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I am about to order two new rods for the coming season. These rods will be bait casting style rods with 12" rear grips and 5" fore grips. One for big jerks and one for bucktails. My rod builder is suggesting that I try a palming style of grip/reel seat, rather than a traditional trigger style of handle setup. The palming style of grip/ reel seat he suggests has no trigger at all.
My thought is that I can see casting, using no trigger grip, with bucktails, but I cannot imagine throwing big wooden baits without a trigger grip. Also, how about when a Muskie nails the lure? Will I be able to hold on without the added feature of a trigger? Is a trigger just for casting purposes? The benefit, as explained to me, is that I palm my reels and my reel holding hand will not tire so easily by the end of the day.
There is also another style of grip, available recently, that my rod builder mentioned. This new grip has a layed back or rearward positioned type of trigger. More like a stop for the base of your palm rather than a true trigger.
I do know that left hand fatigue is an issue at the end of a long day, let alone a long week, of casting for Muskie.
Any comments from guys who have tried these new style of handles would certainly be welcome.
Thanks ........ Dan Miller
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can't say i've tried either one of these other options, although i like the sound of the first one. is it possible for the rod builder to make the custom grip WITH the trigger still in tact? then later if you like it, you could remove the trigger with no issue... just a thought
good luck
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Location: Minnetonka , MN. | On my last trolling rod I had them built it without the trigger . Goes into the rod holder a lot better. | |
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Steve,
The grip/reel seats are molded graphite, made by Fuji. The trigger cannot be setup to be removed and then re-installed if desired. I do not normally cast and do not consider myself good at it. This is why a full week of casting activity wears out my left hand.
TECK,
This was a question about casting rods but thanks anyway for your comment. I fish Georgian Bay all the time. That is where my cottage/summer house is. I am right at Port Severn and can see Lock 45 from my dock. Trolling I have figured out as it is the way to go for my area.
I developed an interest in casting after going to Lake Vermilion, in Minnesota, last year. I went out, on the first day, with a guide called Musky Tom. He sure showed me a thing or two about casting for Musky.
By the way, Lake Vermilion is a superb place to be and I will be retuning there this year. I have already booked a cottage for a week.
Thanks,
Dan Miller
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Location: Oregon | One time I was fishing with a rod as you have described without a trigger for steelhead. Anyway, the fish was not large, maybe 8 pounds or so and I could clearly see it holding in the river just in front of me. I tossed some eggs out to the fish and watched them tumble toward her. She picked up the eggs, I set the hook, and that fish took off so hard and so fast the rod flew out of my hands...no kidding! I have fished my entire life catching hundreds of steelhead, salmon, bass, etc., and this is the only time this has ever happend to me.........I ended up retrieving the rod by the way and landing the fish.
My feeling is that if you are using a baitcasting reel it is helpful to have a trigger because if you are like me you often have your thumb on top of the reel which greatly reduces the amount of "grip" you have. I believe this is particularly true if you are doing alot of casting.......the trigger helps hold the rod in the event something like I have described above occurs. With a spinning reel it's not as much of a concern because you generally have your thumb wrapped down and around the rod at all times.
Best of luck!
Jed
www.bikinibaitcompany.com
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Trigger grips for casting big baits ... are they necessary?