Five Footers

[gillchaser]

Anybody enjoy fishing with short UL rods ?
Today I took one of my neglected five foot UL's fishing today . Along with a 7', two 6' , and two 5.6' . The five footer stole the show . No it didn't cast the farthest , but far enough , and when I caught a fish with it , it put a big smile on my face .
I had a Shimano Stradic 1000 with 2# PLine on it . Lure was a 1/64th Trout Magnet. Most of the 11 small LM bass were caught on this rod . It was a StCroix Triumph, a moderate action Rod that bends into the grip with a fish on it . The 7-12" bass were fun on the little stick . Gillchaser

[Jrob]

I love my shorter rods. Just so accurate , and as you stated FUN. For tight quarters and accuracy there is no better in my opinion than a short rod.

[CM_Stewart]

So how short is too short?

I've got a 3'9" Tenryu Rayz LL rod coming. I've got some small brookie streams in mind for it but I have never used a rod anywhere close to that length before.

[gillchaser]

My shortest is 4.5' . It's a nice small stream Rod . Does great at shooting through holes . Gillchaser

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

So how short is too short?

I've got a 3'9" Tenryu Rayz LL rod coming. I've got some small brookie streams in mind for it but I have never used a rod anywhere close to that length before.

A tiny parabolic BFS rod would he a blast. I'm not sure how how the guide train would be for a spinning rod that short.

[JrodTX]

That's almost my setup with my Stradic, only St. Croix Premier and 4lb diameter suffix. Had to go 5 to get a moderate action locally. Fun rod when you get an untitentional small LMB or catfish.

[gillchaser]

That's almost my setup with my Stradic, only St. Croix Premier and 4lb diameter suffix. Had to go 5 to get a moderate action locally. Fun rod when you get an untitentional small LMB or catfish.

I have a 5' Avid that'll be making the trip next time out . I got so involved with the longer rods , I haven't been using my shorter ones . It's gotten to where most UL's over 5.5' are fast action and even some of those are fast . Gillchaser

[JrodTX]

Yup, fast action is pretty much all there is in the 5'6"-6'6" range in most lines. Was surprised to find the Premier at Gander Mtn.

[uljersey]

For those interested, Fenwick offers a 5' 6" moderate action rod in their Eagle lineup. Fenwick makes a very nice stick.

[JrodTX]

For those interested, Fenwick offers a 5' 6" moderate action rod in their Eagle lineup. Fenwick makes a very nice stick.

I'll have to look that one up. Those are inexpensive if I remember correctly.

[uljersey]

For those interested, Fenwick offers a 5' 6" moderate action rod in their Eagle lineup. Fenwick makes a very nice stick.

I'll have to look that one up. Those are inexpensive if I remember correctly.

About $60. I had a 7' in hand at Dick's the other week. Too whippy for my tastes but still a nice a nice rod.

[replica66[]]

When I go float tubing I use short rods. I'm usually jigging below me or cast out a ways and slow troll. Love my little Daiwa Spinmatics with 2 lb test.

[gillchaser]

I picked up a new one today on my trip to Gander Mt. . It's one of their rods in the Advantage series . Five feet , UL , moderate action . IM-6 . A nice looking rod for $40 .
They had one with a slit grip style in what they called Panfish series , but it felt a little fast for what I was looking for .
Added a Shimano Symetre 500 spooled with 4# Silverthread , and took it to the town pond , even though we had gusty winds up to 30 MPH.
The little Rod, with a 1/64 Trout Magnet cast great . Better than a lot of my other rods. Managed to catch four gills and a small LM before the wind got to me and I headed home . Gillchaser

[spoonplugger1]

Gary Loomis designed an outstanding ulralight mag bass blank maybe 30 years ago, one of Stan Fagerstom's all time favorite rods, the SJR 700. Built one many years ago as a casting rod with a a Shimano Bantam 100 EX reel, the first reel I'm aware of designed as an ultralight casting reel. Has a selelctor switch on it to go into that mode. Gary builds a similar blank in his NFC blanks.

[mhood]

I have a GLoomis SJR6400 IMX 5'4" rod with a Daiwa Laguna 500 that I like a lot. Not an even five footer but close.