trolling rods?

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Originally Posted by midcarolina

First time a striper snatches one of those expensive rods out the back holders the economical rods start looking very appealing.

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After losing 2 rods due to hangups, all my reels sit inside the "Y" of the holder now. If the rod goes overboard it will have to take the holder with it. (Given enough time, I'm sure I'll find a way to do this!)

Anybody using the 24' rods?

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Originally Posted by brettw

Anybody using the 24' rods?

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You got to be kidding me! !2 feet is all I can handle. I can't cast a 14 or 16 ft rod without wrapping the jig around the tip, then I got to lay it down and walk to the other end of the boat to untangle it. :banghead

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Originally Posted by brettw

Thanks
I should start with cheap rods and after I break them learning to manipulate them , I can move up!

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Just so you know....Ive been fishing the same limit rods since I began LLing (what...6/7 years ago or so) and have only broke one. My fault probably. I HAD to have stepped on the rod prior to breaking it cause it didnt have much of a bend at all in the rod when it was hung and the rod broke. Learning to manipulate.....when a striper hits one of my jigs I grab the reel so the drag wont slip and jerk the heck out of the rod to break the line before the fish wrecks my set-up. You cant hardly control a striper on a rod. He goes whichever way he wants and I dont want all my lines tangled into one giant mess.

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Originally Posted by brettw

Anybody using the 24' rods?

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I believe those are properly called outriggers:biggrin

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Originally Posted by brettw

Anybody using the 24' rods?

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Yep. You know anybody that has a 28 footer for sale?

I've seen 29's if you need them

Is there anywhere in the upstate that sells the pinnacle limit rods