[jcallaham]

im not going to say factory rods are all bad but with glass buy an uglystick sea striker or any other rod u like 10 to 13 ft for 100 or less or buy a blank and have it built how u want it. bad thing about factory rods is most are mass produced so no person finds the spine lines up the reel seat and the guides or tweaks them all before flexcoating . no way in hell i would pay over 100 for a factory rod. yes some are better but for 100 or less u can get a good blank. components will cost u 60 to 80. then find a rod builder u trust and say wrap black on black no but wrap and give them a month most will do that for under 60 and u have a great rod for less than 250 and it will outcast and fish any 300 factory rod

this is some really good advice.Myself I will have a custom 10' CUI ,hopefully by the time fishing picks up.

 

[Ehllis]

. May have to put my 707 on for those days when I feeling "old school".

 

[IrishBlessing]

I use a 15ft rod and two 7ft rods. The 15ft dor is good for when you want to chunk it really far.

 

[weedline]

What is it that makes a limber tipped glass rod such a good choice for pompano? It's not that I doubt it one bit.... I'm probably gonna replace one of my graphite beach rods with an ugly stick just to see. I'm just curious as to why.... I'm very intrigued by fishing in general and especially in fishing for pompano. I like to be knowledgeable and educated in as many areas as possible. Im assuming that it has something to do with the hookset and keeping the fish on the hook once it has a lip ring... but more info would be greatly valued! Thanks for all the great info already weedline

its more on calmer days when the fish are light biting. if u have pompano u know they may bite a bait 2 or 3 times before they get hooked the limber tip is way more forgiving it also allows more action to the baits on a set rig than a stiff rod. the wave action moves your baits and thats why u rarely catch many on slick calm days and the stiff rods have their days to if its blowing 20 out of the se and surf is 3 to 5 they hold better than a limber rod and will cast more weight.

 

[Pomponius Maximus]

A great calm surf rig is the Cabelas Fish Eagle 50- Salmon/Steelhead rod ,..the 10 ft. in 3/8-1 0unce will cast a mile with 1oz.

You can watch the tip dance on the nibbles,....and watch it buggy whip on the strike,....backbone is there for the fight.....

........I can`t believe I just let this out of the bag,.....lol......rod currently shows as `backorderable'..........wonder why,....

 

[Pompano Joe]

. May have to put my 707 on for those days when I feeling "old school".

Not to derail the original post, but I'd love to see that 707!

 

[cajun creationz]

Not to derail the original post, but I'd love to see that 707!

i think he was rolling his eyes at you joe...ive seen him do this on other posts:thumbdown:

 

[fairpoint]

I've got two 12ft. harnell's with Mitchell 498's or luxor 300's or green 706's that I will let go if someones interested...Catch most anything that swims from the beach including pompano,lol....
I fish the pier mainly ,but when I do beach fish on a 2-3 ft surf day a longer rod works better for me in a sandspike because the line will be above the break and beach walkers.....

 

[steelhead]

I've got two 12ft. harnell's with Mitchell 498's or luxor 300's or green 706's that I will let go if someones interested...Catch most anything that swims from the beach including pompano,lol....
I fish the pier mainly ,but when I do beach fish on a 2-3 ft surf day a longer rod works better for me in a sandspike because the line will be above the break and beach walkers.....

PM sent fairpoint

 

[bigtallluke]

A great calm surf rig is the Cabelas Fish Eagle 50- Salmon/Steelhead rod ,..the 10 ft. in 3/8-1 0unce will cast a mile with 1oz.

You can watch the tip dance on the nibbles,....and watch it buggy whip on the strike,....backbone is there for the fight.....

........I can`t believe I just let this out of the bag,.....lol......rod currently shows as `backorderable'..........wonder why,....

I'll keep an eye on this rod for sure.... The 10' version of this rod which you mentioned sounds perfect for pompano on a calm day. My only question is regarding the handle. The 10' rod only comes with "Handle A" which appears to be really short above the reel seat and doesn't seem like it gives you much to hold on to during a fight. What are your thoughts on this? I wish they sold it with the "Handle B" option. But then again it might not be a big deal at all

 

[jcallaham]

a diawa mad dragon carp rod does the same thing,$60 at bass pro shops.
since this thread started I have aquired the mad dragon , acustom CUI, and drug out my old cabellas rod, the majior problem is that I can't find any pomps that are willing to cooperate with me.

 

[steelhead]

a diawa mad dragon carp rod does the same thing,$60 at bass pro shops.
since this thread started I have aquired the mad dragon , acustom CUI, and drug out my old cabellas rod, the majior problem is that I can't find any pomps that are willing to cooperate with me.

Been seeing some pomps from the pier recently. You should be getting into them soon.

 

[sethmac]

Is this the Ugly Stik model y'all are referring to?
http://www.basspro.com/Shakespeare-Ugly-Stik-Big-Water-Spinning-Rods/product/19912/#

 

[Redchaser09]

If your on a budget go with the ugly stick.. But as all things you get what you pay for. I have an ugly stick with a penn 440 on it I use from time to time for pompano works alright for me