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Thread: Striped Bass and Catfish Rod?

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    Default Striped Bass and Catfish Rod?


    I have a Abu 6500C3 Reel, on a Catfish Ugly Stik Rod. I am looking for a better rod that I can use for Striped Bass and Catfish? It really dont make any since for me to have a rod just for Catfish when I dont catch that many!

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    It all depends on what size catfish and striper you are targeting. If you are fishing big blue cats and stripers 20lbs and up, that Ugly stik catfish rod could pull double duty.

    If you are just throwing lures for striper, i would go graphite in the 7' range. Again, depending on size of fish will determine rod weight. For inland stripers in lakes, a good 7' Medium to MH graphite rod will work well. That would serve you well for channel cats in lakes as well.

    If you are live bait fishing stripers and drifting catfish, a graphite composite rod would work better. Something with a soft tip. A 7' rod is again a good all around choice.

    As with any fishing applications, whether you throw lures or fish live bait for striper...anchor or drift for catfish...is going to make a difference in whether one rod will work well for all.

    A decent (cheap) all purpose rod for striper and catfish is the Ugly Stik Inshore Lite in 7'. M or MH. Bass Pro sells them for around $40. It's not the regular Ugly Stik Lite, make sure it is the "Inshore". That rod could fish live bait and throw plugs and work for most catfish applications. Won't work well as a river rod or large cats.

    If you are throwing lures for stripers and fish for catfish anchored up...I would go 7' graphite.

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    I guess the Ugly Stik Catfish Rod is problemly a better choice I have caught some cats on it in the past. But no Striped Bass, I have a 7' ML Ugly Stik Striper Rod buts its kind of light duty!

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    I use an 8 1/2' HT Silver Bay medium downrigger rod for cats with a Abu 6000 reel spooled with 40# Power Pro. Mostly we fish channel cats and then not real often. We seldom use more than 2 or 3 oz of lead. The rod handles that just fine.

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