[BoonieMan]

Howdy Y'all,
First, my continued thanks for all the great advice I've gotten on here so far. I did some searching in old threads, and couldn't quite find what I was looking for, so I hope this ground hasn't been plowed too many times.

I recently upgraded to a Prevail 9' (not premium gear, I know, but a lot better than what I had.) My main plan for it is to bait and wait for pomps, whiting, etc., and maybe sling a little metal on occasion. That got me to thinking about the 7' BPS Power Plus I just demoted. I figure as long as I'm waiting for a nibble on the bait, I might as well put the 7-footer to work doing something else, if I can. I thought I might use it to drag a 4" Gulp mullet around, in case I can interest something else that might be swimming nearby, whether it be flounder, pups, or whatever. Problem is, I know that this is not an ideal rod for that purpose. It can barely throw a 3/8 oz. jig head out of its own shadow, so I was thinking about trying a Carolina rig. I'm just not sure how much weight to use. When I've used that rod with top/bottom rigs, it's usually been everything I can do to reach the first bar with 3 oz.

Does any of that make any sense? Is this even worth my time to try? Like I said, I know it's not the ideal rod, but it's what I've got, and I'm just looking for any good way to get a tug on the line. Any and all suggestions are welcome, and I appreciate the help!

 

[Fish'n Phil]

I've never had much luck tossing a Carolina rig...it seems to helicopter. If you want to try for flounder consider a tandem rig whether a speck rig (tie a loop and add a weight) or Skinner rig. Heck even a wire bottom rig would work. For light jigs and lures fished up close I would just use a bass rod.

 

[SmoothLures]

I was dragging around a Carolina rig in the surf just last night. Fleas for the drum family and pompano, and strips of cut bait for flounder. Works great. You don't have to be far out. The majority of flounder are usually in close. I like 3/4-1 oz egg sinkers unless the current is strong, then try 1.5 or 2. If 2 or 3 oz is getting drug around where I can't fish it, time to do something else.

 

[pods]

As Smoothlures said, most fish are really close in. You might need to hit 125 yards with metal to a school of blues blowing up on bait, but usually you can find fish in skinny water.
Took me a couple years to pack away my man pride and cast where my 10 year old does. Now I catch almost as many as he does.

 

[MadDawgJ]

I would keep using that pole like you used to so you can cover two depths and distances. I'll sling my 7' with a hi/low and my 11' to cover more water at the same time. I find that fills the cooler quicker.