Quote Originally Posted by VaCrappieMan View Post
I hadnt thought I would want to buy a JDM rod for float fishing but I think I am going to... I generally use a 68 ultra light fenwick river runner but I would love to turn it into a comparable JDM rod... any suggestions? Id love to stay around the same length and I am fine with going up to 300 or so on it...
I look at the term "Float Rod" as one to use with a longer length..in the 9 foot range...to fish for trout...or doing the Float'N Fly method on Smallies. The 9 footer helping you to take pressure off big trout...or Smailles....when using light line. Of course it could be used for any specie when fishing under a float where you need to make some sort of cast with a fixed float and still have the float set pretty deep. I left it on the river bank years back...a Browning 9 foot Float Rod...that was the name of the rod...LOL. It was not the same as they sell now, the Six Rivers Rods. The replacement for that rod is an 8' 3" Yamaga Blanks Blue Current TZ Long cast. Weighing in at only 72 grams it sure is easy on the arms. But might be overkill for a float rod. It is really meant as a jigging rod and I must admit I rarely use it. If I ever seriously take up vertical jigging it sure would be the ticket though.

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