tube and drop shot rod

[jenga]

just wondering what length, weight and speed rod I should get for tubes and drop shot.  I think I heard 7ft. med heavy. any info would be great.

Jenga

[ww2farmer]

You need to be more specific than that. What size line are you planning on using. What kind of cover are you fishing? You can fish tubes and drop shot on any thing from an UL panfish rod, to an XH power flipping stick. More info from you would get you a better answer.

[roadwarrior]

I prefer Medium Power, but MH is fine.

8-)

[jenga]

I mainly fish Lk. St. Clair.  I typically use 8lb invizx floro.

Jenga

[ww2farmer]

I mainly fish Lk. St. Clair. I typically use 8lb invizx floro.

Jenga

that helps.......I would go with a Med. power w/fast or xtra fast action for that as well. 6'6"- 7' would be a good length to go with. There are alot of good rods out to choose from, starting at about $80 all the way to..........well as high as you could want to go. I prefer St Croix spinning rods, I tend to like a 7' ML power/fast Avid for just drop shotting, but I like my 6'8" Med power/ X-fast Mojo for more of an all around rod. I fish tubes, wacky rigs, finesse jigs, weightless plastics, and drop shot with it. Handles 8lb line great, and it comes in the Mojo ($100) Avid($180) Legend Tournament ($240) Legend Elite ($350) and Legend Ext. ($400) so how ever mush you want to spend, there is one in that power/length/action.

[jenga]

Yeah I was thinking of buying the mojo bass rod in 7ft med. with a fast tip.

thanks guys,

Jenga

[ww2farmer]

Yeah I was thinking of buying the mojo bass rod in 7ft med. with a fast tip.

thanks guys,

Jenga

That would be a fine rod for your intended purposes.

[KYntucky Warmouth]

I use 7'M for both.  I like a spinnng rod for dropshots and a casting rod for tubes.

[central.PA.bass]

7' ML for dropshot, 7'M for tubes..

[Crookedneck]

If you can find one 6' 8" to 7' medium power with an xtra fast action that would be your ticket. 

[Crankenstein_MI]

Hey Jack. I have a 7 foot mojo if ya wanna try it.  I would personally spend $50 bucks more and get into a Kislter Mag or something similar.  I have a 7 foot kislter micro mag that I use for drop shotting if ya compare the two. You can also get a Duckett for $50 more.  I personally like a shorter rod for straight off the boat verticle drop shotting, like around main lake structure. I have a 5'10 St.Croix tournament for that technique.  When casting drop shot and tubes, I like a 7 footer.

[Alpster]

I fish tubes with the same rod as worms and light jigs, 7' Loomis 844C. Drop shot with a much lighter spinning rod GLX DSR 820. I consider dropshotting a finesse technique.

Ronnie

[ChiCityBasser]

Just picked up a Cabelas MagTouch MGTS69DS 6'9" M/F on sale for $69.99