Tuna Popping Rod

Top tuna fishing rod manufacturers produce stand up conventional rods with a composite mix of graphite and glass including fin nor s tidal powerlite penn s bluewater carnage and shimano s terez.

Tuna popping rod.

These flagship offshore popping and plugging rods utilize spiral x and hi power x blank construction. These rods are designed specifically with the tuna popping angler in mind. Cons i feel this rod is a bit too heavy. Jignpop 560 sylvan ave.

Best tuna popping rod jigging world ghost hunter popping rod. Tuna love flying fish and readily come up to the surface to feed. Croix mojo mjjs58xmf 5 8. Throwing poppers and swimbaits are increasingly popular ways to target tuna and with good reason they re incredibly fun and deadly effective.

Once i land a large fish on a spinning rod i am reminded how much i prefer fishing a big fish on a conventional rod. Utilizing shimano s highest performing rod blank technologies spiral x and hi power x grappler type c blanks are 250 more structurally. This lets you make the long casts you need to drop your lure into a school of tuna without having to get up close and personal. While popping rods are not usually the best for lifting a tuna from the depths they still have enough backbone to put the heat on a fish if needed.

A popping rod will be a bit longer generally up to 8 feet. For this reason i am only give it 4 stars. Casting all night took a toll on my shoulders. I have caught a number of tuna close to 300lbs with this rod.

The rod is a powerhouse and very light. Suite 1260 englewood cliffs nj 07632 1 201 568 7702. The graphite in the rod keeps the overall weight down while the glass gives it durability says shimano product manager robby gant. Long specialized rods and heavy duty spinning reels are best for this type of fishing.

After my first fishing trip i compared it to other tuna popping rods in it s class and this one seemed to be the heavier than most. A popping rod is one that is meant to toss swimbaits and poppers on the surface of the water. From budget minded to top of the line these rods and reels for tuna popping will get you on the right track.