bps walleye angler jigging etc rods?

[old walt]

i have heard the walleye angler bps rods are good, and was wondering if anyone has used or heard anything about the quality of the walleye angler jigging, rigging, dead stick etc rods or is there a better alternative. i need to buy about 4-6 of each to fish some tourneys.

[bigstick]

ttt

[Keith207]

Hi Walt

I’ve had most of the BPS walleye rods over the years.
They are a great buy when they go on sale every spring during the BPS spring sale.

My favorite is the dead stick rod.
I use these for pulling my planer boards, flat line trolling and bottom bouncers.
They have a great forgiving action and have plenty of backbone for in-line planers.

The “planer board” rods I think are too stiff.
I have lost many walleyes using these rods.
I now use them for dipsi divers only.

The jigging rods are a very good starter rod for the price.
I like the gloomis walleye series jigging rods better, but they cost three times as much.

Same with the rigging rods, a good starter rod or for your am’s.
Myself I like the St Croix rods for rigging.

[RickyP]

I have only tried the 8'6" planer board rods. I had 4 of them. They worked fine for in-line planer boards. I don't use in lines anymore and these rods were much too stiff for big boards/dipsies.

[MSUICEMAN]

i got the rigging (i don't think they make this model anymore though, 85mil modulus 6' long) and i have the bottom bouncer 7' IM 8 rod. I like both of them.... the rigging rod is VERY sensitive... one of my more favorite rods actually.

steve

[jigman unlogged]

I own two of the 5'9" jigging rods. Best rods I have ever used for jigging. They have sensitive tips, but stiff enough butts to rip jigs through cabbage. I love them. I may buy another one this year just to have a spare ;)

[Sportdog]

>
>The “planer board” rods I think are too stiff.
>I have lost many walleyes using these rods.
>I now use them for dipsi divers only
>

I am curious, what exactly caused you to loose fish because the rod was to stiff? Hooks pull out at the boat?
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[Keith207]

The planer board rods only have flex in the top third of the rods.
This causes lost fish when a walleye is near the boat with only a short amount of line to the fish in rough water.

In experienced hands you can compensate by opening the drag and "thumbing the spool" in this situation. But when I have an inexperienced big water fisherman aboard, especially in a tournament, I prefer a forgiving rod that will bend when a fish runs near the boat or a big wave surges the boat forward.

Give the "dead sticks" a try as a planer board rod, they realy do a good job.