question on Wally Marshall speed shooter

been looking for a 7ft rod with some backbone and better sensitivity, i currently have the 7ft wallly marshall signature series orange rod i bought 2 yrs ago and also got the wally marshall 6ft pro series white rod, where i fish the water is very seldom like glass always a little wind and slightly choppy. with these 2 rods i can cast light lures, but it's when i am slowly retrieving i don't feel the tick bite ect, i feel the bite 100% better with the 6 1/2ft ACC crappie rod, one member here suggested the Wally Marshall 7ft Speed shooter, some say the tip eye is very small and since i tie the uni knot braid to fluoro leader, Slabprowler has this rod and loves it as far as sensitivity goes, he is going to tie a uni and let me know if the rod will cast the uni knot thru the tip eye with no issues. so i called Wally Marshall to try to find out about 2 other rods no answer, maybe someone has hands on experience with the other 2 i am trying to find out about. wally marshall has 2 other rods one is the Classic and the other is the Pro Target, i want to stay at 7ft. so the question is are these 2 new rods have any better back bone or increased sensitivity over the Speed shooter.

chet

The BnM is nice as the Wally stick or better , just a quick fyi

hi ketchn

what BnM rod are you referring to, i have a few

chet

The 6.5 BnM Leyland is a great lil rod with backbone. Some folks don’t like the long handle but it’s my preference. I have Speed Shooters and really like em.

The speed shooter from Wally Marshall does not have better sensitivity or backbone. It is an entry level fishing pole.

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Originally Posted by chetc

hi ketchn

what BnM rod are you referring to, i have a few

chet

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not sure exactly , but I held one and almost bought it , it was either 6.5 or 7 ? had "that feel" , held the wally version as well , not bad ,but not the same species in my opinion ...

I got in contact with Mr Marshall today, we discussed the rod choices i inquired about, the Speed shooter, vs the classic and the Pro target models, he did say the Speed shooter has more backbone than the other 2, but did say the pro target is more sensitive and it is a lighter rod. not the backbone as the speed shooter, he did say he also likes the Classic series in 7 1/2 ft

chet

Good luck with the purchase. Let us know how you like it.

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I have 2 of the wally marshal speed shooter rods. I have no trouble casting a rubber bobbers stop through the tip eye so you should be able to cast the uni know with no problem.

Wally has some good stuff but the Sam Heaton 7' super sensitive is my go to for casting, jigging and sick shooting. Good backbone and can feel everything. ACC is good, too but first one I grab is the Sam Heaton.

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Originally Posted by Soonerdg65

I have 2 of the wally marshal speed shooter rods. I have no trouble casting a rubber bobbers stop through the tip eye so you should be able to cast the uni know with no problem.

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hi Soonerdg65
that is good to hear on the rod tip, what lengths do you have


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Originally Posted by Wayne p

Wally has some good stuff but the Sam Heaton 7' super sensitive is my go to for casting, jigging and sick shooting. Good backbone and can feel everything. ACC is good, too but first one I grab is the Sam Heaton.

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Hi Wayne

what acc rods do you have, i have the 6 1/2 footer and it is about one of my favorite rods for feeling the bite. i never healed a sam heaton SS rod. but some tell me they are more whippy type when compared to the Acc rod, what do u think

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Originally Posted by chetc

Hi Wayne

what acc rods do you have, i have the 6 1/2 footer and it is about one of my favorite rods for feeling the bite. i never healed a sam heaton SS rod. but some tell me they are more whippy type when compared to the Acc rod, what do u think

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definitely more whippy than an ACC rod.

was out yesterday for crappie, was using the 6 1/2 ft ACC rod with 4lb Nanofil like and a 6lb fluoro leader. was using a small 1/32oz jig with a small plastic bait, i am overwhelmed with the sensitivity with this combo of line and rod, but i felt a slight tug, set the hook and at first i thought i was stuck but after a minute or so, i was pulling and reeling in gently due to the line weight, after about a minute i realizes i was pulling something from the deep, after 20 min or so i got a look and it was a snapping turtle around 25lbs, was not gonna mess with it, tried to take the best pic i can, cut the line and it went down. notice where i hooked it.


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Landed a pretty large rainbow carp and some good sized cats with my 6 1/2 crappie stick