05-25-2006, 03:45 PM
Hello and Welcome to BFT,
The ugly stick is a good rod, when fishing from a boat, drop shotting or jigging you may want to eventually look into a graphite rod it is a bit more sensitive but I still fish ugly sticks often and even use them for drop shotting and jigging. When jigging or drop shotting for large mouth bass the bite can be pretty subtle and it takes a bit to judge the feel but if you start doing more of that you'll get that feel down.
If your shore or bank fishing you could start with a med-heavy action rod (6 or 7 foot rod, its really prefrence) (spinning or baitcasting is up to which you like to cast better) the spinning rods are the one with the big guide loop at the bottom closest to the reel and the baitcasting is the one with the small guide at the bottom (you will need to get the corresponding rod to the reel you buy).
On baits, Your area will be a factor but you really will get use out of soft plastic worms, poppers (top water), and spinner baits almost anywhere. You should ask your tackle store worker what colors are working where you fish or try our regional boards on this forum.
Good Luck and please come back with some reports!
P.S. Sorry if some of that was stating the obvious but this is a great question that comes up a lot so I figured I would cover it a bit wide.
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The ugly stick is a good rod, when fishing from a boat, drop shotting or jigging you may want to eventually look into a graphite rod it is a bit more sensitive but I still fish ugly sticks often and even use them for drop shotting and jigging. When jigging or drop shotting for large mouth bass the bite can be pretty subtle and it takes a bit to judge the feel but if you start doing more of that you'll get that feel down.
If your shore or bank fishing you could start with a med-heavy action rod (6 or 7 foot rod, its really prefrence) (spinning or baitcasting is up to which you like to cast better) the spinning rods are the one with the big guide loop at the bottom closest to the reel and the baitcasting is the one with the small guide at the bottom (you will need to get the corresponding rod to the reel you buy).
On baits, Your area will be a factor but you really will get use out of soft plastic worms, poppers (top water), and spinner baits almost anywhere. You should ask your tackle store worker what colors are working where you fish or try our regional boards on this forum.
Good Luck and please come back with some reports!
P.S. Sorry if some of that was stating the obvious but this is a great question that comes up a lot so I figured I would cover it a bit wide.
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