What is your favorite rod for Shooting docks
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What is your favorite rod for Shooting docks
I am interested in this one also...as I am looking to buy a dock shooting rod also.
I personally like the Wally Marshall speed shooter also the pro angler rods are good!both are very sensitive to the leat lil tic plus has lots back bone!
Lew's (Wally Marshall) white pro series in the 5'6'' is all you need!! Good backbone and perfect tip action!!
Here is what I use
just cut the eyes off the rod except the one on the end
shoot it like a flip
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Berkeley lightning rod with a zebco delta reel( 5ft 6in ). IF I'm going small I use a 6ft inferno rod with a shimano Sedona's reel but I prefer the delta most
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Stingerman175 and Lowe175 I did not realize that anyone shot docks with a spincast reel. Lowe175 is the reel you use with the Lightning rod a spinning or spincast, when googling the zebco delta I only saw a spincast model. Also I am just wondering do you push the button down on the reel and then release it as you release the jig? Cabela's has the Berkeley Lightning rod and spinning reel combo on sale right now for 39.99 and I was thinking about picking one up with a gift card I have to see if I like it for dock shooting. Definitely following this thread.
BnM Bucks graphite crappie combo in 6 ft. https://www.bnmpoles.com/collections...=1581480509451
I use my regular jig casting rod to shoot docks with : 6'6" ESP Power Lite rod - Okuma Stratus STX20 reel - 6# hi-vis Vicious Panfish copolymer line.
Started out with shorter rods, but came to find out that a 6-7' fast action rod was a lot easier to set the hook with & not have to jerk my arms up over my head to do it. :biggrin
The delta is a spincast like the 33 and yes I hold the button down. I can and have shot docks with most setups and that's my favorite but some people find other ways work for them. You experience my be different. It really depends on if your skipping or shooting. I do both depending on how light of a jig I'm using but 90% with the delta and a 1/6oz marabou jig. Light jigs on the spinning reel.
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Guys maybe cowboy will chime in to he is a dock master to and has a different style than me. Take everything he says to hart he's a great fishermen
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Thanks, I will play around with a spincaster or 2 that I have and see what I think. One of my goals is to try some dock shooting this year.
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Y'all need to know some things right to start with.....
Lowe175 could shoot docks with a Snoopy pole from Walmart or a Willow limb and sewing thread and catch more fish than most of us. He's got some kind of super power like Superman or that dude that could talk to fish. I think his name was Aqua man. It's been a long time since I read a comic book.
If Glenn had a Youtube channel, Richard Gene the Fishing Machine would be subscribed to it.
I don't know about that buddy lol.
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yes hold the button and pull back and release the button when the jig goes by the reel
its really easy once you get the hand of it
I really like my Lews Wally Marshall Speed Shooter!
BnM sharpshooter.....5.5'
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Does anyone use the Pflueger President combo for dock shooting? They have a 6' and a 5'6" combo, I was taking a look at both of them.
The pfluger is a great reel
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wally marshall signatorie series 7’ with 6 lb hi viz.1/24 head and a bass pro light 6’5” with 4lb with 1/32 jigs i practice sitting on a bucket in the drive way shooting at a solo cup 25’ away I can hit it 1 out of three when I’m hot��. I out of 6 when
im not. Hadn’t got that good yet
Fo sho. The only regret I have about Pfleuger Presidents is that I didn't buy more of them when BPS had them for $25 or whatever it was last year. I have at least one Pfleuger reel that's 15 years old and I honestly can't tell it from a brand new one when I'm fishing with it. I don't know if you can wear one out.Quote:
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ACC Crappie Stix is supposed to have a good dock shooter I personally haven't tried one I do have 2 of his 10 footers and really like them so far.