What action rods should you use?
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What action rods should you use?
I use BnM 14ft. BGJP. If you want to use more weight use BnM PST's Attachment 489371
I think most are medium with a fast tip, 14ft seems to be a standard length. I have used B&Ms but like my Southern Crappie 14ft'rs
I’m using some 12 ft rods that I had. Just getting started in spiderrigging. These rods with a 1/2 oz sinker are bent way over it’s hard to adjust the holder to keep the rod out of the water. I get a bunch of take downs where the rod tip goes completely under the water but I don’t catch a lot of them.
I also use 1/2 oz. sinkers. Rods made of fiberglass will have LOTS more bend in them than ones made of graphite. I have been told by folks with livescope that a lot of times when your rod goes down and you can't catch anything that the fish are grabbing the sinker.
Attachment 489547 This is the way I make my trolling rigs except I put a jig on the bottom.
Isnt that pretty much a Capps and Colman rig? thats what I have used in the past and a jig on bottom will keep you from going poor buying minnows.Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerA
Will that top hook get wrapped the line the sinker I’d on?
[QUOTE=no luck;4459102]Will that top hook get wrapped the line the sinker I’d on?[/QUOTE I will sometimes but we still catch many fish on this rig. Make sure the top line is short enough so that it is above the slip sinker, if not it will cause problems.
I have the 14’ BGJP’s, and they are great for slow pushing minners, but if I was doing it over, I would get the PST’s just because they are a little more versatile
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BGJP all the way. The best rods
You detect the lightest bites.
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I have both and I am able to see more bites on the BGJP's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nutbush
So you say the b&m graphite jig pole is the way to go?
I was using 2-16' BGJP, 2-14' BGJP, and 2-14' Crappie Thunder Jig/Trolling rods (from Academy) this past spring, and I noticed that the BGJP's had a little more movement at the tip between water movement due to wind and roadrunner or spin fin jig heads than the Crappie Thunders. Detection was the same, although the Crappie Thunders had a little more backbone for fighting. If the bite was light, the BGJP's allowed for a more forgiving hook set and more bend to allow for easier retrieval when putting out only 8' of line.
I like the BGJP for my everyday fishing with 1/2oz. weights. If you are going to use weights above 3/4-1oz. I would recommend something heavier/stiffer.Quote:
Originally Posted by no luck