Rod Selection

I don’t find the rod action really makes much of a difference when skipping. The only preference I have, is a longer bottom grip. I don’t know why exactly, but a shorter grip just feels off when it comes to skipping. Almost like you don’t get the right leverage. Since you said docks specifically though, I’m guessing you’ll either be skipping something Texas rigged, or a jig. So I would say a heavy action rod. 7’0-7’6. I find a jig to be the easiest bait to skip docks with.
Personally, I hate skipping docks, but I skip a lot into cover. Frogs, Texas rigs, and chatterbaits mostly. I throw a frog on either a 7’6 extra heavy, or a 7’3 heavy. Texas rig on a 7’1 heavy. Chatterbait on a 7’4 medium heavy. They all work fine. It’s more of a practice thing. Getting your reel set correctly, and just learning the right technique plays a much bigger part than the rod.
I know you said bait caster, but if you just wanna get a bait under a dock, and have limited time, a wacky senko on a medium heavy spinning setup is money!

They make a baitcaster for any specific thing you want if you are willing to spend your dollars on it.

Probably so, but I’m not familiar with them. The shimano DC reels are great for learning to skip. They’ll still backlash, but not nearly as much, or as bad as a regular reel. I have quite a few curado dc’s and slx dc’s. I recommend the slx. Cheaper, and I can’t tell the difference between them.

Andy Montgomery designed a reel for Lews that has a shallow
spool for skipping, and he makes his living pitching/skipping.
Team Lews Pro SP. $175 at Tackle Warehouse.

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Best rod for skipping baits under docks with a bait caster?

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The one you can put a spinning reel on. I can and have done it with a baitcaster but if I'm going to be doing a lot of it a spinning setup makes the trip. It's not as accurate (for me) but the lack of aggravation is worth it.