Rod for Bluegill and Panfish

[T-Billy]

I have a Dobyns Sierra Panfish 7'4" UL. If a crappie farts within 6' of my bait I can feel it. 😁

[WRB]

20 hours ago, nso123 said:

I love fishing for bass, but have always had a passion for bluegill and panfish. What do you feel is the best rod available?  I have several, but am looking for the best, nicest rod for them.

Spinning or bait casting?

Tom

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

16 minutes ago, msgf91 said:

Check out i_fish or fish anything on YouTube. They review a ton of UL panfish rods. The i_fish guy was promoting some JDM prototype rod as the best panfish rod. I want to get a nicer panfish rod because I also catch big bass with panfish gear. But I keep catching big fish on my cheaper rods like my Handing Magic L and TFO signature series (TFO makes a good panfish rod). I picked up the Handing for $30 and the TFO used for $50. 

 

 

My coworker that I mention sent in a Daiwa Airity to i_fish that recently was in a few videos

[garroyo130]

Go JDM and get a nice area trout rod. I fish a couple of Major Craft rods for weightless (no added weight) trout magnets and small spoons, and they perform really well. Just keep in mind you're probably going to want a decent reel and some premium line to go along with it. 

[nso123]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Spinning or bait casting?

Tom

I’m looking at spinning rods for this. 

 

[WRB]

Dobyns Trout & Pan Fish spinning rod 6’7”

Shimano Stradic 500 size 

Excellent combo.

Tom

[msgf91]

2 hours ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

My coworker that I mention sent in a Daiwa Airity to i_fish that recently was in a few videos

That's pretty cool! I watched that video. 

 

This video is for OP

 

[garroyo130]

troutmagnet man > iFish ... just saying 

[nso123]

Thanks everyone for the responses so far. I have been digging into all of them, and what a rabbit hole it is.