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| I am looking at buying a dedicated glide bait rod in the 7 foot range. My question is how would the tackle industries compare to the st Croix mojo musky. The ti is medium action and the st Croix is fast action and I am curious that if both rods are rated up to 8 ounces if that will cause the one to perform better than the other. Both my nine foot rods are tackle industries and I really like how they handle a fish so I'm just wondering if the medium action of the 7 foot ti will negatively affect my wabulls, phantoms, and mantas. Thank you for any replies. |
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| I know lots and lots of guys like 7'6" rods for gliders but I personally like longer rods for that application too. I use 8'6" and 9' rods for glider like phantoms, hell hounds, mantas etc. I am a big fan of TI rods and Okuma for the quality and the price point. St. Croix is nice because some are made in the USA but your gonna pay. |
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| muddymusky - 3/22/2016 7:23 PM
I know lots and lots of guys like 7'6" rods for gliders but I personally like longer rods for that application too. I use 8'6" and 9' rods for glider like phantoms, hell hounds, mantas etc. I am a big fan of TI rods and Okuma for the quality and the price point. St. Croix is nice because some are made in the USA but your gonna pay.
Just curious I fish baits such as the Phantoms just like any other jerk-twitch bait. Twitch-twitch pause. Which produces a side to side motion followed by that killer pause. At times breaking up the # of twitches and the length off the pause. Why do you call this a glide bait, just wondering? |
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| Because they "glide" side to side if that is what you want to do with them. I see what you are saying though. |
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| One more comment, I don't get too bent out of shape about rods. A TI will catch fish just like a St. Croix and the rod isn't going to make a difference IMO. If I had to choose between a mojo musky st croix or TI, I would take the TI every time. I am sure others will have other opinions on this. |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | I would suggest something with a stout tip. I built a 7'6" heavy out of a st. Croix premier blank. It's fine for phantoms and hang 10s, but not perfect. I HAD the perfect Rod, with a sturdy tip...6'9" extra heavy st. Croix premier. That thing really snapped the hang 10s and phantoms and kicked them side to side, giving them better GLIDE. Find that rod or an older, used avid extra heavy and go with that. Those would be close to price range with the TI and Mojo.
Not really sure a medium or MH would get the job done. Just my $0.02
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| I like a rod with a faster taper for glide baits. I use the 8'6 XH Custom X, it has a longer handle and I grip the fore grip when I fish glad baits so it fishes shorter than 8'6 if that makes sense. The chaos rods have more of a parabolic bend and a moderate-fast taper. I don't think it would necessarily affect the action unless it's a larger/heavier 10-12" 10+ oz. bait then a faster tapered rod would be better suited IMO |
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Location: MN | I'm using a TI 7FT XXH. It works great its less stiff then the St Croix XH 6'9'' classic in my opinion and it does load well on the hook set. |
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| I think it really depends on the size of the lure you plan to throw. I have a 8.5" XH SC that I love for the 8" glide baits, the good thing about a XH rod is you barely have to move the rod tip to get the back to glide because all the force travels down the rod tip and not absorbed by the bending of the rod. However, for the smaller ~6" glides I use a 8' H and again it works great. Long story short I could not just choose one, but I suggest a rod that is at least 7.5' and H strength, your shoulders will thank you later |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | For a strictly glide/jerkbait rod I'd personally go with the st. croix because I don't like how thick the TI handle is and find it easier/more comfortable/more natural to work a glide bait with a thinner handled rod. But gliders/jerkbaits aside, I don't mind the thickness of the TI handle. |
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| Thank you guys for your replies. I appreciate the different perspectives and will be giving the 7 foot to a try. Figure I can't go wrong for a hundred bucks. |
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