Favorite chunking/livelining rods

[RIROCKHOUND]

the 6'6" penn slammer 20-40 is one of my favorite boat rods; hands down.. over the years we have caught sharks, bass bluefish and blackfish on these rods.. great value..
IMHO the penn powersticks make a nice eeling rod; plenty of backbone and a fast tip;

[zacs]

I third the Penn Rods. I have several, not one over $50, and all perform. Conventional and Spinning.

_Z_

[Krispy]

Actually, I was wondering about some custom sticks, Lami, Seeker, Calstar, Gusa.... I'd like to wrap a few over the winter
Thanks

[thefishingfreak]

i got a few custom acid wrapped forgrips. i'll let you know the specs tonight.
7' conventional. spiral wrapped. with a shimano torium 20 on them.
best boat rods i've ever laid hands on
chunking/livelining/diamond jigging,,i even cod jig with them..

[zacs]

The only customs I have on my boat are my fluke rods, sorry I can't be of more help. You just need so many different rods on the boat that I try to find good inexpensive rods like the Penns for most of the stuff. Jiggin, spinnin poopers/tins to blues, eelin, trollin, chunkin, livebaitn, scuppin, tuna, flukin, etc....., and usually you want at least 2 of each, preferably 4!!! My wife thinks I have too many, little does she know I need about 8 more...

_Z_

[quick decision]

Originally Posted by zacs

The only customs I have on my boat are my fluke rods, sorry I can't be of more help. You just need so many different rods on the boat that I try to find good inexpensive rods like the Penns for most of the stuff. Jiggin, spinnin poopers/tins to blues, eelin, trollin, chunkin, livebaitn, scuppin, tuna, flukin, etc....., and usually you want at least 2 of each, preferably 4!!! My wife thinks I have too many, little does she know I need about 8 more...

_Z_

amen brother

[Krispy]

Hum, surprising. For another $25 over a Slammer you can build yourself most basic custom boat rods, I figured alot of guys would be doing it for their personal sticks

[beamie]

Krispy,

The one suggestion I have is to stay with all fiberglass blanks. Like the Lami e glass series. I have broke some off the shelf composites over the years like a Kunnan I had that I really liked . The glass can take a beating and still perform. I only have one custom and I didn't build it but it is a lami blank 6' wire line rod. I believe it was cut down from something like a BT??7S....the 7 foot slow action boat rod blank which is the staple of jigging rods.

You are right about cost. If you buy the lower end priced guides and blanks you can build your own for relatively short money plus time. And on the flip side you can easily spend $250 on quality higher end parts.

Either way, whatever you use if you build it yourself it becomes a thing of satisfaction. Some day I will do the same. Good Luck.

[quick decision]

I have stockpiled a small fortune of rods and reels over the past couple of years. I buy used and look for good deals. Or half off new price. I have 4 penn longbeach rodsd with 209 levelwinds (looks like a squidder) I bought rods and reels new for 100.00 at Walmart one year. They were 50 percent off. These work great for bass and blues. I use these most of the time for chunkingl. And if they get banged up on the boat who cares. I bought a couple of used daiwa sealine's which I put 2 114 senator's. I use these for cod. I think one was 35 bucks and I bought the other in a bundle of 8 rods for 50 bucks. I like the sealline because it has a hand grip on the handle wich is nice when jigging. I cant see buying a custom chunking rod for a boat. I would save my money....but thats just my 2 cents

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Krispy

Hum, surprising. For another $25 over a Slammer you can build yourself most basic custom boat rods, I figured alot of guys would be doing it for their personal sticks

Check out the calstar blanks too, Krispy. I have a couple grafiter 700's custom built and love them. The blanks are 60-70 dollars and are graphite/glass blend. Very durable and sensitive.