what rod for spinnerbaits
 

I just purchased a curado reel and I am looking to team it with a rod to
throw spinnerbaits. I am looking to spend up to 125.00 for a rod to go with
it. Any recommendations?

"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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I just purchased a curado reel and I am looking to team it with a rod to
throw spinnerbaits. I am looking to spend up to 125.00 for a rod to go
with
it. Any recommendations?


I like to use 7 foot (or longer) rods for most of my fishing, but some
people don't. In your price range you might want to consider looking at the
St. Croix Avid series of rods. While slightly higher than your budget, I
feel for a factory rod, these are pretty darned good. There's three of them
you might want to check out and pick from.

AC66MF - 6'6" medium power, fast action line 10-17 lures 1/4-3/4

AC69MLXF - 6'9" medium light power, extra fast action line 12-25 lures
1/8-1/2

AC70MHXF - 7' medium heavy power, extra fast action line 10-17 lures 1/4-3/4

The last is very similar to what I use for my spinnerbaiting and it's a
great rod to match with a Curado.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

What are the benefits of using the 7 foot rod over the others?
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"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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I just purchased a curado reel and I am looking to team it with a rod to
throw spinnerbaits. I am looking to spend up to 125.00 for a rod to go
with
it. Any recommendations?


I like to use 7 foot (or longer) rods for most of my fishing, but some
people don't. In your price range you might want to consider looking at
the
St. Croix Avid series of rods. While slightly higher than your budget, I
feel for a factory rod, these are pretty darned good. There's three of
them
you might want to check out and pick from.

AC66MF - 6'6" medium power, fast action line 10-17 lures 1/4-3/4

AC69MLXF - 6'9" medium light power, extra fast action line 12-25 lures
1/8-1/2

AC70MHXF - 7' medium heavy power, extra fast action line 10-17 lures
1/4-3/4

The last is very similar to what I use for my spinnerbaiting and it's a
great rod to match with a Curado.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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What are the benefits of using the 7 foot rod over the others?

I like the way 7 foot rods cast, if I want to cover a lot of water in a
hurry, I can really launch a spinnerbait waaaaay out there. I also believe
that because the "swing radius" is larger, that you're moving more line on a
hookset, thus getting better hooksets. I also like the way I can control a
fish on a longer rod.

But much of this is subjective and personal preference/beliefs. That's why
I gave you three to choose from. Head to your closest St. Croix dealer and
check them out for yourself. YOU decide which on you prefer, afterall,
you're footing the bill.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Thanks for the info I already use an Avid for worms and jigs. I really
don't throw spinnerbaits much but will start throwing them more this year.
Won't a shorter rod equal better accuracy when trying to get them into
tight spots?
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"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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What are the benefits of using the 7 foot rod over the others?

I like the way 7 foot rods cast, if I want to cover a lot of water in a
hurry, I can really launch a spinnerbait waaaaay out there. I also
believe
that because the "swing radius" is larger, that you're moving more line on
a
hookset, thus getting better hooksets. I also like the way I can control
a
fish on a longer rod.

But much of this is subjective and personal preference/beliefs. That's
why
I gave you three to choose from. Head to your closest St. Croix dealer
and
check them out for yourself. YOU decide which on you prefer, afterall,
you're footing the bill.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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Thanks for the info I already use an Avid for worms and jigs. I really
don't throw spinnerbaits much but will start throwing them more this year.
Won't a shorter rod equal better accuracy when trying to get them into
tight spots?

I don't really think so. My favorite spinnerbait rod is a 7'10" extra fast
action flippin stick and I get my lures wherever they need to go. It's just
a matter of getting used to it.

I know one gentleman that always used to fish a short rod when working Zara
Spooks. I showed him how I work them with a 7 foot rod, he tried it and I
ended up building him a 7 foot rod. :)
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Yeah I guess I shouldn't make conclusions if I have never tried it. I tend
to use shorter rods my largest is a 6'6" Avid but I use it for worms and
jigging. I usually stick to rods closer to 6 foot. I guess it is just a
matter of practice.
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"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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Thanks for the info I already use an Avid for worms and jigs. I really
don't throw spinnerbaits much but will start throwing them more this
year.
Won't a shorter rod equal better accuracy when trying to get them into
tight spots?

I don't really think so. My favorite spinnerbait rod is a 7'10" extra
fast
action flippin stick and I get my lures wherever they need to go. It's
just
a matter of getting used to it.

I know one gentleman that always used to fish a short rod when working
Zara
Spooks. I showed him how I work them with a 7 foot rod, he tried it and I
ended up building him a 7 foot rod. :)
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

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"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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What are the benefits of using the 7 foot rod over the others?

I like the way 7 foot rods cast, if I want to cover a lot of water in a
hurry, I can really launch a spinnerbait waaaaay out there. I also
believe
that because the "swing radius" is larger, that you're moving more line on
a
hookset, thus getting better hooksets. I also like the way I can control
a
fish on a longer rod.


Don't forget leverage Steve. Longer rods (with say an average height man)
give you more leverage to effect hooksets, and also leverage for wrangling
fish out of cover.

But much of this is subjective and personal preference/beliefs. That's
why
I gave you three to choose from. Head to your closest St. Croix dealer
and
check them out for yourself. YOU decide which on you prefer, afterall,
you're footing the bill.

I love St Croix rods, though I use the lower end Premier series. Still
mighty fine rods IMO.

--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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I just purchased a curado reel and I am looking to team it with a rod to
throw spinnerbaits. I am looking to spend up to 125.00 for a rod to go
with
it. Any recommendations?



Steve has already given you the bulk of the advice I would've given you (and
IMO, is a ton more credible than I anyway) but think about this too:

Was watching an older Hank Parker Outdoors episode a few nights ago and he,
like me, also favors keeping a shorter pistol grip casting rod in the boat
for casting spinnerbaits with. You can do that "roll cast" type low slung
cast with these short (and often more limber) rods and skip them under
brush, docks, what have you. In other words a more low trajectory cast, that
litteraly skins across or just above the water. Granted, he gave this
schpeel while at Lake El Salto, and said in THAT case, go with longer
(6.5-7-7.5) casting rods for their leverage, and that's what is needed in
heavy cover/submerged cover like El Salto apparently has an abundance of.

So it depends on what applications you have in mind for it, but you may want
to consider a pistol grip, shorter rod in addition to the trigger sticks
that Steve pointed you to (as I think they're great rods also). I currently
only have one pistol grip in my collection, but it is fairly nice, and I
recommend it highly to anyone not making a living catching fish...here it is
@ Cabelas, you may find it other places as well:

http://tinyurl.com/5mw28

It is the top one in the list, model GC56M - $99.95 list price.

I have tried the pistol grip but did not like the hook set when using it.
It is in my garage somewhere catching dust. I only used it a few times but
didn't really like it. Thanks for the advice though much appreciated.
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"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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I just purchased a curado reel and I am looking to team it with a rod to
throw spinnerbaits. I am looking to spend up to 125.00 for a rod to go
with
it. Any recommendations?



Steve has already given you the bulk of the advice I would've given you
(and
IMO, is a ton more credible than I anyway) but think about this too:

Was watching an older Hank Parker Outdoors episode a few nights ago and
he,
like me, also favors keeping a shorter pistol grip casting rod in the boat
for casting spinnerbaits with. You can do that "roll cast" type low slung
cast with these short (and often more limber) rods and skip them under
brush, docks, what have you. In other words a more low trajectory cast,
that
litteraly skins across or just above the water. Granted, he gave this
schpeel while at Lake El Salto, and said in THAT case, go with longer
(6.5-7-7.5) casting rods for their leverage, and that's what is needed in
heavy cover/submerged cover like El Salto apparently has an abundance of.

So it depends on what applications you have in mind for it, but you may
want
to consider a pistol grip, shorter rod in addition to the trigger sticks
that Steve pointed you to (as I think they're great rods also). I
currently
only have one pistol grip in my collection, but it is fairly nice, and I
recommend it highly to anyone not making a living catching fish...here it
is
@ Cabelas, you may find it other places as well:

http://tinyurl.com/5mw28

It is the top one in the list, model GC56M - $99.95 list price.