12-24-2002, 11:05 PM
iI would sugest one that has the reel or spool under the water.
I use the poleres, but only for bass walleye and pike.
for bait I would stick to your typical grubs, larvae, spikes, wax werms and mousies and small minows for crappie.
when you say you have a spool that the bale stayes open are you talking about a home made set up with a spin cast open face reel?
what I use for pan fish is a lite weight rod with about 1 or 2 pound test ice fishing line. I like the noodle rod when you can find them. they bend with very little tention. In other words a 2 inch blue gill will bend the pole right over. I pull up the line by hand.
when I cant use a noodle pole I use a small bobber, 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter. if the fish feels the bigger bobbers they tend to let go long before you even know you have a bite.
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I use the poleres, but only for bass walleye and pike.
for bait I would stick to your typical grubs, larvae, spikes, wax werms and mousies and small minows for crappie.
when you say you have a spool that the bale stayes open are you talking about a home made set up with a spin cast open face reel?
what I use for pan fish is a lite weight rod with about 1 or 2 pound test ice fishing line. I like the noodle rod when you can find them. they bend with very little tention. In other words a 2 inch blue gill will bend the pole right over. I pull up the line by hand.
when I cant use a noodle pole I use a small bobber, 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter. if the fish feels the bigger bobbers they tend to let go long before you even know you have a bite.
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