What is a good fishing rod for Canadian Large Mouth Bass?
Posted by Best Bass Fishing Lures on Monday, August 16th, 2010
I want to get my father a new fishing rod for Christmas because his is really old and doesn’t work well. We go fishing in Ontario, Canada near the U.S. border. We go on a lake and catch mostly large mouth bass and occasionally a pike or a small mouth bass. We usually use live minnows for bait and occasionally spinners or spoons. What is a good fishing rod for this?
Filed in Bass Fishing Rods | 4 responses so far
mic4588on 16 Aug 2010 at 9:57 pm 1Spinning reel or Bait caster? It sounds like you’re fishing mostly open water. I’d look for a 6 foot 6 inch rod or a 7 foot rod. Probably medium heavy since you may be running into some pike. On the Bass Pro website a lot of times they will have a chart that will match a rod to the species of fish they are fit to catch. You want something with enough sensitivity to feel a bite but enough backbone to reel in a pike or hard fighting smallie. Depending on your price range, Bass Pro makes some nice rods for a cheaper price.
Laurenon 16 Aug 2010 at 10:28 pm 2I too am looking for a fishing rod for a gift for my Dad this Christmas; with the help of my brother of course. We are still looking around at what type would be best for him, he loves to fly fish. We did come across a really great site called FishFreakOnline.com and they have tons of fishing rods, lures, and other tackle gear, so you may want to check out their selection once you determine what rod will be best for your Father. Their prices seems really reasonable and they offer quite the selection.
http://fishfreakonline.com/
Hope that helps!
Backwater Charlieon 16 Aug 2010 at 11:02 pm 3I wouldn’t really want to get the cheapest, but a nice rod (In my opinion) for not a lot of cash, is the St. Croix Triumph series. I’m not sure if he prefers Baitcasters or Spinning reels, doesn’t matter, the Triumph series is available in both versions. I’m also not sure if he catches a LOT of Pike, if he does, a medium/heavy action rod will be best. If he only catches them rarely, a medium action will be best.
If you’re also looking for a reel (you didn’t state anything about it), for a baitcaster, I’d go with the Dave Fritts Signature Series reel which Fisher_King has said good things about, or the Daiwa Megaforce. Your best bet would be to get the Shimano Citica, which at $120, is a total STEAL. If he wants a spinning reel, the Pflueger President or the Pflueger President XT would work magnificently.
For line, a 10lb or maybe even 12lb strong mono such as Trilene XT or Stren or even Berkley Big Game will do.
dwilhoit_08on 16 Aug 2010 at 11:54 pm 4An Ugly Stick is always a good choice at a good price. These things have great guarantees on them.