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| it is getting to be that time of year for me to start using the slow rising, "death rise" jerk baits.
last year i had great fall using weighted suicks, triple d's and the ez-riser from lakeshore lure (awesome new bait). found it at the milwaukee show last year in the stealth tackle booth
been using the bass pro maina rod but the handle broke on it and am looking to get a new rod ASAP!
thinking of the Hulbert 9', Okuma 8'6" or a Tooth Tamer?
can anybody give me some feed back or direction on any of these rods?
heading north in a few days to give those death rise jerks a work out!!!
thanks
claudio
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| forgot too mention that i will be using fuzzy duzits too
i amthinking the longer rod might make them easier too use
more leverage...... less effort to wiggle the fuzzy?
no doubt they take their toll on a guy after hours of yanking
thanks again
claudio |
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| definitely consider the 9' hulbert/musky armor rod
you can use it for jerks, big rubber, big bucktails, gliders, top water....and fuzzy's
great all around rod.....mike can get you one real quick too
there are pictures of the rod on his website too
www.mikehulbert.com
the maina rods are known to break at the handle.....upgrade to hulberst
you will be glad you did
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| The Hulbert 9' is a great rod. As everyone has stated before me it handles everything. I will be ordering one more real soon. Just have to keep it hidden from my wife. It is tough, when it shows up at the door in PVC. |
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| take at look at the okuma rods. Maybe the 8'6" XH. I have the XXH and it strong but more for pulling large baits and blades. The XH may be the ticket here as its not so "pool que" like.
At $119 with a lifetime warranty it's hard to beat. |
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| i've tried out a number of the new value-priced rods available this year. i think each of the ones i've handled offer people a pretty good rod at very affordable prices. i've got a number of high-end/expensive rods in my boat that are great and that i use for very specific purposes; the Okuma and Hulbert casting rods have been getting equal time with them because they work well too. i've also switched to the Black River rods for trolling and live bait for the same reason: rods that do what i want them to do at an affordable price = good.
most recently i've tried out the 9' XH by Musky Armor, the signature series one developed by Mike Hulbert. some people love Mike and some people don't. none of that matters in whether or not he designed a good multi-use rod: he did.
like any 9' rod, it makes figure-8s a thing of ease with plenty of reach to bury the bait deep without having to bend over very far.
i would describe it as fast action and extra-heavy power. the majority of the flex is in the first 2.5' of the rod, flattening out into the beefier main section. it loads up smoothly and relatively easily - it's definitely not what i would call extra-fast. it feels strong and well-built, with plenty of power for casting heavier baits. it also comes with the "fat cork" made popular on the high-end Pro Edge rods, something that makes handling it all day less stressful on your hands.
i found this rod to be plenty capable of casting any lure in my tacklebox, from small spinnerbaits up to pounder bulldawgs. if you were going to choose one rod to cast a wide range of baits, this would be a fine option.
when using double-10s at moderate retrieve speeds it worked fine; when burning them i reach for a rod with a faster/stiffer tip such as the Okuma 8'6" XXH.
for me, it's best application seemed to be standard-size bucktails and spinnerbaits, large plastics such as pounders, dive-rise jerkbaits, crankbaits, and in-line topwaters. it has the right combination of power and action to excel when casting these, and it's nice to have one rod effectively cover such a wide range of lures.
it's good to have options, and this is a good one.
Edited by lambeau 9/29/2009 2:46 PM
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| I am interseted in the Hulbert rods you are writing about but can't find them. I looked on Hulbert's site and Musky Armor and see no rods for sale. Can anyone point me to them? |
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Location: lansing, il | EsoxPox - 9/29/2009 3:58 PM
I am interseted in the Hulbert rods you are writing about but can't find them. I looked on Hulbert's site and Musky Armor and see no rods for sale. Can anyone point me to them?
Your best bet is to give Mike a call. 419-553-6570 . the only place that i know that has some in stock is Fishing Connection in Tinley Park Illinois.
Edited by muskihntr 9/29/2009 4:14 PM
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| just remember, you will be able to cast those jerks farther too
really dude.....i mean it
no dude, for real
farther than you thought possible
totally awesome.....man
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9' rod- jerk bait rod?