Does anyone have any suggestions for a heavy lure rod that isn't terrible for playing fish on?
Looking for something 2 piece, around 8 foot, 40-100g casting weight and nice to play fish up to about mid doubles on. Looking to spend around £100
Will be used for casting swimbaits up to 100g, big spinnerbaits and med jerkbaits. Currently using a 7 foot 40-120g quantum jerkbait rod and it is miserable playing fish on it. Just not fun at all dragging fish in.
Westin powerstrike w3? Savagear?
Fun 40-100g baitcasting rod
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- Perch
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Re: Fun 40-100g baitcasting rod
The old Savage Butch Light XLNT 40-100g sounds like the rod for you. I have one for fishing things like sliders and busters and 7" replicants. It certainly bends with a fish on but has the power to control a good fish. I'm not sure what the newer models are like but the older ones come up secondhand now and again. I have the Westin W3 powershad t and its got a soft tip but us stiff lower down. Its also designed for casting soft plastics and isn't great for fishing jerkbaits as its too long and vibrates a lot with big cranks or a spinnerbait on.
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Re: Fun 40-100g baitcasting rod
Did they do a two piece Woody Light?
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Re: Fun 40-100g baitcasting rod
I can't see any heavy jerk bait rod being 'fun' to play pike on; their primary function is to cast and work the lure. Then playing fish? I don't even consider that, I just want to get them in as quick as I can - often I've had big fish hit a lure at the end of a retrieve and playing them is not what happens - it's just a tug of war at that stage and let's face it, pike don't fight that hard when compared to carp or cats. If you want to gain any pleasure from 'playing' pike, you'd need to use a lighter set-up.
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Re: Fun 40-100g baitcasting rod
Thanks, the conundrum is that on the waters I fish bigger lures, especially swimbaits are vastly outfishing anything I can chuck on my light set up.
Been out this morning and struggled for 1 fish on a springdawg and spinnerbaits , but probably would have have 3 or so on the big stuff.
But then it was so much more fun fighting a 4lb jack on a 10-30g rod than it was dragging in a mid double on my heavy rod.
Was hoping there would be something in the middle
Been out this morning and struggled for 1 fish on a springdawg and spinnerbaits , but probably would have have 3 or so on the big stuff.
But then it was so much more fun fighting a 4lb jack on a 10-30g rod than it was dragging in a mid double on my heavy rod.
Was hoping there would be something in the middle
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Re: Fun 40-100g baitcasting rod
Johnnyblaze wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08 2021 14:52 -Its a catch 22.....if the fish want big lures, you have to use a rod that`ll chuck them, which in turn isn`t going to give much sport compared to lighter gear. No way around it really, apart from looking for waters which respond well to smaller lures so you can use lighter gear...Thanks, the conundrum is that on the waters I fish bigger lures, especially swimbaits are vastly outfishing anything I can chuck on my light set up.
Been out this morning and struggled for 1 fish on a springdawg and spinnerbaits , but probably would have have 3 or so on the big stuff.
But then it was so much more fun fighting a 4lb jack on a 10-30g rod than it was dragging in a mid double on my heavy rod.
Was hoping there would be something in the middle
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Re: Fun 40-100g baitcasting rod
Mark_Houghton wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08 2021 14:59 -And be almost certain that the first fish you hook will be unexpectedly large and give your light rod a proper 'beasting' . . . . .Johnnyblaze wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08 2021 14:52 -Its a catch 22.....if the fish want big lures, you have to use a rod that`ll chuck them, which in turn isn`t going to give much sport compared to lighter gear. No way around it really, apart from looking for waters which respond well to smaller lures so you can use lighter gear...Thanks, the conundrum is that on the waters I fish bigger lures, especially swimbaits are vastly outfishing anything I can chuck on my light set up.
Been out this morning and struggled for 1 fish on a springdawg and spinnerbaits , but probably would have have 3 or so on the big stuff.
But then it was so much more fun fighting a 4lb jack on a 10-30g rod than it was dragging in a mid double on my heavy rod.
Was hoping there would be something in the middle
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Re: Fun 40-100g baitcasting rod
John Milford wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08 2021 17:13 -Provided line and leader are sound, it`s amazing what the lighter rods can handle John...as long as you`re not afraid of seeing them bend a bitMark_Houghton wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08 2021 14:59 -And be almost certain that the first fish you hook will be unexpectedly large and give your light rod a proper 'beasting' . . . . .Johnnyblaze wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08 2021 14:52 -Its a catch 22.....if the fish want big lures, you have to use a rod that`ll chuck them, which in turn isn`t going to give much sport compared to lighter gear. No way around it really, apart from looking for waters which respond well to smaller lures so you can use lighter gear...Thanks, the conundrum is that on the waters I fish bigger lures, especially swimbaits are vastly outfishing anything I can chuck on my light set up.
Been out this morning and struggled for 1 fish on a springdawg and spinnerbaits , but probably would have have 3 or so on the big stuff.
But then it was so much more fun fighting a 4lb jack on a 10-30g rod than it was dragging in a mid double on my heavy rod.
Was hoping there would be something in the middle
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Re: Fun 40-100g baitcasting rod
have you thought about a FS set up instead of multi?