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| Any suggestions which one to use. I saw ones made by okuma, tackle industries, and musky armor. I would probably want to stay around $150 or less. Thanks |
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| both my 9' Okuma telescoping rods have been flawless. I use the heavy for big blades and the extra heavy for big rubber. I haven't tried the other ones but all my Okuma work for me. |
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| x2 for Okuma. The 9'3" XH is a great all-purpose rod, and throws plastics with ease. Best part is they save space (telescoping)! |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Really like my Okuma 9'3 XH! Throws big stuff really well!!! Telescoping is nice as well! |
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Location: In a shack in the woods | i like the musky armor rods a lot. i havent played with the tackle ind yet but i am sure they will be quality at a good price like all other tackle ind products. |
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Location: Ft. Wayne, Indiana | The Mike Hulbert Musky Armor rod is what I use. It is light, durable, and you can throw anything on it. Great Rod. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Okuma. Nice rod, great price, great service, and a company that's very well established in the World market. |
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Location: martinsburg wv | okuma is the way to go great service to |
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| i've used the Okuma 8'6 XXH, 9'3" XH, and the 9' Musky Armor/Hulbert rods; they're all good rods with different combinations of power and action.
the Musky Armor/Hulbert rod is a very good multi-purpose rod; the length is sweet for figure-8s and the thick cork makes holding it all day easy on my hands. it's got more than enough power for chucking heavy baits. i like this rod especially for big plastics, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and topwater. i just found myself reaching for it more and more often after i added it to the lineup.
the Okuma 8'6" XXH is the rod i like best for big bucktails. it's strong and has a very fast action that means it doesn't load up during the retrieve or when doing a fast figure-8, so i don't get tired burning bucktails.
i've got a rod locker full of much more expensive rods, but these two rods seem to always end up on the deck of my boat and in my hand...it's great to have good options at an affordable price. a person could do VERY well with just these two rods.
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| Has onyone had issues with the telescoping rods? I always heard that a one piece rod was stronger. Thanks for the replies. I heard good things about the okumas and the musky armor. Thanks again |
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Location: Ontario | I hope you won't consider this as hijacking but any opinions on 9' Shimano Cennan ( Heavy)
for Musky fishing ? Thanks |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | No issues on the Okuma telescoping rods. |
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| sworrall - 10/11/2009 11:30 AM
Okuma. Nice rod, great price, great service, and a company that's very well established in the World market.
Not to derail or hijack this thread. But...curious as to Okuma's great service.
How well/quick does Okuma respond to issues regarding broken rods?
Had a Dipsey Rod of theirs break in the butt section of the rod fishing a size #1 dipsey and a spoon a few weeks back.
Had to have been a freak occurance. Sent the rod back to them. Haven't heard anything back yet.
Just curious. |
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Location: East TN | MACK - 10/12/2009 1:59 PM
sworrall - 10/11/2009 11:30 AM
Okuma. Nice rod, great price, great service, and a company that's very well established in the World market.
Not to derail or hijack this thread. But...curious as to Okuma's great service.
How well/quick does Okuma respond to issues regarding broken rods?
Had a Dipsey Rod of theirs break in the butt section of the rod fishing a size #1 dipsey and a spoon a few weeks back.
Had to have been a freak occurance. Sent the rod back to them. Haven't heard anything back yet.
Just curious.
Have you tried contacting them? I had an issue with a new rod I ordered from them(loose tip), and Mark was quick to get back with me after I emailed him.
Mark's SN = California_Muskie |
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| Mack, you should have asked the shop where you purchased the Okuma rod. I know our local guy will swap it out for a new one for the $10 fee for shipping ect..... Thats the same deal on any Okuma reel too. That is great service!!! |
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| If you can wait, Brad Hoppe, Musky Mayhem Tackle has a new 9ft coming out. I have one and they are the best all around 9ft on the market. Not sure when they are going to be for sale but the wait will be worth it.
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Location: Racine, Wi | After throwing the 9'3 Okuma's since late summer, I have loved using them. I've thrown anything from DDDs to pounders on them, and anything in between. No concerns at all. The telescoping doesn't create any isses as well. The nice thing, is they are easy as heck to transport (I don't have in boat storage yet.....), so when I put them in the back of the Expedition, they aren't wacking us in the heads on the way to the lakes.
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| anyone looking at purchasing a 9ft rod should take a serious look at the new Musky Mayhem rods. I used one this year and am very impressed. |
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| Ive used the Okumas as well as the Hulbert/Armor rod this year and both have great rods. The Okuma lineup offers more of a varity as far as action and size for specific needs, and have a great feature of the telescoping handle if you have short rod lockers or vehicle space problems. The Hulbert/Armor rod is super lightweight, and is designed to be more of a do all rod, with special emphisis on big bucktails and big plastics. Both rods can take alot of abuse. Both brand rods are within the price range your looking for. |
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| Does anyone know what the weight of the musky armor or okuma (9'3" Heavy)???
I see the tackle industries 9' rod is listed at 11.9 oz for the heavy and I'm wondering how they all compare.
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| The Musky Armor is definitely the lightest of the 3. |
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Location: N.FIB | what does the 93xh okuma telescope down to |
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| The butt section on the musky armor is 15" and the tackle industy is 18". Is 18" too much rod in the back end? Seems like the musky armor would be a better figure 8 rod which is what I'm after. Any opinions?? Thanks! |
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| I don't think 18" is too much on the back end and it should figure 8 just fine
TI rods have a warranty......MA has a limited guarantee at best.
Between the two....... my choice would be TI.
James is a stand up guy and stands behind all of his products.
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| Yeah it's nice to get a warranty with your purchase. I was informed that the okuma 9'3" weighs 12.6oz.
Edited by h20wolf 10/21/2009 11:19 AM
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| The Musky Armor rods weigh very close to the 8'6" Big Dawg Tournament Legend.
They are also very well balanced, while the Okuma's seem to be a little tip heavy IMO. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | How much do the MA rods weigh in ounces?
Of course, add a 16 ounce lure, and none are balanced very well anymore. I use rod balancers to reduce my fatigue over the long fishing day. Beav showed me the benefits a number of years ago, and I don't fish without lead on the butt of the rod now. |
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Location: Twin Cities | jsoby - 10/12/2009 3:47 PM
If you can wait, Brad Hoppe, Musky Mayhem Tackle has a new 9ft coming out. I have one and they are the best all around 9ft on the market. Not sure when they are going to be for sale but the wait will be worth it.
Joel S
Have you thrown a Predator? |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | As far as the rod weight for my rod, they are very very light. When compared to other rods, like the Okuma, which is a great rod, the weight difference is instantly noticable. I will get an exact weight soon... |
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| Hey Mike, Is there a warranty on the MA rods? Thanks |
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| Actually James not only stands behind his rods.....he stands on them too!
Check out the pictures on his website.
www.tacklebooty.com
He is literally standing on the handle of his rod. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | I have a Okuma 9'3"XH and it is a great rod for the $$$$ but it is very tip heavy, I use this rod for Mag Super D Dawgs, had the TORO 60 reel on this rod but this combo was just to tip heavy, with a Toro 60 which is only 10.8oz so I put my Shimano CTE700 19oz reel on the Okuma 9'3" and now with a 19oz reel on the Okuma 9'3"XH the rod is a little more balanced. My friend has a Musky Armor rod and I have used it all day long with a ConQuest 400, 12.8oz for the ConQuest and with this reel the Musky Armor rod setup with the ConQuest 400 is very light and very well balanced, and it has nice thick grips, also it has a little softer tip then the Okuma 9'3"XH which I like for castings Mag Super D Dawgs. I have a Tackle Industries rod coming, can't wait. Alot of new rods coming out arond the $100.00 mark, which I think is great. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Here is my test for my extended rod handle design:
http://www.tackleindustries.com/muskypikerods.html
Thanks Pikemaster! You rod is on the way at a whopping 55mph right now 
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | Got my 9' rod from James on Friday and must say I'm quite impressed. It got 6 hours use throwing a big curlie sue and held up great. Best rod I have used for thowing them. Almost had 2, they were hot but not hot enough I guess. Also worked great on big blades and every other bait I tried with the exception of the Mag muskie treat. Throws mag bulldawgs like they are nothing. |
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| h20wolf - 10/21/2009 9:41 AM
Yeah it's nice to get a warranty with your purchase. I was informed that the okuma 9'3" weighs 12.6oz.
wow! 12.6 ozs...compared to the legend big dawg at 10.4 ozs that is 22% heavier! after using my legend dawg for a year or so i purchased a newly released musky rod, whose brand shall remain nameless but it was not an okuma or the musky armor mentioned here, because of its' lower price point and after using it for 2 hours set it down and then sold it within a week. for those that have never used a super light weight rod i suppose it wouldn't matter but once you do it is very difficult to go to a heavier rod because of the huge difference in physical weight...just my opinion...if other brands that claim "light weight" would list the physical weights of their rods they might just sell more! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | A 4 ounce difference I could be worried about. 1.8 ounces, not so much. I just don't think 1.8 ounces in a distributed over a 9' plus rod is that much. How long is the Legend? Is it 9'3" or more...or less? Just wondering. How many guides? How long is the handle? What type of reel seat? End Cap? All of those things contribute or subtract weight.
Balancing the rod makes it feel like it weighs almost nothing, and reduces fatigue tremendously. I wouldn't even think of using a Muskie rod without a balancer on it.
I've even just taped the correct amount of lead in lead 'tape' and even smooshed tire weights to the handle if all my balancers were in use. Beav showed me that a few years back..wish I had known about that much earlier! |
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