fast tip.
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I still struggle with the bass whacker mentality when setting the hook on crappie. I use sickle hooks in all my jigs, basically all it takes is a quick wrist snap and the hook is set. Most of my problems are with 12-14' rods, it doesn't take much movement at the reel to move the rod tip several feet. Rods with soft actions are my friends. LOLIf any of my casting rods bent that far, the drag would be screaming.
I was never taught to set the hook on a Crappie like I was "worm fishing" for Bass (you know ... the "cross their eyes" hookset). Even with a UL rod I still set a hook with a fast wrist snap (and almost no arm lift). I think that's why I've come to liking a M/L or Med action rod with a fast tip.
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I’m gonna have to train myself and develop hook setting techniques too. I’ve been a bass fisherman for 30 years and just now getting into crappie fishing. The one time I went out so far I had one bite and I set the hook instinctively swinging for the fence. Obviously I missed.If any of my casting rods bent that far, the drag would be screaming.
I was never taught to set the hook on a Crappie like I was "worm fishing" for Bass (you know ... the "cross their eyes" hookset). Even with a UL rod I still set a hook with a fast wrist snap (and almost no arm lift). I think that's why I've come to liking a M/L or Med action rod with a fast tip.
