Fly Rod For Jigging

[Ketchn]

I had considered that perhaps the length wouldn't be as much of an issue as the stiffness of the rod for jigging. But even if it isn't ideal I kind of hoped to hear of some folks having success this way.

To limber for crappie , if you’re vertical jigging with it , it’s about way to slow and soft …
Bought 2 at a garage sale , both don’t get it done ,,,,my 2 cents

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

It depends on the action of the 4wt. If it's a fast action it might work and since it's an older rod it might be stiff enough for crappie. I have an 8.5' 6wt. St.Croix SCV fly rod blank that I had custom made into a spinning rod and it's perfect for crappie fishing. Casts a float and jig a long way or vertical jigging brush with no problem. Try the fly rod and see how it works, use a 1/32 to start with a small spinning reel.

["D"]

I used fly rods to vertical jig for years. But always 5 weight or stiffer. Very similar to using a rear seat jig pole.

[UpstateSC_Bill]

Well I am going to take it with me next time out and see how it goes. I don't flip my fish into the canoe so I don't need backbone for that. And being what it is the rod is very sensitive. I will see if it works. I've read some differing opinions on how stiff a rod you need.

[BobC]

No, I think that len*5h and weight might work out very well. Give it a go!
Bob

[Rojo]

I have Saltwater 7wt 8wt and 9wt 9ft 3piece fly rods. Epoxy coated guide wraps, anodized aluminum reel seats, 2in fighting butts. Awesome jigging rods. Here is one of the first videos we made using them. The sensitivity is so good with monofilament you can feel the fish swim by the line. I have extra 8wts and 9wts. If anyone wants the details PM me. I only had my importer bring in one order and the few 7wts left I'm keeping for personal supply. Several members here have them as we are friends, they fished with them and had to have a few. I'm Not in the rod business so when they are gone there won't be any more ordered.

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[Sky Pilot]

I have used flyrods for jigging for years when just starting out crappie fishing. I even used an eagle claw fiberglass flyrod several times. One thing that I did though was to change out the snake eyes with casting rod eyes. The line was bad to stick to the rod with the snake eyes. I do think 5wt and up would be best.

[UpstateSC_Bill]

I have used flyrods for jigging for years when just starting out crappie fishing. I even used an eagle claw fiberglass flyrod several times. One thing that I did though was to change out the snake eyes with casting rod eyes. The line was bad to stick to the rod with the snake eyes. I do think 5wt and up would be best.

I do understand that something heavier than what I have would probably be better. But the main reason for considering what I have is that I already do have it. If I were to buy a longer, heavier rod for jigging out of my canoe I would buy a rod designed specifically for jigging from BnM or someplace else. I am considering trying my fly rod so as to avoid the expense. I know it is not ideal. I am just curious if some people may have made it work.

[sweathermon]

I used a cheerywood fly rod for several years. I don't remember what weight it was but it was pretty light weight. I also did it as a way to save money since I already had the rod and didn't want to spend the money on a long pole at the time. It worked and I caught a lot of fish on it over several years. The only down fall I could really find was I was fishing grass beds or brush and you really had to be quick to get the fish pulled out of it since the rod was so light they could get tangled into structure very easy. I can say I am happy I tried it first since I had never used a long pole before. I have since bought poles specifically for long poling but the fly rod definitely worked and was a good way to find out I liked fishing that way. I hope this helps.

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[Bigtrout]

Flyrod will work fine for jigging. I had an old graphite 8' 5 wt. from years ago. I believe it was my first flyrod, an old Garcia. Only problem I had was the snake guides don't work so well with mono. I removed mine and added single foot Fuji's and extended the butt. Put on a small spinning reel and it worked great. That said, I'd be hard pressed to do that with my Sage rods or a Winston for sure. You probably won't like the snake guides either with mono, just doesn't work very well. But shucks, give it a try.