mtaag3 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Have you ever put on a jacket or pair of pants and found money in your pocket you forgot you had? I did this tonight but with a rod and reel. I used to live on the coast and actually bought this rig to fish salt water. However, it's never been used and has just sat around for years. Part of my question will be how would the weather changes affected the rod's integrity at all? I also realize the reel may be way too big but I think the rod will be great (from what I've read from here). Part of my questions to everyone is what would you use this rod for? Thanks for your help and opinions. Quote
motodmast Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 If the rod has been stored inside, i would say its just fine. And i would use that rod for c rigs, dragging football heads. Even a jig rod. Its 7ft right? Kinda hard to see pic Quote
mtaag3 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 I should have been more specific about storage. It was in a garage standing on its butt. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 27, 2013 Super User Posted March 27, 2013 A 7' MH casting rod is about as good "do-all" stick as it get's in bass fishing. Save for very small baits, and light line techniques. I had a slew of those old lightning rods, from that exact generation, and that exact rod. Spooled up with 15lb Trilene XT it was my main t-rigged worm rod, spinner-bait, buzz-bait, and jig rod. I say fish it. Quote
The Rooster Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Ad that reel isn't all that bad for size. I'd rather have a 5000, 5500, or 5600 size, which are all the same, but if you put some heavy line on it, it will do fine. I think it's just too large for comfortable palming. Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted March 27, 2013 Super User Posted March 27, 2013 I still use a 6'6" version of that rod for throwing spinnerbaits/chatterbaits occasionally, although it may get retired from the rotation this year. Mine is rated 3/8-1 oz; yours is rated to 1 1/2. For heavy applications like a C-rig or heavy jig, or something in heavy cover it will work fine. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 27, 2013 Global Moderator Posted March 27, 2013 Good all around rod. I actually used a 6000 abu for several years for a C-rig rod and until just recently used a 5600 for swimbaits so you could use it if you really needed to. Lighting rods are great rods for the money and I'd certainly put it to use. Quote
mtaag3 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 Dumb question gents; what is a "C-rig"? Are you talking about crankbaits? Quote
B@ssCrzy Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Dumb question gents; what is a "C-rig"? Are you talking about crankbaits? Carolina Rig. If you don't fish a Carolina Rig you should read up on it and start. Great rod for it. 1 Quote
Blues19 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 C-Rig= Carolina rig is when you have a large egg sinker, then a glass bead, then a swivel. You tie a leader onto the swivel and a weightless plastic onto the end of the leader. By dragging it along the bottom, the bait willdrift above the bottom and slowly fall. Everytime you drag it the bait will rise and fall again. A lot of people will us lizards and creatures on there. I hate using the C-Rig, but it catches fish. Quote
motodmast Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 the c-rig is good for deeper water, andcovering a lot of water, you can cast it way the heck out there ( say you fishing a point) and slowly bring it back in covering lots of water across that point. I WOULD NOT use it in cover, to easy to get hung up IMO Quote
SDoolittle Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 If I had a reel that I thought was too big for the rod, that would give me an excuse to buy a bigger rod and a smaller reel. Quote
DementedMutt Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 What is a 6ft 6in medium-heavy rod with a 7.1:1 reel best suited for? Quote
mjseverson24 Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 What is a 6ft 6in medium-heavy rod with a 7.1:1 reel best suited for? Spinnerbaits, squarebills, skipping jigs under docks, chaterbaits, flukes, swimjigs, jerkbaits, walk the dog baits, poppers... just to name a few. Mitch Quote
DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only Posted April 19, 2013 Posted April 19, 2013 That would make one mean cat fishing rod. Just saying, cat fish have to eat too IMO of coarse! Jay Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted April 19, 2013 Super User Posted April 19, 2013 That would make one mean cat fishing rod. Just saying, cat fish have to eat too IMO of coarse! Jay The opposite is true as well. Catfish are good to eat. 1 Quote
DementedMutt Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 Thanks guys. I was asking because I'm new to bass fishing and my buddy gave me this rig with nothing on it and I just didn't know what to set it up for. Quote
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