Thread: Which Rods.

Couple questions here about which rods to pick up.

- Older 9 or 10ft rods or the new Crappie Hunter Rods? Anyone used any of the newer Hunter rods yet?

http://www.shakespeare-fishing.com/p...ducts.php?p=54

WPSP902L 9'0" 2 A L 4-10 1/32-1/2 7 + TIP
WPSP102L 10'0" 2 A L 4-10 1/32-1/2 8 + TIP
GWPSP902L 9'0" 2 A L 4-10 1/32-1/2 7 + TIP
GWPSP102L 10'0" 2 B L 4-10 1/32-1/2 8 + TIP


Older 9 and 10 ft rods.

USCP 10 10'0" 3 C L 4-8 1/32-1/2 Tip
USCR 90 9'0" 2 D L 4-8 1/32-1/2 8 + Tip



For Striper and Catfish:

UCCA 1101 7'0" 1 F MH 15-30 3/8-3 7 + Tip
UCCA 1102 8'0" 2 D MH 15-30 3/8-3 8 + Tip
UCSP 1101 7'0" 1 M MH 15-30 3/8-3 5 + Tip
UCSP 1102 7'0" 2 M MH 15-30 3/8-3 6 + Tip
UCSP 1102 8'0" 2 M MH 15-30 3/8-3 6 + Tip
USCA 70 7'0" 1 L ML 6-20 1/4-3/4 6 + Tip
USCA 70MH 7'0" 1 A MH 12-25 3/18-1 6 + Tip
USCA 76 7'6" 1 L ML 6-20 1/4-3/4 7 + Tip
USSP 70ML 7'0" 1 M ML 6-20 1/4-3/4 5 + Tip
USSP 70MH 7'0" 1 M MH 8-25 3/8-1 5 + Tip

Or Tiger series rods. (Looks like they have a Ugly Stik Tiger Lite series now.)
http://www.shakespeare-fishing.com/p...ger_2007.shtml

BWS 2200* 6'6" 1 B ML 12-25 1/2-4 5 + Tip
BWS 2200* 7'0" 1 B ML 12-30 1/2-4 6 + Tip
BWS 2201* 7'0" 1 B M 20-50 3/4-6 6 + Tip
BWS 2201-2* 7'0" 2 B M 10-50 1/2-6 6 + Tip
BWC 2201 6'6" 1 B M 15-40 3/4-6 7 + Tip
** BWC 2200 7'0" 1 C ML 12-30 1/2-4 8 + Tip
BWC 2201 7'0" 1 B M 20-50 3/4-6 8 + Tip
BWC 2201-2 7'0" 2 B M 10-50 1/2-6 7 + Tip
BWC 2202 7'0" 1 B MH 30-60 3/4-8 8 + Tip
BWC 2200 7'9" 1 B L 10-30 1/2-2 9 + Tip
BWC/AO 2201 7'0" 1 B M 20-50 3/4-6 8 + Tip
BWC/AO 2202 7'0" 1 B MH 30-60 3/4-8 8 + Tip
BWD 2200* 8'0" 2 A ML 12-30 1-4 8 + Tip

Joe, these other boys can get you going on the crappie. I am mostly a striper fisherman. I prefer a 7-0 ft, one piece rod with a long handle and trigger. I bait fish 90 % of the time and I like a limber, soft tip that will allow the bait to work up and down real easy. I still want enough backbone to stop a 10-15 lb. fish. I use ambassador 4600's, and spool with 14 lb. test line, nothing heavier. The Ugly Stik medium/light is what I look for. They are sometimes hard to find. Some of my rods are Copperheads that work just fine. I am trying to replace them with the uglies a couple at a time. When I bottom fish in the rivers, I use amb 6500's and the Eagle Claw rods (the yellow ones) and 25 lb. test line.

Joe , I looked at the crappie hunter rods at wally world the other day and if I was to have th chance over again....I would still buy the ugly stik crappie rods.I just got 4 of them and I love them.The crappie hunters seem to be more like the BnM rods.A lot more limber and a tiny tip.You cant go wrong with an ugly stik in my book.If you buy something else , chances are that like Thumper you'll be looking to upgrade one day.If only I had the money to buy all the rods I "need".

My Wally World don't have many ugly sticks to take a look at. I figured the crappie hunters would have been better. Guess this might fall under: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Originally Posted by big "E"

.If only I had the money to buy all the rods I "need".

When I your post for the second time, this gave me a good laugh. Some how I missed it the first time through. "Need"

ugly stick also makes a 9 ft spinning rod, rated for 4-20 lb line. this rod works great for live baiting striper, drifting for catfish and drifting for crappie. its a great all round rod teamed with mitchell 300's

Joe, I'm sure there is a Dick's Sporting Goods in Greenville. They usually have a better selection of Uglies than BPS in the stores. I guess I'm kinda weird. I gotta have my hands on a rod before I will buy it. No mail order for me!!

Originally Posted by Thumper1

Joe, I'm sure there is a Dick's Sporting Goods in Greenville. They usually have a better selection of Uglies than BPS in the stores. I guess I'm kinda weird. I gotta have my hands on a rod before I will buy it. No mail order for me!!

me to thumper. i gotta check the rod out to make sure it meets my expectations. its suprising how much two identical rods can differ when you shake em, one in each hand..

Well I was just doing some research for April, and I know there are some folks on here that have actual experence with these rods. Not just flailing them around in the store like a sword fighter. Wasn't planning on ordering them on line. We do have a Dick's here somewere. I will try to stop by when I have a chance.

As I was looking for a pic of Rango for his birthday thread, I ran across this picture.



I caught something I have not noticed before. These rods are not the same length. I am wondering if it would be better to stager the rod lengths like in the picture, vs having all 9 or 10ft rods out there?