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View Poll Results: "Best Surf Rod Length?"
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9 Foot
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21.62% |
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10 Foot
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56.76% |
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11 Foot
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13.51% |
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12 Foot
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06-17-2004, 07:52 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Cranston
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"Surf Rod Length"
What is the best Surf Rod Length?
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06-17-2004, 07:57 AM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
Posts: 8,555
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I like long rods from the sand (11 or more) but shorter in the rocks (9 to 10) .
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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06-17-2004, 07:59 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: .
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Match the right tool to the right application.
In places where you have shallow, gently sloping beaches, you might want to have a heaver that reaches the structure (or currents) and the fish. 12 to 14+ feet is not uncommon down in places like the Outer Banks of NC.
Up here, maybe something in the 9-10 foot range is more suitable. On the Outer Beaches of the Cape, 9 foot is better, especially if you're fishing at night - you don't need to cast over the fish. In rocky spots in Rhody, I like a 10 footer b/c you get a bit more control over a fish, which helps when you're landing in a rock pile.
But these are just my preferences...
-WW
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06-17-2004, 08:24 AM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house.
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in the surf/rocks i throw 10' 99% of the time. i have a couple jigging applications where i throw a 9' rod. i also built a 11' spinner a few years back, but it doesn't see much use lately. there is no perfect rod. hence the reason why i have piles of rods........  |
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06-17-2004, 08:51 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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It's been years since I even bothered taking my 11 footers down from the rafters. Only exception is the 1322 I use for breaking tides at the Canal.
I think 10' is a versatile length if you can only have one rod.
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06-17-2004, 08:18 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Southeast of Disorder
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I use an 8' in the bays and rivers, a 9.5' on the outer beaches only had problems reaching the fish a couple of times. But haven't thrown my shoulder out since I put the 11' footer up in the rafters.
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06-17-2004, 10:40 PM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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10' seems right to me - use it for plugs, jigs and eels.
Got a new 10'6' honey glass Lami I just had new guides put on - hopefully I'll christen it in Saturday's Tourney  . |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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