Catfish Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 Greetings. Looking for a new spinning rod to go with a daiwa exceler 2500 reel for fishing zoom super flukes. Thought I'd seek the advice of the best on the net. Have looked at 6'6 & 7'0 M St. Croix Avids, Premieres, Shimano compres, fenwick HMG & others & am still undecided. Suggestions? Thanks. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 Brand aside, I'd look for something 7' Med or even ML with a fast action. Quote
Super User Chris at Tech Posted April 20, 2010 Super User Posted April 20, 2010 St Croix AVS68MXF Personally, I fish flukes with the rod tip down most of the time, and I find a 7ft rod a bit too long for that. But 6'8" works really well for casting distance, hook setting power and comfort for me. Quote
dude loves to fish Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 I have the Kistler Carbon Steel that I use for weightless worms and it works good for this. Very light and sensitive and is 6'-9" long / medium. Quote
SimonDM17 Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 I'd go with a 6'6" MH. Flukes aren't light, and with the right line (I'd say 15-20lb braid) you should be able to bomb them out there. Plus the MH will make setting the hook a breeze, and let you fish the fluke in between pads without fear of getting hung up. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted April 20, 2010 Super User Posted April 20, 2010 St Croix AVS68MXFPersonally, I fish flukes with the rod tip down most of the time, and I find a 7ft rod a bit too long for that. But 6'8" works really well for casting distance, hook setting power and comfort for me. You will like this rod matched with your reel. Besides flukes, this combination will handle all soft plastics, light jigs, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. 8-) Quote
Hot n Tot Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 St Croix AVS68MXFPersonally, I fish flukes with the rod tip down most of the time, and I find a 7ft rod a bit too long for that. But 6'8" works really well for casting distance, hook setting power and comfort for me. You will like this rod matched with your reel. Besides flukes, this combination will handle all soft plastics, light jigs, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. 8-) I have this rod in the Legend Tournament series and it is a very good action for Flukes and soft plastics. I also like to fish Rapalas with it. Quote
Flywatersmallie Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 I have this rod in the Legend Tournament series too. I use it for Flukes will good success. I like it for tubes and wacky rigging too. Quote
BassThumb Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 I use a 7' 6" ML/F spinning outfit. Delaware Valley Tackle's suggestion is a good one. Quote
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