04-16-07, 09:02 PM | #1 |
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Whats the best flipping rod?
I have started to finesse fish with my baitcasters and need to update my rods. I need somthing that is more limber so i can really feel and give the bait action while it is on the bottom but rigid enouph to get a fish in fast. Anyone have any suggestions?
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04-16-07, 09:37 PM | #2 |
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Test out a 6'6" or 7' Shimano Clarus or Crucial or St. Croix Premiere or Avid. They're nice rods. Will run over $70 to $160. Or better yet, get one custom made.
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04-16-07, 11:42 PM | #3 |
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I have both a 7' falcon original and an 7' all star (don't know make, sorry, its the cheapest AS they make) both in MH. I use them both for < 3/8 oz jigs, tx rigs, light c-rigs, light drop shots, tubes, weightless senkos, and pretty much anything in the finesse fishing genre. Both rods are about $100 and are the two rods I use the most. Both or either rod would make a good addition to anyones rod collection, however if I had to pick one, I would pick the all star. It has more tip, but, more backbone and is slightly lighter IMO.
Hope this helps, Jolly
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04-17-07, 09:51 AM | #4 |
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I like my MH 7' Team Daiwa V rod. Bought it 2 years ago for less than $40. Thought there would be major differences between that and the ones that cost more, but it lacks no detail and has everything I could want in a flipping stick. Super sensitive and has ceramic fuji guides. Plenty of rigidity and the tip is soft enough to work even the smallest flipping bait. I used to use it for 3/16oz tubes out in open water w/ some 14lb. test, but had to start using heavier baits because of the distance the bait needed to go. It's a really versatile rod too. I use this rod for multiple applications...frogs/jigs/worms/tubes/c-rigs....and to me, it's perfect for all of those.
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04-17-07, 10:07 AM | #5 |
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Waity a minute, you want a flipping stick, or a finesse stick? Two different things, unless I'm not reading it right!
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04-17-07, 10:23 AM | #6 |
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I use a 7' Falcon Lowrider XG (MH). It's very similar to a carolina rig rod. A C-rig type rod should have the characteristics ur looking for. Basically, it sounds like ur wanting something with a fast taper. And don't forget about the guides (can't go wrong with fugi), the more the better as far sensitivity goes. A 7' stick should have no less than 10 guides, IMO.
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Renegade, flipping and finesse are on the opposite ends of the spectrum. Sounds like what you are looking for is a heavy action rod with a fast tip. Falcon makes a weightless worm rod that has a limber tip for throwing weightless worms and wacky rigs but is still a heavy action rod. I've got 2, and they do a great job: LFC-5-167 Clark Wendlandt Weightless Worm Special
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04-17-07, 10:15 PM | #8 |
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Never used the Falcon's, but I've got a Daiwa Light & Tough wormin Jiggin rod that sound like it's up your alley.
Best thing to do with a rod is to borrow one, if possible. Holding it in the store, bending it in half accomplishes absolutely nothing at all. If this isn't possible, stick with a name brand stick, most are technique specific nowadays, if you can get one that says it's a flipping rod, go for it, though flipping rods tend to be broom handles, might want to look for a heavier worm/jig stick instead. |
04-17-07, 10:55 PM | #9 |
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I've got an Airrus Co-Matrix. It works great for pitchin jigs in your driveway. So far that's the only time I've got to use it.
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04-17-07, 11:04 PM | #10 |
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The Co-Matrix is a nice stick, was gonna recommend an Ultra XL next, that's my worm rod, the Daiwa is my jig stick
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04-18-07, 12:37 AM | #11 | |
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http://www.falconrods.com/products.php?CategoryID=5 Read the descriptions for each model rod and project those into what YOU perceive to be YOUR style of fishing. Most "5-???" Falcons are Medium/Heavy power rods, with one exception (and I suspect that to be a misprint.) The "6-, 7-" rods are the heavies. I, too, use and enjoy a 5-167 Falcon Lowrider, but it is too weak in the tip to properly flip or pitch the heavier jigs and weighted plastics with any accuracy at all. Seek further. Were I to pick one for you, it'd be a 6'10 to 7'2" Heavy/Fast of some type AFTER I tested it with lures up to one ounce. FR |
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04-18-07, 09:48 AM | #12 |
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I don't flip any, but I do believe the pros use the longer stiffer backboned rods for that. 7 footers or better....???
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04-18-07, 07:39 PM | #13 |
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esox fishing rods look it up on line they have a great product. I think that the 6'6" cd casting rod my be what your looking for. Their web site is www.esoxfishingrods.com.
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