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| In the Okuma chat you mentioned that you are working w/ Dougj on coming out with a new trolling stick... are these going to be ready for this fall? Thanks! |
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Location: Madison, WI | They are out already. (Link)
http://www.okumafishingteam.com/rods/conventional/evxspecialty.html
https://www.shopatron.com/product/part_number=EVX-T-801H/422.0.15655...
It's called the Canadian trolling rod. It's a nice rod, very solid backbone with a quick tip. I've used mine for both a down rod and planer board rod, worked well in both formats. I also plan on using it for a sucker rod in the fall. If you're planning on trolling medium to large bait I would suggest getting one or two of them. |
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Location: Ontario, California | Phil... Magruter said it best. That is our only "trolling" rod that we have. It was designed by one of our Canadian guys for trolling up there. From what I can gather... most guys in the U.S. prefer a lighter rod for trolling. Something similar to what would be a cross between a heavier downrigging rod and a Planer rod.
I even asked Steve Worrall at the ICAST show what he thought would be a good trolling rod out of the Okuma lineup. After looking through what we have to offer... he said the EVX-C-861H-T would be what he would use.
With that being said...the only true Muslie trolling rod we have is the EVX-T-801H |
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Location: Madison, WI | From my experience the EVX telescopic Rods don't fit in a downeastern rod holders. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | They fit in the rod holdrers, but trolling with then makes the telescopic connection really tight. I had a heck of a time getting the rod to collapse after trolling with them this weekend. |
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New Okuma Trolling Rods? CA Muskie???