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[outdoorsman110]

I currently use a 7' medium light action rod for my vibrax spinners, anybody else have any rod suggestions for inline spinners?

[ROCbass]

I've never given my inline spinner rods much thought really ,but I usually throw size 1 and smaller blades on my ultralight, which is just a cheap shakespeare 5 footer. Size 2 and up i use whatever M power spinning rod I have handy.

[tomustang]

IMO anything with a fast tip should be suffice, I throw 0 to 2 on ultralights, all the way 2 to 5's on a MHF

[islandbass]

I don't think there is a technique specific rod out there designed solely for inline spinners. I have used rods from med light through med heavy power. It just depends on the rods I have on hand and if I choose to throw an inline spinner.

I like your choice of rod power for bass and trout casting or spinning.

[grimlin]

IMO anything with a fast tip should be suffice, I throw 0 to 2 on ultralights, all the way 2 to 5's on a MHF

i disagree....if inline has trebles,it should be thrown on something with a moderate or slow tip. Fast tips will usually rip the treble hook out or the fish can throw it much more easily.

I use those cheap Walmart rods for inlines that has a slow tip.

[J Francho]

Fast tips will usually rip the treble hook out or the fish can throw it much more easily.

Wrong. A short, overpowered rod with little flex, and low stretch line might do this. A medium to medium-light power, fast tip rod will work fine for this application. Has for decades for me.

[grimlin]

Wrong. A short, overpowered rod with little flex, and low stretch line might do this. A medium to medium-light power, fast tip rod will work fine for this application. Has for decades for me.

Different folks for different strokes.....doesn't work for me.....I find me losing more fish with a fast tip rod than anything else specially when it comes to inline spinners.A buddy who fishes with me says the same thing and he's fished for over 50 years.

[J Francho]

You lose fish because you don't play them properly, not because the hooks pull out. I'm a big proponent of slower, longer, lighter power rods with treble hooks, but in this case, when you need to have some control over the bait, a fast taper works better. A lower power will bring more flex into the rod, and protect against those moments when a fish fish gets the slip on you, and you lose pressure on them. Same goes for other "special circumstance" treble hook baits, like jerkbaits and topwater spooks. You'd think the "tear out myth" would apply there as well, but it doesn't. Many, many use a shorter, lower power , extra fast rod for this. It's the lower power, the extra flex into the midsection at just moderate loads that protects the hooks, not a slow tip. in fact, the more and more I analyze a rod, both while working a lure, and working a fish, it's the mid section transition that is crucial to getting fish in the boat, not the tip.

[grimlin]

You lose fish because you don't play them properly, not because the hooks pull out. I'm a big proponent of slower, longer, lighter power rods with treble hooks, but in this case, when you need to have some control over the bait, a fast taper works better. A lower power will bring more flex into the rod, and protect against those moments when a fish fish gets the slip on you, and you lose pressure on them. Same goes for other "special circumstance" treble hook baits, like jerkbaits and topwater spooks. You'd think the "tear out myth" would apply there as well, but it doesn't. Many, many use a shorter, lower power , extra fast rod for this. It's the lower power, the extra flex into the midsection at just moderate loads that protects the hooks, not a slow tip. in fact, the more and more I analyze a rod, both while working a lure, and working a fish, it's the mid section transition that is crucial to getting fish in the boat, not the tip.

Isn't that what a moderate action rod does? Bends at the midsection?

[tomustang]

Wrong.

Works better for me, especially on trout and pickerel.

With a moderate I lose more hook sets

[J Francho]

Isn't that what a moderate action rod does? Bends at the midsection?

No. A moderate taper rod initially has MORE of the rod bending with slight pressure at the tip. What I'm referring to is NOT tip action, but how the rod behaves under full load. A medium power rod will have more bend with less load, and protect from slack line, so long as there is enough length. A 6' rod is usually plenty.

[tomustang]

Hey you're missing slow action on that chart

[grimlin]

No. A moderate taper rod initially has MORE of the rod bending with slight pressure at the tip. What I'm referring to is NOT tip action, but how the rod behaves under full load. A medium power rod will have more bend with less load, and protect from slack line, so long as there is enough length. A 6' rod is usually plenty.

I got ya now.

[SirSnookalot]

You lose fish because you don't play them properly, not because the hooks pull out.


No doubt about it ! It is not the equipment, I use nothing but spinning gear on multi purpose rods for everything I do, I'm not into technique specific rods, good fisherman can use anything and land fish. Don't ever blame the equipment, blame yourself, when you lose a fish, it's your fault, not the rods.

[tugsandpulls]

i have a quantumn escalade on a 6-8 shimano cellus tec-spec rod is says worm and jig on it and is med with a fast tip and i throw 1/4 0z to 1/2 with 10# test thats all i use this rod for is inline spinners