Success using 12'ers

Just curious if anyone has had any success spider rigging with 12'ers. I was thinking about goin to 16'ers, but was wondering if it would make that much difference as I already have 8 12' PST's.

I really liked the Ozark 16'ers that i used while fishing with BRM and just wondering if its worth the hassle of switching everything over?

Any information/comments are greatly appreciated.

Been using 12ft wally marshalls for the last 10+ yrs have caught a few fish with em.

I used 12's for years, caught thousands of fish on them. Longer poles give ya a little extra width to your spread and distance from the TM. If you aren't going to be competing, don't worry. If you plan on doing a bunch of tourney fishin', could help to have the longer poles.

I fished 12's for years and did fine!!!

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Originally Posted by jimfish

Been using 12ft wally marshalls for the last 10+ yrs have caught a few fish with em.

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I would say a few is a under statement

All I use is 12' rods. What makes a big difference is how far back the rod holders mounted. Mine are to the front, so consider where your holders are.


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Thanks Speck...Just curious why you changed? Is it that big of advantage getting away from the trolln moter?

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I fished 12's for years and did fine!!!

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Originally Posted by feelay

I used 12's for years, caught thousands of fish on them. Longer poles give ya a little extra width to your spread and distance from the TM. If you aren't going to be competing, don't worry. If you plan on doing a bunch of tourney fishin', could help to have the longer poles.

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Good Point and thank Big C.....Mine are fairly close to the front as well.

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Originally Posted by Big C

All I use is 12' rods. What makes a big difference is how far back the rod holders mounted. Mine are to the front, so consider where your holders are.


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Dont really plan of competing....was hoping to fish a few FJ's this year. Thanks for the advice Feelay

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I used 12's for years, caught thousands of fish on them. Longer poles give ya a little extra width to your spread and distance from the TM. If you aren't going to be competing, don't worry. If you plan on doing a bunch of tourney fishin', could help to have the longer poles.

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Originally Posted by hawgdog

Thanks Speck...Just curious why you changed? Is it that big of advantage getting away from the trolln moter?

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I switched to 16's a couple of years ago. 98% of the time, the 12's worked just fine. The advantages to the 16's are when fishing real shallow or very clear water. The extra length gets the baits further from the boat to keep from spooking fish as bad. Plus, as Feelay said, you do get a wider spread with the longer poles. If the fish are deeper and/or the water is dirty, the pole length doesnt really matter as much.

i started out with 12's, then i got a couple 14's and it seemed most of my bites came from them, then i got a couple 16's and the same thing happened. I went all out on the 16's for a couple years but finally stuck with the 14's. I get a good spread on them and they are not as heavy as the 16's.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by feeshrman

i started out with 12's, then i got a couple 14's and it seemed most of my bites came from them, then i got a couple 16's and the same thing happened. I went all out on the 16's for a couple years but finally stuck with the 14's. I get a good spread on them and they are not as heavy as the 16's.

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