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 Medium action ugly stick
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01/01/18 02:47 AM
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Catfanman
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I was wondering if a med powered ugly stick gx2 is sensitive enough to jig for Crappie?
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/01/18 04:07 AM
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bush hog
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I get whupped with an ugly stick every time my partner goes fishing with me. He uses a 5'6" ugly stick and wears the crappie out.
To whom much is given, much is required.
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/01/18 02:37 PM
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Gamblinman
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Good tough rods, but there are much better rods in terms of sensitivity. Fishing minnows..no problem.
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/02/18 01:36 PM
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Mac817
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Good tough rods, but there are much better rods in terms of sensitivity. Fishing minnows..no problem. 
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/02/18 05:07 PM
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BlueNitro
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I use them as a dock shooting rod. Love them.
I put the line over my finger so not so worried about sensitivity.
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/03/18 12:40 AM
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Tony from Oak Point
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I've attempted some sort of quasi scientific tests in the past and the Ugly sticks perform pretty good as far as sensitivity goes. For rods a lot is how well you are calibrated with the bite and how well you watch the line and rod tip. I've caught tons of crappie on 12' B&M jig rods and a 6' Ugly Stick GX2 is a lot more sensitive by comparison. You can use braid or thin fluoro to amplify the bite. These days I'm usually "asleep at the wheel" so I use pretty sensitive rods lol.
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/03/18 01:12 AM
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Catfanman
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Heres the rod and reel picture of that helps 
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/05/18 03:45 PM
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fiSherwood
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Fishing beds? 
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/05/18 08:10 PM
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Ed-n-eddy
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Go to the next on. Nothin holding on this bed.
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/05/18 09:58 PM
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TwoLakes
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Use braid with a flouro leader. Drape the line over your index finger and you will feel the bites just fine when you are vertical jigging. I think the rod makes a difference when you are casting/reeling. Just my opinion.
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/06/18 02:30 PM
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kodys'papa
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Nothing wrong with an ugly stick
Hooking a fish is like playing string with a cat. The exact size, shape, color of string matters less than how you wiggle it- and little cats are easier to fool than big ones. John Gierach
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/07/18 08:41 PM
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Catfanman
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Thanks for the imput guys sorry y'all can't see the rod and reel on the pic
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Re: Medium action ugly stick
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01/10/18 03:05 PM
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brazman
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After breaking a 2 piece graphite rod at La Mancha on Leon when an approx 12lb largemouth took my crappie jig, I made the switch that very day to Ugly Sticks. I have a small spinning combo and a baitcasting combo for vertical jigging. I don't want to ever lose a hog like that again if I can do anything at all to help it! I'll never forget that moment.
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