6ft casting rods

[d-camarena 599]

I need a couple casting rods, a mhf and a mf.

Do any brands make them still?

[The Bassman 1,045]

St Croix does. I have a couple of Loomis Classic Bass but I'm thinking they may be discontinued. Would be nice if more companies would make them available. FWIW a lot of 6'6" are close to 6' but with longer rear grips.

[BassWhole! 2,364]

5 minutes ago, The Bassman said:

FWIW a lot of 6'6" are close to 6' but with longer rear grips.

One of my favorite popper rods is a 6'6" that got too close to a hack saw.

[CroakHunter 1,991]

Lews makes a 5'9 medium heavy target casting special. 

[d-camarena 599]

I fish in real small boats, and we like to take minimal gear. We limit ourselves to 2 combos each. Works out great but i gotta get shorter rods, at a maximum id like 6'6 but i would prefer 6ft rods. We fish really close quarters, no lomg casts . I used to have a berkley amp 6ft medium heavy that was perfect until i broke it. I was thinking of getting something a little more high end this time, but i may have to buy another

I look at the st croix

[Log Catcher 506]

You might look at the BPS rods. I have the Cranking Stick in a 6' medium. Also have several Bionic Blades in medium and M/H that have been great. I will say all of mine are older rods. I have not tried any of the new ones. I don't like the split grips so many companies are using now but that is just my personal preference.

[jimmyjoe 192]

  Berkley has a 6' in the Series One lineup. The St. Croix Premieres are M/F and MH/F.     jj

[WRB 11,717]

Take a look at Cashion 6' Kayak casting rod.

Also search 6' pistol grip casting rods.

Tom

[jtharris3 424]

Pistol grip or non-pistol grip? Back in the day I used to love throwing a spinnerbait with a 6’ M pistol grip rod. I could get a nice roll cast with it. But, the more modern rod handles make it a lot nicer to fight the fish once hooked. Especially the big 'uns!

[d-camarena 599]

2 minutes ago, jtharris3 said:

Pistol grip or non-pistol grip? Back in the day I used to love throwing a spinnerbait with a 6’ M pistol grip rod. I could get a nice roll cast with it. But, the more modern rod handles make it a lot nicer to fight the fish once hooked. Especially the big 'uns!

It dont matter, pistol grip or not. Some guy posted some lews pistol grips on sunday but he wont respond my messages. They are exactly what im looking for. I use braid so sensativity is not really an issue

[Bluebasser86 24,621]

I have a 6' MH/F Lightning Rod I use in my kayak. There's some 6' MH/F Lightning Rod Shocks on FFO for $30 right now. 

[waymont 120]

The original G Loomis IMX 723c or 724c would hook you up.

These are excellent sensitive rods, super light and balanced.

[Fishes in trees 971]

If you go with the pistol grip rods, I hope you have wrists of steel - or carbon fiber - or whatever is high tech & strong.

Back in the day when I had a couple of pistol grip rods, my wrists would be worn out by the end of the day - often enough that I kept Alieve in my tackle box.

 

I'd take the previous suggestion of getting a 6'6" rod and adjusting it with a hack saw, mostly because of the straight handle.

 

[d-camarena 599]

I know, my wrists also get sore but i dont really feel it when im fishing. I feel them the next day lol

 

I prefer regular butts over pistols but ill take what i can find.

[Hulkster 219]

I would order one of the classic Loomis 6 foot casting rods in GL3, IMX or GLX and be done, they are going to be the best out there as 6 footers are getting hard to find, and they are still in production. 

 

 

 

or i just looked at St Croix's website and they make a 6 foot med power Avid, which would be awesome as well. 

[d-camarena 599]

10 minutes ago, Hulkster said:

I would order one of the classic Loomis 6 foot casting rods in GL3, IMX or GLX and be done, they are going to be the best out there as 6 footers are getting hard to find, and they are still in production. 

 

 

 

or i just looked at St Croix's website and they make a 6 foot med power Avid, which would be awesome as well. 

Wow i just saw the g.loomis classic series. They are exactly what i am looking for. 

 

How are g.loomis rods in terms of power?

 

For a 2 rod system should i get the heavy and medium heavy? I see theres not much lure weight difference between the medium and medium heavy

[BassWhole! 2,364]

16 hours ago, d-camarena said:

I fish in real small boats, and we like to take minimal gear. We limit ourselves to 2 combos each. Works out great but i gotta get shorter rods, at a maximum id like 6'6 but i would prefer 6ft rods. We fish really close quarters, no lomg casts . I used to have a berkley amp 6ft medium heavy that was perfect until i broke it. I was thinking of getting something a little more high end this time, but i may have to buy another

I look at the st croix

The trick to finding a good partner in a small boat (same as in tennis) is to have one right handed and one southpaw.

[waymont 120]

50 minutes ago, d-camarena said:

Wow i just saw the g.loomis classic series. They are exactly what i am looking for. 

 

How are g.loomis rods in terms of power?

 

For a 2 rod system should i get the heavy and medium heavy? I see theres not much lure weight difference between the medium and medium heavy

 

8 hours ago, waymont said:

The original G Loomis IMX 723c or 724c would hook you up.

These are excellent sensitive rods, super light and balanced.

You can cover almost any bass fishing with these two. 723c is great for everything, and the 724c is a good worm/jig rod, heavier spinnerbaits, and anything where you need more power. I used these rod exclusively when I only fished out of a canoe.  I wanted a short rod so I wouldn't be in my partners back all the time. I love these rods when a short rod is preferred. I still like my 723c for jerk baits and spooks.

[d-camarena 599]

7 minutes ago, waymont said:

 

You can cover almost any bass fishing with these two. 723c is great for everything, and the 724c is a good worm/jig rod, heavier spinnerbaits, and anything where you need more power. I used these rod exclusively when I only fished out of a canoe.  I wanted a short rod so I wouldn't be in my partners back all the time. I love these rods when a short rod is preferred. I still like my 723c for jerk baits and spooks.

Thats exactly what i was thinking of buying, im gonna see if i can find them used, if not ill buy them new

[fishwizzard 1,784]

1 hour ago, d-camarena said:

Wow i just saw the g.loomis classic series. They are exactly what i am looking for. 

 

How are g.loomis rods in terms of power?

 

For a 2 rod system should i get the heavy and medium heavy? I see theres not much lure weight difference between the medium and medium heavy

My kayak line up is very heavy on short casting rods, with three of them being CR series rods:

 

1) cr723 IMX - Moving single hook

2) cr723 GLX - Bottom contact

3) mbr782 GLX - Senkos and light t-rigs

4) Avid 6’2” m/xf - topwater, flukes

5) cr721 IMX - Wacky worms 

 

The 3 Power rods are very very versatile and I only have the 782c due to getting it in a trade. I would love a 6’ or 6’6” 4 Power but I have never found one for a good price. 

 

For me the 3 powers top out right around 3/4oz, so I use 1/4oz jigs that

end up around 3/4 w/ trailer. 

[AC870 277]

I got an old 5-6 Shimano Bullwhip pistol grip in the garage. I’m going to put a Zebco 33 on it and throw trick worms around boathouses. 

[Manly Studson 32]

The St Croix Triumph comes in a 6’ MF. It’s a good, inexpensive rod. I use it from the kayak. St Croix makes other more expensive 6’ rods, but the Triumph is plenty sensitive to me.