Thread: DIFFERENT RODS WANTED

3 oz of weight is too much for the bgjp. I would recommend the 14 ft bnm pst for a 1 pole set up. You can take a caps and coleman tip and swap the tips out if you were not satisfied with sensitivity.

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Stiff pole ain't gonna help you on pole bounce, gonna be worse. Go to shorter pole and add length to your leaders will help you way more.

Im not sure that I agree with that....I went from 12 foot bgjps to 16 foot psts and my pole bounce has changed a good bit.....my bgjps would bounce bad....one of the reasons I went to the stiffer pst...i fish out of a 16 foot flat bottom and doesnt take much movement or wake to make my poles bounce

Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3

Im not sure that I agree with that....I went from 12 foot bgjps to 16 foot psts and my pole bounce has changed a good bit.....my bgjps would bounce bad....one of the reasons I went to the stiffer pst...i fish out of a 16 foot flat bottom and doesnt take much movement or wake to make my poles bounce

Think there may be some confusion here. I think what you are referring to is pole bend on the BGJP not bounce. What Rees is saying with the stiffer pole your going to have more bounce ( the stiff tip jerking the baits up and down in the water column ) the whole idea is to keep baits as still as possible thus the lighter tip letting the pole bend instead of bouncing the bait up and down.

Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3

Im not sure that I agree with that....I went from 12 foot bgjps to 16 foot psts and my pole bounce has changed a good bit.....my bgjps would bounce bad....one of the reasons I went to the stiffer pst...i fish out of a 16 foot flat bottom and doesnt take much movement or wake to make my poles bounce

I got the same boat as you with spiderloks. My BGJPS bounce. I don't know what to do. Some say PST others say Southern Crappie. I respect and appreciate all of the advice. Have decided to get 2 Southerns and 1 PST and try them side by side.

I love my pst so far, they can handle heavier weight and I can still detect very light bites

THEIR IS TWO GREAT TROLLING POLES ON THE MARKET IN MY OPINION AND THEY ARE BGJP AND PST'S BOTH B N' M !!!!

Use a float

Originally Posted by Wadenthebushes

I got the same boat as you with spiderloks. My BGJPS bounce. I don't know what to do. Some say PST others say Southern Crappie. I respect and appreciate all of the advice. Have decided to get 2 Southerns and 1 PST and try them side by side.

Rods WILL NOT solve pole bounce, a softer shorter pole helps and longer leaders do as well. The ONLY thing that will help with pole bounce is a HEAVY boat, preferably glass. Not scared to say I have 1500 lbs of batts, added lead under a deck extension, and gear before adding 2 and a lot of days 3 fisherman on the front deck. As long as water is not coming over the back I can spider rig, have to titen up the spread some, this helps as well but I can fish. 19.5 older glass boats don't sit as high in the water and this helps as well.
Pay attention to what BRM said as well, he is a master at that technique and in that situation longer poles help and it works really well.