Curlyfishin Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 I have been looking at many different rods and what I should have thought of before was if a heavy rod is to stiff. I have watched a lot of videos on frog rods and most people say to just get heavy rod with fast action. I narrowed it down to a 7’3” mag heavy dobyns fury if I get a heavy rod but I wanted to hear from other northern anglers if that is to stiff for up north. Rod recommendations would be great too. Maximum price of 130$. Most weight I would use will probably be 3/8-1 1/2 oz Quote
Cgrinder Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 Fury 735? Sounds lovely. I find plenty of use for heavy power rods in MI. We get some nasty pads in summer. Quote
r83srock Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 I’m in Wisconsin. The biggest baddest Flippin stick in the world won’t get em out some days. That said, I use a heavy most of the time. The important thing is to have a rod that has power to pull the fish from cover, but still stay loaded up when the fish is free from cover. I’d say a heavy fast will do the trick almost anywhere. I’m using a 7’4” H fast St. Croix Mojo and really like it for all heavy applications. Quote
Curlyfishin Posted June 13, 2019 Author Posted June 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, r83srock said: I’m in Wisconsin. The biggest baddest Flippin stick in the world won’t get em out some days. That said, I use a heavy most of the time. The important thing is to have a rod that has power to pull the fish from cover, but still stay loaded up when the fish is free from cover. I’d say a heavy fast will do the trick almost anywhere. I’m using a 7’4” H fast St. Croix Mojo and really like it for all heavy applications. I was looking at getting that rod earlier but I saw reviews that said it didn’t load very well so you couldn’t really cast a frog anywhere. Is that true for you? Thanks for your input Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted June 13, 2019 Super User Posted June 13, 2019 Heavy rod for flipping/frogging? Yes. That's what my Fuego setup is primarily for...pulling them out of the weeds when they burrow in. Quote
CroakHunter Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 I'm in southern Indiana and find that the 735 is a super versatile rod. Frogs, swimbaits, jigs, and pitching, just to name a few techniques. I can throw a frog farther than ill ever need to with my 735 and 50lb braid. Quote
SlappinKraken Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 I own two of the 735s, and I'm from northern Indiana. As CroakHunter said, they are pretty versatile. I mainly use them for frogs and a 3/4oz to 1oz punching. Honestly the 735 is probably in my hands for 80 percent of my fishing from May to October unless I'm going for smallmouth. Quote
r83srock Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Curlyfishin said: I was looking at getting that rod earlier but I saw reviews that said it didn’t load very well so you couldn’t really cast a frog anywhere. Is that true for you? Thanks for your input I think I loads very well, but prefer a bit stiffer rod. Throws a popping spro 50ish yards with 65lb power pro and a Daiwa Fuego CT. I’m sure I could cast further with a full spooled reel. I have thrown 3/8oz jigs and it’s as light as I’d go. It’s perfect for jigs in the 1/2-1oz range. I have fished the Avid X version and the power and action is very similar, with the avid x being a bit better balanced. Throw a full sized reel on it though and it will balance fine. It’s not nearly as stiff as the first gen mojo slop n frog, which was a 7’ heavy. It’s actually pretty parabolic on the hookset, which I like. Quote
Curlyfishin Posted June 13, 2019 Author Posted June 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, r83srock said: I think I loads very well, but prefer a bit stiffer rod. Throws a popping spro 50ish yards with 65lb power pro and a Daiwa Fuego CT. I’m sure I could cast further with a full spooled reel. I have thrown 3/8oz jigs and it’s as light as I’d go. It’s perfect for jigs in the 1/2-1oz range. I have fished the Avid X version and the power and action is very similar, with the avid x being a bit better balanced. Throw a full sized reel on it though and it will balance fine. It’s not nearly as stiff as the first gen mojo slop n frog, which was a 7’ heavy. It’s actually pretty parabolic on the hookset, which I like. Have you ever used a 735 before and if you have would you say it is worth the extra 30$ to get the mojo Quote
r83srock Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 16 minutes ago, Curlyfishin said: Have you ever used a 735 before and if you have would you say it is worth the extra 30$ to get the mojo No, I cannot say I have. I know that model gets a lot of reviews. My bass club gets 25% of st. Croix so that is my first choice. If it helps, or makes things worse rather, my dad owns a Powell Inferno 7’3” Heavy Fast. That rods is a touch lighter than the mojo, but also a bit lighter on power. It’s very nice in its price bracket as well. Rods in the 100-150 range are going to be pretty good regardless of brand. Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted June 13, 2019 Super User Posted June 13, 2019 Im a Minnesota guy and use a lot of different Heavy rods. Our state weed is milfoil and there’s a lot of good fish in there. My main flipping rod is a Dobyns 746 and it is NOT too heavy. Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted June 13, 2019 Super User Posted June 13, 2019 I live in VA and have a frog tied on pretty much from april to october and i got the dobyns fury HF rod to use for fros and it has done a great job. I wouldn't want a heavier power myself Quote
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