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Post by Fishooked on Apr 2, 2009 15:52:14 GMT -4
Does such an animal exist?
I know some baitcasting rods go over 7', but does anyone know if anyone makes a 7' or 8' freshwater spinning rod?
I'd been looking forever and can't find one...
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Post by walleye270 on Apr 2, 2009 16:11:08 GMT -4
What power or action are you looking for? # of pieces? I will look around.
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Post by Fishooked on Apr 2, 2009 16:46:31 GMT -4
What power or action are you looking for? # of pieces? I will look around. Don't kill yourself - at least I haven't been able to find any in the sporting goods stores around here. I like longer rods because it seems I can get better casting distance & better sensitivity out of them - rods are tough to buy 'online' since you can't really feel them or hold them prior to buying... |
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Post by walleye270 on Apr 2, 2009 17:10:30 GMT -4
I went on the cabelas website and they seem to have quite a few. I hear you on the sensitivity thing. Always better finding them in stores. Theres always the option of having one custom built also.
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Post by livetofish on Apr 2, 2009 18:10:24 GMT -4
Well I can tell where to get a great one, Go online to basspro. Check out the bass pro spinning rod, combos, The rod is a Bionic Blade, MH, The reel is a shimano sahara 4000FB, I now have four of them, They are awesome, worth the money, Very light weight, You can fish all day with them,
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Post by Fishooked on Apr 2, 2009 19:53:33 GMT -4
Cool, I may need to wait until I take a trip to Cabela's or something...I think the longer rod with a fast tip really helps out with long casts, especially helpful when the fish are leery...
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Post by bacon on Apr 2, 2009 23:11:18 GMT -4
yeah, i have a couple of micro lites from bass pro, i have a 7.5 ft UL and a 8.5 ft UL. i prefer the 7.5 for fishing in faster current, but the 8.5 is killer on trout. you can cast even the lightest lures with it. a little bit wet noodle on the action, so it HAS to be a light lure. cd1, cd3, f3, mfr3 are all best.
bacon
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Post by walleye270 on Apr 2, 2009 23:45:20 GMT -4
I have (2) bass pro 7.5ft. UL micro lite rods. I love using them for walleye on smaller bodies of water. They got me a 2nd place finish in a tourney last year. ;D
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Post by Fishooked on Apr 2, 2009 23:50:53 GMT -4
I have (2) bass pro 7.5ft. UL micro lite rods. I love using them for walleye on smaller bodies of water. They got me a 2nd place finish in a tourney last year. ;D Are they all like noodle rods though? I'd need something with some backbone, as long as it has a fast tip... |
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Post by walleye270 on Apr 3, 2009 0:13:16 GMT -4
The ones I have are all Ultra Light noodle rods. I think the 7'6" micro lite only comes in ultra light. I was looking at the gloomis rods @ cabelas and they have quite a few over 7'6". I have heard all good things about the loomis rods.....except the price.  |
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Post by matson103 on Feb 20, 2013 19:56:24 GMT -4
I know this is an old post but i figured what the hell. I picked up a Fenwick aetos
ML 7'6" one piece spit grip spinning rod. It wasn't cheap but I'm very happy with
it and gave it a serious stress test. I paired it up with a Pfleuger Arbor 7435 with
15lb power pro. It's primary use is throwing jointeds& flat raps at bass, pickerel
And walleye from shore so casting.distance is important and 7'6"is the.longest
i can fit in my truck.
Thanks Bill
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Post by walter on Feb 20, 2013 20:26:24 GMT -4
in italy, 8 ft rods are the most used, and 9 ft are quite common too. we also have longer rods, but rods for lure fishing are usually up to 10 ft, with the most commons ones being 7 and 8 ft.
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Post by chrisbauer on Feb 21, 2013 10:12:38 GMT -4
I have 2 7'6" St Croix rods that are medium light action with a fast tip that I use for live bait rigging and 2 8' St Croix rods that are medium action with a fast tip that I use for bobber fishing.
The 8' medium action rods have quite a bit more backbone but both do their job very well.
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Post by happyshad on Mar 26, 2013 16:32:34 GMT -4
Chris,
What is the specific model # of the St. Croix 8 footers that you use for Bobber fishing? Thanks in advance!
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Post by chrisbauer on Mar 26, 2013 17:40:26 GMT -4
I won't be able to look at the rod itself for a few weeks. I just looked at the St Croix website and I don't see the model listed on there, looks like they stopped making the 1 piece Avid that I have. I will let you know when I have the rod in hand and can verify.
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Post by wiggy on Apr 8, 2013 14:59:48 GMT -4
savage gear do a 7.5ft i think
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Post by walter on Apr 9, 2013 6:42:22 GMT -4
EDIT: 2 pieces or telescopic?
not to be unpolite and repeat myself but, if you can, just check rods for european or italian market.
here in italy we call rods for lure fishing "spinning rods" (or "canne da spinning"), and 8 ft is the most common size.
shimano, daiwa, zebco and many others produce rods that long.
btw, also alcedo (the brand i work for), for lure fishing, sells most on the 7 and 8 ft models.
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Post by chrisbauer on Apr 29, 2013 8:48:21 GMT -4
Chris, What is the specific model # of the St. Croix 8 footers that you use for Bobber fishing? Thanks in advance! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. It is an Avid and the model # is AS80MF. |
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Post by happyshad on Sept 6, 2013 12:14:37 GMT -4
Thanks Chris - I checked the St. Croix website and it looks as if they no longer make the rod you mentioned - but they do make an Avid in 8'6" AVS86MF2 that would be awesome for slip bobber fishing - I always like the extra length to "pick-up the line" when float fishing!
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Post by prestage43 on Sept 13, 2013 12:43:03 GMT -4
i just bough 2 new spinning set ups i wish i bough theses years ago on the one i'm using a 7ft one piece St.croix eyecon med with a abu SX20 with 8lb floro and my other one is a 7ft onepiece St.croix Mojo Bass med with a quantum kentic reel with 8lb floro never had anything as light and smooth as theses combos i would recommend these to any body who is serious about fishing yeah there pricey but hell there worth it
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Post by happyshad on Oct 25, 2013 8:20:33 GMT -4
Ted - I may be a little late on this Q - But you might want to look at St. Croix's Line-up. They do make quite a few spinning rods that are over 7 feet long. Most of the heavy ones are two-piece and for Steel head. Here are a few that I found for you:
LXS76MF
LES86MHF2
TBS71MHF
Best of Luck!
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Post by dustin on Apr 7, 2014 17:22:25 GMT -4
MIS76MLF
St. Croix Inshore rods are 7-7'6" ML-H
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