what crappie rod should i get?

[fishcrazy123]

i want one that is really cheap (not looking for high quality just fun) that has decent sensitivity, is over 5' long, and isnt very heavy (action) so i get a little fight out of the crappie.

any ideas?

[River Bum]

I have a little Daiwa UL that is just awesome. Any little name brand UL combos will be great for what you are using them for.

RB

[1bigfish]

I would go with something like a Berkley cherrywood UL. Very sensitive and will hold up for many years. You should be able to pick one up for under $25.

Or you could always go with an ugly stick. I have one of the UL ugly sticks and trust me when I say you will feel the fight. However they are not as sensitive.

[thefishslayer]

I have a probably 5 foot ugly stick with a shakespeare reel. Love that thing, fights good with awesome sensitivity. I have caught everything from little blue gill, crappie, bass, perch, trout, and sea bass/rockfish. Loaded with 6 pound line:twocents:

[retaliate]

There are plenty of choices out there in the 5' 2-6lb class, 5 1/2' to 6 1/2' too, berkly stinger is one of my favorite Crappie rods, combined with a multi berring Okuma reel makes for a fun day, cheap with quality is the hard part, depending on what you consider cheap, you know the story, you get what you pay for, pay a little more & you won't be sorry...in the long run. :twocents:

[CWOregon]

Okuma Celilo 7" UL 2-6 lb. I have two and I have caught almost anything you could imagine on them. Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Trout, Surf Perch, Rock Fish, lots of steelhead, and even Spring Chinook while fishing for steelhead with them. I actually used these as my main summer steelhead rods a couple years ago for the fun of it, just ran straight 6 lb test. Basically, they are tough as nails, sensitive, and cheap. Bi-Mart has all their rods 20% off right now so they are under 30 bucks.

[TooDrunkToFish]

Go to Ebay and buy one of the many crappie "noodle rods" that are posted. They'll cost you about 25 bucks plus shipping. Or win a bid and get one for about 15 bucks including shipping, which happened to me a couple of times.

These rods are 10 to 12 feet long. I like the 10 footers, and most of them are Silstar brand.

Hard to find these <cheap> lightweight noodle rods in the local stores.

[arkansasbasser]

Go to Ebay and buy one of the many crappie "noodle rods" that are posted. They'll cost you about 25 bucks plus shipping. Or win a bid and get one for about 15 bucks including shipping, which happened to me a couple of times.

These rods are 10 to 12 feet long. I like the 10 footers, and most of them are Silstar brand.

Hard to find these <cheap> lightweight noodle rods in the local stores.Those are the rods that I used to use for crappy when targeting structure. I used a 12' rod with a sliding pencil bobber, tube jig and a small split shot. The sliding float lets all the weight down to the end of the line for maximum accuracy when placing the jig in and around tight, woody cover or around pads. When used with around 12' of line, you have a very long reach. Very accurate and very quiet.

[Webwader]

I have both the Berkley Cherrywood (5'6") and Okuma Celilo (7') rods and they are both great rods for the money. Bi-Mart is a good place to shop for inexpensive rods.

[Crappie Chaser]

I like that Celilo series Okuma puts out. I bought my dad the 7'6"for shore fishing. He's 82 and his shoulders are about wore out but with that rod he can really cast it out there easy. I also like the idea of buying at an Oregon store like Bi-Mart, especially now in the times we are going thru. I would hate to see them go under.

[Crappie Hunter]

I'm not familiar with Okuma Celio's, however I really like the Bass Pro Shops "Micro Lite" series in 7' or 7'6"'s. They are very lite weight, very limber, and very sensitive. :twocents:Those lenghts have nine eyes and cast a mile!!! They aren't dirt cheap (usually $39.95, sometimes on sale for $10.00 less), but as was stated earlier, spend a little more and get something that really works!!!
Good luck, and good fishing.

[snake river]

I'm not familiar with Okuma Celio's, however I really like the Bass Pro Shops "Micro Lite" series in 7' or 7'6"'s. They are very lite weight, very limber, and very sensitive. :twocents:Those lenghts have nine eyes and cast a mile!!! They aren't dirt cheap (usually $39.95, sometimes on sale for $10.00 less), but as was stated earlier, spend a little more and get something that really works!!!
Good luck, and good fishing.
I have five Okuma Celio's rods 7 footers for 2/4 line . I would buy another five in a heart beat if I lost them! For the money one of the best crappie rod out there for all around fishing . I could pay more for a crappie rod but why. Okuma sells some junk but this rod are not.