Big Bait Fishing

here is a funny video my mom sent me in a e-mail , hope you enjoy -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FBnoqbAElg

if you are gonna get a Powell , get the 804c , it's a 8' glass rod that is light and has an excellent taper to it for shallow, medium, and even deep diving crankbaits . another good choice is the dobyns 'Randy McAbee" 805cbrm rod . if you have never fished with a 8' crankbait rod , you will are in for a treat !!! you will not want to fish with anything shorter , trust me

i think it all comes down to feel of the reel in your hand , i personally use all REVO baitcasters (SX,INSHORE, and the TORO), they feel alot better than the curado's with the curados being wider , they don't palm as comfortable and the revo's have a tad bit more line capacity and a alot better drag .....

in my opinion one of the best flipping rods are the Phenix super flipping rods , namely the 7'11" med heavy . it has a strong back bone is very light for a rod it's length . would be perfect for medium grass and punching mats , pads , and tulies . http://www.***.com/Phenix_Super_Flipping_Rods/descpage-PSFR.html

i just feel , and i said this in another post a week or so ago , that St.Croix could of made this rod really stand out with alot better guides and charged a couple of dollars more and people would of payed it and not complained . even Pac-Bay guides with the hard chrome inserts would have made this rod alot better , St. Croix should re-do this rod for 2010 or it will be passed up by the other rods in the $100.00 price range ......

for me , the best crankbaits for cold water fishing are deep diving crank baits . i like to get down to those suspended fish that are not that active and retrieve them REALLY SLOW with little jerks and speed ups once in awhile to trigger bites from them . i like DD22's , Bomber fat free shads (BD7's) , Spro Little John DD , and strike king series 6"s . all costing well under $10.00 except the Spro at $11.00 .

dang it !! , i wanted to go tomorrow or even sunday but it aint gonna happen :-[ > guess i will have to wait till it comes to San Diego in a week and a half . not gonna be as good as the long beach show ... and Tyler isn't gonna go to that one ...

those Dobyns 8' cranking rods are sweet , checked out Randy's at a seminar at a local marine and tackle shop down where i live ( anglers marine in santee ,ca. ) and the rod really felt balanced and like it had good backbone with a good tip . Randy fishes Norman DD22's alot and says these rods really excell at the deeper diving crankbaits .....

you forgot that people also hate the crappy guides used on them : btw , that's probably why it is so tip heavy !!! .....

1 lb. mono !!!! ( .005") pretty much like sewing thread ;D

those are some nice baits !!! i love realistic shad baits !!!!!

on the third rod and sixth rod down(with the eva split grips) is that rear grip(below the reel seat) a stock eva grip piece or did you turn it down by hand ?? i want one of those on my next swimbait rod and would like to know where to get one , that is if it is a stock piece . btw how long is it , or should i say , what are it's dimensions as in dia.x length x inside dia. ??? thanks , those are sweet rods , love those FUJI ACS reel seats with split eva grips !!!!! :(

that is it exactly . my swim bait rods (rainshadow blanks ) are made of rx6 ( im-6 graphite), rx7 (im-7 graphite)and glass materials . that is to get the actions you want in a rod , by using different materials in different parts of the rod you combine aspects of each material to what would perform best . for example , alot of crankbait rods are made of graphite from the bottom of the blank to about 2/3 of the rod then glass is used for the top 1/3 for the soft action of glass . hope that helps

here are some more finesse casting rods http://www.***.com/AdvSearch.html?search=args&sref=&sref=40&Minprice=&Maxprice=&RodType=Casting&x=33&y=8

not in your price range , but take a look at the Cumara reaction series 7'6'' ML rod , rated for 1/8-1/2 oz. lures , that would be a sweet set up !!!!!

carbon fiber is a weave of cabon thread run in different directions and sandwiched between plastic resin making it alot stronger than just solid graphite and also alot lighter .

if you are looking for a stock rod , look into Mattlures rods , phenix ultra swimbait rods , okuma guide series swimbait rods ( they have a 7'6'' heavy rod you might like ) Dobyns 795ml rod is also a VERY nice rod that fits in good for the baits you want to throw , they cost around 240 bucks unless you can find a good deal on one , powell max swimbait rods are pretty good as are shimano crucials (the handles are a little to short for alot of peoples taste tho) . so look around and research these brands and see what fits your stle and comforts , you are bound to find one . if you don't like stock rods , go custom !! i myself will probably never buy a stock swimbait rod ever again !!!!

i have a rod that i really like for baits in the 2-6 oz. range ( will throw baits as small as a Mattlures hardgill to a ROF 16 8" Hudd ) it was made by G-blanks , you can have it custom made to how you want it . talk to Larry and he will go over every thing you want for the rod . i would suggest a 15"-17" handle (measurement from the bottom of the reel seat to the bottom of the blank , get some split grips , fuji reel seat , american tackle guides and yo will be set . the blank (ISWB945) , made by Baston/Rain shadow comes 7'10'' but can be cut down to your preferred length , i suggest you keep it 7'10 !!! the rod is pretty light and very strong . it costs about $160.00 plus shipping . i live in san Diego , ca and it cost around $20.00 to ship . you will really like this rod , here is a picture of it (the one with the REVO SX on it , the other one is also a g-blanks rod rated for 3-8 oz. baits with a REVO TORO on it ) here is G-Blanks web site - http://www.imaginationbassin.com/gblanks.htm

i feel the same way is that there alot better rods for the money , mojo's are down right clunky compared to the other sub $100 dollar rods that have come out recently ....

i feel that in any bass fishermans arsenal , a bait caster is a pretty mandatory thing to have and to master . i used spinning rigs for along time and used it for everything , now i use baitcasters for 90% of my fishing , using spinning rigs for primarily just drop shotting and smaller weightless plastics . tell your friend to put in the time and patience and master the baitcaster , he will be a happy camper in no time

i would think that with even how thin 20# power pro is , that on a 1000 size reel i would use 15 # PP . why are you gonna use such a small reel , if i were you i would get a 2500 size reel then spool it with 6 lb. P-line CXX or if you really want to use braid , go with the 20 lb. power pro , that way you can put a bunch on there , just my opinion ....

i believe that P-line does not make a 8 lb. braid , what i think it is is that your thinking of 30 lb. braid that has the diameter of 8 lb. mono . a very good braid size for light flipping , frogging in grass , carolina rigs , etc.. it goes good with a 10-12 lb. test mono or floro leader tied with a uni-to-uni knot . i use 30 lb. braid for pretty much throwing frogs and other top water baits . that Spectrex iv is some nice braid , pretty much the same as Power pro and Izorline spectra braid ....

good deal , just sell the citica and put it towards another reel , maybe a Core 50mg

Are they now the company that makes 'The Prince?' I heard it is one heck of a bucktail rod. it was bought by dreamcattcher lures , they are no longer connected to Fig rods , i don't know about the "prince" rods , but he has changed the formula of the blanks and are supposed to be pretty much like the old "tooth tamer" series was before all of the breakage issues . alot of musky guys like them . the guy who bought the company "name" makes musky lures so i wouldn't think he is gonna make swimbait rods but you can always use them for it , tho they are designed for muskies . if i were you i'd be looking at different rods like i said before , to me it's a crap shoot that they will hold up (the original fig rig rods ). to the original poster , what is your budget and what are you looking for in a swimbait rod and what baits are you planning on throwing with it ?? i might be able to give you some suggestions

correct me if i'm wrong but i think that company went out of buissness . they had alot of problems in manufacturing their rods leading to failures . i'm pretty sure someone else bought the name because they make some great musky rods ( tooth tamer's ). so if you were to personaly ask me , i would tell you to get a different rod ......