For those of who dislike baitcasters or really dislike palming an aluminum reel in frigid temperatures, St. Croix releases the 8ft. spinning rod for 2017. I just ordered 2 of them.
http://stcroixrods.com/resources/new.../#.WgXQNNFOmhA
For those of who dislike baitcasters or really dislike palming an aluminum reel in frigid temperatures, St. Croix releases the 8ft. spinning rod for 2017. I just ordered 2 of them.
http://stcroixrods.com/resources/new.../#.WgXQNNFOmhA
Last edited by Red Childress; 11-13-2017 at 09:20 AM.
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Red Childress
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I've been using a collection of spinning gear with my casting stuff for years. I use in-shore salt water rods and a medium heavy regular old spinning rod for jigging with a sizes of lures. The lighter spinning rod works great in winter when I tend to use "smaller" bucktail jigs a lot.
For those that use spinning gear, what line set up do you use? I use #12 or #14 test mono on my two rigs. I make #80 test fluorocarbon leaders. Does anyone use braid? My casting gear has #60 test braid. I've never had a fish break off.
After experimenting with several different reel sizes and braids ranging from 50-80#, I settled with a 5000 or 5500 size reel and 80# for customers. I am definitely NOT saying that is the perfect rig for me but over time, that set-up 'behaved' better than the other line/reel combinations. There can be tons of tangles when using spinning gear with braided line but the larger circumference spool and the larger diameter braid helps to limit these problems.
I just picked up a sweet Penn Conflict spinning reel that holds 130 yds. of 80# to put on this new rod. I will primarily use this new rig for cold weather (>30 degrees) jigging. Another plus for this reel is there is no need to add backing as the spool comes with a rubber coating to prevent braid slippage.
Allegheny Guide Service
Red Childress
E-mail - RedChildress@gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.alleghenyguideservice.com