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| What should I look for when buying a rod for the really heavy lures, esp huge rubber baits like the pounder.
Legnth - I would guess no less than 8 feet for bait control and casting distance?
Action- needs to be stiff but able to load when casting?
what else am I missing?
How long is the cork on your favorite heavy lure rod? Longer cork for longer casts better figure 8's?
anything else?
really looking for input from guys who throw these heavy lures often.
thanks
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Location: MN | The St croix legend tourny 8'6"xh is what I use for pounders - 2pounders and it works great. I had thorne bros add 4" to the handle to make the rear handle 18" the extra length gives me better control on fig 8's and makes it easy to cast huge baits. |
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| Tooth Tamer Rods would be my vote. The 8' XXXH will handle baits from 8-48 oz. This rod really with stands the abuse of using heavy baits check out there website at http://www.toothtamerrods.com
Captain Doug Kloet
http://www.dougkloet.com |
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Location: Oshkosh | Another vote for the St. Croix Big Dawg. Works for big rubber, but also makes a great double ten rod!
Peter |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Add another for the St. Croix Big Dawg! Best big bait rod ever! Split grip gets my vote!
Edited by Jsondag 4/19/2010 2:48 PM
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| thanks for the input.
What is the length of the cork on a Big Dawg? Can you really load the rod and try to bomb cast a pounder?
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Location: Price County WI | Tooth Tamer Jawbreaker |
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Location: On my favorite lake! | Big dawg is really great. You get what you pay for. |
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Location: MN | wildwwood - 4/19/2010 4:19 PM
thanks for the input.
What is the length of the cork on a Big Dawg? Can you really load the rod and try to bomb cast a pounder?
14" rear handle the rod loads great and hucks a pounder a mile. I would say to have the 4" added though it makes a great rod even better. |
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Location: Price County WI | Tooth Tamer Jawbreaker has a 18" rear handle for those long casts. IMO at $149.99 your getting a lot more then what your paying for... |
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| Musky Innovations 8'6" Monster heavy 8-40oz baits
Great rod.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: Wausau, WI | Tooth Tamer XXX Jawbreaker. It doesn't only throw 'em it sets the screws to 'em like no other rod. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Another excellent choice; Okuma EVX XXH. Great rod at a great price. |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | Tackle Industries XXH Mega-Heavy rod will also do the trick. It's a rod built for throwing heavy rubber. |
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Location: syracuse indiana | TACKLE INDUSTRIES RODS MEGA OR THE MAG ALL THE WAY...bill |
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Location: Smith Creek | BIG DAWG OR PREDATOR XXH |
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Location: Des Moines IA | I really like my Okuma 9'3 XH, handles the big rubber nicely, and comes with a lifetime gaurentee. Affordable, Telescopic handle, and Great Customer Service as well. |
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Location: Chicago, IL | Okuma EVX XXH is my choice too
Can't go wrong with it. |
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| 9'6"PREDATOR XXH is awesome for the big stuff. I picked mine up at the MN Musky show along with a 9'3"PREDATOR MH for the smaller stuff. The nice thing with having Thorne Bros. make the rod is you get what you want in handle length and action.
It's the olny way to go! |
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Location: Bonduel WI | St Croix Big Dawg or Muskie Innovations couldn't tell you the length's but the St Croix Legend Tournament is available in a split grip model. I've used on split grip and loved it i would never go back to a full grip, especially on a musky rod. |
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| 9'3" Okuma XH works great for big rubber |
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Best rods for lures over 10oz?