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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hi everyone,
Have not done much trolling at all in the fall and may give it a try this year. Being in MN, I only have one rod I can use by law.
What is a decent trolling rod and what length would be suitable? Plan on putting on an older level wind reel with a good clicker...
Thanks
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | St Croix 8' premier glass is what I really like. |
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Location: Elk River, MN | 8' Shimano TDR Heavy. Runs about $30 works great |
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Location: Wakefield, MI | I run 8' TDR heavies with Okuma Coldwater 31 reels for trolling muskies. No complaints yet. |
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Location: Ontario | TDRs Heavy with Okuma Convectors CV30 for me as well  |
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Location: oswego, il | Good ones above the berkely big game, you can buy it at walmart for 22 bucks has a nice long butt end you can tuck up unxer your arm. I also have an abu garcia workhorse rod i really like. |
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| Ugly stick tiger rods.
Best trolling rods in my opinion.
I run 8 footers.
Medium heavy for out rods. Heavy for down rods. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Espy - 10/17/2017 12:22 PM
8' Shimano TDR Heavy. Runs about $30 works great
Cant buy the things anywhere it seems. They are all sold out. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Thanks everyone... gives me some options to go with. Been a long time since I have used some sort of fiberglass/composite rod...
Thanks again!!
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| I agree that tiger rods are nice, but I can't find any 8' except for medium light. Do they make a 8' mh or heavy? |
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| Sorry, I need to correct myself.
My rods are 7 feet, not 8.
And they are medium, and medium heavy.
Guess I should pay a little more attention.... |
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Location: Oregon, WI | Did you try Sportsman's Warehouse or Cold Water Tackle, both show as "In Stock"??? |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | V18 - 10/20/2017 6:58 AM
Did you try Sportsman's Warehouse or Cold Water Tackle, both show as "In Stock"???
They are not in stock, in either store.
Thorne Bros also says in stock, order one and get a phone call saying, backordered until January. |
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Location: St Paul, Minnesota | Thorne Bros just got some 8' Heavy Denali "Bottom Feeder" e-glass rods in. They have more backbone than the TDR's and are only $50. Definitely worth a look. If I didn't have my two St. Croix Premier glass rods I'd probably go that route.
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Cloud7 - 10/23/2017 11:01 AM
Thorne Bros just got some 8' Heavy Denali "Bottom Feeder" e-glass rods in. They have more backbone than the TDR's and are only $50. Definitely worth a look. If I didn't have my two St. Croix Premier glass rods I'd probably go that route.
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good to know |
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| Cloud7 - 10/23/2017 10:01 AM
Thorne Bros just got some 8' Heavy Denali "Bottom Feeder" e-glass rods in. They have more backbone than the TDR's and are only $50. Definitely worth a look. If I didn't have my two St. Croix Premier glass rods I'd probably go that route.
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you like trolling with a trigger ? |
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Location: St Paul, Minnesota | You mean the trigger handle (standard baitcaster handle)? If so I guess I don't mind. It fits in my Down-East'ers just fine and is all I've ever known.
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