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<blockquote data-quote="sh00ter" data-source="post: 3093446" data-attributes="member: 24531"><p><u><strong>Background Info</strong></u></p><p>My daughter is at the age where we've started fishing with a short kids princess rod (about 2.5ft long if I was guessing). I sort of like the ease of handling it just for perch fishing and hauling it to the pond.</p><p></p><p>I have another old short rod about the same length that I have taken as a spare or for me to use to fish with her. It is from the 70's or 80's and seems to be meant as a compact dock rod or something and not a kids rod. I usually also take a longer rod (5-6ft depending) for me to use as my primary rod while she fished the kid's rod. However, there was a time or two I had to use the backup short rod and was thinking to myself for this type of fishing, and the ease of travel, why even take a longer rod? Of course if I am on a boat in open water bass fishing, then I'll use a 6.6ft bait caster, but for neighborhood pond fishing with worms or small lures, why do I ever even need to get out a longer fishing rod?</p><p></p><p><u><strong>The Questions/Additional Info & a New Purchase</strong></u></p><p></p><p>Is there any reason for me not to use one of these micro rods for any type of fishing that they work fine for (such as when I don't need to cast real far or use heavier lb/test line?</p><p></p><p>Since I gained a new infatuation with how "cool" and compact these micro rods are, I decided to go take a look at new spin-cast reels to replace the aging junkie one on my older micro rod. HOWEVER, I soon discovered they still make these "adult" micro rods and there are some pretty cool options. I went ahead and got a new reel for my old micro rod, but I also couldn't help but pickup a Zebco DOCK DEMON spinning rod/reel combo. It is also about 2.5ft long if I was guessing and supposed to be very durable for the money. I figured I can just take my old medium action micro rod w/ new reel as the bobber & worm pole (same as how I setup the kid to fish), and then I can also easily haul the dock demon with a small lure in the wagon to the pond so I can do some lure casting in between tending to the bobber rigs.</p><p></p><p>But the plot thickens, because I also have a 2-man boat and if back in a creek or confined space one of these would work real well for flippin' I think if casting close to structure or the bank.</p><p></p><p>Other than when I NEED to cast farther, AND/OR need to use 10lb line or more, why would I want to use anything but a micro? I'm making this long but I want to appraoch this intellectually and hear from others who may have discovered these little rods do not just come in pink and just for kids <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The spin-cast micro rods can handle 10lb line so the heavier one with the medium action I could even use for channel cat and save the hassle of hauling the longer rods around and on the 2-man? They make these as short as 2ft!! Although those I looked at in the store that were only 2ft were super flimsy and the dock demon was a tad longer and seemed more durable so that's why I picked it. Zebco makes it in both spin cast and spinning versions as well as some other competitor models I saw in spin cast only.</p><p><u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong>The Single Most Important Question</strong></u> (for those who don't have the patience to read a novel LOL)</p><p></p><p>Are these little micro-length rods really the "better mousetrap" except for open water and large fish?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sh00ter, post: 3093446, member: 24531"] [U][B]Background Info[/B][/U] My daughter is at the age where we've started fishing with a short kids princess rod (about 2.5ft long if I was guessing). I sort of like the ease of handling it just for perch fishing and hauling it to the pond. I have another old short rod about the same length that I have taken as a spare or for me to use to fish with her. It is from the 70's or 80's and seems to be meant as a compact dock rod or something and not a kids rod. I usually also take a longer rod (5-6ft depending) for me to use as my primary rod while she fished the kid's rod. However, there was a time or two I had to use the backup short rod and was thinking to myself for this type of fishing, and the ease of travel, why even take a longer rod? Of course if I am on a boat in open water bass fishing, then I'll use a 6.6ft bait caster, but for neighborhood pond fishing with worms or small lures, why do I ever even need to get out a longer fishing rod? [U][B]The Questions/Additional Info & a New Purchase[/B][/U] Is there any reason for me not to use one of these micro rods for any type of fishing that they work fine for (such as when I don't need to cast real far or use heavier lb/test line? Since I gained a new infatuation with how "cool" and compact these micro rods are, I decided to go take a look at new spin-cast reels to replace the aging junkie one on my older micro rod. HOWEVER, I soon discovered they still make these "adult" micro rods and there are some pretty cool options. I went ahead and got a new reel for my old micro rod, but I also couldn't help but pickup a Zebco DOCK DEMON spinning rod/reel combo. It is also about 2.5ft long if I was guessing and supposed to be very durable for the money. I figured I can just take my old medium action micro rod w/ new reel as the bobber & worm pole (same as how I setup the kid to fish), and then I can also easily haul the dock demon with a small lure in the wagon to the pond so I can do some lure casting in between tending to the bobber rigs. But the plot thickens, because I also have a 2-man boat and if back in a creek or confined space one of these would work real well for flippin' I think if casting close to structure or the bank. Other than when I NEED to cast farther, AND/OR need to use 10lb line or more, why would I want to use anything but a micro? I'm making this long but I want to appraoch this intellectually and hear from others who may have discovered these little rods do not just come in pink and just for kids :) The spin-cast micro rods can handle 10lb line so the heavier one with the medium action I could even use for channel cat and save the hassle of hauling the longer rods around and on the 2-man? They make these as short as 2ft!! Although those I looked at in the store that were only 2ft were super flimsy and the dock demon was a tad longer and seemed more durable so that's why I picked it. Zebco makes it in both spin cast and spinning versions as well as some other competitor models I saw in spin cast only. [U][B] The Single Most Important Question[/B][/U] (for those who don't have the patience to read a novel LOL) Are these little micro-length rods really the "better mousetrap" except for open water and large fish? [/QUOTE]
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