MassYak85

I use a m jig rod, it's a 7'2" HF Tatula. It works well and is pretty sensitive. I fish 40lb braid to a leader for most of my C-rigging. Usually I'm fishing 10inch curly tail worms. If I was going to get a rod specifically for C-rigging I'd get a longer one but I won't be doing that anytime soon.

I also bought this rod last year for swim jigs, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits etc. Like @webertime said, it's by no means a moderate rod. I'd say it's more like a mod-fast to even a fast depending what you're used to. But it should be very good for what you are looking for. Although honestly your current 6'10" MHF Tatula could probably do the job as well.

x2. I love them in the summer on a C-rig

Nice Fish! From the look of the pictures I would have been throwing a spinnerbait too! I usually don't use a trailer on mine.

I usually use a fat swing impact. Any paddle tail should work though. I've also used grubs for a more subtle presentation.

I've found a semi-effective method for dissuading the bait monkey. Go to your TW account and click "order history" and start doing some head math.

and a half This does have me wondering how many bass anglers even measure their drags. I certainly never have.

I caught plenty of fish doing it but you can imagine the problems I ran into using that setup with 10lb braid on A1 tossing a wacky rig around the clusters of thick lily pads. Anything over 2lbs would pull drag, wrap me up, and I'd have to go get it, and if I was lucky it would still be hooked up. Usually it would get off.

I used a 5'6" ultralight spinning setup to fish worms (not little dinky worms either) before I knew any better.

Fiiiiiinaaaalllly got out. A few hours at A1 and all we had to show for it was an obese slime dart. I'll take it though, first fish I've caught in months. Ice was about 5-6 inches. Mostly white re-frozen slush from the storm with about a 2 inch base layer of clear stuff.

Hahaha, I knew someone would take advantage of that. I would have been all over it myself if I hadn't already gotten a 200 a couple months ago.

Carolina Fishing Tackle has S-Waver 200's for 29 bucks (normally MSRP is 46).

Something to consider. Baits like the Whopper Plopper and Mini Slammer are heavy (not for swimbaits but compared to most bass tackle) and have treble hooks. I would not recommend throwing them on a "frog rod", you can...but in my personal experience this season, you WILL lose fish. A rod for frogs and jigs is generally going to be fast or extra fast action. I used my jig rod which is a 7'2" HF for my whopper plopper 130 this year. Did it cast it a country mile? Yes. Did I catch lots of fish with it....yes. Did I, on two occasions, lose what would have been my personal best smallmouth mere feet from the boat...yes. Was it because of the rod? I don't blame gear on my lost fish but I do blame myself for using the wrong gear. Using braid and a fast rod, and having a big smallie come up and shake like it's life depends on it, was a recipe for disaster. With such a fast action the rod wasn't able to absorb the headshakes and with the weight of the lure the fish had zero issue dislodging it. That's another thing to consider here...line. For Frogs you're probably going to want 30-50lb braid. Not exactly crankbait line. IMO it sounds like what you're asking for is a hybrid of 3 different rods. Something for frogs, jigs. Something for cranks and spinnerbaits, and something for the heavier "swimbait" type lures. I really think you'll be happier in the long run getting a rod that is going to fit one of those categories, so that down the road you will be adding to your rod lineup...not replacing it.

I have an old president and bought a supreme last year for dropshotting and finesse applications as well. Tbh I'm not sure if I'd get the supreme over the president if I was going to do it all over again. I have had an issue with the line getting pinched on edge of the line roller on my supreme. It might be a simple fix but I haven't really looked at it yet. Other than that I have no complaints so far, it is a nice reel.

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That's actually pretty reasonable all things considered. The Perch baits he has on his IG look amazing as well.

If any of you Lucky Craft fans haven't stopped by TW recently... http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lucky_Craft_KJ_Flat_Silent_Crankbait/descpage-LCKJF.html

Those gills look SWEET! If you don't mind me asking, how much does he charge roughly for those?

Well I decided it was time to make the switch to 100% legal fishing and bought some tungsten jigs to replace my lead ones. Thankfully Tackle Warehouse had the Eco Pro Sick Boy Swim Jigs on sale yesterday for like 40% off, which I didn't even notice until I had some in my cart. Saved me a decent amount. Grabbed those, a couple football heads, a pack of ball-head jigs for grubs, some flipping jigs. And replaced what weights I hadn't already with tungsten ones.

They are all similar in that they are generally used as bait fish profiles but I have never understood why some people use them interchangeably. I generally use spinnerbaits for the flash of the blades. My favorite days for them are sunny/windy days because the fish see the bright flash of the blades dancing around up near the surface but the chop on the water helps break up the less-than-realistic profile. The one exception are the heavier "night time" big colorado blade spinnerbaits which put out a hell of a thump in the water and I have had good success on those at night fishing them slow along the bottom. A chatterbait is a go-to for me when the water is really dirty and the fish can key in on the vibration. Again this is the only cross over area for me because I might also use a big colorado blade in these situations. A swimjig is probably my most used. I feel it's a more subtle and a more realistic profile than the other two. A swimjig was definitely my #1 all around lure last year. I had one tied on pretty much the entire spring.

I only have experience with the Pro Qualifier out of those 3 but it's a solid reel and is the oldest one in my lineup right now. I just changed out the drag washers a couple weeks ago because they were shot from me using it as a frog reel for the past 3 years and had the drag locked down but I can't complain. It's been a workhorse for me and has seen a lot of abuse. And if you can get it for 50 bucks that's hard to pass up.

Sounds like you should get a rod that is good for jigs and frogs and could be used for light swimbaits, and then use the rods you currently have for spinnerbaits and cranks.

I fish mine in pretty heavy stuff so even WITH a weedgaurd I get hung up a decent amount. If you fish open water though I don't really see a need for it.

No you've got it backwards, throw only clear baits. If they can't see them they can't decide it's the wrong color

Once I get some more line for my backup spinning setup I might bring it to campus to try in the river on warm days like these. Only issue is most of the places I can fish from shore are relatively shallow and I'm not sure what my chances of a smallie even seeing my lure are going to be.