Sac-a-lait Rod and Reel Suggestions

It looks like the rods I use are no longer being sold, but this is the same reel and the same length/action rod I use.

I'm no pro, by any means, but I've enjoyed the light action and the short 5'6" rod. Kids have enjoyed learning to use a spinning reel on these too, and have caught a lot more fish than they did when they were using their $20 Zebco combos and couldn't feel the fish.

Something like below with 4lb test makes crappie fishing more fun, IMO.

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6 foot zebco 33 combo. Never had an issue, the extra 6 inches of rod allows you to handle the bigger ones better..............



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Those 12 foot set ups always intrigued me but I never pulled the trigger on one.

I prefer a 6 ft one piece rod with a small spinning reel. I found a few Wally marshall ones on clearance recently at Academy and they have been great for me. But I don’t think they carry them anymore, at least the ones I bought.

I have this small micro lite spinning reel from Cabelas/Bass Pro that has been really solid.
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I spool mine with 6lb Trilene XL smooth casting.

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sac-a-lait rod and reels

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How do you target them?

Your rod and Reel needs will vary considerably depending on how you're fishing for them.

Soaking a cork and shiner? Casting a road runner? Vertical jigging in deeper water on tops? Perch jerkin shallow cypress trees? Shootin' docks?

Last year I was in the same boat.

A year later and now I shop Japanese fishing sites for BFS, own multiple Gekkabijin SV TW reels, and several Dobyns ultra finesse rods.

One of things I miss most about Louisiana is hitting the sac au lait in the swamp. I had a couple of ultra lite five foot ugly sticks with eight lbs test and a collapsible 10 foot jig pole just in case.