I just ordered an Abu Garcia Silver Max bait cast reel. Never had one and want to play with it. I am wondering what rod would be a good match? I kayak fish a lot so the length may be a concern
What are you gonna be throwing with it? Cranks? Spinnerbaits? Texas rigs? I liked a 6'6" St Croix medium action for throwing a little bit of everything. May want a little shorter if you're fishing from a 'yak, though.
I an thinking a 6 1/2 footer would be a little long. I have a small lake on my place and will fish creeks that dont have much of limb overhang issues. Likely fishing crank baits and rubber worms
7'-7'4" med.heavy allstar flipping rod.I have one and throw anything from Carolina rigs to crankbaits with it. I also use an Abu silvermax on a Skeet Reese worm/jig rod 7' medium and throw mostly Texas rigged worms and spinner baits on it. I like the flipping switch on the silvermax. Leave it off to make long casts or flip it on to flip into grass and heavy cover. My other reels are mostly Abu promax 7:1's.'
Yak fishing is not a lot different than boat fishing. A lot of yak fisherman around here use rods from 6'6"-7'6" and mostly bait specific. I would say a good all around rod would be a 7' med.hvy with fast action.
What ever you decide on, I would want it to cost atleast $300. My Son In Law swears you HAVE to have one that expensive to catch bass lol. I call it bullshit...I've caught too many big bass on a rod AND reel that cost less than $100.
Fished offshore for the last 8 years and I didn't have a rod that cost over a hundred dollars but one. Wanted to say I had ONE but it won't needed. Could not agree with you more.
Local talant. I think your going to hate that bait casting reel out of a kayak but its just my views.
Bait casting is for standing up swinging more sideways or actually lower. Your going to be throwing that thing over top of your head full time sitting in a kayak.
Just made the move from offshore back to the TR21x Triton BB and I had some old bait casting reels I almost gave away on e bay. Went totally with open face spinning rods. Just a lot easier to use and I don't have to play the bass pro game to fish...:-D
If kayak fishing is what your going to be doing its just my views you'd be a lot happier with spinning gear than a bate caster.
Thanks fishandfly. I have a few inexpensive spinners, but thought I would upgrade a little on a combo, and have a decent bit of equipment. at my cabin is an assortment of zebco and shakespear stuff. Figure if I spend a little money, I will enjoy it more.
You can't go wrong with St. Croix and is in your price range. Plastics and Crankbaits and their own beast and typically require different rods but a 6.5' medium action should do the trick......
If you are just looking for a general purpose kind of do all rod for your new baitcaster, I'd say go with a 6'6" medium heavy fast action rod. It will do a lot of things well. You can throw crankbaits, spinner baits, texas rigged worms, jigs and buzz baits. It the less than $100 price range, you might looks at the Abu Garcia Vendetta2, Wright & McGill Skeet Tessera Casting Rods or the Powell Diesel Casting Rods. I hear good things about all of them. I am a big fan of the Powell rods but I use the Powell Max line that runs in the $160 range. I love quality equipment and there is probably not a setup on the deck of my boat that costs less than $400...
Just bought a basic bass pro 6-6 medium action for my bait caster, 40 bucks, simple and basic but for me, who fishes a few times a month, will work perfectly. just over 100 bucks for the bait caster and rod
My kayak rod is a 5'4" 6-10lb Samaki Zing with a Daiwa Pixy baitcaster. It's a great little rod. Not expensive either. When doing a river trips going over rapids and such, you don't want an expensive rod in case you come out and snap it.
I don't know if they are available in the US. All the sites that come up when I Googled it were Australian.
Either way, that length is perfect for kayak fishing.
Price reflects quality on most rods & reels. Also the more expensive set ups tend to be lighter, & the lighter they are the better for sensitivity & also ease of use. You can also fish longer with less fatigue. Bass pro shops has a good line of carbon lite rods for around $100 that are real nice. I have several myself & love them.
G. Loomis makes great rods, but after breaking 2 on hooksets (and spending $55 each time to get them replaced) I finally figured the total cost of $460 was too expensive to keep breaking.
I mostly fish St. Croix rods now. From 7' ultralight to 7' flipping sticks. The St. Croix Mojo Rod in a 6'6" med/hvy is a good all around rod that won't break the bank imo.
Look at these Team Lews rods. I just got the 7'medium and like it more than I thought I would. Lifetime warranty. I'd get the MH if I were trying to do it all with one rod.
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