Looking to start a spider rig setup. Talked to a guy who has 6, 12' HT Panfish specials for 130 shipped to my door. Will these work well enough for spider rigging being only 12'?
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Looking to start a spider rig setup. Talked to a guy who has 6, 12' HT Panfish specials for 130 shipped to my door. Will these work well enough for spider rigging being only 12'?
What size boat will you be fishing out of ? Longer the rod the better but 12's will work for most situations , especially when the fish are a little deeper, when the fish are in shallow water or suspended near the surface they are easily spooked therefore the longer rods work best , no very easy to haul 16 foot rods in 14ft boat though !
I have a 17' tracker so the length isn't much of a problem
I would suggest at least 14s , I started with 12s then went to 14s now I use 16s, you just have to start and decide for yourself what satisfies your needs and works for you
I have 6 of those same rods and have done ok with them but as Greg said longer is better.. I am going to move to 14 ft soon
Start with 16ft and you want be sorry! !!!!
That's what I would love to do but, whewwwwww it hurts my wallet just looking at a setup of 16' rods [emoji28]
RK1 those 12'ers will be just fine. I started out with 10' Pinnacle Limit Rods from Grizzly Jig. They worked for me to learn with. Im currently using all 14' BnM Rods. They are a good all purpose pole IMO. By all means the further you can fish from the boat the better but you have to fish within your means!
I started with 14 ft and like them a lot , I would go with atleast 14 ft. Also I just started with 6 rods to get the technique down. I would take a tape measure and measure where you plan to store the rods on your boat because I'm in a 19 ft boat and 14 ft is about all I can get on the sides of my boat any bigger and I'm gonna have to buy a rack or put them in the middle of the boat. If you haven't looked already check out southern crappie rods, compared to others of the same quality they are very easy on the wallet.
Good advice.Quote:
Originally Posted by MEATGETTER
Like Greg mentioned in his post, he went from 12's, to 14's, to 16's. Spent his money 3 times. Lmao.
Spend your money once. You'll get used to the 16's and never look back!!!!!!
BTW, I have a 20' boat, but the way my transport rack is attached, the tips of my 16'ers stick out past the transom. No big deal!!!!!! [emoji4]
The very best thing to do is try to get in the boat with someone who spider rig's and try it to see if you like it first. Then if you like it, like everyone said buy the best you can afford the first time. I have 2 set's of 12's a set of 14's and a set of 16's. My vote is for the 14's for all around everyday fishing. You can handle the fish by your self once you get used to them. The 16's turn into a 2 man operation quick and storage on a 17 ft boat is a pain because you need to break down the tips if you don't want them broken. I also vote for the Southern Crappie rods for quality and price.
I catch fish all the time by myself with my 16' rods. I don't use a net when pre fishing either. Can't afford someone seeing the net go up (when I do actually have a good spot. Which is NOT often. [emoji12]). I well rope em into the boat. The key is to let line OUT to get the fish close to the boat. It's hard to catch one if you reel IN the line. I can't reach em when they're 10' in the air. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
I started with 12' then after learning to use what seemed to be such long poles, moved to the 14' poles and now have added 2 - 16' poles to the 14 footers. Now learning to use the 16' poles. Anticipate moving to all 16' this summer. This learning experience has been over the last four years..... so my suggestion is to go slooooooow!
I really like the value I see with the Southern Crappie 16's, are they a good quality rod?
I love my 14's they are tough! Check out the main forum and do a search on them, there are a lot of reviews on them. Also you can call and talk to Ed that's makes them and he can help you out on your decision as well! Great customer service if you have a problem as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by RK1
14's and 16's would not trade them for any I have fished.