Drop Shot Rod

Hey all,

I just wanted to pose the question, what is your choice for a drop shot rod.
Action, Length, handle type. Currently I am using a 7'6" St Croix Premier
mod-fast. I like the extra length for handling fish with lighter line. I
am going to purchase a couple more over the winter, as well as a few more
baitcasting combos, I still have a few situations that I am not totally
prepared for.

Thanks for your opinions and input!

Chris

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 11:30:42 -0500, "Chris Rennert"
wrote:

Hey all,

I just wanted to pose the question, what is your choice for a drop shot rod.
Action, Length, handle type. Currently I am using a 7'6" St Croix Premier
mod-fast. I like the extra length for handling fish with lighter line. I
am going to purchase a couple more over the winter, as well as a few more
baitcasting combos, I still have a few situations that I am not totally
prepared for.

Thanks for your opinions and input!

Chris


I use a St Croix Premier light / fast 6' spinning rod.

Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.geocities.com/brooklynbill2003/products.html
Share the knowledge, compete on execution.

I am using Gloomis DSR822C 6' 10" Ex-Fast...Love it so far


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Hey all,

I just wanted to pose the question, what is your choice for a drop shot
rod. Action, Length, handle type. Currently I am using a 7'6" St Croix
Premier mod-fast. I like the extra length for handling fish with lighter
line. I am going to purchase a couple more over the winter, as well as a
few more baitcasting combos, I still have a few situations that I am not
totally prepared for.

Thanks for your opinions and input!

Chris

oops... DSR822S Spinning not Baitcaster


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I am using Gloomis DSR822C 6' 10" Ex-Fast...Love it so far


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"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
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Hey all,

I just wanted to pose the question, what is your choice for a drop shot
rod. Action, Length, handle type. Currently I am using a 7'6" St Croix
Premier mod-fast. I like the extra length for handling fish with lighter
line. I am going to purchase a couple more over the winter, as well as a
few more baitcasting combos, I still have a few situations that I am not
totally prepared for.

Thanks for your opinions and input!

Chris

My one and only drop shot rod I just purchased this spring is a St. Croix
Premier 7'0" medium-light-fast and I find it's a great rod. I just couldn't
afford a $150 to $200 rod, and this one seems to be working just fine. Just
started learning the technique this year, and I've taken some fish with it.
I've even started drop-shotting in 6-8 feet of water in thick milfoil
pockets with anything from small or large worms, lizards, flukes, you name
it. I find I catch more fish that way than I do pitching and flipping
weighted tubes or what-have-you. I find I can feel the pick-ups better.
Only problem after that is getting them out of the weeds with my 10-lb
flurocarbon !!!

Shawn


"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
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Hey all,

I just wanted to pose the question, what is your choice for a drop shot
rod.
Action, Length, handle type. Currently I am using a 7'6" St Croix
Premier
mod-fast. I like the extra length for handling fish with lighter line. I
am going to purchase a couple more over the winter, as well as a few more
baitcasting combos, I still have a few situations that I am not totally
prepared for.

Thanks for your opinions and input!

Chris

Chris Rennert wrote:
Hey all,

I just wanted to pose the question, what is your choice for a drop shot rod.
Action, Length, handle type. Currently I am using a 7'6" St Croix Premier
mod-fast. I like the extra length for handling fish with lighter line. I
am going to purchase a couple more over the winter, as well as a few more
baitcasting combos, I still have a few situations that I am not totally
prepared for.

Thanks for your opinions and input!

Chris


Steve Huber built me the perfect light dropshot rod last year. It's 7-0,
light action with a moderately slow taper. Fuji concept guides and an
all cork, Tennessee handle complete the package. I've drop shotted for
years, and used dozens of different rods. I can honestly say that this
is the best drop shot rod for light dsrop shotting (4 to 6 lb line in
reasonably open water) that I've ever used. On the other hand, for Bubba
shot fishing (12 to 20 pound test and 1/2 to 1 oz weights in heavy
vegies) I like an Allstar SJ1 casting rod. It's got a little slower
taper than most rods in its class, is just long enough and meaty enough
to lean on a fish and get it's head pointed in the right direction.

Dear Steve, please e-mail me the price of that rod:
nvozdols(at)ecs.umass.edu

TIA,
Nikolay

Steve Huber built me the perfect light dropshot rod last year. It's 7-0,
light action with a moderately slow taper. Fuji concept guides and an
all cork, Tennessee handle complete the package. I've drop shotted for
years, and used dozens of different rods. I can honestly say that this
is the best drop shot rod for light dsrop shotting (4 to 6 lb line in
reasonably open water) that I've ever used. On the other hand, for Bubba
shot fishing (12 to 20 pound test and 1/2 to 1 oz weights in heavy
vegies) I like an Allstar SJ1 casting rod. It's got a little slower
taper than most rods in its class, is just long enough and meaty enough
to lean on a fish and get it's head pointed in the right direction.