Hey all, new to the forum, learned a lot from reading already. Looking for advice on a first swimbait rod, starting with the smaller stuff ~2-4 oz. I'll pick up a hud 6" trout and maybe a bluegill, maybe an 8" and as well but nothing heavier than that for bass (for now). Also have a bbz1 rat 50 and savage 3D shine glider 185 i was previously messing around with on a flipping stick.
I plan to also use it on my rockfish party boats for similar weighted swimbaits/jigs/spoons maybe more like 3-5 oz, typically in 50-70ft of water. Maybe I'll get lucky and hook a nice seabass or ling. Looking at:
Daiwa DX 8ft heavy, Dobyns Fury 806 swimbait, iRod Genesis II, iRod kaimana 8' SB (not a lot of info out there on these but intriguing)
From what I gather there are a lot of "2-8 oz" rods that actually feel like they max out around 5 oz, I think that's right for me. Am I in the right ballpark here? Any suggestions? Planning to pair with my Daiwa coastal (200 size) and 50# braid with fluorocarbon leader or mono leader.
I'm hearing amazing things about the genesis ii and I had a Fiber series flipping stick i really liked, but I don't want the short handle...which lead me to the Kaimana series, but it's pricier. Anyone know anything there?
Any other tips for a newbie? Most of my bass fishing in shallow city ponds. There are some monsters in there. Thanks!
