Thumper rod

[TONYD]

What type of rod are you running for a thumper rod(length and action) ?thinking about trying. also do you run wire or mono with it?

[IRISH56]

8' to 8 1/2' MH wire roller rod, Eagle Claw or the like. Mono would stretch way too much w/ 16oz. or so lead ball.

I also use a 10' 6" MH Okuma rod w/braided line as a "Superline" thumper rod (Great Lakes Angler article a few years ago). Advantage for me is the rod length on a 17' boat, I set it parallel to the water just in front of a rigger. Works real well on lakers.

DAN