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Location: Bloomington, Illinois | Just looking for a bit of advice on the best rod for trolling...at $200 or less....thanks. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Just spend the extra $15 and get the best or a G-Loomis MUR946C-TR. It is 7'10" long and made of graphite glass combination that will last you a lifetime. |
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| the gloomis troll is a great rod. i have one and have no complaints, no hassles, nothing. it has been extremely dependable.
the st croix 8' glass and the fig rig 8' glass both make good trollers as well.
really depends on the action you want. there is FAAAAAAAAAAR more tip action on the gloomis, and i would consider it truly a fast action. the fig rig and the st croix load moderately through the length of the blank and i wouldn't consider either a "FAST" action by any stretch of the imagination. there is very little "tip" action on either one.
that said, it depends on how you're going to use it, but for versatility i would stick with the gloomis. all three are great sticks but if i had to have 3 of only one model it would be the loomis.
-MNmatt |
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| If you're just trolling, a good rod is the musky ugly stick. I know several pro fisherman that put multiple 50's a year on the ugly stick and they swear by them. $35 value --you can't beat it. |
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Location: Bloomington, Illinois | Thanks for your input guys....You gave me plenty to think about at three different price ranges...
matt |
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Location: Kawarthas, Ontario | Okay same vein....
What rods that can reallyhandle the big baits like the 18 - 24" sizes?
I just finished making a few baits - one weighs 511g and the other is longer, but somewhat lighter. |
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| Give Thorne Bros a call or check out there website at www.thornebros.com. They make a 9'0" Trolling rod from a St Croix blank that can handle baits that big. We use them for 18" Wishmasters and they work great. They will run you right around $200. |
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| The 8' St. Croix Classic Cat is a broom stick. It should handle any bait. I can troll 10" believers on it with no problem. |
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Location: Minnetonka , MN. | Thorne Bros custom rod is the way to go. I have 2 and they are great.  You get to have it made the way you want it. |
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Location: Barrington, Il | The Loomis rods Richard talked about can handle the biggest lures. Also are great sucker rods.
Jeff |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Check out the 9ft and 10ft heavy CatMax rods from BPS. They are $60 and as stiff or stiffer than many 3x as pricey. I have been using them all season with no complaints. Great rods for jigging fuzzy's and pulling suckers too. |
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