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Location: Eagan, MN | Thought this might be kind of fun to see what everyone is using this season.
8' Diamondback MH / 7000BG - topwater, smaller blades (might put a 400cte on it)
8' Diamondback H / 7000BG - suicks, sqrly burts, wtd topwater
8'6" Steel 20 / Trinidad 14 - big blades
8'6" Steel 25 / 7000C3 - cranks, plastics
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | 8'6" MI Super mag/7000 SSC3 - Mag Super D's/Mag Shad's
8'6" MI Mag Swimait/6600 SSC3 - small/med cranks/reg Super D's
8'6" St Croix Premier/6600 SSC3 or 7000 C3 - gliders, topwaters, cranks, jerks, any plastic, large bucktails
7'6" Maina/7000 SSC3 - cranks/small plastics, spoons, jigs
7' Berkley Lightning Rod/6500 C3 - gliders, wtd topwaters
6'6" Daiwa Beefstick/Penn 109 - Spoonplugs of any size |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | 9'2 St.Croix Slingblade custom by Thorne Bros, Shimano Trinidad TN12
9'2 St.Croix XHF Legend Tournament Custom by Thorne Bros, Shimano Calcutta 700B
9'6 Thorne Bros Predator XHF, Daiwa Saltist 20LW
9' Thorne Bros Predator HF, Daiwa Saltist 20LW
8' St. Croix Legend Tournament MHF, Shimano JDM Calcutta Conquest 400 ISO
8' St.Croix Legend Tournament Mega Swimbait Bass rod, Abu Garcia Revo Toro 60
*8' St.Croix Premier HM, Shimano Tekota 500LC
*11'6" St.Croix Surf KT pro edge custom, Shimano Torsa 20 Narrow Spool
*= Trolling rods
Jerry Sondag
Headshaker Guide Service
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Location: Oswego, IL | Holy Crap Batman! Nice set up there Jerry!
Im somewhat new so keep the laughing to yourself, lol:
8'6 Slingblade/Saltist 40 Levelwind - DBL 10's Etc..
8' Compre/ Toro 60 - Jerks, Gliders, toph20s, medium bulls, etc...
7' Muskie Avid/Record 60 - downsized bucks, up to 9" suicks, small stuff really.
** Extra reel- waiting for another rod to put on---custom 500 tekota, from Ronnie's, with levelwind and auto engage
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Location: Davenport, IA | 8'6" XH legend tournament for plastics (millionaire cvx-253a)
8' MH premier for bucktails and topwater (induron x-400)
7'6" MH premier for crankbaits (trion 56)
7'6" MH cabelas fish eagle 2 for small stuff (millionaire cvx-253a)
7' grandt XH for jerkbaits and walk the dog topwater (curado 300DSV)
8' catfish special live bait/trolling (Penn 209)
6'6" invincible xcel live bait/trolling (garcia hybrid)
6'3" guide series competitor live bait/trolling (penn 109)
7' guide series advantage live biat/ trolling (magda 20)
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Location: Medford, WI | Jon, that's an awesome setup for being somewhat new. I've been into this for 3 years now and only have:
8" XH Shimano Compre / Calcutta 400B - Pounders, 2x10's, suicks, topwater, etc.
6'9 St. Croix Premier / Millionaire - Jerkbaits and jackpots
7' Old Fenwick / Guide Series 66 - Basically a sucker set up
That's about it right now...quite a few more reels that go on some old rods once in a while for sucker rods. I also have a rand new 8'6" XH Tica Musky Rod that I'm looking to sell if you want to match it up with your Tekota Jon!
I definitely agree about being jealous of Jerry...someday...right now, college doesn't allow me to spend as much as I want.
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| Fig Rig Tooth Tamer 7'-6" MH Muskies Inc edition w/Shimano Cardiff 301 - small bucktails, small spinnerbaits
Fig Rig Tooth Tamer 7'-6" MH Muskies Inc edition w/Abu Record RCN61 - bucktail/spinnerbait
Fig Rig Tooth Tamer 8'-0"H w/Penn 975 - Double 10's, Mag Dawgs
Fig Rig Tooth Tamer 8'-0" MH w/Diawa Millionaire - topwater
Fig Rig Tooth Tamer 6'-10"H w/6500C4 - Jerks and Gliders
St Croix Premeir 6'-9"H w/7000HSN - live bait |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | That is a sweet set-up for a beginner - Here is a look at an addicts garage!... My garage... My buddy saw this thread and thought I should show you what you have in store - The Rod holders on the ceiling were my wife's Idea, She had a great idea for reel storage as well... I'll take a pic later!
For now you can enjoy this one.
Jerry Sondag
Headshaker Guide Service
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | Jsondag - 4/30/2009 4:48 PM
That is a sweet set-up for a beginner - Here is a look at an addicts garage!... My garage... My buddy saw this thread and thought I should show you what you have in store - The Rod holders on the ceiling were my wife's Idea, She had a great idea for reel storage as well... I'll take a pic later!
For now you can enjoy this one.
Jerry Sondag
Headshaker Guide Service
What is your address??  And what days and times is there generally no one home??
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Location: Land of the Musky | Jerry-You have an addiction. I can help you go further down that dark path. email me soon 
Love the rod idea BTW!
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Location: Eagle River, WI | I have a collection that is about 1/4 of what Jerry's is, in the basement. My wife counted the baits that are just hanging and not getting used the other day. She asked me why I needed 178 musky baits that I didn't even use. I asked her why she needed 37 pairs of black shoes that she doesn't even wear. She turned and went upstairs. I slept on the couch last night.
Anyways, back to the original post:
8'6" Legend Tournament BigDawg / Abu Garcia Revo Toro 60
8' Musky Innovations Magnum Bulldawg / St. Croix AC 300
8' St. Croix Premier MHF / St. Croix AC 300
7'2" St. Croix Premier MHF / Abu Garcia 5600 C4
The last rod is almost exclusively a gliderbait rod. I like to work gliders with a downward pull and I've found that this length with a high speed (6.3:1) reel works the best for me. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | And you can't even see the 9 lakewoods, 4 dunwright, and 7 Just encase boxes that are full- Not to mention there are 4 Gladiator 3'X6' rolling storage cabinets full of stuffed Plano's.... I need to have a garage sale:) Not to mention I need like 5 more rod racks.
Jerry Sondag
Headshaker Guide Service
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| 8' 6" XH Thorne Predator/ Revo Toro for cranks,rubber,double 10's
8'6" Thorne 25 Steel/ Induron for double 10's
Both of these are new so they will be used for several differant types of lures to see what works best.
7'9" St. Croix Tournament Jerk/Revo toro for jerks and wtd.
8 ft Diamondback heavy and med heavy for smaller stuff and back ups.
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Location: Eagle River, WI | If you need a place to store that stuff from may until ice-up I will store it for you free of charge. All you will have to do is pay the shipping.
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | welldriller - 4/30/2009 6:02 PM
If you need a place to store that stuff from may until ice-up I will store it for you free of charge. All you will have to do is pay the shipping.
Even that deer looks like he's amazed at what he's seeing, and he's DEAD!! |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | 9' Heavy Thorne Predator/ Toro 60
8' Thornes C Series/ Shimano 400 Corsair
7'10" G Loomis/ Okuma Induron 400 IDX
7'6" MH St Croix Premire / Shimano 300 DSV Curado
8' MI Monster Mag/ Shimano 400 Corvalus. |
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Location: Not Where I Want To Be | 8' MI Monster Mag/ 7000 Pro Rocket = Rubber
8'Fenwick Techna AV / Curado300 = Topwater
8' MH Lamiglas / Induron 400 IDX= Topwater
8'6" Loomis Steel Franks Custom / Saltist LW40 = DCG'S
7'6" Diamondback H Frank's Custom/ Revo 60HS = Jerks and Gliders And WTD |
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Location: Not Where I Want To Be | 8' MI Monster Mag/ 7000 Pro Rocket = Rubber
8'Fenwick Techna AV / Curado300 = Topwater
8' MH Lamiglas / Induron 400 IDX= Topwater
8'6" Loomis Steel Franks Custom / Saltist LW40 = DCG'S
7'6" Diamondback H Frank's Custom/ Revo 60HS = Jerks and Gliders And WTD |
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | 8' St. Croix Premier heavy w a 400B calcutta
7' 6 St. Croix Premier Heavy w a 400 cardiff
7' St. Croix Premier Med Heavy w a 400 cardiff
2 8' Heavy action Cabelas whuppin sticks w 209 Penn LCs |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Years ago, I had a nephew visit. He wanted his own rod so we stopped at Cabelas and he picked out a Whuppin' Stick. That thing is iron clad. I now use it to do things like - jack up my truck, shoot pool, hack down trees, cane trespassers, and just everyday ordinary stuff. It still has all it's guides too. |
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9' calstar luna
9' viper saltist lw40
8' mh st croix luna
7'6" h st croix st croix
8' st croix glass diwa sealine |
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| Love the garage Jerry!
My line up
8'6" Hamerod/Calcutta TE 700/ big blades big rubba.
8' MI Super Mag Rod/ Calcutta 700B/ blades and mags
7'6" Fig Rig MH/ Calcutta 400B/ Bucktails
6'10" Fig Rig Hvy/Abu Record/ Jerks,Gliders, cranks
8' Fig Rig Hvy/ Diawa Sealine L27/ Jakes, Granny's (trolling)
Many many more that just dont get used enough to mention.
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I've got like a dozen PM's about it since I posted the pic. May start a forum tomorrow about garage spaces!
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| If anybody wants to see even MORE impressive pics of Jerry go to MuskyLINK.com and click on Member Jerry Sondag and look at his 90 sum sum fish pics. They are just unbelievable. You must not even get excited when you stick a four footer......... hee hee hee.......
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| 8'6" Fenwick Elite Tech / 7000iHSN
8'6" Fenwick Elite Tech / Morrum 6600
8' Fenwick Elite Tech / Toro60
7'9" Fenwick Elite Tech / Toro 60
8' Fenwick TechnaAV / Toro 60
7'6" Fenwick TecnaAV / Toro 60
9' MI / 7000i when I need to throw something obsenelly huge or if I need to do some pole vaulting.
8'6" and 10' Abu Workhorse Dipsey Rods with 7000iLC's for trolling. |
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Location: Southern W.Va. | 7' Shimano Compre heavy action / 6500 C-3 Jerkbaits, topwaters
7'2" St Croix med. heavy action/ 6500 TCM crank, spinnerbaits and topwaters
7' Southbend heavy action/ 6500 C-4 larger bucktails and jerkbaits
6'10" Gander Mountain Guide series med. heavy action/5500 C-3 ligher bucktails , lighter topwaters, smaller crankbaits.
The 6'10" and the 7'2' get the most use .
Mauser
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Location: Des Moines IA | 8'6 Okuma XH Abu 7000
8'6 Okuma H Abu 7000
8' All Star H Abu 5500
7'6 "Weagle Rod" by Pro Edge Abu 6600 Ultra Cast
7'6 Lami XH abu 6600 C4
(2) 7' St. Croix XH Glass trolling/sucker Rods, Okuma line counters
Seems more and more, the Okumas take the bulk of the abuse, except for jerkbaits, where the Lami get's the nod. The Weagle Rod is just that, pretty much always has a weagle on it.
As a side note, if you want to become insanely jealous of a rod collection, talk to Slamr .........
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| 8' St Croix Premier H with Catala 400, 80# Stealth (Mag plastics & big crankers)
7'6" St Croix Premier MH with Cardiff 400a, 65# Steath (Jerks, cranks, dbl blade bucktails, Suicks, plastics, big surface baits)
7' Guide Series MH with Cardiff 400, 65# Stealth (big spinners & single blade bucktails, small surface)
7' Guide Series MH with Catala 400, 50# Stealth (Smaller baits, gliders, spinners, jigs)
Two older 6'6" Ugly Stiks with Ambassador reels (live bait)
I only have two boxes near full..... I'm jealous!! |
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Location: Smith Creek | LTM86HF/AC300A
LTBC80XHF/Calcutta
AM76HF/Calcutta
PM79XXXHF/ABU 7000 (need to upgrade those)
AM69HF/AC300A
*CC76H/ABU 7000
*SWC76HF/ABU 6600
*Glass trolling/live bait
I'm afraid my wife's going to have a garage sale the next time I take off for a fishing trip.
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| 8'6" St Croix LTM slingblade - Professional Edge custom/Diawa Luna
8' St Croix LTB mega swimbait - Professional Edge custom/Diawa Luna
7'9" St Croix LTM lip stick/Abu Record
6'9" St Croix Avid/Abu Record
7'6" BPS Pete Mania/BPS Pete Mania reel |
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Location: Madison WI | I was planning on having 6 rod ready for opener only to find out last night that both my abu C4's are busted. I am hoping I can hit up the store and get one more reel today but the current setup is:
6'9" MH Gander Mt Guide Series/ Abu SSC3 6600 Topwaters and cranks, small bucktails
6'6" MH Gander Mt Guide Series/ Abu DS 5600 (piece of crap reel) Livebait
8'0" XH Pete Mania IM6/ Abu Toro 60 Bigger bucktails/ topwaters/ jerkbaits
8'6" HF Tica/ Abu Morrum M5600C Dbl 10's/ swimbaits (all purpose rod) |
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| 8' MH St. Croix Premier/Diawa Luna or Abu 7000iHSN depending on the day-topwater, small bucks, cranks
8'6" ProEdge/Daiwa Saltist 30HA-most everything
8' MI/ABU 7000ic3-plastic
7' St. Croix Triumph/Abu Record-Jerks
7' St. Croix Premier MH bass rod/Calcutta 250-rattle baits, small twtiches, small spinnerbaits |
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Location: Oswego, IL | Jerry, once again good stuff! Welldriller- TV, Lures, deer, is that also a sleeping bag out there now?lol! thats for sure what i will need if I decorated the garage like that. So funny, and totally right about comparing a womens addition to ours, RIGHT ON! I will tuse that next time, but make sure I have a helmet on before anything comes out of my mouth! I think the craziest thing is how much $$ I have spent and I still feel like I dont have much at all. As far as lures, I have 1 big Lakewood with all brand new lures, and four smaller boxes, thats it, maybe a total of 75 lures, but s$$t at $20+ a pop adds up quick. I make sure I had the right catch and release stuff before I started spending too much money on lures. Crazy expensive hobby, next year I will have a new boat, so I guess once thats in the garage it will hide everything else I buy.
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Location: Hayward, WI | I have:
1 - Okuma 8'6" XH/Okuma Indurion: Big Rubber, double 10's, all purpose
1 - 8'6" Hamer Rod/Okuma Red Isis: Big Rubber, double 10's,...also seems fairly all purpose
1 - 8' Gander MH Tournament Extreme/Okuma Induron: Topwater, jerkbaits, regular bucktails
Being built:
1 - 8'6" H St. Croix Premier being built by Pro Edge. Will be paired with an Okuma Induron. Sounds like a good rod for double 10's, probably a good all around rod.
On their way to my door:
1 - 8' H Shimano TDR/have a 20 series Okuma Magda for it: Trolling
1 - 7'6" H Bass Pro Catt Maxx rod/have a Gander Linecounter for this one: Trolling and sucker aplications
1 - 7'6" H Bass Pro Power Plus rod/ reel?: HOPEFULLY a trolling and sucker rod, but I have no idea if the rod will fit the applications or not. For only $25, it would be nice if it does.
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | 7'9" M GLoomis/Okuma Induron 250 -
7'10" MH GLoomis/Okuma Induron 250
8' H Professional Edge/Okuma Induron 400
8' H Diamondback, Custom from Frank's Custom Rods/Abu Garcia 6500CL Big Game
8'6" XH Lamiglas/Okuma Induron 250
8'6" H Diamondback, Custom from Frank's Custom Rods/Induron 400
8'6" H Okuma EvX/Okuma Induron 400
8'6" XH Okuma EvX/Okuma Induron 400
(2) 7'6" H Steve Worrall (classic)/Okuma Magda 30 Lincounter - Sucker Rod
(2) 8' MH Shimano TDR/Okuma Magda 30 Lincounter -Down rods for trolling.
(2) 10' Heavy Okuma Mooching Rods/Okuma Magda 45 Lincounter - Planer Board Rod
(2) 7'6" MH Okuma Classic/Okuma Magda 20 Linecounter - Downrigger Troling
And I think I have a few more laying around from years past that I can't remember and don't use. |
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Location: The desert | Cane pole. I like to make musky fishing more challenging since it has become too easy. |
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| 8'-0" St. Croix Avid H/Calcutta 401TE
7'-6" St. Croix Premier MH/Luna 301
7'-6" Diamondback/Luna 301
6'-9" St. Croix Avid H/Cardiff 301 |
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8'6" St Croix Legend Sling Blade HF / Shimano Trinidad 14 (big bucktails fast)
8'0" Shimano Calcutta Inshore HXF / Shimano Calcutta 400TE (big bucktails slow)
8'0" Pro Edge Edge Series XHF / Shimano Curado 300dsv (jerkbaits, rubber, topwater)
8'0" Pro Edge Diamondback MHF / Shimano Curado 300dsv (small bucktails, inline topwater)
7'9" St Croix Legend Lip Stick HMF / Shimano Curado 300dsv (cranks)
trolling:
(2) 8'0" Shimano TDR / Daiwa Sealine 27LC (trolling)
(2) 7'0" Berkeley Lightning Big Game / Daiwa Sealine 27LC (trolling/live bait)
reels in need of a rod:
Shimano Curado 300dsv
Okuma Induron 400LXa
Abu Garcia 5500 EXT
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | Jsondag - 4/30/2009 10:48 PM
Years ago, I had a nephew visit. He wanted his own rod so we stopped at Cabelas and he picked out a Whuppin' Stick. That thing is iron clad. I now use it to do things like - jack up my truck, shoot pool, hack down trees, cane trespassers, and just everyday ordinary stuff. It still has all it's guides too. ;)
O yes they are tough as nails. I drive them into the water 2 foot trolling at 5mph and my buddys always ask if i'm worried about breakin them, i just laugh!
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Location: Eagle River, WI | A new boat is a great place to hide all of the baits you buy.
If you have a memory as bad as mine you can hide your own easter eggs. Everytime I go in my boat it's like christmas all over again. |
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| Main reels for this year: Abu Toro 60, Saltist 40, Luna 300, Calcutta 400, Induron 400
Backup/Guest reels: (3) Gander mountain 66's, (3) Shimano Corvalus
Rods: Mostly St Croix Premiers (8), one Avid, a Tica XH and a Okuma XH |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Below is my wife's great idea for reel storage. Need another couple though.
If there is a rehab I don't want to know about it.
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(2) 9' Pro Edge DB's
9'3" Pro Edge DB
9'0" Pro Edge Sling Blade
9'0" Pro Edge Legend
Reels...400 TE, Saltist 40, Trinidad 16n, (3) Penn 975s, (5) 6600 Morrums, Maina reel, 7000 HSN]
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9' Thorne Bros G-Loomis 25 Steel/Trinidad 16n
9' Thorne Bros G-Loomis 25 Steel/400 TE
9' Franks Custom G-Loomis 20 Steel/400 TE
9' St Croix Mega Swimbait/Luna 300
9' Franks Custom Calstar/Garcia 7000
9' MI Magnum Bulldawg/Garcia 7000 or Trinidad 14
Trolling/Suckers
2 8' St Croix Glass/Sealine 27/47 linecounters
8'6'' Custom Thorne Bros Glass/47 Daiwa linecounter
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Location: Hugo, MN | Jerry,
There are a couple of men in white coats that are on their way to your house. Go with them...they're going to help you. |
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| Not being smart guy's but this is 2009! Why don't you fellas just make a big sign that says "ROB MY HOUSE" And please note, No disrespect to anyone!!!!!
Brian
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| 8' 10" croix legend mega swimbait w/ curado 201 dhsv w/ 65lb fireline braid
8' 10" croix legend mega swimbait w/ luna 300 w/ 80lb fireline braid
8' 10" croix legend big dawg w/ luna 300 w/ 80lb fireline braid
for me these three cover everything i want to throw from small mepps musky killer bucks up to heavy plastics and everything in between... |
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| "Rob my house"...
Better make sure I'm not home, though, because fishing is just one of my hobbies that you can enjoy outside in the wilderness. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | esoxaddict - 5/4/2009 3:38 PM
"Rob my house"...
Better make sure I'm not home, though, because fishing is just one of my hobbies that you can enjoy outside in the wilderness.
Ditto to that - Concealed carry and semi-auto's are a beautiful thing. |
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Location: Irvine, KY | 8' H St. Croix Premier/ Luna 300 (Big blades, Big rubber... bigger stuff) **
8' MH St. Croix Premier/ 5600 C4 w/ clicker (Small bucktails, small cranks, spinners... smaller stuff)**
7' XH St. Croix Triumph/ 5600 C4 (Jerks, twitch, gliders)
7' 6" BPS Mania/ 6500 C3 (Backup)**
** Trolling as well
Flambeauski... how do you like that 7'9" XXXH Premier? Thinking about getting one of those.
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | They are all built with SCVI graphite mesh, but the Predator's solid 9' blank makes it a bit more parabolic than the Sling and the Dawg. It seems the power rating would go as such -
4. Big Dawg
3. Predator XH
2. Slingblade
1. Predator H
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | The sling may have too soft a tip to get the action you may want. The St.Croix Jerk or the Lipstick may serve you better. The XH predator would work great though. |
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Location: MN | 8ft. Musky Innovations Super Mag w/ 40 Saltist (big rubber/big blades)
8ft. Gander Mtn. ProSelect MH w/ 14 Trinidad (Blades Blades Blades)
7ft. St. Croix Heavy w/ Calcutta 400B (topwaters/jerkbaits)
7ft. 6" Rapala ~ Flipping Stick w/ Shimano Corsair 300 (Jigs)
8ft. Shimano TDR w/ Okuma Convector (trolling big minnowbaits)
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | SLightly stiffer. It will work well for you - Although, I always liked the 8'6" Big DAwg for that stuff! Looking forward to pitching some big baits with the Predator. |
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Location: In a shack in the woods | 8'6" mi 4 to 16oz with shimano tekota 600
9' mi 4 to 16oz with shimano torium
7'6" loomis 1 to 3 oz with an old abu antibacklash til I can afford new tekota in a couple weeks.
7' heavy bass pro rod with pflueger president for light lures.
Not bad for a rookie IMO. LOL
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Wow, Spallgard, you must either fish some great bass water or some insane hammer handle ponds! I've never seen so many 5500-6600 abu's in my life. Either that or you found one heck of a garage sale! JK |
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Location: Red Wing, Minnesota | deleted.
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Location: Eagle River, WI | Easy gunpowder. Jerry was just making an observation. He wasn't taking a shot at your gear. I wish I had all that stuff, I'm always scrambling to put rods and reels together when I am taking people that are new to the sport out. If I had an arsenal like yours I don't think I would have a problem putting something together for them. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Yeah, just kiddin' fella! |
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| Jerry,
Are the predator rods also built with ART and IPC technology like the LT series? Thanks. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Yes - The same materials and same technology - Whenever it says GUEST, how come I always feel like it's a trap? |
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| nobody use compre?? here mine
2 7'6" h compre with calcutta 400 and curado 300e. glider, jerk, midsize cranks, spinnerbait
1 8'0 stcroix, pmh/low profile plfuenger wpl. topwaters
on way to door; 1 8'0" MI super mangum/calcutta 400-for mag dawg.
hopefully to add 1 or 2 trolling/sucker at end of the season..
jerry......i m so jealous of your rods/reels! |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I used to use the Compre's until I started snapping them left and right - and they hassled me about replacing them so many times. St. Croix's are so much better in quality and service. Not to mentioned made in the USA.
If you really want me to change your jealousy to pure insanity, I can list my entire musky battery for you? I just did an inventory for my accountant. |
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| jerry lets see it |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I sold everything.
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Location: Not Where I Want To Be | Dude Thats messed up
Did you win the Lottery? |
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| Jerry,
That is crazy! How do you decide what rod and reel to use? |
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Location: Oshkosh | That is insane. Now I have something to show someone that says that I have to much stuff, I appreciate it!!!!
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | This rod battery has been accumulated over a decade - All my older rods have either been sold or broken. I have a starting 6, then some rods get subbed in depending on the pattern. Plus, several of these I use as client and travel rods. It's a pain trying to fly with a rod over 8'. I do sell some every once and a while when some new stuff comes out - But since joining the St.Croix prostaff, I have only sold my non-St. Croix and some custom stuff. I have sold and replaced about 10 rods this year alone. |
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| Good lord....u have more rod/reel than underwears I have in my dresser! |
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| Jerry, are you a trust baby ? |
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| Jsondag---wow quite impressive. Nice tackle. All from prostaff job? I think I'd like to get into that---what are these companys looking for? Qualifications? Experiance? Education ? I've been chasing muskys for 8 seasons now and been pretty successful 50 is my best. I've won 2 walleye tourneys so I have the fishing experiance...it looks like a good deal and all especially the tackle. I could change jobs and fish full time.
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Not trying to be a jerk, but Prostaff deals aren't just for people who know how to fish and want a deal on gear. Anyone can catch a fish. It is more about being a positive image (as a guide or tourney pro) for the company you are representing - I think one of the thing's that I bring to the table besides being gregarious is the fact that I have a pretty extensive fishing history (pleasure, professional and tourney) - From ponds to great lakes to oceans - I've tried and accomplished quite a bit. From Blue gills to billfish, with musky being my favorite. It hasn't been cheap and stuff isn't free.
As for the "Trust Baby" reply - Don't ask a question that could be construed as demeaning if you are too cowardly to post your real name.
This will be my last reply to a post / question by a "Guest".
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| Jsondag---no no you didn't sound like a jerk. I was interested in the aspects of prostaff. Thanks for the reply. I was wondering since musky are so seasonal, do travel to the warmer climates and guide offshore...like is it part of I prostaff gig? |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I still do a lot of offshore fishing - however, the last few years, it has been minimal due to expos / seminars and whatnot. I hope to put more days on the ocean in the future. Going to Fla. Saturday - Hope I have time to get out! |
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| jerry: you go through alot of equipment-- so you need alot I guess. Do you use the same lineup when you pursue billfish? Getting your clients in 5 to1 or 10 to1 situation must be a trip, 400lb swordfish on a musky rod...for me thats just a sweet dream. I know the reels don't have the line capacity so you back the fish down, right? The saltwater must take the real toll on the equipment , so you got to be ready when the season opens |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I haven't really busted out much Musky gear offshore - I have caught Bonito on casted Fuzzy Duzzit's though - and had a cuda eat and break a really old topwater. As for rods, for marlin we have always used conventional saltwater gear from
20-130# stand-up and sit down set-ups. For sailfish though we use XH spinning rods and 12# mono. All my saltwater buddies bust my chops hard because of the heavy duty gear we use - And of course the reply is, it's not the weight of the fish that determines the combo, it's the weight of the lure... As for landing big billfish, it's all about stamina and a good captain. The handling of the boat is all that really matters - a lot of times the angler is just winding line while the capt. backs down and fights the fish with the boat. And for the saltwater deterioration part - a lot of freshwater gear wouldn't last a week out on an offshore boat - just the moisture in the air will eat away at it. |
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| Do musky guides charge more if you use their rods ? |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | No, actually, depending on my clients gear, I encourage them to use my stuff. Of course, I have rods and reels that are primarily for client use. I would never charge extra for the use of my gear - Even when they backlash four times and snap off four new dawgs... |
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| jerry,
how long have you been guiding? |
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| I heard he's a pretty new, like started last year. However a good fisherman. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | This is actually my 5th full season of guiding professionally. In '00 - '03 I would just take out people here and there, no advertising. Just word of mouth. Back then, I hadn't really built up enough confidence to guide the way I wanted to. Plus, I was still spending months at a time on offshore boats in Florida, Mexico, and the Bahamas. After permanently moving to MN and a few 100+ fish seasons I felt ready, and in '04, I made my first brochure and advertised locally. Because I am a "Local Guide" and not a traveller... And not on Mille Lacs , I didn't receive the recognition of some of the other guides out there. I didn't have a website (which is in the works) and I don't have a bait company (not in the works) - So I flew under the radar for a long time. Then a few published photos / articles - The exposure of EA and the Big blades Mayhem DVD and all the sudden my blip on the radar showed up. It has been a blast ever since. The last 5 years have yielded little in $ and a lot of bumps, but heavy in great fishing, great clients, great friends, and a reputation as Knee-a put it, " a good fisherman", that I hope will always be there.
I did however just come up with the name "HEADSHAKER" last year! |
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| Ahhhh....jsondag, a marina rat. Those were the days, uh ? I spent 3 years at Honokohau and 2 black marlin seasons in Cairns before moving "up the latter". You know i.e., choppin' bait for chum, chasing for 80kgs of ice, kissing the Cobbers arse and basicly the captains butt boy. Alot of fisherman who haven"t gone offshore don't understand 30 stiches from a 'hoo, being tail whipped by a mahi or a billfish taking a 1/4 inch of flesh off the forearm (never been stuck though, you?) How about a Cobber fighting a grander for 9 hours and you run out of drinking water! Licking the blood of a fresh caught skipjack sure is refreshing, you know. Those experiances are priceless. I think the musky guys are special, there's many of these guides (who are good) haven't ventured far from the lake. The clients want more. Not just some local guy or a rich guy with a nice boat. Clients want to hear the stories. js, tell your story they will come, your book will be filled. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Yeah, I have a motto... It is kind of self-absorbed sounding but it is a valid point - "CAN YOUR GUIDE FISH?" There are so many guides for so many singular species. Because of their focus on one fish, they aren't fisherman in the definition created by guys like Hemningway, Grey, and even Goudy. I love muskies, they are my passion, but I have had 30+ years of experience of chasing fish in both fresh and salt. I have seen a lot and have stories of life, love, death, and glory on the water. It has been a hell of a ride - Hope it continues forever.
Those days will always be burned into my soul - I have an opportunity to go out on the GBR for 2 weeks in August. I'd rather go in September but hey.... Can't go anyway though! And yes, I have been stuck - right in the chest by a pacific sail off Acapulco. The bill went in about an inch, right above my nipple - It was a short fight, the fish was losing it's color, and I leaned over the side after I had wired it. I grabbed it by the bill, and the C&H Alien was lodged in the base of it. I pulled it back to get at the hook, and.... I don't know if I hit a nerve or what, but that fish powered up and lunged. Stuck me right in the chest. It was about a 130-140 class sail. So it had some power.
Every fisherman alive should see heaven on earth - This is what heaven looks like-
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