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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | TI is proud to announce the release of our new 9’6”, 10’ and 10’6” telescoping Muskie rods!
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Where does it end that's almost double the length of the five and a half foot Fenwick rod I started with many decades ago. I can't imagine trying to net your own fish. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | horsehunter - 10/3/2015 5:10 PM
Where does it end that's almost double the length of the five and a half foot Fenwick rod I started with many decades ago. I can't imagine trying to net your own fish.
You just need the new 12' extension musky net by Frabill  Well, I am sure they are working on it. ha ha |
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Location: Waconia,MN | I've been using the 9'6" for awhile now and i love it great rod. |
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| are they going to make a 9'6" that doesnt telescope?? |
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Location: Waukee, IA | The 9.5 foot XH is my favorite rod. The thing is an absolute cannon that I use as my all purpose go-to. I will buy another when I can justify it (isn't big rubber season upon us?) |
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Location: Land of the Musky | dsqui - 10/4/2015 7:48 AM
are they going to make a 9'6" that doesnt telescope??
Problem with any shipping tube over 108" is that the cost for UPS, DHL, FedEx, etc. A 9' rod that cost $24 to ship with FedEx goes to $80 shipping once it goes over 108" in length. They really ding you for shipping those long tubes... |
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| Do you plan to offer these new lengths in a split grip James? |
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Location: Wisconsin | I have been fishing with the XH and XXH 10'6" rods all year. All i have to say is wow. I have not had any problems netting a fish when Im by myself. There is a learning curve with the use of the rod. You can start your figure 8 sooner and run it deeper. Which helps with not spooking the fish with your boat. The extra lengh makes it a dream to cast and setting the hook involves easy effert. And wont last long. Cant wait to sell them at the shows next year.
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| Does the xh and XXh still compare to the regular 9 footers? |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Dave8121 - 10/4/2015 10:50 AM
Do you plan to offer these new lengths in a split grip James?
Does the xh and XXh still compare to the regular 9 footers?
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No split grips this year. If the rods sell well we will add a split grip option. Just have too many rods right now  They take up a TON of room in my warehouses and they are hard to move around. Got long forks now which helps!!
As for the actions, yes, they are very close. We spent about 18 months on these new roes to get them right. At first they were either way to stiff or the tips had way too much flex. Took a while to dial them in but they are great now!!
Thanks,
James
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| The 10'6" xxh is my go to big bucktail rod. I've had mine for a few months now and can't put it down when it's time to throw blades. It handles anything from 8's up to 13's with no problem. Figure 8's are awesome! Netting fish solo is a little tricky the first few times, but it's better than not netting one! |
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Location: North Central IL USA | I won't be upgrading until the 14 footer comes out. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | cave run legend - 10/4/2015 11:12 AM
Does the xh and XXh still compare to the regular 9 footers?
I had a 9 ft XH and now have a 9 1/2 ft XH. The 9 1/2 foot feels a little stiffer due to being slightly faster action. |
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| I love the little beware of power line sticker on them!!!!! |
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Location: Land of the Musky | 4amuskie - 10/7/2015 7:49 AM
I love the little beware of power line sticker on them!!!!!
LOL it is funny but I can almost touch a 20ft ceiling with the 106 rod. I will test this during the next lighting storm
James
PS-I can already see my obituary... " Here lies dumbass..." |
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| Smokey's on the Bay will carry TI's full line of the new rods. Stop by and check them out next week while the bay is on fire.
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Location: Wausau, WI | James,
I sent you a PM with a question on your 10'6" rods as I'm going to be building a couple. |
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| I just received my 10'6" TI rod in the mail the other day and I can't wit to try it out! I think it is going to be my new go to bucktail rod. Thanks James!! |
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Location: SE Wisconsin | James, I'm going to need that 10'6". I'll get on the horn next week and place the order with you - great rods! |
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| So many guys saying xxh for double tens that I am doubting my plan of buying an XH.
I am looking at selling my slingblade and getting a10'6" to replace it.
How does the xh 10'6" compare to the slingblade??? |
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| its 2' longer so i doubt it compares at all really |
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| I realize it's longer but is it similar in stiffness/action. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Landry - 10/8/2015 7:40 PM
I realize it's longer but is it similar in stiffness/action.
The new rods are very similar in action. They all do tend to have just a little more flex at the tip end but we had to do this so the rods will load up in an even way over the total length of the rod. The longer the rod the hard er it is to perfect unless you just want to make a 10'6" broom stick and that is easy Took a while to get these dialed in but it was worth it!!
James
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Location: Hayward, WI | So with a little more flex at the tip, is the XXH the standard choice for double 10's over the XH?
In the 9 footers I have XH and XXH. I find both work well for bucktails, but if the XH had any more flex in the tip might be just a little on the light side for doing wide 8's all day. |
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| James,
Any plans for a 10' or 10'6" 2 piece rod? Even with telescoping the new ones would be tough to manage in my small boat. A 2 piece would be an easy sell for at least one of me.... |
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Location: Land of the Musky | The XH is still a lot better for D10s for sure.
As for 2pc rods, it would be some time before I made the long rods into a 2pc configuration. Just too many rods already now that I am moving into bass, walleye, crappie and inshore rods. I do see a new longer pole barn in my future though |
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| any plans to offer these with fuji palm seets instead of the traditional trigger. and when will you have crappie rods and what lengths will u have them in??? |
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| Great Rods,James !!!
So do I agree for 2 pc and fuji palm : a very good idea !!!
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Location: Land of the Musky | dsqui - 10/10/2015 6:02 PM
any plans to offer these with fuji palm seets instead of the traditional trigger. and when will you have crappie rods and what lengths will u have them in???
I have been looking at this reel seat. Seems its a YES or NO for customers. About 20% of the people I have asked like them and the rest don't. Once these are out a little longer and if I see a trend with a specific use rod that uses the palm reel seat I may make a special edition rod with it. |
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Location: South-Central PA | James is spot on in his reel seat assessment. They have a cult following (me included), but the majority seem to favor the traditional seats.
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| Jeremy what are the odds that James sends you some of these new blanks to build on? |
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Location: South-Central PA | I have them already.
I sent you a text, didn't it come through?
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Location: Land of the Musky | LOL Jeremy with #1 for getting the new 96, 10 and 106 blanks. He is building me a few right now for the show season. Can't wait to see them. I asked Jeremy to really make them up to be really cool!
http://tuscaroratackle.com/rods/
He should have them at all the shows he will attend. If he has them left by Minnesota I will pick them up So don't buy them! ha ha Technically they are not for sale but I told him to sell them if anyone wanted one. LOL I have no time to fish... 
James
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Location: Wausau, WI | Working on two 10'6" builds right now. Can't wait to try them out. I'll post pics when they're ready.
Jeremy you have a PM.
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| Tackle Industries - 10/11/2015 8:20 PM
LOL Jeremy with #1 for getting the new 96, 10 and 106 blanks. He is building me a few right now for the show season. Can't wait to see them. I asked Jeremy to really make them up to be really cool!
http://tuscaroratackle.com/rods/
He should have them at all the shows he will attend. If he has them left by Minnesota I will pick them up So don't buy them! ha ha Technically they are not for sale but I told him to sell them if anyone wanted one. LOL I have no time to fish...
James
Just ordered one yesterday from him!!! |
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| Just got my 3rd and 4th to build today... Absolutely love the 10'6" xxh!!! |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | What is the length from rod tip to reel seat? |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Cowboyhannah - 10/18/2015 12:20 AM
What is the length from rod tip to reel seat?
The handles are 18" long and the reel seat is about 6" in length so take the length of rod you are looking at and subtract 24" from the total length and that is the length to the tip form top of the reel seat.
For storage, all TI telescopic rods telescope in 18" for transportation and storage. thanks
James
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Location: Wausau, WI | Finally was able to test out my rods. I built these on the 10'6" XH blanks. I used a split grip/surf rod handle design with a 22" butt section (from rod butt to rear of reel seat.) I've only used them for a few hours but my casting distance is better than ever and like others have mentioned the figure 8's are great. So far I'm very impressed.
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| James, how does the 9'6" XH tip compare to the 9'6" XH Compre? Is it just as stiff/fast? Looking for a go to rod for double 8's and small med-large cranks. I like a faster tip for a general purpose rod. I use my St.Croix Big Dawg for my larger applications like Double 10's, large cranks/Jerks etc... |
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Location: Land of the Musky | muskysaloon - 10/27/2015 9:46 PM
James, how does the 9'6" XH tip compare to the 9'6" XH Compre? Is it just as stiff/fast? Looking for a go to rod for double 8's and small med-large cranks. I like a faster tip for a general purpose rod. I use my St.Croix Big Dawg for my larger applications like Double 10's, large cranks/Jerks etc...
Sorry but I have not held one of the 9'6" XH Compre rods yet. The new TI long tele rods are very very close in action to the current MH, XH and XXH actions on the current TI rods. We really tried to get those matched up well so everyone who uses the TI rods will know exactly what they are getting but of course just longer... From the tip down these are really close and then the butt end of the blanks was build onto to make them longer. We did have to reinforce and use different material to make the blanks stronger as the longer you go it exponential for the torque on the rod. So far so good If you go to a musky show and want to take a look at my rods feel free to stop by the booth. |
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| Shawn Gehring those rods looks awesome :D |
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| I can't say enough good things about the 10'6" xxh!! It continues to shine and perform far greater than I expected. Lately I've been throwing big swim baits with it and it bombs them way out allowing me to cover a ton of water in a short period of time with the TranX pg. I stuck another one in the figure eight last night that was way out on the turn of a huge eight that just isn't possible with a shorter rod. Again, a great product at a great price!! I'll try to post some pictures of the ones I've built soon... |
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Location: Land of the Musky | musky513 - 10/28/2015 11:32 AM
I can't say enough good things about the 10'6" xxh!! It continues to shine and perform far greater than I expected. Lately I've been throwing big swim baits with it and it bombs them way out allowing me to cover a ton of water in a short period of time with the TranX pg. I stuck another one in the figure eight last night that was way out on the turn of a huge eight that just isn't possible with a shorter rod. Again, a great product at a great price!! I'll try to post some pictures of the ones I've built soon...
Just remember to not go too deep on a fig 8 Just had a customer break a tip on his new 10'6". He forgot how long the rod was and hit bottom in about 7'-8' of water. What a rod! |
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| Ha! That would suck! I did hit a fish late summer when the water was green from algae on a deep figure 8.... That sucked too!! |
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| Ha! And I thought I was the only one to smash into a Muskie with my rod. Anyway can anyone tell me if storing my rods in the boat in the cold of winter will damage them in anyway? |
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Location: MN | Storage in the cold is a non issue for your rod. The only concern I would have is mice chewing on your handle if they are in your area. I have seen this happe to a few guys. |
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| I put mine inside in the winter. I leave them in the boat until season is over though. I'm not sure if going from a heated shop to the cold and back is good for the blank material with respect to expansion and contraction, especially when applying the load of a pounder or other big bait that is typical of fall fishing. Maybe I'm overthinking it... |
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Location: Smith Creek | Going from cold to hot could cause issues if the blank is fully extended, I would retract the blank after use in the cold, or you may not be able to retract it again till you get it down to the temp it was at previously.
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| Here are a couple pictures of a couple of the 10'6"XXH builds I've done. The blue one is for a friend of mine that I just finished, the black with brown thread is mine...it's a fish catching machine!!
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Location: Land of the Musky | Nice! What size reel seats did you finally get to fit the blanks? I was surprised how big the Fuji reel seats were to fit them Almost needed some saltwater reel seats! ha ha |
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| I ended up using a size 22 and had to ream them a little. There's actually a little spot on the blanks ahead of the seat that's bigger around than where the seat is mounted... I found that a little odd. What seats do you use? |
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Location: Land of the Musky | The TI production XXH rods use a Fuji size 22. I am having Tuscarora tackle build me one with an aluminum guide. That one will be interesting... |
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