Good looking stuff there.
Hello fellow UL fans, not much to report here as far as fishing go as most big spawners are back in the deep and for us bank angler, every trip is a hit or miss and as of late its mostly miss. All hope is not lost though, plenty of 3 to 5 inch bluegills still around. And let’s not forget the smaller carps. For this is the reason of my DIY project- putting together a fun rod that will serve as FlieDropShot to surface feeding youngsters. I used a section of an old curtain rod and made a handle for a spare top-section of an inexpensive UL rod I got of Aliexpress last year….
It’s extremely limber, bend to the weight of this 3 inch gil no more than an ounce! It’s an absolute blast sight/ target fish with very light line and lure.
….notice a tiny bluegill clearing 3 inches above water going for a #22 weightless dry fly! Longer rod would not let me see the take or the fish I’m targeting over the high dock railing, I don’t think. So is it the perfect rod? No. But it’s the most UL I can come up with that’s little over 3feet long. There are tons of ICE rod but none are classified as true UL unless it’s 24 inch or shorter but that’s because it’s made with plastic, not carbon or graphite. If it is it’s not cheap like the St. Croix custom ice at $150. Thanks for looking!
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Good looking stuff there.
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That’s pretty cool, LVS. Nice ingenuity and looks like it works pretty slick!
Bob
This morning went out to see if there’s bigger bluegills hanging out by the dock and saw a largemouth bass about 15 inches or so lurking beneath surface, but dove deep just before I could took a picture.
Then minutes later it’s business as usual. Caught about 25 in 2 hours and mostly 2 to 3 inchers for the exception of 3 in the #4 that puts up a good fight from my DIY-dubbed UL-Short rod.
……the bend on the rod is insanely scary, especially dead lifting this 4 inch. Can’t wait to see what a spring spawner would look like hanging on the other end next year…lol. Cheers!
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Sweet. I smiled when I noticed the Pfluger strapped to the back of that thang. Got me wanting to cure a stick of cane and add some eyes.
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Thanks, cNg! It’s really is a fun rod considering most fishes swim not much further than arms length from dock. The shortest of my 7 or so UL rods is 5 ft Berkeley Lightning Rod. Though it would suffice, 3 ft is ideal…
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Very nice!
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I admire your innovation - something I pursue every day as it relates to fishing. Catching fish is of course the final goal, but everything involved accomplishing that goal is key to keeping it interesting especially when we can't cast a line.
Spoonminnow, thanks for the kind words! I also believe playing with various fishing gears and tools are part of the fun in this hobby whether we see it or not, or else most of us wouldn't have the need to own more than one all-purpose rod/reel combo. Truth be told growing up in California i'm automatic dubbed a SALT angler having visiting dozen of piers and jetties so this 3ft UL rigged with 2lb PLine in my mind would also be good for sabiki type rig for anything that bites very close to the pier pilings, arm extended and all
Hi all just finished DIY a companion to my spinning UL-Shorty: a UL-C short rod. Plan on specifically using them over dock and pier railing dropshotting or occasional sight casting to close-to-shore bluegills, LM bass, and carps. Cheers!
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