nwibass Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 I will be fishing this rod with alot of jerkbaits, top water, and some blade baits, and red eye shad in 1.2 oz. I'm thinking length between 6'9"-7' I dont want to go over 7' because then I will start hitting the water with the rod tip.. I was looking at a 6'9" duckett or a 7' med. or even 7' med heavy. I want the rod to have micro guides, I was looking at ducketts because they are excellent for crankbaits, with great action. Any suggestions? Quote
Nick Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 I lean toward the medium for all of these presentations except the spinner bait. I like the medium heavy for that. The only drawback of a microguide rod is icing up in the cold. If you like braided line the medium would be enough. Quote
telmomarques Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 dobyns champion glass, i have 2 of them, they work like wonder, they dont have microguides. i dont see the point of having microguides if you are gonna using a moving baits. Quote
JIGFISHERMAN. Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 6'6 MH. You don't really lose much of anything by having a shorter rod, but you gain a bunch by not banging the side of the boat, or catching on limbs if fishing from shore/close to shore. I use a 6'6 Falcon Lowrider xg, MH F, for jerkbaits and wouldn't have it any other way. Can't stand when a more moderate tip, and/or softer rod absorbs the action I'm trying to impart. Quote
Super User deep Posted January 17, 2012 Super User Posted January 17, 2012 When I had a kayak, I used to walk the dog with a 7'8" rod. Just saying. Love me some long rods. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 17, 2012 Super User Posted January 17, 2012 If you want one rod for all those, I would go with a 6'6" M power, fast action. Last year I "eliminated" that rod from my line up, thinking I could do all of that with my 7' M power, fast, St Croix Legend Tournament. While it tossed square bills fine 90% of the time, I hated it for top water and jerkbaits. And also found I missed the short rod for close in work with square bills.....sooooo.....I need to buy another 6'6" my self. 1 Quote
nwibass Posted January 17, 2012 Author Posted January 17, 2012 If you want one rod for all those, I would go with a 6'6" M power, fast action. Last year I "eliminated" that rod from my line up, thinking I could do all of that with my 7' M power, fast, St Croix Legend Tournament. While it tossed square bills fine 90% of the time, I hated it for top water and jerkbaits. And also found I missed the short rod for close in work with square bills.....sooooo.....I need to buy another 6'6" my self. Im gunna go with a 6'9" i think MH Quote
Packard Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 6'6" M/F St Croix Premier or 6'6" MH/F Falcon Lowerider XG I own both and they are great rods for squarebills, jerkbaits, topwater, and pretty much anything. 1 Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted January 17, 2012 Super User Posted January 17, 2012 Hrmmm, that's three entirely different rods with entirely different actions. A 6-3 MXF for the jerks, 6-9 MXF or 6-9 MM for the topwater, and a 7-2 MM for the squarebills. The 6-9 could work for blades. Quote
nwibass Posted January 17, 2012 Author Posted January 17, 2012 Hrmmm, that's three entirely different rods with entirely different actions. A 6-3 MXF for the jerks, 6-9 MXF or 6-9 MM for the topwater, and a 7-2 MM for the squarebills. The 6-9 could work for blades. I think a 6'9" duckett med heavy "fast" is going to be most ideal after looking into it, it has a fairly soft tip too, I may get a 7' MH thought. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 17, 2012 Super User Posted January 17, 2012 My dedicated jerkbait rod is an Avid AVC66MF. I would be suitable for all of the techniques you listed. Quote
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