Hey everyone,
I was wondering, what's the difference between a 9ft spinning rod and a 9ft float rod? I want to buy a rod to use with a centerpin, and a 9ft spinning rod is cheaper than the float rod that's also 9ft.
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Posted 11 March 2014 - 05:45 PM
Hey everyone,
I was wondering, what's the difference between a 9ft spinning rod and a 9ft float rod? I want to buy a rod to use with a centerpin, and a 9ft spinning rod is cheaper than the float rod that's also 9ft.
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Posted 11 March 2014 - 06:49 PM
Here's a great set up that's reasonably priced, It comes with a 13.5 ft rod which is WAY better for centerpin fishing http://www.fishheads...enterpin-combo/
Posted 11 March 2014 - 08:05 PM
generally a float rod has a softer action and will bend a lot easier than the stiffer spinning rods. Float rods are built to protect light lines while fighting fish, where spinning rods are built to assume you are going to use a heavy braid
Posted 11 March 2014 - 10:38 PM
generally a float rod has a softer action and will bend a lot easier than the stiffer spinning rods. Float rods are built to protect light lines while fighting fish, where spinning rods are built to assume you are going to use a heavy braid
Posted 12 March 2014 - 06:41 AM
Posted 12 March 2014 - 07:26 AM
I have a 9' 5wt that I striped and retied as ultra light spinning/ float rod that I use on small tribs and headwaters where you don't have the room for a 13' .... My second fave rod
Posted 12 March 2014 - 09:20 AM
Posted 12 March 2014 - 07:05 PM
i know at least one person on this forum has taken a spey rod and converted it to a float rod for the niagara
Posted 12 March 2014 - 07:33 PM
It is a blast I was landing 10lb stealies last spring on a gb head water headwater along with some beauty browns
Posted 12 March 2014 - 07:40 PM
Posted 12 March 2014 - 07:44 PM
Ya it takes patients !! That's why I laugh when people say you can't fish salmon and stealhead with a 5 wt !! If you have the patients you could use a 3 wt if you want but you can't be in a hurry
you can do that, but the stress you put on a fish by extending the fight because you chose not to bring heavier tackle for the target species, will likely kill the fish
Posted 12 March 2014 - 08:17 PM
Posted 13 March 2014 - 01:54 PM
spinning rod has much stiffer tip than a float rod. if you're going to drift roes, your presentation won't drift naturally. But I have used a spinning rod 9'6" for bottom bouncing no problems...
Posted 13 March 2014 - 11:12 PM
i have some buddys that float fish with pins and their telling me to just use a fly rod but would that even work i heard they are a bad combo is that true
Posted 14 March 2014 - 06:19 AM
i have some buddys that float fish with pins and their telling me to just use a fly rod but would that even work i heard they are a bad combo is that true
I've done it before but honestly not the best experience doing it, the cork is un comfortable for drifting for me, it bent too much and was really slow action, i would just get a float rod, stream side makes great rods and cheap too, the tranquility is the best in the series, it is a bit more but is really light, comfortable, very nice rod. As for the spinning, i wouldn't use a spinning for drifting, i have done it but a lot of break offs, I've done it with 4 lb test but it is hard and you'll be chasing the fish downstream falling into the creek and everything, a float rod is soft and fast action, it is long and has a huge been to it, when the fish runs on that 4-6 lb leader, the rod softens the runs from the fish, making it softer on the leader and possible to land big fish on 4 lb test.
Posted 14 March 2014 - 12:55 PM
bottom line, guys caught fish on a tree branch and line years ago. anything
can
work. the more you fish the
appropriate
gear the more
accurate
results you will recieve.
Posted 14 March 2014 - 06:18 PM
I use a 9'6 6w TFO rod for some stuff, its got lots of back bone and a great action. One of my favorite rods to land chrome on, Will stop fish in heavy flows with 8lb leads with power to spare.
Posted 17 March 2014 - 09:31 PM
bottom line, guys caught fish on a tree branch and line years ago. anything
can
work. the more you fish the
appropriate
gear the more
accurate
results you will recieve.
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