Bass fishing, whether it be for largemouth or smallmouth, is a technical sport that often employs many types and sizes of baits. Anglers will often keep many rods in their boat to quickly change out to another technique and keep casting, especially when it comes to tournament bass angling. Our rod lineups allow the angler to specialize in techniques, while still having the ability to fish a wide variety of lures, even with one rod. We build rods that achieve excellent action but are durable for long days on the water.
For spinning rods, mediums are our most popular option. When it comes to casting rods medium-heavy or heavy power are very popular. When we say "heavy" on our rods however, they can still be lightweight, highly sensitive rods...they just have the power to move a larger fish and cast heavier baits than a medium.
As you build out your lineup of bass rods, you will gravitate toward certain rods and certain techniques.
"This is my senko rod and I use these two for cranks. I use that rod only for drop-shotting smallies..."
You'll get anglers that know their rod lineups like the back of their hand, and this helps in getting them into more fish.
The bank angler or boat angler who choose only to have one or two bass rods, must find rods that can work for many uses. You'll find that there is a lot of options in Lamiglas lineup that suit multi-use. The reason for this is the blank taper designs.
Lamiglas' designs focus on tip sections that can cast wider ranges of baits. Some bass rod blank designs on the market are designed with too sharp or too flat of bends in the blank - this loses the dynamic range of the blank.
With a properly designed blank, you can get the most of our your casts, but have an efficient hookset. After this has been accomplished, you need a rod that will bend sufficiently with a fish, especially to keep treble hooks pinned etc.
Lamiglas
If you had to choose only one bass rod.
Why? These rods fall into a line & lure weight that suits most bass anglers well. That medium and medium-heavy range works exceptionally well for fishing jigs, plastics, spinnerbaits, drop-shot and so on. Having a tip section that can cast lighter baits, yet still have lots of power, will result in a lot of bass caught. These XP Bass rods serve those purposes extremely well.
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Popular rod recommendations for Largemouth & Smallmouth Fishing
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Technique |
Models |
|---|---|
Weightless Plastic / Smallie JigNeed: light tip that can load on lighter baits to cast. Ability to fish lighter line. Sensitivity for detecting bites. |
XP702S XP703S XP703C SI703S |
Texas Rig / Carolina RigNeed: Fast, sensitive tip for reading the bottom. Strength for deadly hooksets and pulling fish out of cover. |
XP703S SI703S XP703C XP704C XP734C SI723C SI724C |
Crankbait / JerkbaitNeed: Readable tip that allows the lure to work effectively and keep treble hooks pinned. Must not be over-stiff. |
XP703S XP703C XP734C SI723C SI703S |
JigNeed: Fast action to lift jig quickly and hookset with power. Backbone to pull fish out of cover. Lightweight for continuous jigging on long days. |
XP704C XP734C XP705C SI724C SI735C |
FrogNeed: Ability to cast weight of topwater frogs a long distance with a fast action to react quickly to a bite and pull a fish out of the weeds. |
XP705C SI735C |
Swimbait / Alabama RigNeed: Rod must be able to throw the weight of a swimbait and then have the sensitivity to feel subtle tugs on the bait. Must be able to handle heavier braid. |
XP7105C |
SpinnerbaitNeed: Rod should be able to launch the spinnerbait a long distance to cover water effectively. Tip should be fast although having a little play in the tip allows a good load up on the cast and the bite. Should have enough power to move a fish out of cover. |
XP704C XP734C SI723C SI724C |
PopperNeed: Tip should be fast to make small movements on the bait with ease but also have some flex that gives a good pull on the popper but sinks into the fish. When a fish explodes on the bait, having some bend to the rod is a good way ensure the hooks drive in and stay pinned during the fight. |
XP703C XP703S SI703S SI723C |
Drop-ShotNeed: Ability to fish ultra-light line and cast very lightweight rigs. Needs to be sensitive for feeling light biters, with enough flex to protect the leaders necessary. |
XP702S XP703S SI703S |
