Thread: Shooting docks rod length

Originally Posted by jigslinger

I use 5 and 5.6 my favorite is a 5.6 b&m sharpshooter...the longer rods seem alot more accurate to me I have a 4.6 sharpshooter that always seems to hit high to me so I leave it at the house (going to sell it). The easiest rod to learn to shoot with is a 5ft ugly stick because only the end portion of the rod bends, and u ain't gone break it!

Buster's bait and tackle in Alabama modifies a ugly stick for dock shooting. It's a medium action that is shorten to 5' with better guides. Jam up rods plus great guy to deal with.

Bass Pro Shop Microlite!! 5'6" - 4 POUND P LINE HI VIS GREEN. PFLUEGER TRION OR PRESIDENT REELS. I have never broken a Microlite so I do not mind paying a little more for them. I have four of them. Two are for guests!!

Its a good idea to have 3 just alike (even though I don't practice what I preach all mine are a different brand or lenght) if I shoot my ugly stick for a hour then pick up my sharpshooter it takes a couple shots to get zeroed back in. The reason I have different ones is different secnarios ...I can shoot that ugly stick as accurate as a 22 rifle, if I want to get the jig in a very tight spot with a 1 inch clearance either way the ugly stick will do it.
but if I have just a little more room to play with I like the sharpshooter because of its sensitivity and great feel.
I know I just kinda contradicted what I said in the first sentence ...I just love talking dock shooting!

The two I use is just what I had to fish dock lights but they are prob a 4ft6 micro spin and a 5ft ugly dtick both have browning ultra light reels I found on sale at bass pro love the reels use 6pound hi viz mr crappie line they do the trick but I do like thefeel and acc of the micro better jig ive been thinking of buying a sharp shooter let me know when youwanna get rid of it I should prob find one to see how I like the feel of it

SHUG87, I have a Sharpshooter that you can try to see if you like it before you buy one. Just pm me and I will meet you somewhere. My office is off of hwy 247.

Sure thing mr earl I will get with before I go again thank you

Originally Posted by Shug87

The two I use is just what I had to fish dock lights but they are prob a 4ft6 micro spin and a 5ft ugly dtick both have browning ultra light reels I found on sale at bass pro love the reels use 6pound hi viz mr crappie line they do the trick but I do like thefeel and acc of the micro better jig ive been thinking of buying a sharp shooter let me know when youwanna get rid of it I should prob find one to see how I like the feel of it

Shug I used to use the mr crappie line also. I was at bass pro a while back and bought some crappie Maxx hi vis 4 lb just to try cause it was cheap ( 7.99 for 3200 yards ) it is just as limp ass the mr crappie but about twice as strong. When jigslinger and I were shooting docks and fishing brush he was amazed at how I could pull up tree limbs and straighten out hooks under docks with 4 lb line so he got some to try out and he is sold on it now to. Try it out I think you will love it. And save a bunch of money to.

I have used many dock shooters that are mentioned above, and the best shooter would be a 6 foot, St. Croix light action im6, one piece blank with a custom Tennessee handle. Many store bought rods shoot great, but they ALL lack feel after the shot, which makes a huge difference when you're not using live bait, because you only have a few seconds before they spit it. Spring for a custom IMO.