Vinny Chase Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 I am looking for a MH-H 6' spinning rod that I can throw soft plastics around docks - any suggestions? Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 To skip cast? Weighted plastics, T-rig? Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 St Croix has this: PS60MHF 6' MH Fast 1 8 - 14 3/8 - 3/4 3.9 4 $ 110 Quote
Vinny Chase Posted March 21, 2012 Author Posted March 21, 2012 Skipping weightless worms. That might be exactly what I am looking for! Thanks DVT Quote
jkarol24 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I love my powell max 6'8" M extra fast spinning rod. Very light, good backbone, and very sensitive! Quote
Ern Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I have a Shimano Clarus. That is 6' MH F. You may still be able to find one. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 22, 2012 Super User Posted March 22, 2012 I fish docks a lot, for skipping weightless plastics under docks I have used many different rod lengths, 6'.....6'3"......6'6"......6'8"....and 7'. Didn't like the short one, or the long one, 6'8" worked but still a touch too long. 6'3" was my favorite length, but untill I find another 6'3" that I like, I am going to use a 6'6" and see how that goes. IMHO, I would not want a MH or H powered rod for that, a M power with a fast or XF action is what I like. I want a rod that loads a little with a weightless bait, I get much longer and more accurate skips with it. I skip with braid, no leader, I have zero issues with it. One thing that makes life easier is keeping the spinning reel spool filled as full as you can with out having the line jump off. Thats for spinning rods, what I look for in a dock fishing casting rod are almost totaly different. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted March 22, 2012 Super User Posted March 22, 2012 Had a 30" fish with a 7' med star rod med spininng rod from under a dock flipping a bucktail yesterday, all you need. Quote
0119 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 St. Croix LTB Skippin' speciific rod. Med 5'6". A killer skippin rod. For alot less, the Shimano Clarus 6" Med. has just the right amount of tip flex to make it a great skippin' rod too. Quote
backcast88 Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I use a 6'8" mxf BPS Carbonlite for all my soft plastics except drop shots. I really like the x fast tip because it gives a little more power to drive the hook into a fish. My experience with weightless plastics has told me a medium heavy is usually too stiff and doesn't throw very well compared to a medium but your milage may vary. Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted March 24, 2012 Super User Posted March 24, 2012 Had a 30" fish with a 7' med star rod med spininng rod from under a dock flipping a bucktail yesterday, all you need. Totally different. Completely and totally. I will guarantee you that you cannot put that bucktail where I can put a tube back under a dock and lift set with a 6-3 rod, it just doesn't work. I can skip a bait 20' in and into a shorestation by another 10 feet, where with a 7 foot rod, I can get it just to where I need the bait to roll out and skip the remainder of the way. The rod I use is actually in St Croix's Legend Walleye run. 6-3 Medium Xfast. It's a stout rod with plenty of power and yet soft enough to get trajectory right to skip back in. In those situations I can't skip it on my Pixy/6-2 Evergreen- The St Croix comes in to play. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted March 24, 2012 Super User Posted March 24, 2012 Totally different. Completely and totally. I will guarantee you that you cannot put that bucktail where I can put a tube back under a dock and lift set with a 6-3 rod, it just doesn't work. I can skip a bait 20' in and into a shorestation by another 10 feet, where with a 7 foot rod, I can get it just to where I need the bait to roll out and skip the remainder of the way. The rod I use is actually in St Croix's Legend Walleye run. 6-3 Medium Xfast. It's a stout rod with plenty of power and yet soft enough to get trajectory right to skip back in. In those situations I can't skip it on my Pixy/6-2 Evergreen- The St Croix comes in to play. Glad to hear. Quote
tracker01 Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 I have a great rod for dock fishing. GLoomis GL3 SJR 722. Let me know if you are interested. Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted March 24, 2012 Super User Posted March 24, 2012 I have a great rod for dock fishing. GLoomis GL3 SJR 722. Let me know if you are interested. I just gave my grandson the exact same rod, SJR722 GL3 and it is great for skipping. Another rod to look at is the Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth 6'3" M-F, they also have a 6'3" MH-F but the medium is more versatile and I bet it would be a skipping machine! Quote
tracker01 Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 I have a great rod for dock fishing. GLoomis GL3 SJR 722. Let me know if you are interested. I just put the rod in the "Flea Market" section. Quote
Vinny Chase Posted March 24, 2012 Author Posted March 24, 2012 Totally different. Completely and totally. I will guarantee you that you cannot put that bucktail where I can put a tube back under a dock and lift set with a 6-3 rod, it just doesn't work. I can skip a bait 20' in and into a shorestation by another 10 feet, where with a 7 foot rod, I can get it just to where I need the bait to roll out and skip the remainder of the way. The rod I use is actually in St Croix's Legend Walleye run. 6-3 Medium Xfast. It's a stout rod with plenty of power and yet soft enough to get trajectory right to skip back in. In those situations I can't skip it on my Pixy/6-2 Evergreen- The St Croix comes in to play. Thanks and great advice as always Hooly. Quote
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