Wow. What a range of opinions. I enjoyed listening to them discuss their reasons on the difference that 10' rods would or would not make. Very interesting, thanks for the video.
The first time they are on a deep cranking lake Like Douglas again where just a few years back the "Long lining" or "strolling" was a big deal the 10 footers will play a big role. I've already have one ordered.
Glenn, I'm a real short guy and a 10' rod would be like surf fishing in a lake and it's twice as long as I am. I could probably use it to pole vault across some of the canals I fish in Florida. I wouldn't even need a reel on it and could use it as a cane pole. Thanks Glenn for the info.
got a 7'11" for frogs and heavy jigs, I agree w/Ramiro. Have some Crappie poles 10, 12 and 14 that I only use to spyder rig, they can be hard to store also. To each his own!!
This was another great video. I like hearing the pros opinions. These are the guys who use the stuff day in and day out. So they are a great resource to tap into for topics like this. I think doing more videos like this when you are able to would be cool. Thanks for another video!
Great to hear what the pros have to say. Where I live I couldn't see me using a rod that long. Like KVD said though it is a specialty rod so it would be used situationally.
I think a longer rod would be advantageous for possibly a resurgence of the float-n-fly for some tough fishing conditions... and maybe a few other finesse techniques. The extra length can be applied to more than just power fishing strategies.
I use 10' and 12' crappie jigging rods to fish from the bank. Where I live there is grass and algae around the edges of lakes so I can make parallel casts or just vertical jig right outside of the plants. I get largemouth bass, white bass, crappie, bluegill/sunfish all day long doing this. Also I get off of about 95% of snags with the extra rod length and angle it gives.
it seems to be a stamina technique issue. I wonder what the naysayer do when a longer rod starts to dominate on a summer dog days. Maybe they would have to put down the six pack and work on the gym time building the six pack.
i fish in the south and do a lot of flipping around low hanging trees and boat houses and i can see where a 10' rod would not be very efficient for me in that situation.But i can agree with Kevin,i can see the advantages of using it on the big crank baits in deeper water but i don't plan on getting one and using it. i can do just as good with my 7' and 7.5' rods.
Good video. I was thinking about storage & transporting a 10 footer. Understand KVD's reasoning but how many anglers are cranking giant swimbaits or who can cast 85 yards. Can't see me purchasing one.
I understand all the pros going back and forth. I actually use a 10 ft rod for big swimbaits and glide baits. I also use it for muskie fishing. I love it! It is a beast at first but once you get used to it, just like anything else, its not that bad and it becomes a very useful tool.
Leave it to Brandon to explain it like we needed to hear! Love that guy! 10' is insane!! Love this question!!! Good Stuff BassResource!! Crankbait and swimbait would be epic on a 10' Rod!!! Never thought of a spinning rod!! Good stuff Jason!!
Very interesting comments from the pros! I personally will not be using that large of a rod but like some have said. The extra depth that you gain with crankbaits may have an impact in some situations. Great question for the pros to answer!
I really like this question/answer format. Very interesting the different views the pros have. I would like to try one for that old Dee Thomas technique "doodlesocking". It would be awesome to be able to drop a bait into an area where you could never flip or pitch.
I have a dobins 9' rod for swimbaits and love it can't wait for the 10' rods to come out i will be throwing deep diveing cranck baits on it and monster swimbaits!!!!!
Being vertically challenged- not short- I think a 10' rod would be tiresome using it all day. I like the idea when using them for deep diving crankbaits, but I don't do that very often. I think they have their place like all my other tools to catch fish, but I personally will wait to see if my arsenal has to change to include a 10' rod. Keep up the good work Glenn, as always you ask the right questions
Im only 5'6. I cannot imagine using a 10 footer. I would definitely like to try one out before making a purchase. If they are advantageous then why not add it to the arsenal?
I love my 7/11 and my 7/6 don't plan on going any bigger i can make really long cast and get deep enough with them 7/11 flipping stick get way back into the good spots 7/3 frog rod is awesome i agree 100% present with Gerald Swindle G Man
Thanks Glenn. As a fly fisherman, I thought maybe a few of the pros might have been excited at the prospect of being able to use a 9' or 10' fly rod. I guess not....
I think you have to differentiate between wants and needs as well. I'm pretty limited budget wise so I make my few rods work for a lot of different lures, species and scenarios. It can be too easy to fool yourself into thinking you need new stuff to catch bass when maybe you just need to push the limits of your current equipment first. That's from a personal, not tournament perspective.
I would share the opinion that you might see some rods in the 8-9ft pop up for cranking and maybe even flipping and pitching, but I think most guys wouldn't do anything longer than that it just becomes to unwieldy to work a rod that long.
Wow! There are some different opinions floating around. Personally I don't see my self going much over 7', but I'll never say never! Thanks for the video.
Once again I enjoy hearing the open opinions of these pros. They give it to you straight up no BS. Well except for KVD who is pushing his products. But he's one of the best ever so I guess he's privileged to do that.
I personally think about everyone who competes in Bass Fishing will own a few 10 foot rods ecspecially the guys that get them from sponsors , but I don't think they will get very much use. The rods will probably be put away pretty quickly. I wouldn't mind having a 10 foot cranking rod but my Ducket 7' 11'' cranking rod is pretty good for me. Very interesting subject.....
Interesting video as a weekend fisherman i can not see my need for a long rod also think a 10 ft would be heavier to handle ,storage etc. some pro's will use it. I like Gerald"s coments. He makes sense .
that's crazy to think of using a 10 foot rod. I have 2 at 6'10" and have trouble transporting them, storing them etc. cannot imagine 10 foot. Nothing I see myself ever using. love hearing from the pros though!
The opinions do vary but that makes sense. I had no doubt toward the end of the video that KVD would be in favor of the long rods. That was interesting, that he can cast 75 yards with a more traditional length and 85 yards with a longer tested rod. That's a big deal for a power angler like KVD. The depth the big lures will be able to hit, another 3 to 5 feet of depth, means that more of the water column can be targeted effectively. For tournaments and Classics on lakes that favor the power anglers over the more finesse crowd, guys like KVD should have it tip a bit in their favor. 30 feet longer casts is a whole lot more water covered per cast. A really good video, by the way, informative! Brad
More importantly, they will be able to get the crank down to fish that don't see crankbaits. Instead of fishing the top of a short dropoff, they will be able to crank the bottom after the drop where you used to have to fish a carolina rig or big jig.
I don't own a large vehicle so I am limited on the size of rods I carry around. The largest one I have is a 7 foot, 1 piece which barely fits in my car with my seats down. The others are 7 foot, 2-piece, 6'6 2 piece, 6' 2 piece(for trout).
Myself will probably not use anything linger than 7'6" - 8. Good point on landing the fish and in most waters, fish are between 8-15' of water and the longer rod and cast doesn't give me an advantage over the fatigue.
KVD is using a very small reel for a 9 foot rod. He should be using around 300/3000 size reel or bigger. I use a 4000size reel on an 11' Okuma Rockaway SP surf rod.
@@KanonMorris There's a video on TH-cam here with Jimmy Huston who shows that when you have smaller reel you will cast less even with the same rod. he shows a 7'6" rod with a 4,000 size reel & a 5000-size reel. the 5,000 size reel will always out cast the 4,000. I'm not some random person on the internet. I'm talking about another professional fisher man would also say the reel is too small for bass fishing. It's a different story if KVD was crappie fishing with a rod that long. Except we know the specs of the rod he's using aren't like crappie rods which are slow action rods that built for small reels.
I think the 10 ft rod has some good applications but for me it seems like it would be cumbersome to use and transport. it depends on what kind of fishing i'm doing.
I'm with KVD. I love love long rods. 6'4" a 7' rod does not feel long to me. Already using 9' rods for Muskie.
Wow. What a range of opinions. I enjoyed listening to them discuss their reasons on the difference that 10' rods would or would not make. Very interesting, thanks for the video.
The first time they are on a deep cranking lake Like Douglas again where just a few years back the "Long lining" or "strolling" was a big deal the 10 footers will play a big role. I've already have one ordered.
The only thing it would do for me is add 3 more feet of graphite which would increase the odds of me stepping on it in my boat.
LOL!
Glenn, I'm a real short guy and a 10' rod would be like surf fishing in a lake and it's twice as long as I am. I could probably use it to pole vault across some of the canals I fish in Florida. I wouldn't even need a reel on it and could use it as a cane pole.
Thanks Glenn for the info.
I have gotten so many tips and quality information from your website. Thanks!
Over here in England I use spinning rods up to 12ft in length for distance shore jigging.
With a 40g jig I can reach around 120yrds on a calm day.
I use a 9 footer now and I feel a difference in casting and retrieval compared to the 7 footer I used before. Can't wait to try the 10s'.
Vance Crowson Wat r u using it for?
got a 7'11" for frogs and heavy jigs, I agree w/Ramiro. Have some Crappie poles 10, 12 and 14 that I only use to spyder rig, they can be hard to store also. To each his own!!
great video with different thoughts on the longer rods great point on rod storeage
This was another great video. I like hearing the pros opinions. These are the guys who use the stuff day in and day out. So they are a great resource to tap into for topics like this. I think doing more videos like this when you are able to would be cool. Thanks for another video!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
Great to hear what the pros have to say. Where I live I couldn't see me using a rod that long. Like KVD said though it is a specialty rod so it would be used situationally.
Thanks for the support, Sherrod Barrow, and thanks for watching!
Watch KVD win an event with a couple 9 foot rods and every one change their tune.
zwinns kvd wins with any rod lol
KVD can also win with a 9 inch rod, your point?
KVD can win with a cane pole
Interesting points. Thanks for sharing
I think a longer rod would be advantageous for possibly a resurgence of the float-n-fly for some tough fishing conditions... and maybe a few other finesse techniques. The extra length can be applied to more than just power fishing strategies.
Great information!!
I use 10' and 12' crappie jigging rods to fish from the bank. Where I live there is grass and algae around the edges of lakes so I can make parallel casts or just vertical jig right outside of the plants. I get largemouth bass, white bass, crappie, bluegill/sunfish all day long doing this. Also I get off of about 95% of snags with the extra rod length and angle it gives.
This video is great for learn about fishing and give great advice and tips
Loved some of the questions!
I can't see me using a rod that long! its almost as long as my bass boat, lol!
it seems to be a stamina technique issue. I wonder what the naysayer do when a longer rod starts to dominate on a summer dog days. Maybe they would have to put down the six pack and work on the gym time building the six pack.
i fish in the south and do a lot of flipping around low hanging trees and boat houses and i can see where a 10' rod would not be very efficient for me in that situation.But i can agree with Kevin,i can see the advantages of using it on the big crank baits in deeper water but i don't plan on getting one and using it. i can do just as good with my 7' and 7.5' rods.
Thanks for the feedback mike dunaway! I appreciate it.
may have to try one
Good video. I was thinking about storage & transporting a 10 footer. Understand KVD's reasoning but how many anglers are cranking giant swimbaits or who can cast 85 yards. Can't see me purchasing one.
Thanks for watching Michael Soileau!
I understand all the pros going back and forth. I actually use a 10 ft rod for big swimbaits and glide baits. I also use it for muskie fishing. I love it! It is a beast at first but once you get used to it, just like anything else, its not that bad and it becomes a very useful tool.
Nice to hear thoughts on it..
From the bank, I primarily use 10 & 9 foot rods. There are many more pros vs. cons.
Leave it to Brandon to explain it like we needed to hear! Love that guy! 10' is insane!! Love this question!!! Good Stuff BassResource!! Crankbait and swimbait would be epic on a 10' Rod!!! Never thought of a spinning rod!! Good stuff Jason!!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
Like the truck in the first interview that drove by in back ground that was bass wrapped truck
Awesome can't wait to try them out
great info
Just got a 12ft rod for catching trout on the the yellowstone river action is phenomenal
Awesome. Thanks for watching Velvet Elvis!
Very interesting comments from the pros! I personally will not be using that large of a rod but like some have said. The extra depth that you gain with crankbaits may have an impact in some situations. Great question for the pros to answer!
I really like this question/answer format. Very interesting the different views the pros have. I would like to try one for that old Dee Thomas technique "doodlesocking". It would be awesome to be able to drop a bait into an area where you could never flip or pitch.
Glad you liked it Steve Henry!
Good be great for some--maybe in some fishing situations for myself
I have a dobins 9' rod for swimbaits and love it can't wait for the 10' rods to come out i will be throwing deep diveing cranck baits on it and monster swimbaits!!!!!
Being vertically challenged- not short- I think a 10' rod would be tiresome using it all day. I like the idea when using them for deep diving crankbaits, but I don't do that very often. I think they have their place like all my other tools to catch fish, but I personally will wait to see if my arsenal has to change to include a 10' rod. Keep up the good work Glenn, as always you ask the right questions
Interesting perspectives. I agree there will not be a big demand for this type of rod.
Im only 5'6. I cannot imagine using a 10 footer. I would definitely like to try one out before making a purchase. If they are advantageous then why not add it to the arsenal?
b.warrick3 It's not that difficult. I see short guys using 11-12 footers all day no problem.
I love my 7/11 and my 7/6 don't plan on going any bigger i can make really long cast and get deep enough with them 7/11 flipping stick get way back into the good spots 7/3 frog rod is awesome i agree 100% present with Gerald Swindle G Man
Maybe the better access afforded by the longer rod is offset by the slower turnaround time in cycling through casting etc.
Awesome video guys
Thanks Glenn. As a fly fisherman, I thought maybe a few of the pros might have been excited at the prospect of being able to use a 9' or 10' fly rod. I guess not....
Thanks for watching Robert Scott!
Interesting comments from different pros.
Storage would be problem.
7 3 is the biggest I've used and it was big for me but 10 would be huge . overall awesome video always good to hear info from the pros
I like my 7' rod. think I'm going to stick with it
I think you have to differentiate between wants and needs as well. I'm pretty limited budget wise so I make my few rods work for a lot of different lures, species and scenarios. It can be too easy to fool yourself into thinking you need new stuff to catch bass when maybe you just need to push the limits of your current equipment first. That's from a personal, not tournament perspective.
Hi Kenneth Van Dyken. Thanks for the feedback and support. I look forward to hearing more from you.
i think that a 7' 11" is a great rod but its long enough, a longer one will be difficult to store.
1:55 the guy in the back
He got that technique down...
thats Charlie Hartley.he is a character lol
Brutal_ MeMeS nice profile pic. chin chin bless
I can't see using a rod that long
Practicing his swimming stroke. Luv ya, Charlie!
I would share the opinion that you might see some rods in the 8-9ft pop up for cranking and maybe even flipping and pitching, but I think most guys wouldn't do anything longer than that it just becomes to unwieldy to work a rod that long.
I have not tried the longer rods but I use a fly rod so the length would be worth trying.
I heard great points for and against the 10' rods but it will be up to the individual fishermen and what they're comfortable handling.
10 feet seems pretty big but I don't doubt that someone will use it. I wonder what the shortest rod length allowed is lol
1:26 - That bass truck tho
I love the boat questions because that was my first thought. A 10ft rod wouldn't fit in my boat. I think Swindle said it best!
I have used such rods for deep diving crankbaits with great success!
How would you ship a 10' rod and what would it cost..
What is that guy doing in the background around 2:00 or so? I'm only 5'6" tall....me use a 10 ' rod?????? I don't think I will use them.
He's peelin' off used line and getting his exercise simultaneously. (Read other posts, above)
thanks for the 10ft rod tip makes a huge diffrence.
may eventually use longer rods, telescopic for storage/transport
great stuff
I'm excited for the longer rods. Some of these guys might not be ready. Guys like KVD will make it work and the others will follow or fall behind.
They going to be a two piece or one piece??
great debate
maybe for open water, deep lakes; but shallow weed lakes lots of snags!
Good imfo. from the pros thanks
Wow! There are some different opinions floating around. Personally I don't see my self going much over 7', but I'll never say never! Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching Allan Palmer!
I like the idea of a 9 foot rod like KVD said, about the extra distance he gets. G-mans beard is awesome!
Glad you liked it ron barthelette jr!
I want to try one
Once again I enjoy hearing the open opinions of these pros. They give it to you straight up no BS. Well except for KVD who is pushing his products. But he's one of the best ever so I guess he's privileged to do that.
Good idea,
I think with that bigger rod in play, just like KVD said, it gives an extra 3-4 of depth to a dive. That would make a huge difference.
I live in mass too near abington
I personally think about everyone who competes in Bass Fishing will own a few 10 foot rods ecspecially the guys that get them from sponsors , but I don't think they will get very much use. The rods will probably be put away pretty quickly. I wouldn't mind having a 10 foot cranking rod but my Ducket 7' 11'' cranking rod is pretty good for me. Very interesting subject.....
Interesting video as a weekend fisherman i can not see my need for a long rod also think a 10 ft would be heavier to handle ,storage etc. some pro's will use it. I like Gerald"s coments. He makes sense .
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
that's crazy to think of using a 10 foot rod. I have 2 at 6'10" and have trouble transporting them, storing them etc. cannot imagine 10 foot. Nothing I see myself ever using. love hearing from the pros though!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
The opinions do vary but that makes sense. I had no doubt toward the end of the video that KVD would be in favor of the long rods. That was interesting, that he can cast 75 yards with a more traditional length and 85 yards with a longer tested rod. That's a big deal for a power angler like KVD. The depth the big lures will be able to hit, another 3 to 5 feet of depth, means that more of the water column can be targeted effectively. For tournaments and Classics on lakes that favor the power anglers over the more finesse crowd, guys like KVD should have it tip a bit in their favor. 30 feet longer casts is a whole lot more water covered per cast. A really good video, by the way, informative! Brad
More importantly, they will be able to get the crank down to fish that don't see crankbaits. Instead of fishing the top of a short dropoff, they will be able to crank the bottom after the drop where you used to have to fish a carolina rig or big jig.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
I don't own a large vehicle so I am limited on the size of rods I carry around. The largest one I have is a 7 foot, 1 piece which barely fits in my car with my seats down. The others are 7 foot, 2-piece, 6'6 2 piece, 6' 2 piece(for trout).
Myself will probably not use anything linger than 7'6" - 8. Good point on landing the fish and in most waters, fish are between 8-15' of water and the longer rod and cast doesn't give me an advantage over the fatigue.
Thanks for watching Stephen Trull!
Great video.
Always good to have more choices but don't think I will ever have a 10 foot rod in my arsenal.
Love long rods, opens up fly fishing possibilities.
might try that 8 and a half foot spinning rod. just don't know about the others. My 7'11'' cranking rod wears me out at the end of the day.
Thanks for watching Leo Jeidy!
Thanks again and keep those great videos coming! Can't wait to try those baits out!
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I don't own a boat. So what would be the advantage of a 10' rod?
Nice variation in their choices. But it sounds like small plastic, light line and spinning rod is the way to go. Thanks.
definitely some pros and con's about the 10 ft rods!
Yes storage presents a problem, especially with the average weekend anglers boat, probably leave the 9 to 10 footers for the pro guys!
Man, I'm still trying to figure out how to use a 7.5 footer, a 10 footer would be bananas for me!
I like bigger rods, I'm only 14 yrs old but 7"4 even feels small to me? Would I use a 10 foot rod? Probably not because that seems a little TOO big.
I like my long rod! 😊. I do prefer in all seriousness longer rods. Great video.
I personally do not know if I would like using a 10' rod. I guess a lot of it comes down to personal technique and what your comfortable with.
7'11" is my preferred length for cranking, wobble heads, swim jigs, swimbaits and frogs! Don't have the need for anything longer!
A 10ft'r is huge... I'd try it. Seems awesome enough... 8'6" is the biggest I've used. Caught alotta Silver and Kings.
the long spinning rod seams to be interesting to some of the guys
I agree with Jason about maybe a 8'5 for deep cranking but that's even stretching it. I don't see the point of a 10ft flipping rod.
I have a 9.5' I use for float and fly. And they are right about the longer casts....
I have a 17'10" Champion. A rod that is over half the length of my boat seems crazy.
dave toepper a 17 foot rod?! wana c u cast with it
KVD is using a very small reel for a 9 foot rod. He should be using around 300/3000 size reel or bigger. I use a 4000size reel on an 11' Okuma Rockaway SP surf rod.
Maybe KVD should consult random internet stranger before he buys another reel.
@@KanonMorris There's a video on TH-cam here with Jimmy Huston who shows that when you have smaller reel you will cast less even with the same rod. he shows a 7'6" rod with a 4,000 size reel & a 5000-size reel. the 5,000 size reel will always out cast the 4,000. I'm not some random person on the internet. I'm talking about another professional fisher man would also say the reel is too small for bass fishing. It's a different story if KVD was crappie fishing with a rod that long. Except we know the specs of the rod he's using aren't like crappie rods which are slow action rods that built for small reels.
It sounds like 10 foot rods being allowed will take a while to have much impact on tour. For myself, it seems like it would be hard to utilize fully.
I think the 10 ft rod has some good applications but for me it seems like it would be cumbersome to use and transport. it depends on what kind of fishing i'm doing.