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What rod action is best suited for throwing big swimbaits?
When it comes to casting large swimbaits, the ideal rod action is typically a moderate or parabolic action. This type of rod action allows the rod to bend more evenly throughout its length, which is crucial for a few reasons:
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Hook Retention: A moderate action rod helps keep the hooks pinned in the fish's mouth better, especially when using treble hook swimbaits. This is because the rod absorbs the shock and sudden movements of the fish, reducing the chances of the hooks pulling out.
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Casting Distance and Accuracy: The parabolic bend of a moderate action rod helps in loading the rod properly during the cast, allowing you to cast large, heavy swimbaits more efficiently and with greater distance.
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Fish Fighting: When a fish takes the bait and starts to run, a moderate action rod provides a more forgiving bend, which helps in managing the fight and reducing the risk of breaking off.
From the video context, it’s clear that rods like the DRT Pulse Rod and the Lowdown Customs White Label Production Rod are excellent examples of rods designed for large swimbaits. These rods are typically longer (around 8 feet or more) and have a heavy power rating to handle the weight of big swimbaits, but their moderate action ensures they load up well and provide the necessary flexibility.
For beginners, here’s a quick breakdown of the terms:
- Rod Action: This describes how much and where a rod bends when pressure is applied. A moderate action rod bends more towards the middle, while a fast action rod bends closer to the tip.
- Parabolic Action: Another term for moderate action, indicating a more even bend throughout the rod.
- Power: This refers to the rod's strength or lifting power. A heavy power rod is designed to handle heavier lures and fish.
If you have any more specific questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask!
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use this kind of rod for flipping and pitching, which is fine. But on top of that, I throw buzzbaits. This is definitely a frogging rod and a toad
rod for sure. That fast-action rod is gonna enable you to
cast that long distances. That longer rod is going to enable you to
pull those fish out of that cover in those long casts, it's going to give you that leverage. This is also an excellent punching rod. So throwing heavier weights into that thicker
cover, you get that fish that's buried in the cover when he bites. So you need a longer rod with more leverage
to pull him out. This rod also makes for an excellent Carolina
rigging rod. And for, you know, medium-size swimbaits,
you have to look on the lure weight rating on the rod to figure out what size you can
throw. But a lot of, you know, larger swimbaits,
this makes a rod excellent for that. So paired with it, I'll use, again, it's a
medium-power, a medium-speed reel like a 7.4 to 7.8 to 1 gear ratio. Because I'm using this for slow-moving baits
and I'm also using it for fast-moving baits like swimbaits. If you're not going to throw a lot of swimbaits
with it or buzzbaits, then you can go down in gear ratio, go down to 6 something. And, again, a strong drag is imperative with
this. Your fishing heavy stuff. This is a stout equipment.
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Increase Hookups with Texas-rigged Soft Swimbaits by Wired2Fish → got the big heavy rod it's kind of a moderate
action jig rod is what I like to use. (This is a MegaBass Black Jungle Series Power Versatile
Rod 7'4) It's got a lot of meat to it with that 40 LB braid and you don't have to set
the hook that hard. If you're fishing a mat like this whether it be a buzz frog or a swimbait
like this when that fish blows up on it all you've got to do it drop the slack and give
her a nice little sweep. This is braided line. Whether you have 40
feet out or 4 feet out it's not going to stretch, it's got zero stretch. Rely on your rod for
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