Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass?

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Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12647742 02/26/18 06:25 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,508 Coppell, TX P Phototex OP Extreme Angler
OP Phototex Extreme Angler P Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,508 Coppell, TX	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? [Re: Phototex] #12647909 02/26/18 07:50 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 2,062 Carthage Tx T TroyKing Extreme Angler
TroyKing Extreme Angler T Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 2,062 Carthage Tx	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?

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12648081 02/26/18 09:29 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,699 J JCBfromTHF TFF Celebrity
JCBfromTHF TFF Celebrity J Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,699	They went away about the same time that "boat flipping" 5 pounders became the "in thing". Them little pistol grips offer no leverage.

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12648165 02/26/18 10:28 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,736 Tyler,Texas InTheClear Extreme Angler
InTheClear Extreme Angler Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,736 Tyler,Texas	that makes me think of Hank Parker, bet he's got a warehouse full of them.

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12648210 02/26/18 11:10 PM
Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 4,340 Arlington B Bobby Milam TFF Team Angler
Bobby Milam TFF Team Angler B Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 4,340 Arlington	I wish that I could still find them. They cast so much more accurately than the long handles

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Bobby Milam] #12648230 02/26/18 11:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,765 Ellis county Texas B basscaster46 Extreme Angler
basscaster46 Extreme Angler B Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,765 Ellis county Texas	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 HMG�s 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

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12648266 02/26/18 11:56 PM
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 491 DFW L Lee Finlay Angler
Lee Finlay Angler L Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 491 DFW	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.

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12648276 02/27/18 12:00 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,633 Caddo Mills, TX A Allen Bass Fisher TFF Team Angler
Allen Bass Fisher TFF Team Angler A Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,633 Caddo Mills, TX	Broke my last one maybe 10 years ago.

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12648403 02/27/18 01:19 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 11,997 Dallas/Quitman lakeforkfisherman Elliptical Mechanic
lakeforkfisherman Elliptical Mechanic Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 11,997 Dallas/Quitman	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. I�m too used to having more handle. Was weird. LET’S GO BRANDON!!!

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12648431 02/27/18 01:32 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 49 B big red dog Outdoorsman
big red dog Outdoorsman B Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 49	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.

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: JCBfromTHF] #12648586 02/27/18 02:41 AM
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 2,120 Texas B Brad R Extreme Angler
Brad R Extreme Angler B Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 2,120 Texas	Originally Posted By: JCBfromTHF 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

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12649623 02/27/18 07:17 PM
Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 164 mineral wells, tx B bo tbo Outdoorsman
bo tbo Outdoorsman B Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 164 mineral wells, tx	I like them for throwing the walk the dog baits. Hate having the long handle keep slapping my forearms.

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12649768 02/27/18 08:37 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 629 Pilot Point, TX F furim2 Pro Angler
furim2 Pro Angler F Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 629 Pilot Point, TX	I have quite a few Skyline 100% graphites I'd part with. $25 each

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12649774 02/27/18 08:43 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 737 Mesquite, Texas, USA B Buddy E Pro Angler
Buddy E Pro Angler B Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 737 Mesquite, Texas, USA	I have a couple of those and still enjoy fishing with them.

Re: Does anyone still use short, pistol-grip rods for bass? [Re: Phototex] #12650665 02/28/18 03:45 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 254 Hot Springs, AR W Warhawk Angler
Warhawk Angler W Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 254 Hot Springs, AR	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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