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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/26/18 06:25 PM
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Phototex
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I guess either I'm not as much of a 'dinosaur' as I thought I was, or there are a lot more of us. I haven't used one in almost 20 years, but re-rigged with a hand-wrapped jig & pork rod for my next trip. I sure miss my old Browning Boron 5'6" caster!
PB: 10-01 on a Ribbit frog
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/26/18 07:50 PM
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TroyKing
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They work good when you have belly in the way...just saying.
The driving force and secret desire of every bass fisherman, is to one day be a crappie fisherman............Could it be that the good Lord just smilies and looks the other way when a fisherman tells a lie?
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/26/18 09:29 PM
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JCBfromTHF
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They went away about the same time that "boat flipping" 5 pounders became the "in thing". Them little pistol grips offer no leverage.
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/26/18 10:28 PM
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InTheClear
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that makes me think of Hank Parker, bet he's got a warehouse full of them.
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/26/18 11:10 PM
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Bobby Milam
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I wish that I could still find them. They cast so much more accurately than the long handles
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/26/18 11:27 PM
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basscaster46
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Have 2 5 1/2 fenwick HMG s 7 power also a skyline 51/2 med it has the best pistol grip . Also have 2 Fenwick HMGs 6 ft 7 power. The skyline I use for topwater fishing on occasion. Still use 6 ft fenwick s when I feel like it. J D And yes they all have round abu s on them.
Last edited by basscaster46; 02/26/18 11:30 PM.
I got all day I’m retired
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/26/18 11:56 PM
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Lee Finlay
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I saw a guy using one this weekend. From a distance it looked like an ugly stick.
Last edited by Lee Finlay; 02/26/18 11:57 PM.
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/27/18 12:00 AM
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Allen Bass Fisher
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Broke my last one maybe 10 years ago.
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/27/18 01:19 AM
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lakeforkfisherman
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I pulled an old one out this weekend to see if I could get some crappie to bite a jig. First few casts felt like I was gonna throw it in the lake. Im too used to having more handle. Was weird.
LET’S GO BRANDON!!!
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/27/18 01:32 AM
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big red dog
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I have a vintage, custom 5 1/2 MH fiberglass. Short and stout. Great for accurate, close quarters underhand casts; like an extra long pitch. Caught a 7 lb. last year on a jig and was shocked how easily that rod brought the fish to the boat.
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/27/18 02:41 AM
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Brad R
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They went away about the same time that "boat flipping" 5 pounders became the "in thing". Them little pistol grips offer no leverage. No, more leverage not less. Much more. And, many (most) guys boat flipping big bass actually move one hand forward farther up on the rod itself beyond the reel, then flip it up over the gunwale that way. You could do the exact same thing with a 5' 6" rod. The difference? Flipping a 5 lbs. bass with a shorter rod would feel lighter than with a long rod. Still, and for sure, some people prefer longer rods even where long casts aren't required. Brad
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/27/18 07:17 PM
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bo tbo
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I like them for throwing the walk the dog baits. Hate having the long handle keep slapping my forearms.
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/27/18 08:37 PM
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furim2
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I have quite a few Skyline 100% graphites I'd part with. $25 each
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/27/18 08:43 PM
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Buddy E
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I have a couple of those and still enjoy fishing with them.
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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?
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02/28/18 03:45 AM
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Warhawk
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I have several, all Fenwicks. 4, 5, and 6 Power, Plus a couple Blackhawks (5 Power) and a couple of Boron rods.
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