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It seems to me that the longer a rod the more sensitive. My guess is that wouldn't really matter though with a spring bobber. Whats your guys experience?
I never tried those Polar Lite rods. Do you have any problems with the line freezing inside the tube?
My main bluegill and finiky fish rod is a St. Croix Legend UL with the lightest spring and 1 lb line. Some prefer the extra backbone of the light action Legend though. I prefer short rods however any sensitive rod with a spring bobber on standby if needed will work well for gills.
I use a Jason Mitchell with the spring bobber built in. I wouldn't pan fish without it. I like the fact that the spring is attached. Makes life easier and is deadly. I'd recommend that one to anyone.
Did u get it with his reel on it? I ordered the combo and was wondering how the reel was
the reels are no good, slightly better then the reels you get on a a genz stix combo but not much. I learned a few years back buy the rod not the combo
I did actually get to talk to Jason Mitchell himself, had a cool short chat with him about ice fishing
IceJunky -Do you use the St. Croix Legend Light or Ultralight for the gills? Got a sense from some other posts thatpeople suggest the UL: is too light. I checked out the Light version and was afraid it was too stiff. Worries about popping that 1lb line on hookset or during fight
Anybody using those Marmish things??