Thread: Going lighter

Originally Posted by feeshrman

Ok, I'm not sure what you guys are calling a float rod??? Please explain. My favorite method is using a 7.5 ft Ultra lite and 4lb test for casting small jig heads tipped with live bait under corks. The second method is using an 11' Sam Heaton signature series with a Thill mini-shy bite cork and crickets.


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I call rods over 8 feet float rods. I use an 83 when fishing the TM under a float for trout.....and also doing the Float’N Fly for smallmouth. But it doesn’t matter what you’re fishing for the longer rods help you to keep your line off the water. To use a Fly term.....mend your line. Plus the longer the rod the deeper you can set the float. Kind of hard to cast if your float is set at 6.5 feet and your rod is only 7.5 feet long....of course I’m talking fixed float. I would say many consider float rods to start at 9 feet. So your 11 footer certainly qualifies as a float rod.

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Alpha hawk and deathb4disco, Thanks for the info guys! I kinda thought I knew what you were talking about but now I know for sure. I'm very interested in the Euro style floats. I'm assuming they are the waggler style. I find it difficult to find floats which perform like I want.


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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I call rods over 8 feet float rods. I use an 83 when fishing the TM under a float for trout.....and also doing the Float’N Fly for smallmouth. But it doesn’t matter what you’re fishing for the longer rods help you to keep your line off the water. To use a Fly term.....mend your line. Plus the longer the rod the deeper you can set the float. Kind of hard to cast if your float is set at 6.5 feet and your rod is only 7.5 feet long....of course I’m talking fixed float. I would say many consider float rods to start at 9 feet. So your 11 footer certainly qualifies as a float rod.

Regards


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Funny you say that, because I often use the 11' much like a fly rod.


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