Having a slightly more flimsy/soft tip action rod can help, too. My 14' PST and 14' Capps/Coleman rods will bend exactly the same with equal weight ... as long as the rods are stationary. But, the Capps/Coleman rods will flex more easily in waves, so they don't "bounce" as bad as the PST.

I mostly push jigs with them, and have 2-3' leaders from weight to jig, so the bouncing doesn't move the jig all that much (like it does the weight & rod tips).

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