You definitely want to use a longer rod to keep as much line off the water as possible. Lamiglas has a nice jig rod that is perfect for it. They make them in spinning and casting. They're rated for 6-15lb test. I have both the spinning and casting models and they're wonderful. They are very sturdy and I've caught everything from steelies up to big kings on these rods. I'm running 10 lb test and haven't had a problem yet landing fish on it. These rods are 9'6". They're the lamiglass pro graphite. I do believe the lami also has something similar in their 1000 series rods which are more inexpensive then the $144 for the pro graphite.

Good luck and I agree to stay away from the Brownings. They're ok rods, but I have three and have had them break a few times (hence to say that none of these rods are the original I bought) For some reason they just don't hold up. Almost like they've over loaded the rod for it's use or something. I have no idea.

tight lines........

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