Bass NC Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Hey guys, I was wondering if it is a good idea to have a large (7 foot 6 inch or so) heavy rod rigged with 65 pound braid that is used as a jig rod and a top water frog rod. I am a fisherman on a budget and don't really feel like I can purchase two seperate rods for both tequniques. Please tell me if this is practical or not! Quote
Blues19 Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 My Frog rod will double as a jig rod if need be. I dont see anything wrong with it. Mine is a 7' MH Mojo Bass. I am also not afraid to throw a Frog on my 7' MH Veritas Rod that I use for Jigs Quote
OK Bass Hunter Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Buy a really good jig rod now, and save up for a decent frog rod later. Buy it one at a time instead of trying to make one rod do two things. Quote
Super User Raul Posted April 7, 2014 Super User Posted April 7, 2014 Hey guys, I was wondering if it is a good idea to have a large (7 foot 6 inch or so) heavy rod rigged with 65 pound braid that is used as a jig rod and a top water frog rod. I am a fisherman on a budget and don't really feel like I can purchase two seperate rods for both tequniques. Please tell me if this is practical or not! nowhere is written that you got to have one set up for each and evry single bait or technique . I' ve caught hundreds of fish with one rod used with mutiple baits or several techniques . 2 Quote
ClackerBuzz Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 jig fishing is 100x's more productive and versatile than frog fishing. focus on getting a nice MH jig rod. you can easily toss frog on it during a hot summer bite. Quote
Drewski73 Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Dobyns Champion 735c This was my first thought as well. When Im not frogging with mine it has a jig tied on. It performs really well with both baits for how I fish. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 jig fishing is 100x's more productive and versatile than frog fishing. focus on getting a nice MH jig rod. you can easily toss frog on it during a hot summer bite. Well said. If you want to get into technique specific tackle down the road, a frog rod has a little more tip than a jig rod to improve distance casting of the frog. Quote
frogflogger Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 One rod can do both chores easily -- like they said you will do more jig fishing - but once you catch a few on a frog you'll be frogging more and more - it's the most fun you can have with your clothes on. 1 Quote
Preytorien Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Hey guys, I was wondering if it is a good idea to have a large (7 foot 6 inch or so) heavy rod rigged with 65 pound braid that is used as a jig rod and a top water frog rod. I am a fisherman on a budget and don't really feel like I can purchase two seperate rods for both tequniques. Please tell me if this is practical or not! Yep, I do. I use a Med-Hvy / XFast BPS Carbonlite rod for both jigging and frogging. It does equally as well for both. I use 65lb Sufix 832. The only thing I'd suggest is to not do as I did and use a 5.4:1 reel. I find that it just doesn't pull in line as fast as I'd like for jigging, although it's nice for winching bass out of thick grass. But to answer the OP, yes, to save room on that kayak and also $$ you can use them for both. Quote
BradGuenette Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Dobyns 735C this rod has magical powers. 1 Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted April 7, 2014 Super User Posted April 7, 2014 Yes, you can use a jig rod for frogging. I used to use a medium heavy rod before I got one specifically for a frog and it worked well. In the really thick stuff you'd sometimes have to go in and get them, but it'd allow you to keep them pinned until you got there. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 7, 2014 Super User Posted April 7, 2014 For years, I got by using my flipping stick for frogs. I recently got a frog rod, but I've never felt I've been left out in the cold. Personally, most frog rods I've tried were great at throwing frogs, but not great at getting fish out of the slop. Pretty much any heavy to XH rod that feels good will do. Quote
Super User Tywithay Posted April 7, 2014 Super User Posted April 7, 2014 I have a 7'4" custom ALX "Dragger," it's super versatile and sensitive. Works for frogs, c-rigs, jigs, and small swimbaits. Quote
Siebert Outdoors Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 I use the same 7'3 rod for heavy jigging and frogging. I did just buy a 7'11" rod. We will see how that works for big jigs and frogs. Quote
Brian Needham Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 Dobyns Champion 735c about as versatile as you are going to get right here. Quote
Alpha Male Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 Hey guys, I was wondering if it is a good idea to have a large (7 foot 6 inch or so) heavy rod rigged with 65 pound braid that is used as a jig rod and a top water frog rod. I am a fisherman on a budget and don't really feel like I can purchase two seperate rods for both tequniques. Please tell me if this is practical or not! 7'3" Pinnacle Perfecta MH rod. 3/8 - 1 1/4oz lure rating. will handle almost anything. Quote
smr913 Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 Powell Max 734c. For around $150.00 can't beat them. Quote
jtesch Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 Just got the Tatula 7'4" frog rod and it would easily double as a heavy jig rod Quote
Lip 'em! Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 I use a 7ft mh veritas spooled with braid for both and it works nicely. Quote
Super User tomustang Posted April 9, 2014 Super User Posted April 9, 2014 Long as you use braid, any MH to H rod will do fine Quote
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