out of these 3 brands of rods, which would you use and why.
These will all be trolling/spider rig rods, 14'.
H&H, Acc crappie stix or Southern Crappie rods.
Not looking for other options
Printable View
out of these 3 brands of rods, which would you use and why.
These will all be trolling/spider rig rods, 14'.
H&H, Acc crappie stix or Southern Crappie rods.
Not looking for other options
Southern Crappie...I run 16t 14t and 12t...really like them, I push and pull with them ..pushing 1 oz weights and 1/16 jig... Also push cranks with them
Sent from my VS990 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
Southern Crappie Rods because they are tough as nails and Ed Duke is the best guy in the industry to deal with.
Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com
are the southerns heavy?
What M R Dux said
IMO, yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bassing_53
My 8 yr old daughter manages the 16t......
Rods are super tough
Sent from my VS990 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
Southern Crappie. Price can’t be beat and toughest rod out there bar none.
Southerns in the T series if you plan on pulling cranks or loading them up with more than a 1 ounce weight ever. By far the toughest rods I ever used, I've had my regular 14's (non t's) bent so bad before I couldn't figure how they didn't break. Had an extra tip for them for years and still can't figure when I will ever use it. The standards (non t) series get whippy in the wind when rigging is my only complaint. Go with the heavier rods and be done with it, you won't be sorry!
thanks everyone. I was leaning towards the southern's, but I am a little concerned about weight.
THe 143 series are 9 ounces compared to the crappie stix 7.1. No clue how noticeable 1.8 ounces would be
They are heavier than some of the others but they will be in rod holders you will never notice it I have some of the 143t and they are some kinda tough!!!
Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com
I have 2 Bass Pro crappie max 14' now, It's hard to lift the rod out of holder with fish on. THe 16' Acc Crappie Stix I fished with recently were a bunch lighter even being longer.
Negligible, your not holding a jig pole all day just sitting it in a rod holder. If 1.8 ounces makes or breaks the deal I dunno what to tell ya... I can say this southerns will have more backbone. We need it down here are smallest crappie or a pound or two :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Bassing_53
I was looking to order a rod from ACC but every time I checked, the rod that I wanted was out of stock. After repeated checking, I gave up. It seems that ACC keeps a very low inventory based on my experience. Spawning crappies waits for no man, so I had to look elsewhere. If you settled for ACC rods, you might want to put your order in early if they're not out of stock.
just wondering why the weight of the rod would matter if its in a rod holder ?
in my opinion the tougher rod is the way to go if you are leaving it in a rod holder 90% or more of the time .
my 2 cents
SCR's is my vote I have about 16 of them and I'm fixing to order 4 more they don't seem any heavier than any other and they are defiantly tough as nails and Ed Duke is one of the nicest guys I've ever talked to.
ACC all the way. Super lite rods with plenty of back bone. Most sensitive rod I've used for crappie and they are made right there in Illinois. You can slightly g slabs and not worry about braking them.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
Well you asked for opinions and that's all this is. All I can tell you is, I'm going on 77 end of this month and I have no problems with the 14' Southern Rods.
Good luck [emoji1303]
Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
THe 2 bass pro rods I purchased are very heavy and hard to lift out of the rod holder. Ad the weight of a fish, sinker etc and it makes it worse.
I was very fortunate to have the opertunity to fish grenada lake, the couple that took as with them had 16' ACC Crappie Stix. The were very comfortable to use. That's the only reason I am concerned about weight
Southern crappie are tough rods,but i wouldnt pick them for a spiderrig rod,tips are to fast and bounce alot in windy rough conditions.H&h and acc i have never used,capps and coleman and bgjp's are excellent spiderrigging rods though.
Sent from my SM-S907VL using Tapatalk
I'll stick with my SH SS poles.
I'm a fan of ACC Crappie Stix, I have four. I also have two SCR 143's but I rarely use them, and for long lining only.
I found a couple ACC used. Got a good deal and so far really happy