Thread: Jig pole

Go get the 11 foot Buck's Graphite Jig Pole at Academy Sports. The 10's are a little short for spiderrigging and the 12's are a little too heavy for vertical jigging.

In my opinion the 11 foot length is the best suited for all around fishing.

Depending on what type of fishin' you want to do, you may want a couple of each. For me, I like a 10' for jig fishin' in shallow laydowns and 12' for slo-trollin'.

it depends on what kind of fishing you will be doing and what you prefer, but i use a 12' buck's jig pole almost all the time.

got 2 12' graphite and they work just fine .....[IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\tony\My Documents\My Pictures\Killer Stringer Full Apr 07.jpg[/IMG]

The best thing to do is just go to the store (Academy has a fair selection; Gander Mtn is too expensive) and hold as many different poles as time allows. The biggest mistake you can make is just running in there and buying a pole without holding it for a few minutes to get the "feel" of it. One other thing to watch out for is the reel, be sure to go as light as possible.

For me it doesn't get better than a quality 10 foot rod with a t11 zebco filled with 4 or 6 pound stren fluorescent blue line with a 1/32 pink/white or black/chartreuse mini jig tipped with a wax worm. Add a little cover in about 10-12 feet of water and I am happy as a gopher in soft dirt.

10ft rods work well for me and my wife

We're going to have an assortment of BnM poles at Crappie Camp for folks to try out. I like the 10-foot Wizards for our slip-float rigs and 11-foot Ultra-Lites for pole-in-hand jig fishing.