lingfisher1

There used to be a few stores around,one being in Crestview, that sold Bruin rods. They ranged in lenght from 3'2" to 4'6" and were great for small boat fishing and small water fishing. I haven't seen one of these rods in about 10 years and I sure do miss them.
There also used to be a guy in Milton who could build those short rods but I don't think he builds anymore.

SLICK75

Sounds like the beginnings of a business to me. Maybe I should learn how to build these things....

Charlie2

I built several for my own use by cutting longer blanks down to size. The building is no different than building any other rod.

I have a rod that I described earlier, that is 4'2" long. I use it for a sabiki rod but my Gkids use it to catch white trout and other fish from the pier.

If someone wants to talk about building, or showing you how, the Rod Professor can always come out of retirement.

I built a 'Shortie' Rod for someone. He liked it well for casting back under the trees until a big water moccasin fell into his boat. No Mas! He went back to a slightly longer rod after that. C2

SLICK75

LMAO, one of my worst fears. I keep a 9mm with me for the ones I see ahead of time but I dont think it would do my little aluminum boat any good if one made it inside. I would probably give him the boat, gun, poles and ALL.

Charlie2

I've never, never say never, had a snake fall into my boat.

I have had, however one time when fishing a small lake with my wife and bird dog.

A snake crawled into my boat, looked it over, the crawled back into the water.

You can imagine what a grown man over 200#, a women scaling at least 150# and a 100# bird dog can look like with all standing on one boat seat.

If I had had a Glock or whatever, I probably would have shot the bottom out of the boat.

We bailed the boat, rearranged everything and continued fishing.

I can live without snakes in my boat; thank you. C2