for bobber fishing with a bobber stop knot?
it seems all the rods I'm seeing nowadays have micro guides,
I'm looking for something about 6' to 6'6", 50$ to 80$ range
as always thank you all
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for bobber fishing with a bobber stop knot?
it seems all the rods I'm seeing nowadays have micro guides,
I'm looking for something about 6' to 6'6", 50$ to 80$ range
as always thank you all
Bass pro micro lite float n fly rods.
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Ditto.Quote:
Originally Posted by feelay
Might want to look at Trout/crappie Magnet.com Rod's) Jeff has a video on the rod's he builds and sells just for float and fly or float and jig fishing. They have a video using these rod's.
X3 on the bps micro lite. I like the 7ft 6in model. I have 2, I keep one rigged with a slip bobber and one for cast & retrieve. When they go on sale you can get 2 for $80. They are very good tight line rods also.
Personally, I wouldn't want a slip float rod to be less than 7' long. Reason being, I want the length to allow me to pick up as much slack as possible on the hookset, from a distance. I also wouldn't want a very whippy rod, or even one with slow action (parabolic bend), because I want the force of the hookset to be transmitted from the rod to the fish as instantaneously as possible and past the slack line between the rod tip and float & the float and bait.
When it comes to slip float use ... I usually break out my 8' BnM/Duckworth FnF rod, or either one of my 10' rods (BnM Sam Heaton Super Sensitve or Todd Huckabee Dippin rod), depending on whether or not I'm holding them in hand (FnF) or using a rod holder (SHSS or THDR).
And yes, micro guides/tip are the main reason I don't use my 9' ESP PowerJig rod for slip float use :Doh:
... cp :kewl
I really like the duck commander 11ft jig pole for slip cork fishing. 95% of our crappie fishing is done with a slip bobber, and this rod is by far my favorite for this technique.
I totally agree with CrappiePappy above. I wouldn't go any shorter than 8' and it's hard to beat the quality and sensitivity of B n' M rods.
first off thank you all for your input on this topic
the only reason for the pole to be 6' or 6'6" would be for accurate casting to stick ups and the like, and unless I'm mistaken a shorter rod is more accurate for this use
if I'm wrong someone please set me straight, I have looked at these rods you folks have listed, I want one of each lol
again thank you all
Hmmmm....I do a lot of casting and have used from 6'6" through 9' rods. I have not personally noticed any difference in casting accuracy, regardless of which one I am using. Assuming the pros are correct, then yes, a shorter rod should be more accurate; but, I believe, that depends on who's doing casting. I do find that I get greater distances with the longer rods, for whatever that's worth.
Personally, I don't think the longer rods would detract from accuracy, at all. There may be a short learning curve, as far as getting used to using a longer rod ... but, unless you've never used a rod longer than 6'6", it shouldn't be much of a change. :twocentsQuote:
Originally Posted by short grub
... cp :kewl
Pappy I have 3 11 ft BnM SHSS rods and love them but to me I'm more accurate with a shorter pole, I will look into a longer pole for cork fishing maybe one of each
again thank you all
Yeah, I wouldn't go so far as to use a 10' or longer rod as a primary slip float rod, but a 7 or 8ft long rod wouldn't be near as unwieldy. And it would give you more length to lift slack with.Quote:
Originally Posted by short grub
You might even consider a 7.5' BnM Crappie Wizard IM7 rod ... I believe it to be a good rod, at least the one I held long ago seemed to be. I wasn't real thrilled about the painted tip, and don't know if they still have that ... but, you could check with BnM and see, if that makes any difference to you.
And by the way ... If I WAS using a rod longer than 8' for slip floats, I probably wouldn't be "casting" with it ... as much as I'd be "flipping" or underhand pitching with it, depending on the distance of the target and the "congestion" of the area.
... cp :kewl
thank you all
Pappy thank you sir, your advise means volumes to me
again thank you all for your input on this subject
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