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Post by Sandbur on Jun 21, 2019 6:24:53 GMT -6
For panfish. Does anyone have one or have comments on different ones?
I have been using my short ultralight and having a ball on sunfish, a few crappies, bass, and an occasional walleye.
I was thinking a six and a half or seven footer would be better.
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 21, 2019 6:32:19 GMT -6
For panfish. Does anyone have one or have comments on different ones? I have been using my short ultralight and having a ball on sunfish, a few crappies, bass, and an occasional walleye. I was thinking a six and a half or seven footer would be better. I’ve got a 6’6” UL G. Loomis IMX for panfish. Works great. I don’t like short rods. I’d get a 7’ but it’s tough to find 1 piece 7 footers. |
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Post by batman on Jun 21, 2019 6:40:32 GMT -6
For the money I like a Fenwick HMX. But I have not tried any other brands for the past 4 or 5 years.
Stay away from anything branded Browning.
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 21, 2019 6:51:46 GMT -6
I've got a 12 footer. Can't really cast it but it's great for jigging brushpiles and moss lines.
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Post by terrifictom on Jun 21, 2019 7:41:57 GMT -6
St Croix makes an excellent ultra light but it is short. Take a look at a 12 foot crappie rod. Got one a couple years ago and use it on occasion. Fun to fish with and the action is the same as an ultra light.
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 21, 2019 7:43:48 GMT -6
St Croix makes a panfish series 6’9” UL. It seems like a decent pole. Can’t really go wrong with st Croix.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 21, 2019 15:44:23 GMT -6
Thanks for the replies.
Looking on the internet, I see some of these UL rods have a long handle below the reel. Any reason for that? Balance?
Will it just poke short fat guys in the gut?
Do you need two hands on the handle to cast? This ain’t a Musky rod.
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 21, 2019 16:16:31 GMT -6
The gut is just a good anchor point for fighting those giant panfish.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 21, 2019 16:49:09 GMT -6
The gut is just a good anchor point for fighting those giant panfish. I must be well qualified! |
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Post by kl9 on Jun 21, 2019 20:15:12 GMT -6
St Croix is where I’d start. I got a couple walleye rods and they are fantastic
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 22, 2019 5:01:32 GMT -6
St Croix is where I’d start. I got a couple walleye rods and they are fantastic I would like to do a side by side comparison of their 6 6 UL spinning rod with the 6 9 UL panfish rod. I wonder if the extra 3 inches is just handle length. |
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 22, 2019 6:17:25 GMT -6
St Croix is where I’d start. I got a couple walleye rods and they are fantastic I would like to do a side by side comparison of their 6 6 UL spinning rod with the 6 9 UL panfish rod. I wonder if the extra 3 inches is just handle length. I had the st Croix 6’6” UL before switching to G Loomis. It’s a nice rod. Handle is nicely sized. My mom has the 6’9” panfish series. It seems more flimsy. Handle may be a touch longer. I really like both of the 6’6” ones I’ve had. St Croix and G Loomis. They are almost identical in handle length if I remember correctly. |
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 22, 2019 11:49:41 GMT -6
I would like to do a side by side comparison of their 6 6 UL spinning rod with the 6 9 UL panfish rod. I wonder if the extra 3 inches is just handle length. I had the st Croix 6’6” UL before switching to G Loomis. It’s a nice rod. Handle is nicely sized. My mom has the 6’9” panfish series. It seems more flimsy. Handle may be a touch longer. I really like both of the 6’6” ones I’ve had. St Croix and G Loomis. They are almost identical in handle length if I remember correctly. I saw several posts where the top 3 inches broke on the panfish rod. |
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 22, 2019 12:53:14 GMT -6
I had the st Croix 6’6” UL before switching to G Loomis. It’s a nice rod. Handle is nicely sized. My mom has the 6’9” panfish series. It seems more flimsy. Handle may be a touch longer. I really like both of the 6’6” ones I’ve had. St Croix and G Loomis. They are almost identical in handle length if I remember correctly. I saw several posts where the top 3 inches broke on the panfish rod. I think my moms did the same thing. She took it back to park falls since they were up there for something else. Gave her a new one. |
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