Bass Pro Shops Micro-Lite Graphite Spinning Rods

[crappie slayer]

hi,

I would like to now if the Bass Pro Shops Micro-Lite Graphite Spinning Rod 7ft to 8ft is a good buy for fishing crappies? I am going to get a new rod and i just found this rod on there site, so i was going to see if it is any good!!!! I will be useing it for casting tube jigs for crappies. what is a good lenght for a casting rod 7ft or 8ft???? then they come in ultra-lite or just lite. what is better. is he ultra lite to lite or will it get the job done wright.

any help will be great!!!!!!!!!

you only live once, so fish harder!!

[Jackpine]

Hi;

I bought one of thier ten footers years ago and I use a 2 or 4 pound line and have exellent results. The thing is I wish it were shorter but the darn thing is alot of fun but working with ten foot in the wind is sure a tricky thing to do.

Jackpine

[Cangl]

I like the idea of the shorter rod on the microlight, well looking it over in the medium action there was less tip wag in the 7ft to 7.5 When fishing out of a boat the longer rods can be a bit of a hassle when it's fast and furious a tip wrap cab be a nightmare after awhile. With the light action it seemed to be a bit of a noodle, proably a great rod for biting load though. Rig a spinning reel to my 10ft flr rod years ago and laying that thing across the boat got old in a hurry and as for proping anything that top heavy against the gunnels ;( The next new Crappie rod will catch alot of walleyes though.

PSST HEH Buddy ahh this is a Walleye site, doubt Scott has much time to put into Crappie Central. Heh Scott?

[Rick-Ar]

I don't know anything about these rods, but I cast to crappies with 1/16 and 1/32oz. tube jigs using 6'6" ultralite rod with 4# test and it works for me. I suppose a 7 or 8' rod would get you out a little further, but I can easily stay off the fish and cast to them with what I'm using. As to going with lite vs. ultralite, the ultralite will get you out further with a little more "whippy" tip. hope this helps.