Squarebill rod/reel/line

[PolarKraft195]

What are ya using for shallow cover squarebills:


Dobyns 705CB graphite / Pflueger Patriarch XT / 15lb McCoys copolymer

Dobyns 764CB RM / Pflueger Patriarch XT / 10 lb fluoro (my open water crankbait setup)

I'm ready,
H2O's, KVD's, Xcaliburs, Spros, Rebels, Sissons,


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Modified by OhioChamp183 at 9:37 PM 3/6/2012

[Bazzilla]

I have been throwing squarebills for the past couple years and i have been through 4 or 5 rods to find the right rod , the only rod i use for squarebills now is a powell 706 endurance series . if there is any body up in the air with trying to find a good squarebill rod give the 706 a try u wont be sorry

[fluke1987]

Core 100MG paired up with a Shimano Compre 7' MH Moderate Fast. Throw a little 15 lb test Seaguar Red Label and you are as good as gold!

[mrick]

Dobyns 705CB, Shimano E50, 12 pound Suffix Deep Cranking line, Bomber square bills, Excalibur and Spro.

[Pantera61]

In the ancient days with the old Poe's RC 1s and 3's it was an Abu 4500 and Quantum Tour Edition 7' glass w/12lb Silver Thread ...

Today it's the Abu MGX 7.1:1, a Megabass Super Orochi or Diablo Stage II 6'8" or the Abu Villain 7'1" MH F w/19lb Sunline Defier with O.S.P. Blitz Max and HPF Cranks, LC B.D.S./R.C./S.K.T./R.T.O., Luck E Strike RC2, Imakatsu IK50s and anything else that looks interesting

[lilmule]

I use a custom made glass rod 6 ft 6 in,not expensive about 125 five years ago,30 pd evo as stripers here and drum,pointer 1.5,H20 ,strike king, reel abu garcia like a 6000

[Speed Racer]

1) Dobyns 764CB RM paired with a souped up Curado 100b with Chronarch 50mg spool, Calais 5.0:1 gear set, boca orange seals & carbontex drags

2) Daiwa Steez Flexlite STZ701MRBA-FL paired with a custom painted TD-Z103H with boca orange seals & carbontex drags

[Fishn_Fatboy]

7'4" KVD Tour rod
Daiwa 100m abec9/carbontex
12# berkley big game

[jonmay]

Dobyns champion 684
lews speed spool
30lb stren braid

[zodiak311]

Dobyns 705cb glass, Zillion, 12 lb big game
Dobyns 705cb, Zillion, 12 lb big game

[RodBusterWithAnAttitude]

Dobyns Gen1 Champion 706CB
Shimano Core 100Mg w/Boca OS ABEC 7 ceramic bearings
Super Silver Thread AN40 12lb. CoPolymer

[MOLON LABE]

Around riprap and lighter cover
St Croix Legend Elite 7' Medium Fast
Shimano Core 100mg
12 pound fluoro

Wood and heavier cover
St Croix Avid 7' Med Hvy Xfast
Core 100mg
20lb Power Pro Slick Timber Brown

[mrpao]

Shimano cumara 7' med hvy and Lew's TP1S. #15 trilene big game.

[moodyjeremy]

Quantum KVD tour signature 7' med/heavy cranking rod
revo winch
15 lb p line floroclear in shallow cover or 12 p line floroclear in open water

[Spinnerb8]

Falcon Cara Composite Cranker or Cara CC-5-17. Depends on Cover. Reel is a Chronarch 200 E6 or E5.

[The NHBassmaster]

Abu Garcia Veritas Winch 7' M - A good length that allows long casts or short accurate casts, yet gives enough rod to fight the fish. The moderate action is a must when fishing anything with treble hooks.

Abu Garcia Revo STX 6.4:1 - The faster 6.4:1 is a good choice, 1. Because there isn't usually a lot of torque with the squarebills, and 2. Squarebills are usually fished pretty quickly to force reaction bites.

Spiderwire Ultracast Fluoro 15lb. - Fluorocarbon in tougher, it sinks, and is sensitive - important with squarebills because you can feel it hitting and deflecting off cover. When you feel it bounce into something, that's a great time to pause your retrieve and draw a strike. Squarebills are usually used in cover heavy enough to warrant the 15lb. line.

[JigFshr32]

Dobyns 705CB Glass
Lew's TP1S
15 Lb. McCoy Fluoro

[shakyhead10]

Denali Rosewood 7ft medium heavy crankbait rod/ bps carbon lite gold reel/ McCoy 15lb fluoro..

[barrys]

Duckett 7' med. Micro Magic
Shimano Calais 200
16lb. Magnathin

[bassmd]

St. Croix Mojo Bass 7'4" glass
Shimano Caenan
12lb mono