4 Rod Set Up- Pans- Advice Needed

[aaron otto]

Anyone have any suggestions on a 4-rod set up for panfish?

Thinking I need a jigging spoon rod, spring bobber-rig for tiny downsizing, a plastic rod, and a deadstick.... That seems to be what I'm seeing out there.

Any suggestions on which rods fit those classes best?

[bassinboy3]

I use the Thorne Bros power noodle for pretty much every panfish application, I also have a couple Jason Mitchell meat sticks for smaller jigging spoons. I basically just stick to plastics for pannies anyhow and dont use spoons to often. Just a personal thing. Plastics seem to work in every application.

[dan z]

Meatstick's here also. Have one for primary and a couple with next try applications.

[aaron otto]

Thanks guys for the suggestions.

[Fred_Bear]

4 is overkill. 3 of your categories can be covered with 1 rod... a noodle rod of whatever company you choose. TUCR, DH Custom Rods, and Thorne Bros all make an awesome noodle rod and the Jason Mitchell meatstick is the same style at a lot lower price. The noodle rod is my go to for any panfish presentation other than spoons.

The other rod to look at is a Quiverstick made by Thorne Bros. It is the ultimate graphite "feel rod" for panfish... it fishes panfish spoons really well.

[bassinboy3]

I agree 4 is a little overkil, I can cover everything with 2. And I am a bass fisherman so im a firm believer in not having enough rods so if I can get away with just 2 in anything thats saying something lol.

[Lawrence Luoma]

Aaron, missed you yesterday. Did you come out? I would imagine the weather was a factor if you didn't?

In answer your question I would look into using Dave Young's tightliner rods. Mike and I both make our own and basically cut the orange tip off a HT 24" Ice Blue Rod then replace the tip with a fly rod tip. Attach a Schooley reel then your tightlining with a rod around a $11. That's is what a Dave Young rod is exactly. You could have around 10 of them for the price others mentioned above.

I was hoping to teach you how to tightline yesterday. ;-)

[aaron otto]

Thanks all.

Yep I was out Lawrence. Bailed though right after weigh in. Weather got ugly quick. I watched from a far. Was trying not to screw up anyone's fishing by bothering them or fishing too close to folks.

Sorry my friend next time - if your'e still up for it. Sincerely appreciate your willingness to take the time to teach a newb like me.

[SkiSoloII]

In answer your question I would look into using Dave Young's tightliner rods. Mike and I both make our own and basically cut the orange tip off a HT 24" Ice Blue Rod then replace the tip with a fly rod tip. Attach a Schooley reel then your tightlining with a rod around a $11. That's is what a Dave Young rod is exactly. You could have around 10 of them for the price others mentioned above.

I'm a little confused by your description. Do you mean cut the orange off and put on a different eye on the tip? Somehow attach another piece of rod? Can youtoss in a sketch?

Thanks,

Dave

[Lawrence Luoma]

Here is the rod before cutting the orange tip off.

Here is and actual picture of a Dave Young sig. rod. Notice the orange tip gone. You can buy them but I just find the HT 24" Ice Blue on sale. Then buy a fly rod tip then glue that on. You do want to have a Schooley reel instead of the HT reel because the HT doesn't have a spring.

[aaron otto]

Lawrence I sent you a Pm -sorry for not connecting w/ you Saturday.

I saw some of those rigs on the ATVs. Sorry if this is ignorant question, are you watching the line or feeling the line when you tight line?

thanks,

ao

[Lawrence Luoma]

Aaron, I just sent a reply. As for tightlining you are first watching colored line under the water. Second it's a feel thing because you have full control of you jig compared to if you were using a spring. Go to DaveGenz dot com and go to videos. There is a video called '2006 North American Ice Fishing Championship'. Half way through they talk with Dave Young and he shows you how to tightline. Also, if you see Outdoors with Tom Gruenwald this season there is a show where Dave Young show us how to tightline.

[aaron otto]

Schnikes.. We do the same thing with fly fishing. Colored line as an indicator above our leader and a steady tight line drift where we follow our flouro-leader in current with the rod tip. Wait to see a change in behavior... then set the hook.

Thank you Lawrence! I'm going to try this- this weekend. Fishing two days so will have time to just spend trying to figure this out. I find myself jigging all the time, but don't watch the line, trying to feel it. We have a saying in Fly fishing 60% -70% of all bites go undetected sub surface... that is the whole reason we use the above technique. I can't imagine how many times I'm missing fish below the ice by trying to do it by feel.

Thank you!

http://www.davegenz.com/Dave_Genz.com/Vi...ampionship.html

[Finlander]

If you watch the fish on an underwater camera, and watch the fish inhale your jig and spit it out in a split second with no indication on your rod or line. You need to know when to set the hook.

So any method described above will put more fish on ice!