I just built a 9' slip bobber rod out of a 5/6 wt Martin fly rod I found at a garage sale for $5. I rig that way for crappie and catfish. Never tried it for walleye. Should be very serviceable.Rg
OK........here we go again. Last year I was looking to buy jigging rods. Now this year I want to put 2 rods/reels together strictly for slip bobbers. Bring on the suggestions!! I'm leaning towards St Croix because I've got 4 of them now and really like them. But, am open to anything right now. My biggest questions are what length? and what power? and why? My thoughts were 7 to 7 1/2 foot for ease of casting........but don't know whether a fast tip or moderate tip is best for setting the hook. What size reel? 2000 series? 2500 series?