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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Jigging => Topic started by: smbrickner on Dec 20, 2016, 07:40 PM
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I want a long rod hole hole hopping in shallow water for gills. I am 6'7 so I was hoping for something 48-55 inches. Looked at the jiggler but it seems cheap. Anyone have a recommendation of an alternative? Only thing I can find so far is a 48" meat stick.
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4' ugly stick in a light action?
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I want a long rod hole hole hopping in shallow water for gills. I am 6'7 so I was hoping for something 48-55 inches. Looked at the jiggler but it seems cheap. Anyone have a recommendation of an alternative? Only thing I can find so far is a 48" meat stick.
Over here on the Mississippi we use rods where the line runs right through the blank with a HT Stillfish reel on the butt. I have built them to 72". But I don't build them to sell. They sell long rods Murray's Bait in Guttenburg. I prefer cork grips so I build my own with blanks from Midwest Rod and Reel. Look them up and call the owner Bill Pulk, he can supply the correct blanks.
Duke
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check out Bluegill Chuck rods. Lakeside Bait in Delavan carrys them. Or buy the Jiggler and cut off the reel. Get a wood handle and the still fish reel. I got a couple jigglers for Christmas presents a few years back and that is what i did. Cant stand the reel that came on them. The poles are pretty okay.
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I use the pulsator rod and inline reel for shallow water. I bought the blank and reel and made my own. You can buy them locally for about $30. Line runs from the reel on the end up through the inside of the rod. I think the rod I use most is about 52 inches long.
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You can check out the HT ice blue rods. They make an UL in 48". No need for a spring bobber for those light bites. I currently have the 36" for bluegills and it was able to handle a 4lb LM bass. You can buy these rods for less than $15.
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Ended up ordering a tickle stick hole hopper. Not quite as long as I wanted but should work ok.