Hook sets with either of the aforementioned techniques are as simple as a wrist snap and winching with the reel. He can cast it in a thimble and the pistol grip is a huge part of it. I have watched one of the best ever, Craig Powers, utilize the popper with a pistol grip and his success with it is legendary. With the popper, a light roll cast allows me to put the bait precisely on the edge or even the center of the bush. That subtle twitch just nosing the bait under the water and letting it settle is always enough to entice a bite. Today, I still fish it on undercut banks and around heavier cover. One in particular was minnow-imitators like a Rapala Original Minnow 11S or topwater poppers like the Pop-R.Ĭasting the potato chip-like Rapala Minnow seems to be a snap with the pistol grip and back then, we fished it over eel grass pockets and around brush tops especially during prespawn where I could feather a cast into the quarter-size spot and twitch it in place without moving the bait much. Anglers almost needed longer boats so they could run backwards when hooking a fish to gain enough leverage, but I found there were some techniques where it shined. Going “on point” before your hookset actually got its start with this rod. Setting the hook on a worm was an art and more fished were missed than ever hooked. I still find it hard to believe that we worm fished with this same rod. If you watch any old fishing tournaments on YouTube, you’ll notice this identical rod in nearly every shot. Pistol grip rods were definitely a mainstay in the early years a 5-foot, 6-inch rod was the go-to rod for most anglers.
I used them for more accurate, pinpoint casts and put more action on the offering, especially around large docks and undercut banks with overhanging trees and bushes. Florida is the land of the big stick where heavy cover and big fish go hand in hand, but I learned quickly there were places a 5-foot, 6-inch pistol grip or a 6-foot spinning rod outshined a split-handle or longer rod. Johns River while living in Jacksonville, Florida. With that said, however, there are still techniques where shorter rods are useful.įor me, it started a few years ago when I fished the St. New materials, load power and a wide range of actions has dynamically increased the effectiveness of these longer sticks. No question rod length does have an advantage, in particular when long casts, more power and heavy cover and heavy line prevails.
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So much so that the professional tours now allow 10-foot rods when the standard maximum length used to be 8 feet. The Douglas LRS took the best overall award because of its ability to throw everything from finesse to deep working spinnerbaits and it doesn’t sacrifice feel for versatility-it’s a rare rod that fishes everything well.It seems lighter and longer is the newest trend in bass fishing. Everyone that fished the Douglas LRS liked the rod’s perfectly-sized handle, and appreciated the premium components. During the test I flicked a 3/16 ounce finesse model around boat slips in the morning, and then used it in the afternoon to slow roll a spinnerbait that weighed ¾ ounce, and in both cases I felt like I had the perfect rod. It’s a wonderful blend of sensitivity and give with a perfectly-sized handle and premium components from tip to butt. Lure ratings on a handle are often generous, but this rod excelled at all ranges of the spectrum-from the smallest finesse spinnerbaits up to hard-thumping giants that’ll rattle your fillings out. “ The blue blank of the Douglas spinnerbait rod stands out among a field of cookie cutters, but it’s the action and versatility that really sets it apart.
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