06-13-2006, 01:57 PM
The advantage of a longer rod with downriggers is the ability to have it take up max slack when the fish trips the release (which introduces slack in the line). But you have to really load the rod.
The problem with most Ugly Sticks is they have a soft tip and a stiff butt. I prefer a downrigger road that, when loaded in the rod holder, forms a clean arc from tip to butt.
Check Bass Pro for the Gary Parsons/Keith Kavajecz application-specific rods. Or you can find something comparable here locally in the $30 range that you can flat line with or use in downriggers. I prefer a versatile rod, and with mine I've caught everything from macs to tiger muskies to walleye to trout to perch. Buy as many as you will fish with simultaneously so all are the same.
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The problem with most Ugly Sticks is they have a soft tip and a stiff butt. I prefer a downrigger road that, when loaded in the rod holder, forms a clean arc from tip to butt.
Check Bass Pro for the Gary Parsons/Keith Kavajecz application-specific rods. Or you can find something comparable here locally in the $30 range that you can flat line with or use in downriggers. I prefer a versatile rod, and with mine I've caught everything from macs to tiger muskies to walleye to trout to perch. Buy as many as you will fish with simultaneously so all are the same.
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