Last summer I had some great sessions LRF fishing and float fishing. More than half the time I blanked, but I still enjoyed sitting on the rocks in the sun or hanging over the pier railings, and when I did get a bite it was more fun than reeling in a beachcaster.
Near the end of the summer I snapped the tip on my Rockfish UL, I didn't bother replacing it because it was coming onto the winter; but now the weather is getting better I'm starting to get the bug again.
I was mostly using 3g lead heads with Isome, but a lot of the time I was having to add one or two 1.6g shot to the line as well to keep the wind from lifting it. So I'm thinking about getting something a bit heavier than the 0.5-7g Rockfish. I would like to use the same rod for light float fishing as well, and with a drop shot rig, and with small metal lures/spinners.
Can anyone recommend a rod around 5-10g upto about 30g with a sensitive/responsive tip? I know that the best idea would be to get an LRF rod and a light spinning rod but I would rather just have one to do it all.
The bushwhacker 10-40g seems to be the go-to rod for light lure fishing but I don't know if that will be too heavy to have the same feel that my Rockfish had when bouncing an Isome on the bottom?
Near the end of the summer I snapped the tip on my Rockfish UL, I didn't bother replacing it because it was coming onto the winter; but now the weather is getting better I'm starting to get the bug again.
I was mostly using 3g lead heads with Isome, but a lot of the time I was having to add one or two 1.6g shot to the line as well to keep the wind from lifting it. So I'm thinking about getting something a bit heavier than the 0.5-7g Rockfish. I would like to use the same rod for light float fishing as well, and with a drop shot rig, and with small metal lures/spinners.
Can anyone recommend a rod around 5-10g upto about 30g with a sensitive/responsive tip? I know that the best idea would be to get an LRF rod and a light spinning rod but I would rather just have one to do it all.
The bushwhacker 10-40g seems to be the go-to rod for light lure fishing but I don't know if that will be too heavy to have the same feel that my Rockfish had when bouncing an Isome on the bottom?
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