guess I'm gonna try one of those new fangled 14ft Ozark rods ery body been talking about. Got a reel my dad had to go on it so we will see.
Will be Ozark against BnM side by side
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guess I'm gonna try one of those new fangled 14ft Ozark rods ery body been talking about. Got a reel my dad had to go on it so we will see.
Will be Ozark against BnM side by side
Battle royal! Keep us informed which one ya like the best Mike.
Now maybe you can set the hook:biggrin out to borrow a PST then you can have a real test.
You could've called BigH and asked him... We had 4 and 4 last fall..
I have one Ozark and I really like it. I fish 3 C&C, 4 B & M and 1 ozark right now. C&C helps you see real light bites with less backbone but they won't break. They've more flexable and when a big one pulls, the rod bends more and you're less likely to loose it. That goes a long ways when you only have 2 foot of line out. The B & M is a great pole, lots of backbone for a long pole. The ozark shows light bites better than the B & M with good backbone for a hard pulling fish. MY opinion is the C & C are better for shallow trolling or when they're biting real light. Then the B&M and Ozark for when you're fishing deeper with heavier weights
DD you do know the Capps & Coleman pole is made by B&M! The C&C and BGJP are very similar. The foam handle on the C&C poles is longer and has a beveled end so you can adjust the tip easily.
Gonna be hard to beat my capps and Coleman's but we will see
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I liked the C&C's i used to have, but they tend to bow real bad when you get an oz of weight on em. If I could afford two sets, I would have C&C for spider rig and PST for cranks, both pulling and pushing. The Ozark seems to be a good middle ground rod
I have used all 3 MO..... And I prefer the Ozarks. All i do now is spider rig. I might be wrong but I would think the PST would be a much better choice to pull cranks. I think the Ozark is to light on the tips for it although it has a really good backbone.Quote:
Originally Posted by MO' MONEY
got 4 new ones and I like them course I aint done enuff spider rigging to compare the two
Thats what I was afraid of too handi. I would rather push jigs than pull cranks when it warms up, so I may be able to get by doing that. I will probably eventually get some pst's just in case I do decide to do some crankin, but I want my spider setup to be all ozarks before I get any
yeh Hugh, I know that. they're more flexable that the BGJP though
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What u getQuote:
Originally Posted by Donald@CrappieLogic
yeh Mo. you need totally different Rods for the 2 types of fishing. I have 6 crank poles and 8 spider rigging poles. Well, actually I got alot more than that cause I didn't go ahead and bite the bullet right off the bat and get 14's. I got a set of 10's and 12's at the house to. LOL
14 foot OzarksQuote:
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I do like mine better then the c&c i hadQuote:
Originally Posted by Donald@CrappieLogic
If I wanted a broom stick Id just borrow one from mamma :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cray
I use both the Ozark and the C and C. The C and C is way to limber in my opinion. You do see the lite biters better, but you must net all your fish because the backbone is non existent. The Ozark has a lite tip action, but you can handle big fish better because of the backbone it has.
Both poles have pluses and minuses. The C and C rolls around bad when playing a fish, but with the lite backbone, the pole doesn't load up very fast, and the lite biters won't feel the backbone and spit the bait near as fast. The Ozark on the other hand has much more backbone, and can handle up to 2-3 oz weights for power trolling when the fish are more aggressive, or might work pulling cranks, which I haven't done with them. It has an extremely lite tip, but will load up faster with the lite biters, so you must grab them before the fish has time to spit the bait when it feels the backbone.
In colder weather, I use the C and C's so the fish will hang on longer. I use the Ozarks the rest of the time.
I use 20 ft cane poles they have plenty of backbone and load up nicely but watch out when they unload and they double as a azz whippen stick
I started out years ago with 16' Walley Marshal tight line specials. Tough poles, but heavy and stiff. I now use B & M PST's
That's what happens when you get famous . Lol
I started out with the Wally's too, and you're right about them. Missed a lot of bites I never saw. The Ozark is similar to the PST, but has a lighter tip. Both are good poles.Quote:
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Got slimes a bit ago
What about southern crappie rods?
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Couple weeks ago I fished the crappie maxx and ozarks side by side. And to me they are very similar. The ozarks were a little lighter but the backbone was about the same. I think if you go with CM,ozarks,CC or pst you can't go wrong.
All in personal preference and major fishing style. None of the rods are BAD rods, just have different strengths.
Now fishing will be even harder--with 3 poles got to pick my gnat color more carefully, choose my rod--Ozark today, CnC, Southern Crappie--man they making it hard:)
I fish the Capps and Coleman's exclusively trolling and RARELY net a fish. I hate to speak for feelay when he's not here, but I've fished with him quite a lot, and he'll tell you the same thing. And this isn't for lack of catching fish.
Same here. Never net a fish unless someone is with me and they just feel the need to use a net. And I swing fish all over the place with the cncs. It's actually pretty funny to watch when I'm by myself. I figured I might ad well try an Ozark for the heck of it since I needed to replace one.Quote:
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It's getting harder and harder to find a decent cane pole these days. Anybody know who has them without a joint in the middle?
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I can swing a 14" fish in the boat with a C & C, no problem. Takes a little practice is all. I have gone back to PST's when guiding, C & C's aren't for the novice.
They go good with little debbies .
Well I can say one thing about the Ozark. Its a good.one.for windy days. It actually feels to me like the BGJP. very stiff with light tip. I lobe catching fish on the jig pole so the Ozark should be fun too (extra 2feet) we'll see.
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