schoolie tackle

[Vogt]

I actually used to have one of the 7ft. Premier Croix's. Nice rod, but a bit too stiff for my liking.

[onsetangler]

Originally Posted by Vogt

I actually used to have one of the 7ft. Premier Croix's. Nice rod, but a bit too stiff for my liking.

Would agree with that, however I find when I throw lure that are towards the high end of the rating it has little to no effect. I tend to throw alot of smaller tins and crystal minnows as well as rattle traps. But if you are throwing lighter baits, cocachoes etc. it may be slightly stiff.

[plankton]

My favorite schoolie setup is a 7' St Croix Premier rated 1/8 - 1/2 with a Penn 430ssg loaded with 6# Fireline, great fun for the little estuary fish up here on the North Shore. Throws 4" Fin-S with a 1/4 oz. head/ 1/2 oz. Crippled Herring/smallest X-Rap, as far as you need to. I can also recommend a Abu 4600 with 10 or 15# Stealth, I've got mine on an 6.5' All Star Select rated 1/4 - 3/4, great setup, surprises me that the 4600 is not a more popular reel.

[Sgt_Nutz]

Been fishing a 7' intercoastal ugly stick w/a Penn 4400 & 30lb Power Pro for years now. Caught up to a 39" keeper on that setup. An 8' Tica w/a Stradic 4000 has been my #2 setup recently...

[RickBomba]

I actually go light like Christian.
6' Ugly Stick Lite and 4300 ss with 14# Fireline, been my goto freshwater rod for 10 years and I use it every spring for schoolies.
Got a small keeper on it one year, awsome!
Later,
Rick