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| In a follow up to the last post on "rods" what about pounders? Haven't begun throwing them yet, but think it is going to be a chore. What are the best rods to throw them with? |
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| I have been using 2 rods for the big plastics. The Okuma Evx 8'6" XH and the Tica 8' XH. IMHO the Tica handles them a touch better. |
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| Is there a rod that is versitle enough to through standard size Dawgs up to pounders on or is that just too big of a gap?
What I do not like about some of the big rods 8'6" XH St Croix/Muskie Innovations rods is that they are so stiff and you do not get the rod working for you when fighting smaller fish. Maybe it's just me, but I have lost a few fish in the 36"-40" range on the big St Croix....I would love a little give in the tip, but still have the power to handle the Pound Dawg. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Guest, I am still looking for a "perfect" rod also. I was using a Pro Edge, Edge Series rod until it broke. I liked the rod for up to 12 ounce baits (11" curly Sue). It cast them fairly well, and had great backbone for fighting fish. You could also really rip the baits hard with that rod, which was a great trigger this summer while using the soft plastic baits. The rod also had a nice tip. I even threw some Lindy M/G spinnerbaits with it. The tip flexed well for keeping fish hooked too. However, Keith at Pro Edge said that the blanks in the Edge Series has been made a little thinner, and that is why they are breaking.
To replace it in the mean time (Keith said he will rebuild the rod from him, but since it is a custom built rod it would take a while), I bought an Okuma 8'6" XH. This rod will certainly do what you are wanting it to do. It will cast lighter stuff well. I have been using it for Double Cowgirls, which only weigh a couple ounces. I have also been throwing the 12 ounce baits with it also. I don't know exactly what a Pounder weighs, but I'm sure it would handle them.
The Okuma has a little shower action than a lot of musky rods do. The result of that is a rod that really loads with a fish on. My only complaint is that is a 'little' soft for really ripping baits HARD all day. You can do it, but I think it would be more tiring after a full day than a rod with a little faster action rod would be.
Basically though, the Okuma 8'6" XH would do what you are talking about.
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | See the link below. This is the rod I have been using.
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=44... |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Does anybody make a 12oz rated rod? We go as far as 9oz in the Gander line-up. |
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Location: Bloomington, IL | The St. Croix XXX is rated from 8-20, isn't it? doesn't really fit that versatile rod niche, but its rated for the big boys.  |
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Posts: 556
| i can throw a pounder and a lilly tail easy with my 8'6 st croix premier |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Another vote for the Okuma 8.5'XH. I use a rod balancer with this stick adding enough lead to the handle to make her near weightless. Good rod. |
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| Rod balancers? Who uses those things? 
Got one on every one of my rods. |
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Location: Minnesota | what balancer systems do you guys use?? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Yep, Beav got me using rod balancers a few years back, and I won't fish a rod without one now. Bass Pro Shops sell them. I even make my own from strap lead and electrical tape and small tire weights and tape. Not as pretty, but work great. |
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| I currently run the Gander Musky Tournament rods made by Trophy Tech and am very happy w/them.
Mr Musky
Edited by Mr Musky 10/3/2008 6:06 AM
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