02-07-2014, 07:42 PM
3.5 ' rod, interesting. I started getting serious about lakers in 2002, thought of a genius idea, a short heavy rod, I had to make my own at the time, intil 2004. I found a 4.5 ' rod. I have caught a lot of fish on, I thought I was the only one fishing short rods[
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I have never thought of going shorter,
People would always make fun of my little shorty, but at the end of the day they admired it!!
This year I went back to a 6.6 and have actually lost 2, I lose them at the hook set, I blame myself for not being familiar with the new rod.
And as for spitting out??? I have personally and have friends that have witnessed the lure coming out of the mouth of bigger fish as they get closer to the hole or boat, it's chalked up in my book as not a set hook, I think that some of the bigger fish have a stronger grip on the lure, and the hook was never set, and eventually the fish opens it's mouth releasing the lure, and this is done with full tension on rod and line.
But fish in different waters react differently sometimes,
I guess if it's workin for ya, why change.
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]I have never thought of going shorter,
People would always make fun of my little shorty, but at the end of the day they admired it!!
This year I went back to a 6.6 and have actually lost 2, I lose them at the hook set, I blame myself for not being familiar with the new rod.
And as for spitting out??? I have personally and have friends that have witnessed the lure coming out of the mouth of bigger fish as they get closer to the hole or boat, it's chalked up in my book as not a set hook, I think that some of the bigger fish have a stronger grip on the lure, and the hook was never set, and eventually the fish opens it's mouth releasing the lure, and this is done with full tension on rod and line.
But fish in different waters react differently sometimes,
I guess if it's workin for ya, why change.
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