Thread: Crappie rods

Your going to get a lot of different answers what's right for me may not fill right to you? But I (we) like the Sam Heaton's by b&m. Find someone that has some long rods and go out and try it

I have a B&M Bucks Graphite Crappie Jig pole that I like better than all the others I have. Grizzy Jig and Monk's carry them(both are sponsors here).
But like H&C said, you gonna get a bunch of different answers. Another popular model with a lot of guys one here that I want to try is the Southern Crappie rods, just have not gotten around to buying one.
Good luck.

I use pro angler rods. check em out pro angler .com . but, like hookin & cookin said lot of different ones out there.

Sam Heaton, BPS Crappie Maxx (they have a few diff kinds), B & M brushcutter

Rods are like boats and cars. Some people fish out of the newest, fastest boat they can buy or drive a Lincoln instead of chevy. Its just what fits your fancy and meets your needs best. If you see someone using a rod you like the looks of just ask them what it is. Most people love to talk about their fishing gear and share what they have learned. As for me if walmart has a cheap ultralight for around $20 - $30 I'm all over it. I loose or break too many rods a year to spend much on them. I step on them in the boat bend the eylets or break a tip off. They work well for what I want them for = catching fish. My two cents!+

For the money ya can't beat a ProAngler rod. They are light weight sensitive and tough as nails.

Just because someone else likes a rod doesn't mean you will I been though a lot of rods and really didn't have much problem with any of them . Main thing for me I'm getting older and holding the weight of the rod can get bad. So buy one and try them!

when I am using long jigging poles, I prefer one with good backbone, most of the way to the tip. reason being, when you have to reach out there to get over some brush and dip for fish, you're gonna need a stiffer rod to lift that slab up and over the tangle, in one swift motion. I have a 14fter with a real slow action and I have lost more fish with that pole because it was too flexible to lift a fish gracefully, and if you did heave it hard enough to get the fish out of the water, the sling shot effect would kick in and my crappie would go into orbit.
as said the other major factor is weight. those poles seem light weight in the store but add a reel and it will get real heavy after a day of hard dipping.