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Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 12:41 AM
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YAKaddict
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I have a medium quantum smoke that feels very "flimsy" and I was wondering what you guys would suggest I use it for. I used it for traps and cranks just to do it and lost very few fish but I want to get the most out of the rod because it seems very sensitive.
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 12:49 AM
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sprigsss
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Weightless soft plastics such as flukes and sinkos, although I typically prefer a 7' rod.
6'6 Medium would probably be my topwater rod.
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 01:02 AM
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Peepaw on Fork
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Small crankbaits, dropshot, shakey head
H. Burns
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 01:04 AM
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bigbass94
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Drop shot, split shot, or shakey head
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 01:25 AM
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Brian Schuler
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I use that exact same rod for jerk baits.
Brian
HAWG Hunter Semper Fi "Catch the Dream" 2013 Allison XB21 BasSport Pro Elite 250 Mercury Sport XS
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 02:13 AM
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timwins31
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I know it sounds dumb, but I don't use a rod weaker than MH. I've found that the techniques I'd normally use a M rod for can be done just as well with a MH rod with a little slower tip than usual. There's nothing worse than hooking a fish and having a wet noodle in your hands, tip bending to the reel . . .after getting overpowered buy a few fish a few summers ago, I said never again.
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 02:47 AM
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KSalcedo222
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Sounds like a good crank bait or top water rod.
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 03:19 AM
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wormman
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 03:33 AM
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jbcarroll3000
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Topwater, jerkbait, 1/4 - 3/8 oz spinnerbait, weightless fluke/worm
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 03:57 AM
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TxFisherman03
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Square bills, chatterbait, light spinnerbaits
Byron
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 04:58 AM
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SoCal Tom
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I use that exact same rod for jerk baits.
Brian Exactly
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 01:06 PM
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JacksonBean
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I use that exact same rod for jerk baits.
Brian Great jerk bait rod. 
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 03:33 PM
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jbhall1183
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I hate medium action rods so I don't use them. If I had to use it.. Prob drop shot only
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 03:47 PM
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Bill Durham
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I used a rod like that for a long time for Senko's and shakey head fishing.. I lost a lot of fish because of not enough backbone on the hook set. I would suggest fishing baits that don't require a big hook set to catch fish.. anything with treble hooks on it comes to my mind. I have retired that rod.
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Re: Use for 6'6" med. with little backbone?
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06/10/15 08:16 PM
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catslayer
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jerk bait... not a fluke though, I lean hard on those guys
"I'll never mess with bee's or wasp anymore, and I'll never gig another beaver..." Words from a man who learned things the hard way
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