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I have the Tracker 175TF and want to get in to spider rigging/trolling. Just got back from Florida and my buddy was using 16' rods on his pontoon and had a hard time bringing in fish due to the length and his short net, which I remedied for him.
What size rod would work well for me on my 17.5' boat? I'm leaning toward the 14' side.
Opinions? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
I use pst143's with bait casting reels on mine..
I have used both 14 and 16 ft rods in a 17.75 ft boat. . The 14 ft are a little easier to manage when I am fishing by myself but 16s work fine as well.
I started with 8 14’ BGJP’s and have 4 16’ now. I would prefer all 16’s but my set up for rod storage would make it more complicated to cover my boat. If you are catching fish in shallow water just strip line out as you raise the pole; it doesn’t take long to get the hang of maneuvering them.
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I too fish out a 175 tracker I run 14’ ozarks... I have a couple of 16’ers to try as soon as it warms up a little but the 14’ers have never failed me
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IMO, anything over 12' is just too much trouble.
You need as long of a rod as you can:
Afford.
Get to the river with them.
Manage to get the fish in.
14's are kinda the middle of the road.
I wouldn't go any less than that.
Jenko and Pro Angler Tackle are doing some good things with rods right now.
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I fish out of a 16' boat and use 16' rods for spider rigging. Just bought 2 25' rods for next season. The challenge with long rods is transportation, getting them to the lake, around on the lake, and home again.
I also have a pro crappie 175.
I use Crappie Wizard 12’ rods. I really enjoy using them. I also use the driftmaster rod organizer and anything much longer than 12’ will hang off the boat.
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I have aTracker 18.5 ft. boat and use 12-14 and 16ft. rods with ease.
I like 14 ft personally. Easier for me to manage alone.
14 or 16 . like bait casters due to when you get fish to the boat you can release spool and bring rod straight up to put fish close to net . jmo .
I use 14 footers on my Tracker Pro Crappie 175,they work well and are easy to transport on Driftmaster rod saver rack.
OK, I've decided to go with the 14 ers, now the question is, Jenko or BnM? What say you? I did have a BnM 12' rod break on my last week while in Astor.. That kind of gave me a bad feeling about those, but I will take into consideration your opinions..
I am a BnM guy. Have you contacted BnM about your broken rod? They have great customer service.
No, I assumed they would make a big deal out of it! $15 for a tip
Is not a big thing. But thanks for the info!
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I would tell everybody 16' rods. Cause most start with shorter poles and end up with 16' poles
Bnm poles for me 14 and 16
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16ft Jenko Spider trolls. I absolutely love them tough as nails, and can boat swing 2lb fish with ease once you get the hang of stripping line. I hardly ever use a net anymore. Grizzly jig should have them on sale starting tomorrow. You won’t regret the 16s. When the fish are spooky the extra 2 ft makes a difference. Just last week me and a buddy were fishing. He and his brother was in his boat, me in mine. He had 14s, me 16s. We were fishing the same baits, speed, and location. I limited in 3 hours, he fished 7 hours and finished with 16 fish.
I use 14’ southern crappie rods out of my 175
14 ft. BnM BGJP's
I have a 17' Lund and use 14's Mainly because that's what stores in my boat most easily.
I bought pst 143's to begin with..never had a problem with any of them..just take care of them and they will last a really long time..
We are normally using 1/2 ounce weights when we are rigging and for that weight either the BnM Bgjp or Capps and Coleman poles work really well.I think both of these poles have about the perfect amount of flex and enough backbone for this style of fishing.The Capps and Colemans are just a bit more stoudt of a rod then the Bgjp's,so if we have to step up to a 3/4 ounce weight we go with those poles.Only have ever had one tip break on one of these rods and it was on a 14ft Bgjp that was brand new out of the tube.My daughter set the hook on a little 9 inch Crappie and it snapped,Im pretty sure it was just a defect in that rod tip.
Thanks for the info, but are the PST rods better then the BGJP’s? I have looked at all 3 of the BnM styles for spider/trolling styles!Quote:
Originally Posted by ad1974
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If you want only one set of rods go with the psts. While they are stiffer than the bgjps, the difference is not much. They are great all around rods. I only recently bought bgjps, mainly for the times when the bite is light.Quote:
Originally Posted by icehouse
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The Pst's are a heavier action rod than the Bgjps or C&Cs,if you are mainly looking to Spider rig(especially with weights 3/4 ounce or less) the Bgjp/C&Cs are hard to beat.If your looking to spider rig plus get into other trolling styles as well(or use heavier weights rigging)and only want to buy one set of rods,then the Psts might be a better choice for you.