On 1/9/2016 at 9:22 PM, PennBass said:

Recently bought a Lucky Craft Casting Rod in moderate action for all around cranking/spinnerbait use, but I want to see if there are more applications it could be used for. 

Does anyone have experience using topwaters (not frogs, of course) on a moderate action rod? I'm talking buzzbaits, walking baits, poppers, etc. Does the slower action effect the action of lures and are there any problems with hooksets? Any tips/suggestions are welcome. 

 

Thanks

I like a XF tip for top-water, a F tip for big single hooks and jerk-baits, and moderate or Moderate/F for just about everything else.

Mostly I think, because I am old enough that I came up fishing with fiberglass rods before there were graphite rods and the more parabolic moderate actions still feel normal to me.

 

My first fishing rod was actually a True Temper baitcasting set-up with a steel telescopic rod...LOL, It's hard to describe the action on that one. It was a big deal when I was about 12 or 13 and my Dad graduated me to a Zebco 33 Combo.

It wasn't as nice as his Johnson Century set-up, but I was on my way...

 

On 1/12/2016 at 2:28 PM, Ads7633 said:

I'm sure if you put some low stretch braid on it you could get away with topwater. The moderate action may even allow you keep from pulling a buzzbait out of a the fishes mouth too quickly.

I always use mono for top-water baits because braid sink and will sometimes pull the front end of the lure down with it affecting the action of the bait. Of course in the real world that altered action might be just what the fish want on that particular day...

32 minutes ago, NOC 1 said:

I always use mono for top-water baits because braid sink and will sometimes pull the front end of the lure down with it affecting the action of the bait.

Except that braided line floats, it doesn’t sink. Fluoro lines sink.

1 minute ago, Scott F said:

Except that braided line floats, it doesn’t sink. Fluoro lines sink.

My bad, I though braid sunk too. I have always used mono, and more recently fluorocoated.

 

see there kids? That's why you should always take what you hear on the internet with a grain of salt...