canal plug rod

[CANAL RAT]

i am looking for a low cost(tsunami,tica,lami surf king) or used rod that will be used for plugs in the canal.what OZ's should the rod be rated for(i am thinking maybe 1-5oz or 3-6oz). i am looking for a rod in the 10ft range(spinning,two piece). i use a 9 footer now but find it does not have the power needed and the hight to put the brakes on a big fish

thanks guys

[fishaholic18]

1-5 or 3-6 covers a pretty wide range.
Narrow it down for us. What will you be throwing?
If your gonna throw jigs 4-6oz, you need a breakaway 1209 or SU 1209, but you won't be throwing Bombers with either.
I use my Batson SW 1209 tho throw anything from plugs to jigs when I just want to use one stick, but it's a 1 piece. Not the greatest jig rod, but it got me by till I built my Breakaway.

[CANAL RAT]

just plugs no jigs

[MAC]

2-5 oz should cover anything you want to throw plugwise.

[NIB]

Everyone would like a rod that is rated 1-5 oz.Why not a rod I can fish a bomber wit as well as a tro a 5 oz. jig with.Now that u get the point there is no such thing.Although rod manufacturers will have u believe that be true.Basiclly rod ratings can be misleading in most production rods an blanks.Hopefully when a company does rate a rod say 2-5 it should have a sweet spot around 3.5 onces.should be the weight where the rod preforms at its finest.In the ditch most guys will plug with things they can cast great distance's I Have a Old Gibbs catalog where they list canal specials up to 5oz's(thanks Boatman).I would bet for the most part a plug selection of 2-4 onces will cover a good selection of wood an tin lures to fish the canal with. so a rod with a rating sweet spot of 3 oz's should be what ur lookin for.When u go to the shop ask the proprietor if the rod will handle 3 oz's comfortable.They will probably say yes give the rod a waggle an use ur noodle.they are out to sell equipment be sure U think it will do the job.I have over 60 fishin poles.I fish with the best ones the most expensive ones. I should have saved more money long ago an bought good from the beginning.U can't go wrong with a good lami or Allstar.save ur pennies be patient an go the extra for quality.Go take a trip an see mike thomas at M&D's he won't steer u wrong.That goes a long way...Also consider the fact that once u hook a fish in the canal u gotta get em back in the current.

[CANAL RAT]

with all my rods (tsunami) 2-4oz is really 1-3 the rod gets the the feeling of being over loaded a 4ozs.so a rod of 3-6ozs would really be 2-5oz. ok now thats confusing