gall Posted August 31, 2012 Posted August 31, 2012 im planning on buying one of there spinning rods but im stumped on which one to get so id thought id come here and get advice from others who have them and ive gotten great advice here before ill be using it for the crik to chase smallies and mainly throwing an 1/8oz soft plastic up to a 1/2oz finesse jig i dont know what size to get or action i heard mixed reviews about the extra fast tip so anyone own any and please tell me how they like them it will really help me out Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted September 1, 2012 Super User Posted September 1, 2012 I would think a shorter rod would be preferable due to cover along the creek. In that case the 6'3" M-F should fit the bill nicely. It is rated for 1/8 to 3/4 oz. lures. EDIT: I think you will like these rods a lot. I have 2 of the ET Smallmouth casting rods, and recently received a River Runner spinning rod for throwing light lures at panfish. (Hoping to hit a couple! ) These are some pretty nice looking rods. Quote
gall Posted September 1, 2012 Author Posted September 1, 2012 they got great reviews the thing is i wade the crik right now im using a 6'6 m action Quote
thehooligan Posted September 1, 2012 Posted September 1, 2012 I got the 6'3 medium rod, picked it up off amazon for $90. I love the rod, its my most used. I do alot of wading and usually travel light, just this rod matched with a stradic ci4 2500 and a backpack. Quote
Scott25.stl Posted September 4, 2012 Posted September 4, 2012 I tell ya what, I really like the Fenwick Elite Smallmouths! Light, sensitive, awesome looks and a great value! I don't have the 6'3" medium spinning...yet, but that will be my next buy for sure. I have the 6'9" MXF and that rod is the amazing. Great backbone but still light enough to make the average stream smallie fun. It's not a typical medium though and a bit lighter in my opinion. Perfect for river soft plastics and light t-rigs. I also have the 6'3" MMF casting which I love for cranks and jerk baits. Perfect stream rod for that. I've felt the 6'3" MF spinning at Cabela's and it felt really good. Light weight, not too whippy but not too strong as well. I'll use it as my all purpose rod for canoe fishing with light jigs, topwater, maybe a crank, pretty much whatever is working that day. Hooligan, how do you like that rod and how's the power on hooksets? It feels a bit lighter than a typical medium in the store, which is what im looking for. Does that sound about right? Quote
thehooligan Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 I tell ya what, I really like the Fenwick Elite Smallmouths! Light, sensitive, awesome looks and a great value! I don't have the 6'3" medium spinning...yet, but that will be my next buy for sure. I have the 6'9" MXF and that rod is the amazing. Great backbone but still light enough to make the average stream smallie fun. It's not a typical medium though and a bit lighter in my opinion. Perfect for river soft plastics and light t-rigs. I also have the 6'3" MMF casting which I love for cranks and jerk baits. Perfect stream rod for that. I've felt the 6'3" MF spinning at Cabela's and it felt really good. Light weight, not too whippy but not too strong as well. I'll use it as my all purpose rod for canoe fishing with light jigs, topwater, maybe a crank, pretty much whatever is working that day. Hooligan, how do you like that rod and how's the power on hooksets? It feels a bit lighter than a typical medium in the store, which is what im looking for. Does that sound about right? I love the rod. Works perfect for what i use it for, topwater and cranks. Pretty much all i do is throw 3/8oz sammies and 1/2oz banana boats with 15lb braid. Also is so light with a ci4 on it. Quote
gall Posted September 6, 2012 Author Posted September 6, 2012 thanks for all the advice ill probably go with the 6'3 my only question is how is the casting distance with the 6'3? Quote
thehooligan Posted September 7, 2012 Posted September 7, 2012 thanks for all the advice ill probably go with the 6'3 my only question is how is the casting distance with the 6'3? Casting distance is great, i can wing a sammie a mile. Quote
gall Posted September 30, 2012 Author Posted September 30, 2012 thats good to know how can it handle larger smallies cause where i fish theres some easy pushing 5-6# and i need a rod that can handle them no problem Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted October 2, 2012 Super User Posted October 2, 2012 thats good to know how can it handle larger smallies cause where i fish theres some easy pushing 5-6# and i need a rod that can handle them no problem Any of the rods in the series will handle big smallies, even the 6'9" ML, and I'll join the crowd as I know the water you fish and the 6'3" is perfect because it'll let you cast in tighter areas and will be a lot easier to wade with but all the rods in the series are light so no matter what you get there won't be a weight issue. Quote
gall Posted October 2, 2012 Author Posted October 2, 2012 thanks for the advice smalljaw ill go with the 6'3 medium then as long as it cast pretty decent and can lob a 1/8oz a good clip ill be happy Quote
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