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HandGunner

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The biggest reason I would not like the longer rod is I like to be right over my hole as the fish comes up...ESPECIALLY if it is a larger fish that I'm going to want to reach in and grab with my hands. Standing 5' back from the hole will make it difficult to not only bring the fish up through the hole but more difficult to grab if it is a larger fish.

Bingo.

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SEE, just like everyone recommended.....even the 3' rod was too long/ didn't register bites well, and you asked about a rod that was nearly twice as long. hmmmmm. A learning experience for you.....if you let it...... Sounds to me like you need about a 24 inch medium- light action rod with a spring bobber. My personal favorite is a light action, with spring bobber........but is a little light for bigger fish. The spring bobber registers the light bites well.

I was at FF this week, and an older gentleman asked me for advice/ pointers, on a spinning outfit. It seems he was use to using the old style "stick" with a line holding spool on it. A friend of his got a spinning reel set-up and liked it, so he was wanting to try one also. It was fun showing him HOW TO USE IT,and I recommended a spring bobber to him, for his sunfishing. He will see a lot more bites than he was with the old outfit. Just a nice guy (and wife) graciously asking for help.....gladly getting it....that is the way it works.

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flatlanders special!!!!

I was going to mention there's 3 lines in which would be illegal in MN but since I see your location is WI then that dog is perfectly legal with his 3 lines... Now if I could just teach my dog to fish and get her a license maybe I'd have a chance at putting something in the freezer. Except if I teach her everything I know we'd just have twice as many lines and still no fish wink

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