is my spinning rod okay for wacky, ned - plastics?

[fishhugger]

i have two perigee II spin rods, both 7'.   one rod is mh, action fast, line 10-20#, lure 3/8 to 1oz. the other rod is a TWIN tip: tip 1 is M power, line 6-12#, lure 3/16 to 5/8 oz. tip 2 is MH, line 8 to 14#, lure weight 3/8 to 3/4 oz.....  

is there much of a difference between these, and which one might be best suited to light plastics? are they 'sensitive' enough?  i'd pair it with either a sedona 4000 with braid, or a penn battle 2 2500 with mono.  i'm guessing the 4000 might be more appropriate, balance wise?  

i'd prefer not to buy another rod............... thanks in advance....

 

[MN Fisher]

For weightless (or lightly weighted) wacky and Neds I'd go with the Medium tip on the Twin.

 

Either reel - but I wouldn't go straight braid for either technique

For Neds, I run 10# braid to a 6# FC leader - you could use mono

For Wacky it's straight 8# FC - again, mono is an option

 

One reel for both techniques - 10#-15# Braid to 8# leader of at least 6' length.

[fishhugger]

thanks mn! appreciate it.

[Joshua Voss]

I personally think both rods are way to stiff to cast a ned rig properly, work the bait, and also detect bites. I would definitely recommend dropping to a rod that has a minimum lure rating of at least 1/8 oz, if not even lower. My personal rod of choice is the Shimano Poison Adrena 6'10" UL/M, which is rated 1/16-1/2 oz. The M you have will be perfect for wacky.

[FishTank]

15 hours ago, Joshua Voss said:

I personally think both rods are way to stiff to cast a ned rig properly, work the bait, and also detect bites. I would definitely recommend dropping to a rod that has a minimum lure rating of at least 1/8 oz, if not even lower. My personal rod of choice is the Shimano Poison Adrena 6'10" UL/M, which is rated 1/16-1/2 oz. The M you have will be perfect for wacky.

 

I would agree both rods are too heavy, especially for Ned Rigs. A 4000 size reel is more saltwater, catfish oriented to me.

 

For Neds I would want a 2000 size reel with 6lb FC and a 7' ML Fast rod that goes around 1/16 - 1/2oz or even lighter. 

 

[fishhugger]

thanks for the replies.  i'll go ahead and try wacky with the medium power of the rods i listed above.  does anyone have an idea of how sensitive the perigee ii spin rods are? 

[MN Fisher]

9 minutes ago, fishhugger said:

does anyone have an idea of how sensitive the perigee ii spin rods are?

Probably about the same as other rods in that price range - I'm thinking Daiwa Procyon or Fuego. Personally, I find my Procyon L/F to be more than sufficiently sensitive for Ned/Hair Jigging.

[rgasr63]

I have the twin tip perigee 2 rod. It really fishes well for me. As far as sensitivity it is the same as my BPS carbonlite 2.0 in IMHO.