Anyone had hands on this one?  Want to try one for small baits/crappie

Which model were you looking at?

 

I did have the current model expride 7' light plus and the 6'10" ml.

But, ended up selling them.

I still own the older model expride in the 7' light plus and 6'10" ml.

I also own the current model poison adrena 7' light plus and the 6'8" ul.

I also have the previous model poison adrena 6'10" ul/m rod.

 

I feel that the expride 7' light plus is too heavy of action to make a fun crappie rod. 

Too me, the expride 7'light plus and 6'10" ml had almost the same action.

These are lighter action bass rods with fast action and stronger backbone.

 

I believe a crappie rod should be lighter action and not as stiff.

That being said, these are great rods for bass with light line and lures.

 

On 3/30/2025 at 5:45 PM, mrpao said:

Which model were you looking at?

 

I did have the current model expride 7' light plus and the 6'10" ml.

But, ended up selling them.

I still own the older model expride in the 7' light plus and 6'10" ml.

I also own the current model poison adrena 7' light plus and the 6'8" ul.

I also have the previous model poison adrena 6'10" ul/m rod.

 

I feel that the expride 7' light plus is too heavy of action to make a fun crappie rod. 

Too me, the expride 7'light plus and 6'10" ml had almost the same action.

These are lighter action bass rods with fast action and stronger backbone.

 

I believe a crappie rod should be lighter action and not as stiff.

That being said, these are great rods for bass with light line and lures.

 

7ft light

EXS70LB

That model should work well with 1/8 th Oz plastics and above.

I never tried throwing any hard baits on it, due to the faster tip.

I'm sure it'll be fairly versatile.

 

another option might be the 7'6 light power IMX Pro, the SJR 901S.

 

I have the rod and really like it for throwing anything on the smaller side (but not UL)

15 minutes ago, Hulkster said:

another option might be the 7'6 light power IMX Pro, the SJR 901S.

 

I have the rod and really like it for throwing anything on the smaller side (but not UL)

Awesome Fish.  I did look at some G Loomis rods, specifically the GCX Drop Shot but the ones I got to touch at BP were meh.  The IMX are out of my price range...For now

2 hours ago, Huckfinn38 said:

Awesome Fish.  I did look at some G Loomis rods, specifically the GCX Drop Shot but the ones I got to touch at BP were meh.  The IMX are out of my price range...For now

 

I bought the GCX Drop shot, it is the most lifeless rod I have ever put in my hand even when paired with a Shimano Sustain. 

 

 

19 hours ago, mrpao said:

I still own the older model Expride in the 7' light plus

 

I own this one too, and I think it would be a great crappie rod for average size crappie to large crappie, even for the 2-3 pound models. If you're dinking and dipping for the smaller variety, you could go lighter to cast the smallest of crappie jigs.

19 hours ago, Gera said:

 

I bought the GCX Drop shot, it is the most lifeless rod I have ever put in my hand even when paired with a Shimano Sustain. 

 

 

What do you mean by lifeless?  

3 hours ago, Huckfinn38 said:

What do you mean by lifeless?  

When compared with my two main spinning setups (A MLF Expride A and a MF Expride B ) the GCX does not provide (in lack of better word) the feedback on bottom composition as the Exprides that are at the same price level do. 

Don't get me wrong, its not a bad rod at all, but to me at least, it does not feel like a $270 dollar rod. Bite sensitivity is good, but I like to feel when my dropshot weight moves from sand to rock to mud and I just don't get that on the GCX.