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What are the lightest production rods?
Based on the video context provided, it seems that the lightest production rods mentioned are the Alpha Angler's "wrench" rod, the Abu Garcia medium action rod, and the Ike series medium light rod. These rods are designed to be lightweight and versatile, making them suitable for various fishing techniques and environments.
The Alpha Angler's "wrench" rod is specifically mentioned as being light and capable of throwing lighter lures. It is a popular seven-foot rod with a tip that allows for precise casting. The Abu Garcia medium action rod is part of their power series and is made of graphite. It has a medium action, which refers to the bend or flexibility of the rod's tip. This rod is versatile and can handle a quarter to three-quarter ounce lure weight range. The Ike series medium light rod is designed for finesse fishing techniques such as drop shot rigs, wacky rigs, and Ned rigs. It has a medium light action, which means it has a softer tip that absorbs bites while still providing enough backbone for hook sets.
It's important to note that the information provided is based on the video context and may not encompass all the lightest production rods available. If you have specific preferences or requirements, it would be helpful to provide more details so that I can give you a more tailored answer.
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What Makes a QUALITY Fishing Rod? Q&A with Alpha Angler's Jake Boomer by Serious Angler Network → was so light that that's the only thing you could do with it I think that's where it started and uh this Rod can't throw a floating flag because I've talked to a few different professional Anglers where they don't mind a little stiffer rod for the floating fly because you can always back the drag off but then the Rod's still Universal enough that when that technique isn't going or you go to a different Lake you could still have a long rod um and so we wanted to be able to throw something kind of light so we started there the wrench can throw lighter stuff and so we knew it needed to have the tip of the wrench which is a a really popular seven foot Rod um and you kind of work backwards you know a lot of times when we order our blanks I and our blank is like the graphite you know the what would you say blank the blank is the it's just the bra graphite I can order it in different sizes I can get it like eight feet or nine feet long and I could take out the chunks that will do the best so sometimes they're really right and they fall apart on you guys no that was totally me trying to mute myself for a second and I I moved even the screen I was worried about my internet you said enough sorry you know that's the most boring
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How to Pick the Right Fishing Rod! by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → happens to be a seven foot medium power rod which is graphite seven foot medium and then they have a lower weight classification this one remember what i said about casting this one is a quarter ounce to three quarter ounce okay a lot of these rods also will give you line specs and we do on the ike series as well this one says 10 to 17 pound line these are great specs because they put you in the ballpark but i want to get you thinking in terms of rod action or tip of the rod okay tip of the rod and different manufacturers suspect the rods differently so abu versus dayawa versus shimano versus lose they're all specking their rods a little different so i want you to start thinking in terms of action which equates to that rod bend that tip of the rod okay so right here we've got this is a medium action rod by abu garcia it's in their power series which is a graphite rod and when i put a load on the rod and the best way to do this if you're shopping at a retail store is to actually thread line through and grab the line and see how it feels but you could also just do it with your hand right if you look at this tip i want you to look at it as i put a load on that tip i want you to see the point
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Ike In The Shop: Which rod is right for you? by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → 40% of that rods tip and remember everything in the finesse series we're back to graphite now but it's a medium light action and I designed this 610 specifically for light drop shot fishing fishing your drop shot rigs I designed it for light wacky rigs and light Ned rings you know on those techniques where you're really having the finesse and you're never jacking them you know when you set the hook on a light drop shot or a light wacky or a light Ned dude you're not jacking them you're just reeling into them and that medium light absorbs that bite and keep some pegged this is a great drop shot rod if you're in those smaller weight categories 1/4 3/16 1/8 1/16 perfect rod for you the 610 medium light here it goes we've got another one that I call a workhorse or an all-around rod and this is it this is a 7-foot medium action finesse series spinning rod Abu Garcia I trod the 7-foot medium does it all if you watched fish my city recently you saw me use this rod for almost every technique freshwater saltwater baths multi species because it can do everything it really can it's a seven foot it's a medium action it's got about a 70/30 about 30% of the tip is is soft and about 70% of the rod is backbone and I can do absolutely everything you can imagine when it comes to finesse fishing
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Ike In The Shop: Which rod is right for you? by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → designed as a jig head rod jig head I'm talking about tube jigs grubs anything we're using a jig head but especially listen to me on this one especially shaky head fishing to theories on this shorter six six medium heavy rod you know the one is when I'm fishing a jig head shaky head a grub tube I want to force myself to slow down and the shorter the rod the less line you pick up as you work it okay so six six rods gonna slow me down the other thing that I like about this six six is it's a shorter rod and when I'm skipping when I'm using that skipping technique it lets me do that little check swing cast when you're skipping right there's that dock you're trying to go under you just want those short little almost like a check swing and a really long rod inhibits the ability to make that little cast so six six jig head rod great for shaky heads next one in the lineup man this has been a staple from the very beginning in the IKE series finesse rods this is the 610 medium light 610 medium light and I really want to show you this thing by the way happens to be the lightest rod in our line really sweet little light and mighty medium light action rod but look at the tip on that it's beautiful look at that it's about a 60-40 about
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Rod and Reel Arsenal by Jon B. → heavy rod a split grip I believe it way it's a little under four ounces little maybe maybe even less than that I'm not sure I've got the Shimano Corrado 287 seven point six ounces 7 to 1 gear ratio features VBS braking system right there as you can see the bread makes aluminum frame very lightweight like I said very fast as well and it's a great rail and like I said there's the Paolo endurance this rod is pretty killer it's got the drop shot keeper on there and very balanced it's slightly lighter than I mean this is my lightest rod that I've got up next we've got the shamanic rato 207 same system same thing going on here but we've got the Shimano kamara baitcasting rather the 7-foot to medium heavy it's a little bit thicker I believe then the the Paolo endurance but yet it still holds a strength it's a very firm rod I like it one thing I do not like about it is the hook keeper right there is right there and I've just got a UH a water Jake right there and it's a pretty awesome rod I really like this it's a killer I mean that's just a minor thing I mean I could care less about that but it's just it's a great setup not sure how much this way it's at blue boys three point six ounces the rod doves but don't quote me I have no idea
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Ike In The Shop: Which rod is right for you? by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → or 5/8 right lighter than a half ounce this is the perfect rod it's a seven six medium heavy it's perfect it's also the rod I use when I'm throwing a Carolina rig for a three-quarter ounce half ounce Carolina rig weight vomit it out there make a long cast in fact this is the rod I call it a ten pounder at in the Bassmaster Classic a few years ago 7:6 medium heavy you could also do a little bit of swim bait work with this if you're into soft swim baits or hard swim baits this is another good rod we're going to keep going and we've got a new addition to the lineup this was new in 2018 this is the 710 medium heavy and this is a real good rod this is the power series this is a great rod for big baits we really wanted a rod in the lineup that if you're the kind of guy that throws big lures I'm talking about big giant swim baits I'm talking about oversized crank baits big top waters you need something with a lot of butt to it Alabama rigs if you throw the a rig this is the rod for you it's 710 medium heavy it's got that same 80/20 mix still has a little bit of tip about 20% tip to help you cast those lures but it's got a lot of backbone to it and last but not least
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