Stiff tip or sensitive tip

[schutte]

Hi All,

Very new to the art of drop shot/lure fishing cut my teeth on fly fishing but now trying my hand at different forms of fishing, been doing research on rods and you get rods with a sensitive tip and rods like broom sticks which is better for your basic estuary,tiger and the occasional surf fishing not looking for anything big, something that can throw up to one ounce, what are your thoughts,

Cheers

 

[aquadementia]

personally I prefer my tip stiff ::H :merm

ok ok...

hi schutte, for tigers I would recommend something with a stiff tip to drive the hook home when you get the bite. It will be a compromise but ok for dropshot. I prefer something that is a bit on the stiffer side anyway

 

[Kumz]

aquadementia wrote:

personally I prefer my tip stiff ::H :merm

ok ok...

@ Aqua  !!! u n me both !!!

@ Schutte ..Personally i like a light sensative tip ...

 

But it is just me ... i like to have the feel n be in control ... !!!

 

 

 

[aquadementia]

it really depends on what you wanna throw. If you're throwing big spoons, bait, plugs, poppers, hardbaits, spinners etc for tigers then you will want a stiff tip

if you think you will be fishing light dropshot, finesse etc then a lighter tip is advisable. Obviously no point using a rod thats rated for 3/4 oz and trying to fish finesse with a 1oz jighead, its just not gonna work

 

[Enigma]

How's this I like my 13' T53 1-2oz with a 2oz 7/0 and a SL30SH and 7" Jerk shad for dropshot fishing on the wild coast

The other combo is the same blank with a ISO Seamaster with 0.18mm casting braid. fish 1/2oz to 3oz of the bricks.

I hate losing tackle to the bricks and fishing a short rod I loose just to much tackle with a short rod in the Kei and prefer a longer rod with a hard back and quick tip.

Flick a small jighear or cast a bigger one and able to handle the Kob of the wildcoast. Both Rods Double up for throwing chiselnose and rapala.

If conditions allow it I love my Aspian bank 8' Toray carbon and capable of fishing weightless camo worm all the way to 2oz Jigheas. Quick but light tip and a backbone capable of handling a 20kg Couta, tried and tested.

What I think I am trying to say is that one rod won't meet all conditions you're going to fish.

Start off matching the rod to the target fish and terrain you'll fish the most then expand your tackle to include tackle to target other size fish in different terrain.

There is unfortunately no on rod solution for any kind of fishing, let alone shorebased dropshot fishing needing anything 1/8th oz with camo worm or 2oz 7/0 with 7" jighead.