Pushing rods

Ok Earl , Golf Pro and other professionals looking to learn how to push what kind of rods.

I use 16' B n M trolling rods. I like the 16' rods rigged with a 3/4oz weight so I can push .8-1.2 mph and keep my bait out from under the boat. I can also go as slow as I want. It works great for me.

I'm currently using a BnM PST 14' rod and two Capps/Coleman 14' rods to push jigs. Started with 1/2oz weights and intend to try 3/4oz weights on my next trip. I generally "push" at 0.4mph to 0.8mph, depending on which speed will keep my lines at approx. a 45deg angle. Doing so, I can easily calculate the depth of my jigs by multiplying the length of line out by 0.6 (14' of line out x 0.6 = 8.4ft jig depth ... and I discount the 0.4ft as line length between rod tip & surface of the water, so actual depth of jig is ~8ft) Every extra foot of line out will increase the jig depth by about 7 inches. "Line out" measurements are taken from rod tip to barrel weight, since the jigs, even though they're on 12-18" leaders, will not run much deeper than the weight ... at those speeds.

I did notice that while both rods handled the weight/speed, the C/C rods are a bit softer action. They did "bounce" more & longer when boat was rocked by incoming waves. But, on relatively flat water, there was no discernible difference. I wish I could say that I did see lite bites better on the softer action C/C rods, which is what I was told by my "Spider Rigging Mentor" ... but, the fact is, all I ever saw was the rod tips buried in the water :Doh: since it seemed like I always got bit when my attention was away from the rod tips. rotfl

... cp :kewl

I like the Crappiemaxx and Wally Marshall tight line specials.

Robert, you are going to get a lot of opinions which is a good thing. I push with 8 - Crappie Max 14 foot Signature Series Rods. They are more sensitive than the Tightline Series but they have plenty of backbone. I normally push with 1/2 up to 3/4 ounce weights. Double rigs with 2/0 gold aberdeen hooks and or Sugar Bugs and or Taser Jigs tipped with minnows. I have found that sometimes crappie like just a minnow on a gold hook instead of on a jig. I push a lot slower than most folks because I am generally targeting a specific spot.

Now y'all have me thinking and stewing on my options and now I have smoke rolling out of my ears. Earl learned how to catch them on homemade cane poles with a gold hook and minnows sometimes them old ways are the best.

Southern crappie rods has come out with a new 14 ft rod that is supposed to handle up to 2 ounces of weight for pushing or pulling cranks. Check them out

I like the 14 ft southern crappie rods cant go wrong with mr Ed.

i still see a lot of cane pole fishing on lake blacksher .works great if you only fish 12 to 14 Ft. deep .

14 ft crappie maxx tightline specials for me!

I'm gonna try pushing 1oz weights on 14ft. Crappie Maxx Signature Series rods this Saturday. I'm not sure how they will hold up with an ounce of weight moving at .6-.8mph. I know they can handle 1oz. moving no faster than .4. Gonna push double jig rigs on Allatoona with 2 friends long lining out the back. If they are biting, it should be a riot.