How exactly do the long telescopic crappie poles work?

Question

I seen one and it didnt have any eyes and it doesnt have a spot for a reel. Can you reccomend a good length?

Answer 1

just tie the line around the tip,hold it out,set the dobber,watch for the bite,lift fish in.look around they make those 11 footers with guides and a small reel seat for ultra light action.tons of fun for all pan fish.cane fishing is what you would be doing with the other rod .although a somewhat interesting method it is rarely used now adays.some of those stlye cane poles are also modeled to run the line through the pole itself thats why no guides show.that may be the style you are looking at.same principle.its called cane fishing

Answer 2

I have a 16' B 'n' M Black Widow telescopic crappie pole and it has the single guide at the tip of it just like how you described. I tied directly to the tip without wrapping it no problems yet. Only problems are each time I use it, gotta take off an inch of line each time I tie a hook on. There's also a clip on the very bottom section (section where the other telescopic sections slide into) that looks like a cleat. When I'm done using it, I break the rod down and wrap the line around that clip. I've gotten, bass, crappie, trout, redear, and bluegill on this rod... er pole... and the line has yet to break.

Answer 3

some do come with reel seats or a reel allready attached.i guess they range from 10-16' in length.
they are made for dropping jigs into brush or beside pylons to catch crappie or other panfish.
with this type of rod u do not cast them like u would a spinning or baitcasting reel.
u basiccaly fish them the same way u pitch a jig bass fishing