Recommend me a Panfish Rod

[Lusid]

Hopefully there is a such a thing where I can target both crappies / bluegils with one rod.

I'm thinking a 5-6" (2 piece section). Can you guys list some brands I can research?

Retailers I would buy from:

Cabelas or BassPro

thnx

[ozzie]

pretty vague...what type of fishing do you do? bobber, jig, or cast and retrieve? My favorite is a lite action 6' st. croix premier...match that with a good small real and you are set to attack the above options but if you do more of one or the other size of rod maybe different.

[tolle141]

Just got a St. Croix Panfish series 7' one piece. It is, without debate, THEEE FUNNEST ROD I HAVE EVER HAD! Every sunfish you catch is the biggest sunny you've ever caught in your life. It's extremely sensitive and the only thing that can throw a flu flu further is a fly rod.

Note - I have a lot of rods and only fish for panfish when I can't chase muskies.

[MaxGoldman]

I'll second the St Croix panfish series, I got the 6'9" and think it's perfect. Good backbone and can throw the smaller jigs farther than most other rods. I like berkley nanofil with a fluoro leader on it.

[monstermoose78]

St. Croix's are great. I have 2 gander mountain series ultra lights in 7 feet which are 2 piece rods and they do not cost that much and are very good. I use small floats most of the time with them. If I am not using a float the st croix is what i use.

[FisH_SLaYer24]

Depends on how much you are looking to spend and which type of techniques you are looking to use the rod for. Before I upgraded all of my rods to St. Croix's I was using a Cabela's Pro Guide PTC 6'0" UL Rod. For the money I couldn't find a better rod in it's price point. I paid roughly $34.99 when it was on sale and it was one of the most versatile rods I owned for panfish.

With that said, I upgraded to the St. Croix Panfish Series Rods and haven't looked back, excellent rods for the angler that wants a better quality product

[Fowlmouth]

I love my Fenwick UL

[mainbutter]

9' 5wt TFO signature II.

You didn't specify type of fishing Seriously though, if you're targeting pannies, you might want to try out fly fishing. I get frustrated with small jigs on a spinning rod, but they are a piece of cake to fish with a fly rod.

[hamms-scooter]

Fenwick makes great stuff

[Walleye Bill]

13 fishing makes great rods and are priced good.

[M1dwestF1sh]

6'6" st. Croix light action premium rod is my favorite. Light rod and can really cast those small jigs out. Can even handle some big rigs. Landed a 21" small mouth on opener on it!

[Wanderer]

I'm guessing Lusid has already purchased himself a new panfish rod, but I thought I'd throw in a recommendation since he said he'd buy from Cabela's.

I picked up a 7' Cabela's Prodigy rod and Pflueger Summit 25 reel this year and spooled it with 4 lb Trilene XL. Simple but fun. It's been my number 1 rod this year so far including fishing for walleyes. It was a blast last weekend too catching a bunch of smallies on my crappie rig.

I've just been flat out happy with the purchase. But who wouldn't be when the set up only costs you $15 out the door after redeeming your points.