Originally Posted By: snrub


My Mr Crappie rod is only a 10 ft model and it has a very small spin cast reel instead of the single reel like his. I do cast some times (it casts pretty well, even with a 1/64 oz jig because the rod is so long and line light) but also do a lot of what he does, simply using it like a long cane pole and swinging the bait out from the bank or dock and sweeping it across and back in towards shore.

It works really well.


That sounds a lot like a tenkara rod, which I have always wanted to try. It's like a fly rod with no reel.

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