Thread: Trolling Rods?
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Old 08-26-2015, 05:44 AM   #3
RobFish
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Too short DL.
Like skrilla said, if a fish ran from L to R or vice-versa, you'd never be able to walk it around the nose of your kayak.
Here's a rough estimate of how long your rods should be. Since we sit roughly in the middle of our kayaks, take total length, divide by 2, and add 1. That number in feet is the shortest you should go on your rods…roughly.
Ex. PA12? 12 becomes 6, then 7. All my rods are 7', except my 8' jigstick for surface irons.
No need to rock a 30-80 rod either, as the fish tow us around, which is why we also don't need to run huge reels.
Hope this helps.
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