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Okay I know it's been discussed before but I've got it narrowed to 2 different rods. I'm thinking either the Pinnacle rods or the Crappie Stalker. Those $40 and up rods not happening, my wife would kill me. Anyway I know some of y'all have the Pinnacle(are you pleased) but what about the Crappie Stalker? Does anybody use these or know somebody that does or has anybody used both if so which do you like better? Pros and cons. Thanks for your input.
I was talking to a friend yesterday about crappie rods and the difference in the rods and prices. Some day I will buy some of the Southern Crappie rods but I don't have any complaint about my Pinnacle rods. They have been through a lot of fishing time and have pulled in many crappie and even striper in the 2 to 15 pound range and handles anything that has jumped on the jigs. I'll tell you another rod I'm pleased with, the Academy Tournament Choice rods. I have two 12' I use and they have a good backbone. Hard to find them in the stores but you can find them on their site and like the Pinnacle rods they cost right at $20. Just my feedback on two of the cheaper rods.
If youre talking longlining I've used the 8', 10' and 12' rods since I started longliningg (which has been 5 or 6 years ago) and am still using those same rods. None have broken yet and as Ronnis said...theyve caught stripers andf catfish up to 15#'s . You can still get 4 for $66 off Ebay and The Crappie Hole in Chapin, SC sells them too. There's also a member here that sell them...forget his name now, someone help.
I have fished with both rods mentioned and out of the 2 I like the Pinnacle the best and Grizzly Jigs has a good deal on them you can buy 4 rods for $60.00 !!!
Yep....Grizzly Jigs. Thanks Joe.
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Originally Posted by strmwalker
Got mine from Grizzly also.
We have a member (snaphunter) that has some pinnacles for cheap in the Classifieds. If interested you should send him a PM.
I bought a few from him..........Great guy to deal with and the rods do their job just fine.Quote:
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Thanks Gabowman and Midcarolina. I did he said he had already sold them. Oh yea i checked Grizzly Jigs and he is out of stock right now. Thanks Strmwalker and SeaRay.
Not sure where you live. Give The Crappie Hole a call (Chapin, SC). At one time Mark had a ecorner of his shop stacked with 'em. If that dont work look for 'em on E-bay,.....4 for $66.
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I'm over by the Cola Airport and you know I forgot about The Crappie Hole. Thanks GaBowman!
The guy on the inside of the barnyard flea market that has more fishing stuff than ANY tackle store around has new crappie rods for a dollar a foot..... don't know the name of the rods....but he sells a bunch of them.......
I bought 2 used wally marshalls for a dollar a foot from him...........You just gotta take the time to look through all the rods and he prolly has several thousand rods there.......
Do yourself a favor and buy good equipment to start with! I wasted enough mony 3 times to have bought the best.. Buy B&M PSTs. 16ft.ERS first and not last. Like most of us did. Warning! Once the Spider bites you its over! Good luck.
Did you read EMC'S FIRST POST? HE IS ON A BUDGET JUST LIKE MANY OF US...NOTHING WRONG WITH BUYING WHAT YOU CAN NOW TO GET IN THE GAME, THEN UPGRADE LATER ONE OR TWO AT A TIME...
wasn't trying to yell posting from stupid smart phone...
well all I can say is this ; I have the pinnacles in 8 ft , 10 ft ,and 12 ft and I also have some HT panfish rods 8 ft ,12 ft and 14 ft and I have some B&M PST rods 12 ft !!! I have had the pinnicales and B&M rod since 2010 and honestly I rather fish with the pinnacles than the B&M rods for the type fishing I do with them which is longling now with that said here is my reasoning there you are cast the jig out behind the boat and the side of the boat and put the rod in a rodholder , now that fish ain't going know if he got hook by a $20 dollar rod or a $50 dollar rod it don't make a difference he is hooked and coming to the boat !!! and the same goes when I am spider rigging I rather use my 12 ft and 14 ft ht panfish rods over the B&M !!!! the only thing I can tell the difference in is if you are single pole jigging over a brush pile the B&M is the winner hands down !!!! ,just my :twocents
Hey Guys, I know I'm new on this sight and won't have much influence but I have been crappie fishin for awhile. With that said, I use both the Pinnacle and Southern Crappie rods and I have to say, my favorite one is the one with the crappie on the end of it...... Actually, both are good rods and have served me well. Oh, and by the way, although I'm a new member I've been reading and learning new things and different ways to do them on here for a while.
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Originally Posted by strmwalker
All I troll is Pinnacle rods. 12 in the boat, 12 backups at the house. Never had a problem. Abbeville gun and Pawn in Abbeville SC sells them for $17 a piece.