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| I have heard so much about what makes a good trolling rod for cranks and spinners. Could I get you ideas on why you fish the rods in your boat? |
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| I use 7 foot medium-heavy action rods for trolling Winnebago. I like them because they have a good backbone for pulling in larger walleye and they keep the planer boards steady in the water. I believe many people use 8 ft medium action rods. 8 footers are too long for my liking. |
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Location: Orland Park, IL | No expert here, but I used a daiwa wolf something or other. 7'10 medium heavy. Very nice. Its a two piece, but get this, its breaks just above the reel seat, about 5 inches or so. Pretty nifty.
Also, have used the rapala long cast 7 foot one piece medium heavy. Really like the rod. Good backbone, nice tips. Worked well with boards. On sale at BPS for $20. Seems like a pretty good entry in the trollin world.
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Location: Green Bay, WI | I use the St. Croix PGT80MM. They are 8 feet with a telescopic handle. I like the eight footers because of crawler harness and the leader length. Anything shorter would be hard for handling fish boat side. These rods also handle running boards very well.
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| I like a longer rod, and I also like two piece rods. For years I used Diawa 8 1/2 foot 2 piece rods, medium action, with a fairly slow tip. These rods were great for trolling boards with cranks or spinner rigs. Had plenty of backbone for handling bigger fish, and yet soft enough to keep my boards under control. Lots of times, I notice the strike in the rod, before I notice the board.
I'm going to be working with Kevin on a two piece in-line rod this year. I like the two piece as they have been easier to store. I have some rod socks made to fit. Great way to store them in the boat. |
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | I'm a big fan of the Gander Mountain Guide series for planer board type presentations. I just purchased four 9 ft. rods to go withe the four 8 ft. rods I already have. At around $40 each they are a great deal.
For leadcore I use longer dipsey diver rods. I have 6 that vary in length from 9-11 ft. and I also have two for using as inside rods that are 8 ft. I usually pull leadcore with planer boards on the outside rods only. |
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Location: upper michigan | I run a couple of 8' 3" ugly stick rods. I like these rods because they are soft and will absob the head shakes of those monster eyes. Not to mention ugly sticks are nearly indestructable. |
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| PGT80MM from St. Croix hands down. As Doug said in an earlier post these rods are telescopic....great for rod lockers and long leaders. they break down to about 6'6''. Now retail price may be a little high for what you are looking for ($130) but they are backed by St. Croix's no nonsense 5 year warranty. I have been running some of these rods for more than 5 years and if you ask anyone I fish with I am pretty hard on my rods and reels since I fish everyday. 90% of which is done trolling either Winnebago or most of all Green Bay. I also run a dozen of these for leadcore (6-3 color and 6- 10 color)and they work great. I also have tried these on downriggers for salmon and they work but it is not a great idea to run a 130 dollar rod for Salmon fishing. By far these are the most versitile trolling rod on the market so that may weigh into the price decision a little bit. A little more bang for the buck. |
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