Technique-Specific Gear

Purpose-built rods, reels, and tackle designed for dedicated techniques. Flipping sticks for heavy cover, drop shot rods for finesse, frogging rods for topwater, and specialized setups that excel at one thing. When you're ready to dial in a technique, this is the gear that performs.

Why Technique-Specific Gear Matters

All-around gear works for everything but excels at nothing. Technique-specific gear is built for one purpose — and it does that job better than anything else. The right power, action, and features for the technique. No compromises, just performance.

What You'll Find

Flipping Sticks: Heavy power, fast action rods for punching heavy cover. Backbone to drive hooks home and pull fish out of thick vegetation.

Drop Shot Rods: Light power, extra-fast action for maximum sensitivity. Feel every tick and subtle bite on light line.

Frogging Rods: Heavy power with backbone for setting hooks through thick frog bodies and pulling fish out of slop. Built for topwater power fishing.

Crankbait Rods: Moderate action for treble hooks and parabolic bends. Forgiveness that keeps fish pinned during the fight.

Jig Rods: Medium-heavy to heavy power for solid hooksets and working jigs around cover. Sensitivity to feel bottom and detect bites.

When You're Ready to Specialize

Start with all-around gear, then add technique-specific rods as you develop skills. When you fish a technique often enough to justify dedicated gear, that's when you upgrade. Specialized gear makes you better at what you already do well.

Best For

• Flipping, drop shot, frogging, and crankbait techniques
• Purpose-built gear that excels at one thing
• Anglers ready to dial in specific techniques
• Maximum performance for dedicated applications
• Taking your fishing to the next level

The D&F Way

We keep things simple, honest, and respectful of the water. If it's in our store, it's something we'd fish ourselves.

Nothing extra, nothing wasted. Just solid gear for good days on the lake.