Shimano Expride 6 ft 10 medium for jerkbaits? Any owners

[A-Jay]

20 minutes ago, Aaron_H said:

 

My least favorite position for a hook keeper. I put Fuji EZ Keepers on all of my rids just above the reel these days, they work well and keep the bait/hooks from rubbing the blank as badly as the stock keepers.

Mine too

I tried the Fuji's they were - OK.

But even after the fold down, they stand a little tall for my liking.

So this winter I'll be doing what @smesx did

and removing that stock PIA and spinning on my own

in FRONT of the reel.

 

Item #56 on the Tackle To-Do list.

Hard water Time should fly right by

A-Jay

 

[DogBone_384]

9 hours ago, A-Jay said:

the position of the hook hanger behind the reel and down in the split grip effective

when you hang a jerkbait there?

 

My Expride is an A and has no hook holder. I have a Douglass Outdoors crankbait rod whose hook hanger is at the butt. Is IS a PIA. You grab the front treble hook of any bait if you don’t use hook covers.