Wrong Technique

[*Hootie]

Do you ever use your technique specific rods for other than specified technique? Say, throw a spinnerbait with a jig and worm rod.

Hootie

Don't know how this got posted twice.

[rippin-lips]

They are just suggestions. I throw everything on my 723. A Dobyns 734 lists all types of things to throw. Buzzbaits,spinnerbaits,jigs,worms,ect. If there wasn't anything on it,what would you throw with it? The answer is whatever you want to.

[*Hootie]

They are just suggestions. I throw everything on my 723. A Dobyns 734 lists all types of things to throw. Buzzbaits,spinnerbaits,jigs,worms,ect. If there wasn't anything on it,what would you throw with it? The answer is whatever you want to.

I agree, seems technique specific is kind of silly.

Hootie

[Smokinal]

I do have a couple of "universal" rods that get almost anything. But I have a couple of rods that I wouldn't throw just anything on; those are my glass cranking rods. I couldn't imagine trying to set the hook on a jig with my glass stick!

So I would say that most graphite/composite rods could be used for almost anything but some, like a glass rod, may be limited in use.

[new2BC4bass]

I don't think I have a rod that is technique specific.  Seem to remember someone posting about the Diawa X Dropshot rod (think that is the correct model), and they felt is was a great rod, but only for that technique.  I did buy my first crankbait rod last winter, and probably won't use it for anything else.  My other rods get used for whatever I feel like throwing.  Even the rod that was advertised as being for Senkos and Fat Ikas. 

[deep]

I like fishing jerkbaits on jig rods. Let me know if I understood the question!

[*Hootie]

I like fishing jerkbaits on jig rods. Let me know if I understood the question!

 

Yes, that was the question. Thinking back, I think I may have posted this question before.

Oh well, if I did....round two...lol.

 

Hootie

[adam32]

Most of my technique specific rods are used for something other than the technique listed on the rod. It's just a way for rod manufacturers to get you to buy more rods. If it feels right use it.

[WRB]

Jig and worm rods have been presentation specific since tournament bass fishing became popular.

General use "medium heavy" bait casting rods were used for everything else, including deep diving lures we now call crank baits.

My "crank bait" rod dates back to the 70's before trigger sticks become popular, a 7' Fenwick glass salt water popping rod blank. Split shot rod in the 80's was a 6'6" medium fast action spinning rod and reel combo to be able to cast light weight soft plastics using 6 lb mono.

Swimbait rods for the larger size 2 to 5 oz swimmers are application specific, you can use a swimbait rod for A-rigs, not much else.

It's really the specialized lures that created the demand for application specific rods and reels.

You can still use a general use MH bass rod for a wide variety of bass lures, difficult to cast 1/8 soft plastics or 4 oz swimbaits with 12 lb mono.

Tom

[Arv]

I throw spinnerbaits on my crankbait rod, or my worm/jig rod. And sometimes I throw crankbaits on my weightless plastics rod. So, yeah, I throw all kinds of stuff on my fishing rods.

[smalljaw67]

I don't own any rods with labels on them but if I did I would still use the rod for anything I thought it would be good for.

[lectricbassman]

Med heavy spinning rods for everything because thats all i own. Only been fishing for a year now and its all i know so i suppose i dont know what im missing out on when it comes to technique specific rods. I still catch fish and have a good time while im at it so thats all i need. Will i upgrade my arsenal? Absolutely in due time!

[Tywithay]

Technique specific is nothing more than a marketing term.

[WRB]

Technique specific is nothing more than a marketing term.

You are invited to fish lake Baccarac, what rods are you going to take?

Tom

[Jeff H]

I have done that.  I spent the month of Sept dragging big tubes for smallies with a rod labeled "jerkbait/topwater".  Worked great! 

[rippin-lips]

The same ones I'd take to fish locally.

[Raul]

You are invited to fish lake Baccarac, what rods are you going to take?

Tom

I've been there, pool cue power and action.

[OntarioFishingGuy]

I fished a craw on a worm rod once.

[Jeff H]

I fished a craw on a worm rod once.

That's terrible!  How dare you.....I have done a lot of bad things but not THAT!

[BasshunterJGH]

I have done that.  I spent the month of Sept dragging big tubes for smallies with a rod labeled "jerkbait/topwater".  Worked great! 

Was it a St Croix? I don't know why they call that extra fast action a "jerkbait/topwater" rod, I like a moderate or moderate-fast for jerkbaits and topwaters. The extra-fast action is more suited to jigs and plastics IMO.

[hatrix]

A Worm and Jig, Tube rod is basically as do any thing rod. The whole thing with technique specific rods is that there are many other variables. They don't account for the type of line your using or the cover your fishing or the resistance a specific bait has ect. I open water fishing moving like hollow bellies or swimjigs chatter baits whatever where I dont need the tip to pop a bait like in grass a glass rod cant be beat and I will use that all day. When I am fishing through all the grass and nonsense in places around here It is a M/H F that would be considered a worm/jig or maybe spinner bait rod. Everyone likes different stuff anyways and it is basically personal preference and I think varies greatly on where and how you fish.

[dosam]

Yep lots of people do. I use a mh/f rod for swimjigs to lipless cranks and it works well. Most single hook lures will wokr good with one type of rod unless you are super picky and want to buy several rods for each type of lure.What do you fish mostly?

[hatrix]

I do have a couple of "universal" rods that get almost anything. But I have a couple of rods that I wouldn't throw just anything on; those are my glass cranking rods. I couldn't imagine trying to set the hook on a jig with my glass stick!

So I would say that most graphite/composite rods could be used for almost anything but some, like a glass rod, may be limited in use.

Really you should be able to set the hook just fine on a jig with a glass rod. As long as your drag is set right and your hooks are sharp you should be able to just reel down and lean back on it and stick them without much issue. Unless maybe your fishing super deep or your line has a ton of stretch or the jig has a tuna hook like I think its the hack attack jigs that do I think. The only reason it isn't very viable to me is because of the pop you kind of need when fishing a jig. They make punching rods that have that slow parabolic bend so you can just lean back on it and not rip on the fish so you end up with a clean hook set and don't tear them. They are rated much heavier then your cranking stick im sure unless its one for deep divers. It is basically the same thing almost and if you think about it they are punching with maybe 1.5oz and your cranking with 1/2oz and there rod is probably rated for 3x the weight  and there hooks are 3x as thick so it probably almost evens out. Really I don't know why more people don't use a glass or composite rod for things other then crankbaits especially on anyhting that is constantly moving. As long as you have your line and drag set to what you need it is the same thing as why you would want to use that for a crankbait. 

[wisconsin heat]

One fall day last year the only fish I caught was on a Colorado Spinnerbait. I was flipping the spinnerbait. With my crankbait rod. Don't judge me.

[Jeff H]

One fall day last year the only fish I caught was on a Colorado Spinnerbait. I was flipping the spinnerbait. With my crankbait rod. Don't judge me.

Now THAT is way off the track!  

 

Nobody is judging here....heck, that's cool and booted the skunk out too!