Dock Shooting Rod

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Want to purchase a dock shooting rod but don't know what brand, length, action etc I should purchase to start with. Also what are some opinions about 2 piece dock shooting rods. I was looking at the ACC crappie stix rods and they seemed very nice, but are limited to very few 1 piece rods (only saw one 5 1/2 foot rod} Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Pop

[ET Fish]

BnM Sharpshooter 6 is my choice.

[Slabprowler]

Lots good dock shooting rods out their ! I started with the b&m ss 5’5” then on to a proangler 5’5” then I tried the 7’ Wally Marshall speed shooter and feel in love with it so much that that’s the only rod I use whether dock shooting or single pole n can feel the lightest taps on it! It has improved my catch rate tremendously!

[CrappiePappy]

Pop ... I've used 5' to 8' rods to shoot docks with and settled on a 6'6" ESP PowerLite rod (very fast action tip). In the 5'-8' spread, there were 1pc & 2pc rods ... and I never had an issue with the 2pc rods. I just like the fast action tip of the ESP, because it loads up quicker than a slower action tip rod and "shoots" the jig rather than "slings" it ... giving it more "speed" to skip farther.

[SuperDave336]

BnM Sharpshooter 6 is my choice.

^^^^^^^^ this
BnM sharpshooter six is my favorite

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Thanks for the opinions. What the replies made me realize is I already have rods I can try for dock shooting. I keep saying "I'm not buying any more rods" and here I go again looking to purchase another rod when I may already have a rod which will be good for dock shooting. I just read another posting that the St. Croix 7 foot panfish rod does a good job, and I have one. Going to try the St. Croix first. When the weather clears in the northeast I'll post how it works. Thanks again

[FurFlyin]

I have a 7’ St Croix trout rod. Not sure what the difference in it and a panfish is. I wouldn’t like it for shooting docks. It isn’t stiff enough. Not sure what price point you’re looking for but for a $50 rod it would be hard to beat the one Slabprowler uses or a Denali dock rod. I have a 5’ Denali and if it was a 6’ rod I’d love it. I like it a lot it’s just too short for my tastes.

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I have both a 6' and 7' pan fish St. Croix rod. The 6' is Ultra Light Power, Fast action, and the 7' is Light Power, Extra Fast Action. I am going to try the Ultra Light 6' for dock shooting. I think the 7' is too stiff. Pop

[FurFlyin]

I have both a 6' and 7' pan fish St. Croix rod. The 6' is Ultra Light Power, Fast action, and the 7' is Light Power, Extra Fast Action. I am going to try the Ultra Light 6' for dock shooting. I think the 7' is too stiff. Pop

Different strokes for different folks, but I'd try the light over the UL. My dock shooting rods are ML. I don't do any good with an UL. Distance and accuracy both suffer when I try them.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

BnM Sharpshooter 6 is my choice.