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    Sorry for endless questions,

    Anyway, what type rod would have the most sensitive tip/ feel/ bite detection.
    Any ultralight spinning rod or a very light fly rod.
    Both 6 to 7 ft , both high end blanks.
    For example, St Croix

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    I use a medium light and braid. I could be wrong but I swear I can feel a crappir breathe on my jig.Have set the hook many times because it just doesn't feel right and be on a fish.
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    Braid and Todd Huckabee rods! You cannot go wrong!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Crappieislife View Post
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    I believe when you ask for "type" you are more referring to the material that makes up the rod.

    St. Croix as an example, has several different blanks that their rods are built on. Their SCIII is vastly different than their SCIV and SCV blanks. Each is made with a slightly different process and composition of materials.

    So, a medium light SCIII blank will feel nothing like a medium light SV blank.

    When you get in to custom building, you have to remember that, the majority of the time, you are building blanks or rods with a very specific purpose. Yes, you can build an SUV of rods that might be good at a few things, or a rod that is designed to be great at one thing.

    Very hard to answer the wuestion without knowing what the intent is. If you were asking about a rod for throwing crank baits for salmon, I would tell you a glasd or glass composit rod. Conversely, of we are talking about floats and such, I would recommend a fly rod blank over 8 foot that provides leverage for hook sets and has give.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wicklundrh View Post
    I believe when you ask for "type" you are more referring to the material that makes up the rod.

    St. Croix as an example, has several different blanks that their rods are built on. Their SCIII is vastly different than their SCIV and SCV blanks. Each is made with a slightly different process and composition of materials.

    So, a medium light SCIII blank will feel nothing like a medium light SV blank.

    When you get in to custom building, you have to remember that, the majority of the time, you are building blanks or rods with a very specific purpose. Yes, you can build an SUV of rods that might be good at a few things, or a rod that is designed to be great at one thing.

    Very hard to answer the wuestion without knowing what the intent is. If you were asking about a rod for throwing crank baits for salmon, I would tell you a glasd or glass composit rod. Conversely, of we are talking about floats and such, I would recommend a fly rod blank over 8 foot that provides leverage for hook sets and has give.
    Vertical jigging for crappie. And the bite is many times undetectable given my particular jigging technique.
    Thus im looking for the most sensitive rod i can find within reason.
    I mean i can't spend 300$ on it.
    So my question is basically are the lightest fly rods more sensitive that very good ultralight spinning rods

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    I’m going to defer to the more experienced on this one, lack of experience. I’m kinda spoiled and lucky in that mudhole is a 20 minute drive and I can handle before I buy. IMHO, an ultralight production rod that isn’t built on the spine will feel different than the same rod built with lightweight components and on the spine. The 4 weight that I built would make a nice vertical jigging rod for the way I do that, but not sure it would throw a float very well. My blank was about$100 so not real high end, and they had light blanks, 4 pc, that were as short as 7’ I think, definitely in 7’6”. St Croix brand. The ideas were running through my head at the time.
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    A fly rod with a stiff tip 7w would be great. I use a Sam Heaton rod. 10' ultra light. It is fine, but sometimes, you can not set the hook good. With 8# braid, you can feel the lightest bite.

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    I threw together a 2 wt 6.5 ft fly rod and taped a spinning reel to it.
    Testing tomorrow

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    That should be a hoot, let us know. My favorite deep jigging rod was the old style BGJP in 8’, which was a bit stiffer than the current ones. I had a softer rod for a while and I had to stand up to set the hook when I got a hit. Couldn’t get the rod to set hook. Soft tip is good but I like a little stiffer middle and butt area.
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