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Location: Brighton, Ontario, CANADA | I'm not usually a troller, prefer casting, but occasionally I troll for muskie and walleye
I've got the Scotty ORCA rod holder (2 of them) and a Lowe 165 Fishing Machine for boat. What is the ideal location for rod holders. (BTW I can get extra mounts for the holders)
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| I would not use them for muskies. They will break. I have seen this personally and have heard of countless reports of others having this happen. Stay away from anything made of plastic when trolling for muskies. The Folbe's are not an exception.
Spend the money and buy rail mount Down Easters. They will not break. I have broken pins in the Down Easters but that is an easy fix with a pin from the hardware store. Now I carry extras.
Plastic=bad
Metal=good
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Location: Ontario | I just asked this question and response was that Folbe's are OK.
I would like to know definitive answer
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Location: On my favorite lake! | Got a pair of Folbe and haven't had any problems. They are built really tough. I also have a pair of the Scotty's and didn't have any trouble with them either. I prefer the folbe but with either of them you should be fine. |
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Location: Ontario | Thanks |
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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | You can put rod holders anywhere you want. The rule of thumb I use is this; For running multiple rods with flat lines and still being able to make sharp steering changes keep them all as far back as possible. If you run boards you can mount holders farther forward as they will pretty much prevent making serious steering moves and keep lines out of harm's way.
Learned this by trial and error out on the big lake chasing salmon. There I'd easily run 9 to 12 rods out of an 18' boat with room for more. To run four flat lines I'd use two very short rods pointing straight back and two long rods pointing out at a 45 degree angle so the rod tips are as straight in line as possible. Then you can do every kind of maneuver you can think of and still have the lures running great IF they are tuned to run straight. By adding weights or using deep divers to the back inside lines you can use your imagination on sets and progressively run more and more rods. All you need to remember is for optimal efficiency, you try to set a double "V" configuration. Deepest lures short and in the middle of the spread while you put out more line and run shallower sets as you progress outward. Shallowest sets will be the outside rods and longest lines, deepest sets will be the shortest sets and inside rods.
Even if you are only going to run two rod holders, I'd try to keep them as far back as possible to keep the lines away from the prop if you lose control in the wind or while fighting a fish. The farther forward they are the greater the chance to run them over with the motor if they have diving lures on.
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Location: Brighton, Ontario, CANADA | Thanks
That answers my question.
As for the rod holders (Scotty ORCA) won as a prize at a Muskie Canada outing.
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Location: north central wisconsin | Actually Folbes are the exception, and I (along with many musky trollers)switched to them from my down east two years ago, when I wanted an easier to use, tough, quiet holder. Good luck man!! |
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Rod Holder Placement