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 Rods?
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02/04/19 11:07 PM
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Lake Life
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I'm going to the Crappie Madness seminar in Bossier City at Bass Pro this coming Saturday and I'm looking to pick up a couple of new rods. Any suggestions on good economical rods? Length? I currently have one 10 ft and 3 6'6" rods.
Constant crappie student
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Re: Rods?
[Re: Lake Life]
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02/05/19 12:01 AM
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DrCrappie
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Just got this 43' pole! Can't WAIT to use it! NOT a TYPO! YES, it is 43' long, the very tip with the lilan is .7mm and the back in is only 31mm!!! I want to be able to get into/past the bank trees/brush! ![[Linked Image]](http://www.allfishingbuy.com/Fishing-Pole/Pole-A2-83-2-13018_L.JPG) I also have my 5 1/2" ultra-light, 7' UL, 10' light, 12' light, and 20' BlackWidow...Just tied up some 1/80th oz and 1/124th oz micro-ghost minnows...look out crappie...here I come!!
Fly tier (yeah, I can fly fish...but the fish don't like frothy water!)
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Re: Rods?
[Re: Lake Life]
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02/05/19 12:24 AM
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Lake Life
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43 foot!? I'm having a hard enough time getting used to my 10 foot! Haha. I am fairly new to the forum and just figured out how to use the search feature today. I did that and got a.lot of really good information from old threads. This is a great forum. I appreciate all of the good advice the more experienced people are willing to give to newbies like me.
Constant crappie student
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Re: Rods?
[Re: DrCrappie]
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02/05/19 12:36 AM
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gar1970
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Just got this 43' pole! Can't WAIT to use it! NOT a TYPO! YES, it is 43' long, the very tip with the lilan is .7mm and the back in is only 31mm!!! I want to be able to get into/past the bank trees/brush! I also have my 5 1/2" ultra-light, 7' UL, 10' light, 12' light, and 20' BlackWidow...Just tied up some 1/80th oz and 1/124th oz micro-ghost minnows...look out crappie...here I come!! Can you post a pic of the micro-ghost minnows
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Re: Rods?
[Re: Lake Life]
#13053016
02/05/19 02:14 PM
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Ocelot
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Have you thought about the physics here. you have maybe 3 foot lever arm on your side vs 40 ft lever arm for the fish.
5 pound fish times 40 feet is 200ft/lbs. on your side 200/3 = 67lbs needed to lift the fish.
Think it would be hard to hold the poll up when fishing and difficult to fight the fish.
Interested to here how this works out.
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Re: Rods?
[Re: Ocelot]
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02/05/19 02:44 PM
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DrCrappie
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Have you thought about the physics here. you have maybe 3 foot lever arm on your side vs 40 ft lever arm for the fish.
5 pound fish times 40 feet is 200ft/lbs. on your side 200/3 = 67lbs needed to lift the fish.
Think it would be hard to hold the poll up when fishing and difficult to fight the fish.
Interested to here how this works out. Not sure on the physics aspect of this but there is a bit of flex to the rod... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.allfishingbuy.com/Photo-Gallery/Keith-A1-82-2-9213-2014-1.jpg)
Last edited by DrCrappie; 02/06/19 06:32 PM.
Fly tier (yeah, I can fly fish...but the fish don't like frothy water!)
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Re: Rods?
[Re: gar1970]
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02/06/19 06:32 PM
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DrCrappie
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Can you post a pic of the micro-ghost minnows
Sorry this took so long...coudn't find the pic I had... ![[Linked Image]](https://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj18/McHorse/20130526_124737.jpg) Still not the best pic...
Fly tier (yeah, I can fly fish...but the fish don't like frothy water!)
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Re: Rods?
[Re: Lake Life]
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02/06/19 08:24 PM
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gar1970
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Thanks DrCrappie! those look great, i bet they fall ever so slowly. Are they tied with fur or feathers?
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Re: Rods?
[Re: gar1970]
#13054786
02/06/19 11:37 PM
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DrCrappie
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Thanks DrCrappie! those look great, i bet they fall ever so slowly. Are they tied with fur or feathers? Craft fur...on 1/80th oz, 1/64th oz, and 1/124th oz jig heads 4# test line, tiny Fly Fishing Strike indicator for a bobber...DY-NO-MITE!
Fly tier (yeah, I can fly fish...but the fish don't like frothy water!)
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