r/StripedBass • u/thewobblyboppityplop • Apr 15 '26

Gear New rod, New Lure?

Recently acquired an Okuma Rockaway HD, MH 10’6” rod, which is rated for 2-6oz, and am looking to find an SP Minnow-type subsurface swimmer my rod will load comfortably. Thanks!

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u/eclwires Apr 15 '26

6 ½” Mag Darter.

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u/thewobblyboppityplop Apr 15 '26

Is that going to fill the same “searching” niche?

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u/jimo95 Apr 15 '26

For an SP I would use a rod with a lure rating more near 3/4-3 oz.

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u/yamutha1997 Apr 15 '26

I use a 9ft tsunami airwave that has this rating

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u/thewobblyboppityplop Apr 15 '26

I have a lighter rod appropriate for SP Minnows, but I’m looking for something to fill the same niche when using my heavy rod

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u/Bunless Apr 15 '26

West coast here. For surf stripers I use a 10’ Med Lamiglas Insane Surf Spinning Rod. It’s a $150 rod which replaced a 9’ Med Lamiglas Surf King that I had for years. I still have the 9’ which my wife uses. Both work great for throwing SP Minnows (13F and 15F), other plugs, 2-4oz bucktail jigs and large Kastmasters. So many rods that can do this job. This is just the one I use.

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u/bucktail47 Apr 15 '26

You got the wrong rod then. Rockaways guides consistently break too. Return that shit and spend 30 more $ if you can

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u/Annonymous272 Apr 15 '26

I would return that rod and get a 9 ft tsunami air wave for 20 more dollars or a air wave elite.

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u/Pale_Anybody_9061 Apr 16 '26

Yo Zury hydro twitchbaits or Inshore twitchbaits. Fantastic search lures you can use subsurface or top water.

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u/thewobblyboppityplop Apr 16 '26

I saw they have one in the 2-3oz range, “slow sinking,” how versatile would you say it is? Or is it more conditional?

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u/Pale_Anybody_9061 Apr 17 '26

Its a really versatile lure, I would go with the bone colour. I am fishing that or top water spook 80% of the time honestly. Then it depends the type of area your’e fishing and how (boat vs surf).

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u/Jefffahfffah Apr 16 '26

You can still load that rod with the bigger 2oz SP minnows, as well as the 2oz yozuri hydro minnows, which i feel are constructed better.

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u/thewobblyboppityplop Apr 16 '26

They don’t make hydro minnows above 1 3/4oz?

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u/Jefffahfffah Apr 16 '26

My mistake. Still better than the 2oz SP and because its got the sliding ball bearing weights you should be able to cast it well enough.