No Foregrips On Modern Rods

[deep]

Bugs the hell out of me. Nowadays they are even making swimbait rods without foregrips!

 

Kinda debating if I want to install a foregrip on the 893 NRX.

 

 

[Tim Kelly]

Why do you want a foregrip? Most people palm the reel or hold it further back, only muskie guys sometimes hold the grip in front of the seat.

[00 mod]

I too like a foregrip.  The way I cast, My right hand is on the foregrip and then while the bait is in the air my hand slides down and is on the reel.  I would add one, or have a custom built on the same or equivalent blank.

 

 

Jeff

[dam0007]

I never understood the point of a fore grip

[00 mod]

Here is what I am talking about.  Video at around 38 seconds

 

 

Jeff

[Hogsticker]

Foregrips and untrimmed reel seat threads are just unsightly imo.

[dam0007]

Here is what I am talking about. Video at around 38 seconds

Jeff

U posted this before lol I remember seeing it. I don't know if I could ever cast like that

[rippin-lips]

For my fishing style I have no need for one.

[Crankinstein]

I don't really use them however my favorite rod has one as well as a longer than normal handle. The rod is a Daiwa TD pro 7M rod that was a basspro exclusive. It wasn't supposed to be anything special but for some reason it just has the perfect balance and perfect action. Whether the foregrip has anything to do with that I really don't know(maybe a balancing thing?) but if I ever run across any more I'm buying them all. I wouldn't mind seeing a few more rods with them.

[WRB]

All my rods have a foregrip, both spinning and baitcasting for several reasons.

Baitcasting;

I hold the rod with most of my left hand holding the foregrip, the reel side by the base of the thumb, my index finger and thumb tips feeling the line, the trigger grip rod handle against my forearm. This allows me to detect strikes with ease and get a leveraged hook set. When landing a good size bass I tend to hold the rod by the foregrip so the rod doesn't move in my hand to have more control of the fish. Casting the foregrip doesn't matter.

Spinning; I hold a spinning rod with my right hand, all fingers or sometimes 3 fingers in front of the reel on the foregrip for better, strike detection, balance, hook setting and controlling the bass. Casting the foregrip matters with spinning rods.

You give up about 1/4-1/2 oz added rod weight with a 2 1/2"-3" foregrip and that is why rod builders today make rods without them.

Tom

PS, keeping a finger on your line during the retrieve will improve your strike detection, catching more and bigger bass.

[OkobojiEagle]

You give up about 1/4-1/2 oz added rod weight with a 2 1/2"-3" foregrip and that is why rod builders today make rods without them.

Tom

PS, keeping a finger on your line during the retrieve will improve your strike detection, catching more and bigger bass.

 

 

I remove the foregrip on all of my spinnning rods as I can then keep a finger on the rod to improve vibration detection.

 

 

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[WPCfishing]

I like the extra threads removed. It's a cleaner look and they serve no purpose other than being uncomfortable for me.

 

When I cast my index finger ends up laying on the reel seat pointing in the direction of my cast. It comes naturally, I didn't practice it.

[DTack]

Here is what I am talking about.  Video at around 38 seconds

 

 

Jeff

I do something similar that I call my "lazy cast" (no offense) when I don't want to take my left hand off the reel, but I put my right hand on the butt section of the rod.  Interesting thread.

[00 mod]

I do something similar that I call my "lazy cast" (no offense) when I don't want to take my left hand off the reel, but I put my right hand on the butt section of the rod.  Interesting thread.

 

 

No offense at all.  Crazy thing is, I learned to cast a baitcaster very young(2-3y/o) and at the time, I needed to have a hand in front of the reel to not throw the rod in the water. Just never changed.  Allows me to use a right handed reel and have my hand back on the reel handle before the bait hits the water.  Works very efficiently for me!

 

Jeff

[thehooligan]

Not a fan of foregrips, I like to keep my pointer finger on the blank.

[dam0007]

Not a fan of foregrips, I like to keep my pointer finger on the blank.

Same here with the exception of my saltwater combos totally different way of fishing.

[corn-on-the-rob]

No offense at all.  Crazy thing is, I learned to cast a baitcaster very young(2-3y/o) and at the time, I needed to have a hand in front of the reel to not throw the rod in the water. Just never changed.  Allows me to use a right handed reel and have my hand back on the reel handle before the bait hits the water.  Works very efficiently for me!

 

Jeff

 

Actually kind of cool that it stuck with you

[hatrix]

On a spinning rod it is mandatory I have a foregrip. If not it better be a really really nice rod that I can live with not having one. For casting rods they don't matter to me either way. I really don't like having threads on casting rods though. Some rod reel combos it really bothers me as my finger will sit against them and I am not a fan of that. I will say Shimano for sure has that right with the uplocking reel seat and not exposed threads. If they made all casting rods that way it would be a big improvement to me. Having those exposed threads right where your hand/fingers are of no benefit.

 

Now this is a foregrip

[SirSnookalot]

I won't buy a rod without a foregrip.  Addressing freshwater I'm holding my spinning rod above the reel, I get a more solid hookset, and I can do it faster.  When pulling a fish out cover I have more leverage, additionally having my hand on the grip my rod is less tip heavy.  There is also a wrist fatigue factor.

 

I don't do it any different in saltwater, a venue that I fish more often.  With the exception of hooksets which aren't needed too much, there are little doubts about strikes.  Rod and reel balance isn't as important to many of us salt guys, the rods may not be much heavier but the reels are, having your hand on the foregrip will reduce fatigue or soreness. With out a doubt more leverage when fighting a fish, sometimes my hand is on the shaft, I do that in fresh too in very heavy vegetation. 

I can't think of too many inshore or offshore rods that don't have foregrips, I use inshore for my bass fishing.

[Ozark_Basser]

On a spinning rod it is mandatory I have a foregrip. If not it better be a really really nice rod that I can live with not having one. For casting rods they don't matter to me either way. I really don't like having threads on casting rods though. Some rod reel combos it really bothers me as my finger will sit against them and I am not a fan of that. I will say Shimano for sure has that right with the uplocking reel seat and not exposed threads. If they made all casting rods that way it would be a big improvement to me. Having those exposed threads right where your hand/fingers are of no benefit.

 

Now this is a foregrip

I like a foregrip on spinning rods as well. Especially the ones that fit those vss reel seats.

[DTack]

No offense at all.  Crazy thing is, I learned to cast a baitcaster very young(2-3y/o) and at the time, I needed to have a hand in front of the reel to not throw the rod in the water. Just never changed.  Allows me to use a right handed reel and have my hand back on the reel handle before the bait hits the water.  Works very efficiently for me!

 

Jeff

Makes perfect sense if that is the way you learned!  I bet you are plenty accurate with it too!  I know I'm not the most accurate when I do it so I usually save it for reaction baits or very open water when I'm tired haha. 

[RB 77]

Almost all of my set ups are full grip with a  fore grip and old school cork. I can't stand the new movement towards split grip with no fore grip and foam.

[Tim Kelly]

For me the handle is the least important part of any rod. I grip a spinning reel with two fingers either side of the reel stem and palm my baitcasters, so I only ever really touch the reel seat with my right hand. Left hand is for reel handles or occasionally the rod butt for two handed casts and it wouldn't matter much if there was no grip there as it's pretty much just a fulcrum. I tend to build my rods with American tackle Aero grips for spinning rods and standard fuji non-exposed trigger seats on casting rods. Both are comfortable and functional the way I hold the rods.

 

 

[J Francho]

I don't care, but it drives me nuts that even some VERY expensive rods have exposed threads on the reel seat.

[WPCfishing]

I don't care, but it drives me nuts that even some VERY expensive rods have exposed threads on the reel seat.

 

I'm in total agreement. I can't stand a rod with a real seat that has exposed threads. They're ugly and uncomfortable. St. Croix is famous for doing this. 

 

Three of my Lews Rods.