What is a good Finnese Rod????

PowerBass · 08-03-05, 08:19 AM

Right Now, My finnese rod is an HMX Light Action 6fter. I have a Quantum XtraLite reel on it spooled with 6lb XT, and a spare spool with 4lb test Stren Original. I would like to know what your finnese rod is. And what techniques you consider to be finnese.

creaid · 08-03-05, 09:11 AM

BPS pro qualifer spinning combo. 1/8 to 3/16 oz. jigs, and 1/8 to 3/16 ball head jig with 4" worm.

PowerBass · 08-03-05, 09:18 AM

I can do this on my rod, I was wonderin what action you use.

lizardsrule · 08-03-05, 09:27 AM

I still use a MH rod. Finesse fishing doen't have any bearing on the rod, when using plastics. You are moving it slowly, or deadsticking. So the rod isn't any issue, except perhaps the length. But for hooksets, I still get the MH power for a sharper hookset.

Lizard

PowerBass · 08-03-05, 09:43 AM

Makes sense, I will probably use my MH rod also.

creaid · 08-03-05, 11:02 AM

6'6" Med/heavy

Curado · 08-03-05, 12:42 PM

I use a 6'6 M action All-Star spinning rod. I like to throw a ballhead jig witha trick worm or a 4 in. finesse worm and thats about as finesse as I get.

AlabamaLakes · 08-03-05, 04:17 PM

The Rod I use, and for me, so far I have not found a better rod for Finesse fishing than John's rod with the Wooden Grips...

Check him out at www.custombassrods.com Nothing Better out there....( for me)

PowerBass · 08-03-05, 04:23 PM

Alabama,
What action rod is it, That is more or less my question, they look like nice rods though!

HulaPopr · 08-03-05, 05:18 PM

My finnesse rod is 6' M, why? Because they didn't sell 6'6" M with the combo.

AlabamaLakes · 08-03-05, 06:25 PM

The rod I use when I am Finesse Fishing ( 8 lb test, 7' rod, Round Ball Jighead ( 1/8 oz) is Medium-Light Action...I normally fish this pattern with a NetBait Finesse Worm or a Paca Chunk rigged to the 1/8 oz Shaky Head Jig....

guacomole · 08-03-05, 06:53 PM

6'6 m action. I like to splitshot with luck-e-strike razor worms or zoom trick worms if I need a bigger bait, or fish small tubes with light jigheads in them, those are my two favorite finnese teqniques. I cath lots of bass on these. Because I mostly fish either a gin clear lake or varios high pressure ponds, if im not dealing with a good amount of cover ( were I pitch and flip ) finnese fishing is basicallly the only fishing with plastics I do( besides tiki stiking).

zooker · 08-03-05, 07:04 PM

ml or mh 6.5 and 7 foot. finesse any time you are using small baits 4" or so and very light bullet sinker 1/32-1/8 oz

zooker

Carolina_Chip · 08-04-05, 05:47 PM

Zooker! You still using cane pole and a cob bobber :-D !!!!!

I am in the land that the lord blessed this week son! Good ol' NC!!! Outer Banks!

Later Buddy! :-)

Chip

zooker · 08-04-05, 07:25 PM

well then chip .... welcome to north by god carolina ....lol catch something big huh?

zooker

08-03-05, 08:19 AM	#1
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	What is a good Finnese Rod???? Right Now, My finnese rod is an HMX Light Action 6fter. I have a Quantum XtraLite reel on it spooled with 6lb XT, and a spare spool with 4lb test Stren Original. I would like to know what your finnese rod is. And what techniques you consider to be finnese. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

08-03-05, 09:18 AM	#3
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	I can do this on my rod, I was wonderin what action you use. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

08-03-05, 09:27 AM	#4
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	I still use a MH rod. Finesse fishing doen't have any bearing on the rod, when using plastics. You are moving it slowly, or deadsticking. So the rod isn't any issue, except perhaps the length. But for hooksets, I still get the MH power for a sharper hookset. Lizard __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

08-03-05, 09:43 AM	#5
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Makes sense, I will probably use my MH rod also. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

08-03-05, 12:42 PM	#7
Curado BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 333	I use a 6'6 M action All-Star spinning rod. I like to throw a ballhead jig witha trick worm or a 4 in. finesse worm and thats about as finesse as I get. __________________ http://www.harttackle.com

08-03-05, 09:11 AM	#2
creaid BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Posts: 7	BPS pro qualifer spinning combo. 1/8 to 3/16 oz. jigs, and 1/8 to 3/16 ball head jig with 4" worm.

08-03-05, 11:02 AM	#6
creaid BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Posts: 7	6'6" Med/heavy

08-03-05, 04:17 PM	#8
AlabamaLakes BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 19	The Rod I use, and for me, so far I have not found a better rod for Finesse fishing than John's rod with the Wooden Grips... Check him out at www.custombassrods.com Nothing Better out there....( for me) __________________ http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/69246/...sBanneriii.jpg

08-03-05, 04:23 PM	#9
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Alabama, What action rod is it, That is more or less my question, they look like nice rods though! __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

08-03-05, 05:18 PM	#10
HulaPopr BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,282	My finnesse rod is 6' M, why? Because they didn't sell 6'6" M with the combo. __________________ Orland, FL To do list: catch a bass on a c-rig catch a bass on a swimbait

08-03-05, 06:25 PM	#11
AlabamaLakes BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 19	The rod I use when I am Finesse Fishing ( 8 lb test, 7' rod, Round Ball Jighead ( 1/8 oz) is Medium-Light Action...I normally fish this pattern with a NetBait Finesse Worm or a Paca Chunk rigged to the 1/8 oz Shaky Head Jig.... __________________ http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/69246/...sBanneriii.jpg

08-03-05, 06:53 PM	#12
guacomole BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 210	6'6 m action. I like to splitshot with luck-e-strike razor worms or zoom trick worms if I need a bigger bait, or fish small tubes with light jigheads in them, those are my two favorite finnese teqniques. I cath lots of bass on these. Because I mostly fish either a gin clear lake or varios high pressure ponds, if im not dealing with a good amount of cover ( were I pitch and flip ) finnese fishing is basicallly the only fishing with plastics I do( besides tiki stiking).

08-03-05, 07:04 PM	#13
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	ml or mh 6.5 and 7 foot. finesse any time you are using small baits 4" or so and very light bullet sinker 1/32-1/8 oz zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

08-04-05, 05:47 PM	#14
Carolina_Chip BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lake Wheeler, Alabama Posts: 446	Zooker! You still using cane pole and a cob bobber :-D !!!!! I am in the land that the lord blessed this week son! Good ol' NC!!! Outer Banks! Later Buddy! :-) Chip __________________ carolinachip.com

08-04-05, 07:25 PM	#15
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	well then chip .... welcome to north by god carolina ....lol catch something big huh? zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

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