Pistol Grip Rods

Short, pistol grip rods are great for making, short accuradte casts in tight
quarters.

I have a 5'6" MH that I love to throw spinnerbaits with around docks, shoreline
wood or when I'm fishing from shore.

What power and/or action is your rod?

Brad Coovert
Tournament Director, Greenfield Bassmasters
http://www.greenfieldbassmasters.com
Esox Rods - Hand Made In The USA
"For The Toughest Fishing Around"

Medium heavy rod 5' 6".
"Brad Coovert" wrote in message
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Short, pistol grip rods are great for making, short accuradte casts in
tight
quarters.

I have a 5'6" MH that I love to throw spinnerbaits with around docks,
shoreline
wood or when I'm fishing from shore.

What power and/or action is your rod?

Brad Coovert
Tournament Director, Greenfield Bassmasters
http://www.greenfieldbassmasters.com
Esox Rods - Hand Made In The USA
"For The Toughest Fishing Around"

Medium heavy rod 5' 6".

That should work well for spinnerbaits.

For a reel, I'll have to suggest a Curado, but I'm a bit biased as I own
several of them.

Brad Coovert
Tournament Director, Greenfield Bassmasters
http://www.greenfieldbassmasters.com
Esox Rods - Hand Made In The USA
"For The Toughest Fishing Around"

Could someone also recommend a reel to pair with it?

Depends on the action. I like pistol grip rods for casting spinnerbaits and
crankbaits, but like short, 5.5 foot rods with lots of backbone. I caught a
5.68 pound bass in a tournament today on a Fat Free Fry using a pistol grip
Berkley Bionic 5.5 foot rod, Ambassadeur 5500 C reel and 16 pound Stren
Magnathin.

I like that outfit for light crankbaits and it is my favorite Trick worm rod,
too.

My favorite spinnerbait rods are two Berkley Lightning Rods I bought years ago.
They are pistol grip 5 foot 2 inch rods and I have Ambasssadeur 5500 Cs on both
of them. Also like them for buzzbaits and jigging spoons.
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

"Pat_RI" wrote in message
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I received a pistol grip fishing rod but I don't know how/when I am
suppose
to use it. Could someone also recommend a reel to pair with it?



I have a Fenwick HMG 5.5' pistol grip rod that I use for either lighter
weight lures, or for times in tight quarters where I may need to throw a
spinnerbait, crankbait or even t-rigged worms. It's a M action rod but has
plenty of backbone considering the use it gives me with lighter weight
stuff. I keep a Daiwa Procaster on it, and it makes a fine casting rod IMHO.
Amen to whomever added it is not for the limp wristed, it doesn't have that
long handle found on modern trigger sticks and strength/leverage are at a
premium when fishing these puppies.

Here's a link:

http://tinyurl.com/3o5sd

It's the top rod in the list of models, the only one listed with a "pistol"
grip.

I typically carry this pistol grip, 2 "trigger sticks" (typical long handled
casting rods) and 2 spinning rods with me and it fits into the lineup quite
nicely IMO, and it is the lightest action road among the bunch.

I used to use them quite a bit, but after one season with a good dose of
"tennis elbow" I gave them up and have never had the same problem again. I
love the close quarters accuracy of them, but will pass on em now.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Pat_RI wrote:

I received a pistol grip fishing rod but I don't know how/when I am suppose
to use it. Could someone also recommend a reel to pair with it?


I have a Team Diawa 6' pistol grip that I really like for Rattle traps.
Its the Top Water model and I have a Ambassador 4601 high speed reel
on it. I have been a reluctant changer to the longer handle rods but
they do handle better, but I still like the pistol grip for that purpose.

BD