A 6' 3"? Or a 6' 6"?
What Size Rod Do I Need For Pitching?
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TidePride37
, May 16 2012 10:30 AM
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TidePride37
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Posted May 16 2012 - 10:30 AM
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Posted May 16 2012 - 10:50 AM
Most people use rods 7' or longer to pitch with, for myself I can do a good job of it with a good 6'6" MH/F rod.
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Posted May 16 2012 - 02:08 PM
I can pitch with EVERY rod in my locker, from 5' to 7'-11". My favorites for distance targets are a 7'-6" and in close quaters around docks or overhanging cover, a 6'-8" works great.
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Posted May 16 2012 - 02:13 PM
I'll do a pitch style cast at some point with almost any bait I throw. Choose rod length using the same basis you usually would. Longer for distance and moving line quickly and shorter for in close accuracy etc. Flipping uses a static length of line so I like a little longer rod in the 7'6" range.
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Posted May 17 2012 - 07:12 AM
I pitch with rods from 6'6' to 7'4'. All depending on what equipment I have with me at at what type of structure I am pitching at.
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Posted May 18 2012 - 07:53 AM
7-3 to 7-8
I was looking in the garage the other day and trying to move through all my wife's stuff and you'll never guess what I found ? My boat.
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