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gofish60	bamboo for bass		Lead	[-]
Posts: 1978 03/31/2009 19:50 Registered User	Tags : None Several members have expressed interest in finding a suitable bamboo rod for bass fishing. I have found several, Orvis, of course, but also, for a lot less outlay, rods made for Light Salmon fishing by Asbjorn Horgard from Norway. They are good quality, 3X3 construction, and strong as anything I've fished. Good casting too. He built his rods around WWII, and they don't come up for sale often, but when they do, I'd give one a try. gofish
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PaducahMichael		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 547 04/01/2009 20:54	I fish a 9.5' Goodwin Granger Favorite for bass. It throws a nice DT7 and big bugs and with a size 4 tippet can pull a bug through lake vegetation. Kentucky bass are not all that large as a rule, but the weeds are thick! The New Divine Rods
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Marty		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 106 04/02/2009 08:44	I too fish Granger for bass....a 9053 DT7 and a 9660 that for me is a DT6 (but it has a softer action than any I've held) I've never seen one of the Asbjorn Horgard rods. Can you post a pic? Life is too short for cheap scotch and plastic rods. Tight Lines!!! -M
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bobbeegee	Thompson K22 Horgard	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2542 04/02/2009 15:24	Here's a link to a couple of pics of the Title Horgard rod: http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/38b268d18bf8e0257b428492132d5c48b81671ef.pjpg Looks to be a fine rod, especially for what I'm told they sell for today. BobbyG Go Heels!!!
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Chartist1		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 314 04/04/2009 08:30	I fish a John Pickard 806 for bass.....It's a quicker parabolic. John says it makes a nice boat rod.
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gary3594	"safe" rod for small mouth bass	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 41 04/09/2009 18:56	This may be a dumb question but . . . I plan to fish the Delaware River (between NJ/PA) for smallies. Not wanting to have rods broken due to inappropriate weight, would a 5/6 weight rod such as a Summers 856 be OK or would you want to use a larger rod such as a 7/8 weight Payne 208?
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Aransas		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 138 04/09/2009 20:04	The Dickerson 8014 Guide Special works very well for bass fishing.
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Ben Kann		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 187 04/10/2009 00:55	gary3594 wrote: This may be a dumb question but . . . I plan to fish the Delaware River (between NJ/PA) for smallies. Not wanting to have rods broken due to inappropriate weight, would a 5/6 weight rod such as a Summers 856 be OK or would you want to use a larger rod such as a 7/8 weight Payne 208? That would be a perfect place to use a Granger 8642 (8-1/2') lined with a #6 line -- or the equivalent Phillipson. Very comfortable with flies & bugs up to a size 4 and a 2x tippet.
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crcaddis		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 306 04/10/2009 10:52	When it comes to bass fishing, its not the size of the fish that matters for the most part...Its the size of the fly your trying to deliver and the length of the cast. An 8' or 8.5' 5 or 6wt is fine for small poppers and streamers and casts in the 30-50' range, but youll want a longer heavier rod to deliver big flies out past 60' on a consistent basis. A 9' 7wt graphite gets the nod most of the time..Somtimes an 8wt or a 9wt for really big stuff. Guess I need to get to work on a 9' hollowbuilt 7/8wt in the near future. Cheers.
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bamboofan		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 64 04/10/2009 14:49	I've got two dedicated bass rods, both graphite, a 6wt. & an 8wt. Last year I purchased a bamboo for the expressed purpose of bass fishing. I bought a Heddon #20 2 1/2f 9ft. which I am in the process of restoring. Hope to have it ready to go by the time the smallmouth heat up in June. Anybody else fish one of these for bass? I'm anxious to try it! Brian
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shakeylee		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 125 04/11/2009 02:08	i use a very clunky Shakespeare six weight for bass.it is heavy ,but worth it for the back bone.
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WatercolorMan		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1371 04/11/2009 19:29	Bamboofan, I have used my Heddon 9'er for bass, it works very nicely with big flies . Yesterday I was using my 8' Orvis 4 3/8oz and it can toss a big bass but with ease. The rod landed several 4lb bass with ease. It also landed a huge Carp. Nice over all rod and great for bass fishing as well. Alan
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OldCanerods		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 23 05/23/2009 14:04	9' Heddon 2-3/4F rod and if is a model #8, #10 or #14 should be very cheap. Great with 8 wt lines.
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DriesVR		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 70 05/27/2009 08:29	I use the wet tip (#6) of my Para 15 and love it!
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hdrmd		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 11 05/27/2009 10:27	I use bamboo for bass. My farm pond does not have any huge bass, but it has a lot of fish. In the spring, the bass reliably hit muddler minnows #10 size. I can use a small 4wt Hardy Marvel to the throw the muddler, and the bass are a treat to catch. DR
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saltydancindave	Bamboo for Bass	#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 99 05/27/2009 21:32	Years ago when bass fishing was the daily evening summer vacation almost always cast cane because it was just about all the effort that could be endured with the temps in the 90's with 90% humidity ! Most of the time a #6 or #7 weight was in hand; 9' 3/1 J C Higgins #3034, 9' 3/2 Hardy Palkona JH Trumph, 8 1/2' 3/2 H & I Cascade, 8' 2/1 Orvis Battenkill or occasionally a #5 2/2 or 2/1 H & I Tonka Prince for the white miller hatch plus a few other rods 6 1/2' & shorter. Occasionally got out the fiberglass Shakespeare WondeRod & sometimes went to an Orvis 9' #6 graphite over an older Orvis 8' 4/1 graphite superfine for those 70+ foot casts out of a canoe or boat instead of the wading rods, but since most of the bass were caught within 50' the long distance strip-strikes hookups were a bit slower; so it was more relaxing just throwing cane especially with dry flys. All the rods handled most anything that was in the rivers, it was the reels that were the handicap when an eel, big carp, catfish, walleye or muskie took the fly
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lewis2dl		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 62 05/29/2009 20:56	I used a Montague Redwing (9' medium trout) a couple of weeks ago for bass in the 3-5 pound range and had a great time catching and releasing them. The rod had plenty of backbone for the fishing. I was using a 150 grain line and streamers of various sorts. I caught several nice bass. I did loose a few when they dove into the weeds. I was using 12 pound straight tippet and by the time I hand lined them out of the weeds, they had got off the hook (barbless). Dean
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