Favorite Spinning rod for throwing jigs?

[smoothlures]

How about for throwing say a 1/32nd oz. beetle spin? I'm in the market for a new rod for casting jigs and I can't get much of a cast out of the 1/32nd oz, and my 1/16th jigs are a bit big for bream with #2 hooks...

[ad1974]

I like the Wally Marshall 7 ft'ers for casting,I have Pfluger Trion reels on them.

[crappielimits]

Anyone I can get in my hand, but the BPS Microlites are great affordable rods.

[Ken Kinser]

I like the Berkley Lightin Rods in 5'6" and 6'6" affordable and great rods

[fair weather]

I cast a 1/32 jig with a 7'6" Fish Eagle II rod (two piece), with a Shimano Sahara 750 FB reel spooled with 10 lb. fireline with 6 lb, Silver thread AN 40 leader of 12 feet.now. as we are catching the croppie at 12' and I use the visible fireline as a depth gauge.

I fish Lake Cumberland (Ky.) and it's not the greatest croppie lake (deep and usually clear) and this time of year with this weather they can really take some finesse.

Having said that, I have a question for you more experienced rough weather fishermen. ( My name indicated the days I only fish). but the question is this: lately I have caught several croppie that haven't tapped or struck that I can feel, the line just tightens up and they are on , some as large as 15". I'm wondering if I had a different rod I could feel that bite. What do you think?

[kycreek]

I use a BnM sharpshooter rod with a Pflueger president reel for casting jigs and or roadrunners.

[Fishin Ky]

I cast a 1/32 jig with a 7'6" Fish Eagle II rod (two piece), with a Shimano Sahara 750 FB reel spooled with 10 lb. fireline with 6 lb, Silver thread AN 40 leader of 12 feet.now. as we are catching the croppie at 12' and I use the visible fireline as a depth gauge.

I fish Lake Cumberland (Ky.) and it's not the greatest croppie lake (deep and usually clear) and this time of year with this weather they can really take some finesse.

Having said that, I have a question for you more experienced rough weather fishermen. ( My name indicated the days I only fish). but the question is this: lately I have caught several croppie that haven't tapped or struck that I can feel, the line just tightens up and they are on , some as large as 15". I'm wondering if I had a different rod I could feel that bite. What do you think?

Try a Sam Heaton Super Sensitive...they are my favorite crappie rod. Affordable and...well...super sensitive! :D

[Shoemoo]

I prefer spinning gear, so I use an 8' BnM Buck's Ultimate with an Okuma Avenger AV30.

[CrappiePappy]

I fish Lake Cumberland (Ky.) and it's not the greatest croppie lake (deep and usually clear) and this time of year with this weather they can really take some finesse.
Having said that, I have a question for you more experienced rough weather fishermen. ( My name indicated the days I only fish). but the question is this: lately I have caught several croppie that haven't tapped or struck that I can feel, the line just tightens up and they are on , some as large as 15". I'm wondering if I had a different rod I could feel that bite. What do you think?

Lake Cumberland is a "great" Crappie lake ... if you know where to go :p But, with the water level down so far for dam repairs, all the "good" spots are high and dry. It would be a good time to scout out some of your favorite creeks/areas ... and look for those rock slides (esp with timber), and see what kind of brush is starting to grow in the backs and along the banks of the creeks. When the water level gets back up to regular pool ... you'll know where to start, and you'll also know where you might want to place your own Crappie habitat.
As to the way the Crappie are biting .... the "they're just there, all of a sudden" type of bite .... that could be just the cold water temps. And it also could just be that they were in a neutral mood, but couldn't resist whatever bait you were putting in front of their face A more sensitive rod may not have been any more beneficial to you, at that particular time ... but, being a line watcher always helps (esp when casting or dock shooting).
Read my reply to "Robert" in this thread .. and you'll understand what I'm saying about "neutral mood/finicky biters" http://www.crappie.com/gr8vb3/showth...light=sidewalk
You might also consider using hi-vis line, and becoming a line watcher (if you aren't already). Crappie don't always "thump" a bait (though I wish they did ... LOL!!!). Sometimes the line just bounces ever so slightly, moves off to one side or another, goes slack (and your bait isn't on the bottom), or it may just feel like you've got a gob of weeds or a big leaf hung on your bait (just a little extra weight kind of a feeling). Sometimes they peck at your bait, just like a Bluegill (but usually not in rapid multiple taps) ... or even do like they did me, like I explained in the reply post (like dragging a jig on the sidewalk). You just never know "how" they're gonna bite ... so I set the hook on the slightest difference in feel, or any line movement that I know I didn't cause. I've been pleasantly surprised, a time or two

... luck2ya ... cp

[Dixie Boy]

Best crappie rod in the world...St. Croix Avid 8' med/light float & Fly rod. Have 2, but going to invest in 2 more. Reels are Shimano Stradic 1000, have 4 of these, 2 are on St. Croix premier 7' med/light.