#659, "Rod for mission fish?" Mon Mar-13-06 05:50 PM by humboldtbasser
Just wondering what sort of rods and reals you guys are using to fish the smaller mission fish(5"-6")? I have been using a 7'6" heavy flippin stick. and feel it fits my situation well. I'm mostly pitching them into tullies, willows and pads. I also just got an Okuma 7'6" heavy for some bigger stuff and was wondering if anyone was using this rod with the smaller mission fish? Is this too much rod for these little baits?
#660, "RE: Rod for mission fish?" In response to Reply # 0
Seth, the Heartland is perfect for the 6" mission fish, and it will work for the 7". I think the Okuma is too much for the 6" but its fine for the 7". Ask Chris to try out this Hearland, I know youll like it. Plus its cheap. Tom used to sell them at Pro-sports, I bet he still does.
Check out this chubby one I got a few days ago on the 7" using the Okuma
#661, "RE: Rod for mission fish?" In response to Reply # 1
Hey Steve, Thanks for the input. I actualy have a heartland of my own and I agree its a pretty sweat rod. I have mostly been using it for my smaller swimbaits. The 6.5" charlie casts like a dream on that rod. I just got a new okuma and was hopping to find a good application to put a few fish on the new rod. I figured that it was a bit much for the smaller baits. I bought the okuma for throwing the hudd's. for some reason the fish at my local lagoon wont touch the hudd.x(. I just keep throwing it any way. I guess I will just have to wait for a trip to oregon to catch a fish on my new swimbait rod. (pretty sad huu) Nice fish by the way. Did you catch it in the snow?
straight mono dude, I dont like additional knots. And really, I dont see what I have to gain by having a fluro leader on mono. Using it on braid is a no brainer, but then again I dont use braid. 25 pound test works fine for me.