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Been considering an upgrade to my crappie rods and looking at the ACC Crappie Stix. Curious about the medium power rating. Have always used light power rods for the most part….. medium light for the heavier side of things. Medium power seems like a pretty stout rod for crappie. Can anyone with experience weigh in on the action and power? Thanks
All I can say is they feel light when you're holding them. I can feel the light bite because they are really sensitive. Here's the kicker for me, when I set the hook that's when the rod shines. You go from feeling like an ultralight to feeling like a medium fast action rod. These things have great backbone. I've caught several types of fish with mine, including catfish, and white bass. One other bonus, they stand behind their product. I had one break on a Thursday, and they had me a new one on Monday. I explained how I broke it he didn't ask for anything other than delivery info, he apologized, told me he was shipping next morning. I'm not sponsored or affiliated with ACC, but I am a satisfied customer.
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I have 2 of them that I shoot docks with. As stated they are light, sensitive and have great backbone. They will flat out send a jig skittering deep under a dock. I have wrangled a couple of bonus fish out fromnunder the docks with them. Several large cats and a very determined Mirror Carp
this is a really common complaint on ACC rods , never used one myself , held one though at one point , seemed ok , but there are tons of ok rods out there that wont break really easily , just saying ......Quote:
Originally Posted by DWILL
hear tell they replace them readily though and lots of folks swear by them , but when they were handing them out to all my buds to test back when ....
guess who dint get one , likely cause I wouldn't "story" up about how great a rod it is , just saying ......:Rofl
i have accumulated a few crappie rods over the last 3 years. i would rate the ACC rods probably the most sensitive of my top 3 rods for crappie. i want to just explain the sensitivity point i am saying. no bobbers or in calm water watching the line, strictly light jig fishing, just saying. i feel the thump the best with the model i have is the 6ft 6in,
ps as Ketchn mentioned there are tons of rods that won't break. BUT are they sensitive. so far my 3 Acc rods have no problems,
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I've been buying ACC rods since 2018 and use them on a weekly basis year around. I sling all my fish 3 lb and under. So far I've never broke a ACC rod. I landed flathead 30# buffalo and tons of wipers on them. Super light and sensitive. Like any rod you have to make sure that nothing runs on them to weaken then since they are very thin walled.[emoji476]Attachment 439788
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They have a learning curve. When you first start using them, you will think, " this thing is to stiff". When you get used to them, you will say " why didn't l get one sooner". I have a 6'6" and a 7'6" and want a 8'. The 6'6" is the best dock shooter l've ever tried. JMHO
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I don’t have any first hand experience with ACC so on that I’ll say nothing. What I wanted to say was about use of the rod and the graphite content. The IM6, IM7, and IM8 graphite have different mixes of graphite and carbon and whatever else they’re using nowadays. Handle a rod that is rated say medium action in of of each of the different IM numbers and you’d swear they weren’t all the same. That makes me wonder what ACC uses to be so light and strong, just for the sake of comparison. And on the subject of breaking rods, abuse or accident excluded, is what the rods were designed to do. I was told once that a graphite rod wasn’t designed to bend much more than 90*. The more graphite like in the IM8, the more this is supposed to apply. I bring this up to speak on slinging or boat flipping fish. Should you do this and overload the rod repeatedly, I believe the rod will eventually fail thru no fault of the maker. I have too many rods now and may never change or upgrade from what I now use but I do hear a lot of positive stuff about ACC and may give one a try. I see lots of them in other boats too so there must be something to them.
And Jack, what’s the scoop on the funky scale pattern on that carp? Don’t remember ever seeing one like it..
They break often and not everyone gets the same response you did. A friend of mine had one break when he accidentally hooked a catfish. They told him their rods weren’t designed to land catfish and wouldn’t stand behind it. I literally saw the screenshot from their customer service, probably still have it on my phone, one of the silliest things I have ever seen. There are too many good rod companies these days to fool around with stuff like this. I wish you the best of luck with yours and glad they took care of yours, but wouldn’t be fair to say that has been everyone’s experience. And I don’t have anything against them, never owned one and am not affiliated with any rod company in any way.Quote:
Originally Posted by DWILL
I haven't had anymore problems with mine and love it. I hate that your friend had a bad experience with them. I can only comment on how i was treated. With the experience I had, I'll buy again. Hopefully I won't go through what your friend went through.Quote:
Originally Posted by pab1981
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When they start handing out rods to you, keep them. I'll take all your old ones they got MOJO on them I need. lol [emoji38]Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
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Thanks to everyone for the replies so far. I spend the majority of my time walleye fishing and have numerous St Croix and Fenwick rods. What has piqued my interest with ACC is that I can’t imagine using one of the St Croix or Fenwick rods in a medium power fast action. They’re really stout rods at that power rating. I’ve used the medium lights in those manufacturers when crappie fishing and usually just use a light power rod but thought about getting a couple nice dedicated crappie rods and was surprised to see the medium power rating. The fast action tips must be really nice and soft if they are able to cast those light weight jigs
I have the 13 foot crossover rod with the super grip & use it all the time. I really like it. It's sensitive & can flip a pretty good fish in the boat.
I have always heard they were super light and sensitive rods. I have also heard that they have thin walls and sometimes they will snap in half. I seen a few videos online were this has happened. I have been told that they have excellent customer service and typically replace the rod with few questions asked. I already have around 75 rods so I want be buying anymore in my lifetime.
I have the 7' & use it every time out. I would buy another one. No doubt about it.
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I have a 6' 6" and it is a nice rod, but I like my 7' Sam Heaton super sensitive a little better. Hard to say why, maybe just the length, not sure. But that B'N' M is my go-to.
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I fish weekly with their 13ft Crossovers for over a year now and won't hesitate to put heat on any accidental by catch (doesn't happen TOO often with scope), but occasionally a catfish and yesterday, a striper, will suck down a jig. I use and abuse them, definitely from two different batches of rods because they've been ordered months apart and the green is different shades. I've got a pair of 11fters I used to use all the time, I bought used from here, before I settled on the 13ft. Same thing. No issues. I swung the striper in yesterday, if you can call it "swinging" when it was 18-19" long, just to see if it would break. I really don't want to put more money into something I'm not 100% convinced of. I rarely swing anything over 1.5" as I usually dont target fish that big in practice, and in tournies, I'll net those anyway, but they've got piles of 1.5-2.4lb fish under their belt. Buddy foul hooked a 5-6lb carp with one of their new 1 piece 6.5ft rods the other day, held up fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by pab1981
I'm not sponsored by them. But of the two 13' Crossovers, 11ft rear seats, 6ft dock shooter, and dad has an 8fter and 10fter, I've got no complaints what so ever. Personally, if it broke on a catfish, it wouldn't hurt my feelings. I see a ton of people these days fishing braid (including myself), and lock the drag down. When a catfish or other big fish makes a run, something has to give, and usually, it's high modulus carbon. Customer service is right, they weren't designed for that. Several rods I own will hold up to that kind of abuse, but as such, those properties that allow that, make them less desirable for me. I haven't tried HH, Jenko, Huckabee, so I can't speak to their durability, but did have a friend break an HH swinging a crappie in. For reasons other than that, I dont think you could pay me to fish an HH. I do want to give either the 15ft Jenko or 16ft Huckabee a shot though.
sounds similar to my knowledge of them as well .....and much like you my garage is full of rods and reels ....:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Grainraiser
Have to agree to disagree. I would personally never use a rod that the company told me to cut my line if I hooked a big fish. It’s literally one of the stupidest things I have ever heard from a rod company or really any company period. If it was my company that person would not work for me anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by TreednNC
I really don’t care one way or another, just know several people that have had bad experiences with them and as others have pointed out here as well, every time these rods are discussed a lot of breakage comes up. Every company is going to have rods break, people are hard on them material flaws etc. But the percentage of breakage seems to be very high for ACC compared to the others.
That's nuts. They're practically trying to break the rod. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by TreednNC
If I owned ACC and somebody asked me to replace his broken rod, I would start off with a question: "Did you do something really stupid like locking down the drag and fishing braid?" LOL
i had a new wally marshall Speed shooter 7ft break on the first 1lb fish i caught, i called Midway gave them order number they sent me a shipping label new rod a week later, no questions asked about how or why it broke or was the drag too tight, ect. if i was ever asked that question was the drag too tight, not sure i would ever buy that brand again. same goes here if any of my 3 ACC rods ever broke under normal conditions and was asked if the drag was too tight, which i never do anyways. as far I feel ACC is doing well and handling customers fair. i ordered 3 rods 2 7ft and a 6.6 after a day of fishing, i called them and ask if i could exchange a 7 ft for another 6.6 ft. they sent me a 6.6 and i returned the 7ft shipping was paid by ACC both ways.
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Thanks again to everyone that has provided some input. I was looking at the 7'6" or 8' dock shooting/spinning rods. Primary use would be to use as a slip bobber rod. Do any of you have experience with those and how that first guide design does with a bobber stop? It looks like it might be pretty small for a bobber stop to not get hung up on all the time.
I had the 8' ACC rod and while I liked the rod I did not like the guides. I gave it to my buddy. The 8' rod has the microwave guides on it. I think they are smaller and probably would give you a fit trying to use slip bobber. I would maybe consider ProAngler or Thumpcity rods. Both are comparable and have larger guides. If interested I can upload pics of each when I get home. :twocents
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Originally Posted by Smithjdad
I'm a bit confused about your question. To my knowledge there is no such thing as a 7'6 or 8' dock shooter. The dock shooters I am familiar with are 6'5 or shorter. I like a 7ft rod for a slip bobber rig. I would think a micro guide would be a deal killer do to use of a bobber stop.
The 7'6" & 8' rods I mentioned are listed under ACC's "dock shooting/spinning" category.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grainraiser
I don't have a ton of crappie rods like some of y'all. I do have one ACC, and it is a little too stiff for my taste. The last eye is a pretty big too, which isn't an issue, unless you ever want to use a slip bobber with a bead. I usually keep it rigged up as my "deeper water" rod. It's fine for a little heavier jig in deeper water. But, most of my crappie fishing has been done in shallower water with a 1/32 oz jig.
I have never used an ACC brand rod .. I would have to go take all the Tarps off my Boat to see what I use now. I put all my old rods away after I bought the first IM7 rod and went fishing the 10 footer... I went back where I got it and told them i wanted an 11 and 12 foot and Two days they were in my hands.. While Yll are breaking rods slinging Jigs,my rod held up to an 18 pound Cat that swollowed my jig
best dock shooters I ever seen used medium weight one pc 7 footers , never seen anyone send jigs out that hard or far under a dock before or since , just saying ,,,,,,
Their 8ft rod is perfect for casting....EXCEPT FOR THE GUIDES :banghead. Forget slip cork fishing. I wish they'd change them, and I'd love it again. It's not terrible if youre not using a leader, which I do.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
I agree!!! Good rod but guides are deal breaker for me. I tried but just didn't care for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TreednNC