What Length Rod For Spinnerbaits?

[new2BC4bass]

I'll throw a spinnerbait on almost any rod I own.  Exceptions are my crankbait rods.  I have a 6' MH Lightning that always has a spinnerbait on it.  Usually 1/2 oz. I've thrown a 3/4 oz. spinnerbait on my 7'6 HF and various weight spinnerbaits on every length rod in between.  I think I've even thrown a 1/8 oz. spinnerbait on a ML casting rod.

 

I assume jigfisherman that you like to fish jigs.    Spinnerbaits have their place.  It is also the lure I primarily use when trying out new gear at my practice place because it is almost impossible to lose one.  I hate losing lures in a place where I know my chance of getting bit is less than 1%.  I'm probably the only guy here testing his gear this way.  Fishing is pretty pathetic in my area.  Just went and counted, and currently I have spinnerbaits on 20 rods.  You can probably say the same thing about jigs.

[FryDog62]

The classic spinnerbait rod length is 6'- 10".... medium for lighter baits and MH for heavier.  I have a Shimano Zodias Medium Moderate/Fast for lighter spinnerbaits and a Lews Speed Stick MH Fast for heavier.   Both 6'-10" just long enough for longer casts when you need them, and short enough to roll cast well in tighter spaces...

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

1 hour ago, Pinoy_Basser said:

 

Thanx DVT

 

6-7" was also my initial estimate for my build.

felt right on my stencil of the rod using masking tape to anchor the parts.

 

 

Dry fitting is standard MO here too. Good luck with your build. 

[Fishes in trees]

Over the years I've spent a lot of money trying to find the perfect spinnerbait rod - that Excalibur of rods that reads your mind and puts the spinner bait where you want it every time and tells you to set the hook whenever a fish even breaths near your bait. A long time ago - late 80's I thought I had one - a 5'9" Fat, straight handled Berkley Lightning Rod - back when those rods were in the upper echelon of graphite rod technology.  That one rod got stolen and I never found another one like it.

 

My current choice for a spinner bait rod is a Fenwick AETOS 6'8" MH - Fast tip - with an older Shimano Curado D on it.  I have 3 identical rigs and I use them interchangeably for spinnerbaits ( mostly half ounce) & chatter baits and DC8 Timber Tigers.

 

The search for the perfect spinner bait rod is ongoing though, and should I come across one that is a candidate, I'll probably buy it.  The Loomis spinner bait rods are nice, but they are just a little bit out of my price range currently, same goes for the upper end St. Croix.

[Pettis]

Dobyns 734c

[Jeff H]

On 1/2/2017 at 4:00 AM, Fishes in trees said:

Over the years I've spent a lot of money trying to find the perfect spinnerbait rod - that Excalibur of rods that reads your mind and puts the spinner bait where you want it every time and tells you to set the hook whenever a fish even breaths near your bait. A long time ago - late 80's I thought I had one - a 5'9" Fat, straight handled Berkley Lightning Rod - back when those rods were in the upper echelon of graphite rod technology.  That one rod got stolen and I never found another one like it.

 

My current choice for a spinner bait rod is a Fenwick AETOS 6'8" MH - Fast tip - with an older Shimano Curado D on it.  I have 3 identical rigs and I use them interchangeably for spinnerbaits ( mostly half ounce) & chatter baits and DC8 Timber Tigers.

 

The search for the perfect spinner bait rod is ongoing though, and should I come across one that is a candidate, I'll probably buy it.  The Loomis spinner bait rods are nice, but they are just a little bit out of my price range currently, same goes for the upper end St. Croix.

I've come to the conclusion I need 2 to be close to perfect.  I've been getting by with a pair of St. Croix 6'6" Premier's, one M/F and one MH/F.  I'm 90% +/- happy there.

[crypt]

I have 2 for spinnerbaits. first one is an old team diawa Larry Nixon 6" med act. wormin rod that is perfect for throwing in and around docks,low trees etc. short casting. then I have a 7-3 mhx rod that I made for long distance casting over flats etc. these 2 work for me.

[bowhunter63]

6ft 6 Medium i like a little softer tip.

[Sammies77]

My favorite spinnerbait rod is a 7' medium power fast action Avid. 

 

 

[Bankbeater]

I use to use a 6'6", but last year I started using a 7'0" rod. It wasn't that big of a change for me and the extra distance when casting is nice

[A-Jay]

My spinnerbait fishing consists mostly of three different types of presentations based on how, where & when I'm throwing a spinnerbait. 

 

First one is daytime shallow water, target casting to various forms of cover; docks, a variety of shoreline stuff / wood or vegetation pockets,  lily pads & sub or near surface weeds.  Here I'm using a 6'6" - 6'10' MH Fast Graphite stick and braid. 

 

Second presentation is also a daytime deal which is more of an open water "launching" where I'm usually burning the bait & covering water.  Here I'm looking for distance and will go with a 7'4" Composite rod.  I like the way it loads, casts, hooks & fights what for me is most often stout smallies.  I go braid & flouro interchangeably here.   This is what it looks like - btw there's no fish catching here, just a lot of casting.  I was ready though . . . .

 

Final spinnerbait method for me and perhaps my favorite, is throwing them At Night. 

I'm usually using the same sub 7' graphite stick I used in the first technique but at night, I can & do plus size my line to 20 lb mono.  Fish can't see it and I've learned over the years that shorter casts are king at night, so stretch is not a problem.  The mono's strength & somewhat forgiving handling is a huge benefit when the big girls come out under the cover of darkness.

 

 

A-Jay