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| I have an 8ft rod that is rated for 1-3 ounce lures, I just bought it last year and its a gander mountain pro select... Do you guys think I could possibly throw larger lures with this rod? like for instance lures that are about 4 ounces?? i have some topwaters that are roughly 4 ounces in weight and I was just curious if I would be able to pull off casting these lures with the pro select rod??
Any advice would be nice.
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Location: Hayward, WI | I don't have that particular rod, but I bet 4 ounce baits would be fine. I have a Gander rod rated for 1.5-4, and I throw 5 ounce Weagles with it. It casts them quite well. You might not want to snap cast those baits really hard, but I bet it would cast them with something between a lob and a typical cast. You can usually tell if you are overloading a rod. If it seems like a lot of work, or like the rod is REALLY loaded up on the back cast, you are probably over working it.
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | If it's the same rod that I have, you'll be fine. I also have an 8' Gander Pro Select rod rated for 1 to 3 ounces. I abuse the heck out of it, throwing baits as heavy as about 11 ounces with it. I definitely wouldn't recommend this as I'm sure it's just a matter of time before I do damage to it. But being a bit careful, I've been able to throw pretty much everything in my box with that rod and it's performed great.
Aaron
Edited by AWH 3/9/2009 5:46 PM
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| I have that one, and I've thrown mag-dawgs for one season. Absolutely no problems with it. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | I have an old Gander rod that is way under rated for the Mag SuperDs I throw and it has done great for at least 5 season. |
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Location: SW MI | Wait....you're supposed to read the lure rating on your rod?? Oh well./ |
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| I've heard rumors of a new line up of Gander rods coming soon. Does anyone have any specifics on the rods and the dates they might be coming? |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | We have the Pro Select IM8 and the Tournament Extreme at the top. I believe the XH Pro Select 8' is rated for up to 6oz. I can check tonight. There's no rod out on the market that's better than the Pro Select for $80.00 imho. |
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Location: SW MI | I'm a big fan of the Pro Select. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | The 8' XH IM8 ProSelect has a 6oz rating
The XH 8' Extreme Tournament rod has a 9oz rating. I believe there's an 8-6" as well. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I looked at an 8'6" the other day. They have the Extreme Tournament in a H. Rated for 1.5-6 ounces.
curleytail |
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| Gander Mt Guide - 3/12/2009 8:26 PM
The 8' XH IM8 ProSelect has a 6oz rating
The XH 8' Extreme Tournament rod has a 9oz rating. I believe there's an 8-6" as well.
Do you know if you can cast 10's with the Extreme Tournament or is it to stiff |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | I cast DCG's with the heavy. No probems. The XH might be a litte too stiff, its a heavy rubber stick.
If you're worried about rod flex, try the IM8 Heavy. Its alot more flexible. |
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| Ok thanks I will have to check the Heavy out next time I get to gander. |
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Location: SW MI | I like their muskie rods. I'm actually planning on getting some more in the near future. |
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| The 8'6" is the rod I used last year for 10's worked great. I also have the 8' both tour. ext. The blank is the same as MM bulldog rods |
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