Help with Tube Rod

[MossyBackDaddy]

Going to BPS tomorrow (my very first time) and I'm looking for a dedicated rod to throw tubes for smallies. Not sure if I should get a medium or med/hvy or what type of action is best. What do you use to throw tubes?

[Vilas15]

Medium with fast action should do it. Unless you're fishing shallow river smallies and would use a 1/8 oz as your heaviest, then a ML would work too. Not sure a MH is necessary except for deepwater great lakes tubes and even then a M is still probably fine.

[roadwarrior]

7' MF spinning rod

 

[MickD]

7 foot MF will allow easy casting of tubes from 1/8 oz  on up.  If you go heavier in power you will not have the easy casting coverage that you'll have with med power.  Also, I like the lighter tip power of the med power.

 

You could go XFast action if you want, but I wouldn't recommend power greater than Med.  My favorite tube rod is the St Croix SCV 7 foot med power. 

[GeekOutdoors]

I wouldn't, personnally, rule out a med heavy. I'm using that to throw 3.5" larger profile tubes with 1/4 to 3/8 tube heads.

[MickD]

I have no argument with this recommendation for heavy tubes, but they would be heavier than 3/8. 

 

The 7 MF will handle 1/4-3/8 very well and have better tip "feel." But it's a  matter of opinion.

[MossyBackDaddy]

Thanks for the replies fellas. I took some of the advice and came home with a med fast bait caster.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I would have gone with spinning to enhance the vertical spiral fall. Not the end of the world though. 

[MickD]

Whatever rod choice is made, it's no problem, because one can never have too many rods.