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Location: Alberta Canada | Looking to add another rod to the arsenal because it looks like my wife might steal one of my present ones. She has been eyeing it up since our trip to northern Saskatchewan
Do to my location I can’t just go to the store and check them out as options are very limited to none existent so I have to gamble on ordering one in without checking it out
I prefer a rod between 7”6-8”6 and 2piece because it will be transported inside the cab of my truck. I also find longer rods comber some for kayak fishing which is majority of my fishing. I am usually casting jerk baits and swimbaits in the 2-8oz range so h-xh fast action rod
I have been using a rapala musky magnum rod for this purpose that works but I have had to repair the butt already once and it’s really just a meh rod.
Unfortunately it seems like most are 1piece and that is just not an option for me. If I can’t find something to fit my needs it’s going to be time to get one built
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Location: Brighton CO. | You can buy a rod and have cut down is another option. (of course once you cut there's no going back) |
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Location: Alberta Canada | chuckski - 1/29/2023 8:59 AM
You can buy a rod and have cut down is another option. (of course once you cut there's no going back)
I think I will result to having one custom made before that option |
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| custom. Pac Bay makes a 8'3" 2 piece rod that would work well. |
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Location: E. Tenn | I've been using these for several years and no issues..
https://tackleindustries.com/shop/musky_pike_bass_walleye_crappie_fi...
...and have been looking at these..
https://www.thornebros.com/products/copy-of-st-croix-musky-rods-lege... |
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Location: Alberta Canada | twofishy4u - 1/29/2023 7:50 PM
custom. Pac Bay makes a 8'3" 2 piece rod that would work well.
From doing a search this seems to be a blank or is there a finished rod?
Buy a blank and having one made is definitely an option though |
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Location: PA Angler | Just to throw this out there it’s not hard making one. Didn’t want to spend all that money on a fly rod so I bought a blank and kit. Not very hard to wrap just time consuming. Everything else is just glueing parts together. |
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Location: Alberta Canada | Solitario Lupo - 1/30/2023 10:52 AM
Just to throw this out there it’s not hard making one. Didn’t want to spend all that money on a fly rod so I bought a blank and kit. Not very hard to wrap just time consuming. Everything else is just glueing parts together.
Only reason I am trying to avoid building a rod is I have too many hobbies already and I probably couldn’t stop at just one rod lol. You are tempting me with something I have debated for some time
My lure making has already taken over a bedroom in the basement and a shop, I have a room for hunting and fishing gear and let’s not get into bows/firearms
I will need a bigger house if I start any new hobbies |
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Location: PA Angler | Haha. I hear ya. Sure can be some expensive hobbies as well. I got totes filled with fly tying stuff , plastic lure making, and rod building stuff. Now onto a new one with a 3d pen and trying to make lures with it lol. I’m sure a custom one will be very nice and I’m sure you’ll be happy with it. |
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| Try Cabela's or Bass Pro. They have several two piece models in both spinning and casting and 8-9 ft. |
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Location: Alberta Canada | davemp - 6/17/2023 2:52 PM
Try Cabela's or Bass Pro. They have several two piece models in both spinning and casting and 8-9 ft.
I ended up getting a rod custom made using an 8”3 pac bay xh blank and it turned ok perfectly |
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Location: Brighton CO. | Good job on the new rod! It's nice when you have a plain and the plain works out. |
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