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Been fishing this rod lately, and let me tell ya it is a good rod for jigging, I like it just as much as the Ozarks, it also has a little bigger eyes on it which makes it easier to thread and a cut on the cork putting your finger on the blank. It is a good rod you can put your money on, For sure. Give one a try and see for yourself.
Been hoping to hear someone review this rod, been holding out on purchasing one til I heard some feed back about it. May just retire a couple of my rear seat Ozarks and give one these a test drive. Thanks
Been thinking about getting a new one, may give it a try. Hows the weight compared to an Ozark?
Another new pole ..... Great!!
I was actually on here looking for a new hot spot to catch some nice size crappie. ha ha
The sam Heaton is a great pole it is lighter than the Ozark but not quite the backbone, there is another great pole just come on the market In a 11ft.rear seat cork handle also. It's a JENKO and also a little cheaper than the others !!!
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When I was young I would fish with my grand parents on a local oxbow. We would set on cane poles in a small boat and just drift. If my butt wasn't setting on a pole I was getting told to get my rear back on it. Now it's monies for one POLE?
Love my 11' Sam Heaton, great backbone considering the weight of the rod... (first one I bought is in the bottom of lake Brewer :-/) landed 8lb bass and swung in several big crappie with this rod...super light and
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why rear seated seems like that would make it harder to balance the pole in your hand?
Rear seat is much easier to balance to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ibmack
hmmm, thanks for the info. been fishing with Sam's Super Sensitive from Bass Pro (bout $59.99) for a couple of years and will have to have someone slap me upside the face to change.
Bet it would be a disaster if you tried to swing in a 2 lb or larger fish with anything other than an Ozark . :twocents I took a lady fishing this summer and took awhile to teach her the NIMROD snatch and swing landing technique . She kept putting her elbows in her stomach and could not lift high enough . I told her this ain't golf ,to lift them arms up and stand up if needed . :Rofl She started flinging them in the boat . I told her not to try it unless she was using a good pole like Ozarks . She fished next day with my buddy and he uses B-n- M rods . She busted a pole right into . :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by MEATGETTER
Another guy fished with me this summer but wanted to use his poles . I offerred one of mine but said his were fine . I started swinging them in left and right handed . (both poles) . Well he tried it and bam , his B-n- M busted . :biggrin I handed him one of mine and told him I had a replacement top half I'd sell . He turned it down and asked where to buy one like mine .
I think nets are for Catfish and Green Carp not Crappie . :fish As RCC would say '' Ozark rods are Crappie Ninja approved'':highfive
Nimrod you are a lot braver than I am. I wouldn't try to swing a 2 lb plus crappie in the boat with a catfish rod. Lost to many big crappie because of hooks pulling out over the years but not due to rods breaking. Used the same 10 ft Sam Heaton super sensitive for a long time and wouldn't trade it for nothing. Heard the Ozark rods are nice and work good never tried one. Curious what the Ozark weighs compared to the Sam Heaton. Dippin jigs all day weight becomes an issue.
I wouldn't snatch a Real 2lb fish in the boat with a broom handle. The pole has nothing to do with their soft lips or mouth. [emoji105] [emoji4]
Really doesn't have anything to do with the rod , it's about the technique used to swing em in ! However I do like the Ozark rods but there are other great rods out there and BnM has been around longer than any of em !Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
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Heavier I'm sure but I fish one in each hand , all day sometimes .:fish I fish bigger jigs with bigger hooks than most . Don't loose many and feel I land some that those trying to net would . I see them often drop off in the boat once line goes slack . :ThumbsUpQuote:
Originally Posted by TimY
More lost when line slack allows hook to fall out a torn hole . If you doubt my word , just ask the guys fishing with me . (slackline , Fancy Seats , RCC , Ski Trip ) just to name a few . :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
It is about technique and having a good rod. I've about stomped a hole in the bottom of the boat running around with the net while Nimrod was telling me to get out of the way:Rofl Yes, Nimrod is not joking, and I've seen him swing many huge crappie in the boat without a net, and he has seen me lose several trying to play them to the net. I don't have skills that will match the real crappie catchers out there, but it is amazing to see them work their magic. I don't see enough big fish to practice on, so I always go for the net. I can rip the lips on some 8 inch slabs without reaching for the net.
I like forward seat rods and use the butt against my elbow/forearm for leverage to swing the slabs in with both hands ( rod in each hand ). :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by ibmack
I believe YOU do it, I said that I wouldn't. [emoji1303]Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
I sure have more confidence in swinging them in the boat now than I did before. My buddy is a bass tournament guy, he laughs at me when I tell him I do this, he calls it boat flipping em. I don't care what he calls it it works better for me than other methods I have tried.
Chris
They are my fav!
We made a road trip to Grizzly Jigs this summer and got a new Sam Heaton rod. I really enjoy using it.
Nimrod can swing crappie in the boat no problem- recently seen him swing about 40. Looked like those flyin carp landin in his boat every other time i looked over there.
I like both rods but the ozark tips are cheaper and stronger.
To each his own, but for me there is "no air time for big crappie" They are in the net or have a net under them as soon as they hit the surface.