Lightest rear seat Jigging pole?

[Tom 513]

After fishing St.Johns river jigging pads for 2 weeks straight with my 10ft B&M buck's ultimate, I've decided I would love a 11-12ft pole, and when I fish I'm out for 6 to 8 hrs so weight is a big factor seeing I'm not getting any younger, the light weight flyfishing type reels is what I use on my spider rigging poles and feel that thats all anyone should ever need for jigging also. So before I order I'd love to hear some opinions from the guys who vertical jig?

[skeetbum]

All I can offer is how and why I do what I do. The rod is a 10’ Sam Heaton super sensitive, and the reel is a Diawa sweepfire spinning. The rod has a spot to touch the blank in front of the reel. I believe I’m using 8lb hi vis, seeing the line is important. The reel is a metal framed 1500 series that was one of many that I tried when I searched for the best balance. This one works perfectly, balancing on the touch spot. With my hand there, I have no weight to counterbalance and fish for hours with no fatigue. Using a fly type reel on this rod had me holding the tip up or moving my hand way forward to the balance point.

No matter what rod you choose, balance is paramount. The reel makes the difference. If you use the reel you spoke of, then you might need To add weight to make it balance. I tried this on previous rods and didn’t care for it. Good luck in your search, hope you find one that works for you.

["G"]

I used to use a BnM Sam Heaton Super Sensitive...But now I prefer a 11 foot BnM Duck Commander Double Touch....Its a great rear seat jig pole

[Cray]

Like G I have double touch 10 I really like but in your situation I have 2 I really like for longer periods. One is a Jenco 11 rear seat with the plastic fly type on it. Very lite and lots of backbone. I also purchased a Denali 11 jig pole mid seat. It is a very lite rod. Have only got to use it a couple of times but have pulled some pretty hefty fish out of stake beds with it and it handled them just fine. And like you I’m not young anymore and upper body strength is a issue for sure. I like a rear seat but the longer handle on mid seat sure helps with balancing rod and handling fish. I have fished 12 but didn’t like it. Have 8-9-10-11. I have pretty much settled on the 11 as everyday rod. If fishing brush piles and reall knarlly stuff I go to the duck commander double touch. I can really snatch them out with it and it’s a pretty lite rod for the amount of backbone it has.

[dko]

I use an 11' Ozark rear seat with a fly reel. Love the rod but weight gets to be a problem after fishing for several hours. I have also been looking for a lighter rod but want one with plenty of back bone to swing fish in the boat. Been thinking about the B&M Stick. Maybe some one has the stick and will give their opinion.

[Tom 513]

-Skeet, I agree balance would be paramount and I hope to not have to buy too many combos to find that, I just dont care for small spinning reels, too much line twist, I may have to go to a small bait caster for weight seeing I normally use hi vis mono.
-G thanks for the reply, but my cork handle broke off below the blank on my 4.5ft B&M Dockshooter and I still have a sour taste in my mouth for B&Ms.
-I think a 11ft length will be ideal, I find myself reaching a lot with the 10ft pole, tryed using my 14ft southerns but thats away to much pole to jig with.
-Cray I will check into the Jenco and Denalis they sound ideal.

Thanks Guys

[Cray]

-Skeet, I agree balance would be paramount and I hope to not have to buy too many combos to find that, I just dont care for small spinning reels, too much line twist, I may have to go to a small bait caster for weight seeing I normally use hi vis mono.
-G thanks for the reply, but my cork handle broke off below the blank on my 4.5ft B&M Dockshooter and I still have a sour taste in my mouth for B&Ms.
-I think a 11ft length will be ideal, I find myself reaching a lot with the 10ft pole, tryed using my 14ft southerns but thats away to much pole to jig with.
-Cray I will check into the Jenco and Denalis they sound ideal.

Thanks Guys

Tom, even though I have the mid seat Denali they offer same rod in a rear seat and if not mistaken 2 different actions.

[Locator79]

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[skeeter96]

12' ACC crappie stix jigging pole. Super lite sensitive and good backbone for slinging fish. Starting using them because another brand I was using was to heavy.

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[Snubby]

I started with BnM bgjp in 10' and graduated to an 11' Sam Heaton. Both darn good rods, but the price of replacing tips was going to break me. Especially the Heaton, every trip out it seemed I had to replace a tip. And I'm not hard on my gear by any means. I use a 12' brush cutter for pulling big fish out of tight places, but to balance it needs a small spinning reel. It will tire you out pretty quickly. The Denali mid seat 11' jigging rod has been my go to the last couple of years, it's light enough and balances well. Never had to worry about replacing a tip so far. I'm looking into jenko and Huckabee's at the moment. Just can't see myself paying Huckabee's price at the moment. Not broke by any means, but just conservative in a sense. I don't like to feel I'm being taking advantage of I reckon. If I figured up all the replacement tips I bought for the Heaton plus the up front cost on the rod then I could have paid for a jenko and a Huckabee so go figure. Don't let initial price dictate your choice I guess is what I'm working around to, cheaper isn't necessarily better!

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