What Rocklizard said, although, I'd tell someone to use a good hunk of lead. You want your bait on the bottom, where the fish are. I want to feel that lead dragging across the bottom at all times when dogging. If the boat is run properly, your lead won't hang up, and that lead keeps your bait where it needs to be.

The 1141 rod is a very slow action rod. You want a rod that is light (because it hurts to hold it all day long) and you want a rod that will "load up" on you when a fish grabs your bait. Spinning rods are easier to cast, especially when you get 4-5 rods fishing. You don't need to be worrying about backlashes when dogging.

The Allstar Elite 1141s is a good, inexpensive, rod, that I'd recommend for the casual dogger, or someone who might only get out 1-2 times a year. The Loomis GL3 1141s is another good rod that is lighter than the Allstar, and would be one I'd recommend for the dogger that's starting to get more serious. The Loomis IMX 1141s is expensive, but is considerably lighter than the GL3. If you can afford one, this would be my recommendation for any serious dogger. The Loomis GLX 1141s is just too darn fragile. You'll break it, guaranteed. Not my recommendation.

There's a trade off between reel size, line capacity, and reel weight. If you boondogg all day long, lighter is better. But, if you use the small reels, and break off a few times, now you have no line left to properly cast, etc. Oh sure, you should always bring extra spools, but this is a pain. On the small side I'd say a 2000 series Shimano. If you want to go a little larger, I'd recommend the 2500 Diawa series. I've switched over to a Diawa 2500 Capricorn. Seems to be a good reel, although it's not as light as I wished.

If I were side drifting, I'd use a much lighter lead, as you are not using your boat (as much) to influence your presentation. You try to keep your boat in line with your presentation. If you don't have light leads, you'll hang up in an instance! I'd also use a faster action rod, maybe something in the 1082, 1083 and even 1143 range. You want to be able to set the hook as soon as you feel the fish. You're not really letting the rod load up on you, like you would if you were dogging.

Just my .02 worth.