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Location: Elgin, IL | Will be attending Chicago Show. Would like to add a Jerkbait rod to my collection and have been thinking of one being 8' . Any ideas that could be helpful. Thanks |
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| I'll go first...I'm sure this is going to be lively discussion.
It's the age old question/arguement (same as "Ginger or Mary Ann"). I'm not sure you can find an 8' Jerkbait Rod - although I question what qualities are desirable in a Jerkbait rod.
I use a St. Croix Premier 6'3". My only complaint is the rear grip. Why, oh why doesn't St. Croix doesn't make a longer, full cork rear grip on their muskie rods is just beyond me.
I've been very happy with the performance of this rod.
Pat
Brookfield, WI
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Location: South-Central PA | I like an 8'er. I have 8'6"s and 9's for everything else but I find it easier to give the jerkbaits a 'tap' with a shorter rod. When I use a longer rod it ends up being more of a 'pull' which doesn't seem to impart the same action as a 'tap'. Am I making any sense?!?
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| Love the 8ft St Croix Legend Tournament Top & Tail for a jerkbait and topwater rod- light and fast. 9 ft for everthing else. Pricey...but great rod. |
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Location: Elgin, IL | Makes sense. Thinking of having something that would give me some reach on side of boat but able to perform with these given techniques. Thanks |
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Location: Okoboji | 7'9" mh fenwick elite tech |
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Location: Canada | I'm using the 7'6" St.Croix LT split grip with a Revo Toro HS and absolutely love using it for gliders. I use this even out of the little tinner we occasionally fish from. |
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Location: Esbjerg - Denmark | Here in Scandinavia we typically use short rods for fishing jerkbait/gliders.
My favorite rod is a Strike Pro (Swedish made) of only 6 feet and casts 150 gram (aprox 5 oz), and i love it - I feel that I have a totally different contackt to the bait, whit a rod this short, and it's also easyer to just "twitch" it. Our baits overhere are somewhat different from yours to - Typically they weigh 2-3 oz, and are rarely more than 8 inches (so my rod is more than heavy enough).
I have written an article on my website about jerkbaitfishing "The Danish Way", at: http://www.ondfisk.dk/jerkbaitfiskeri.html (Ondfisk is Meanfish in Danish). There is an google-translate button on the side panel, and altough google isn't perfect, it might make sence to you anyway - Use it if you can 
Ronnie Bull
www.ondfisk.dk |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Smaller jerks & glides I tend to use a 6-7' stiff rod. I too miss the longer handles on these rods. I generally throwing a Technica, again stiff rod. I can twitch a glide bait and not have it move towards me just by the "in contact" feeling. I blew a good fish last year by going with a long rod that had less feeling. I saw the fish but never set because I thought she wiffed the bait. Then I looked at the teeth marks on the bait. It was super fast, and I was waiting for any feeling of lost contact with the bait. Never got it. This year back to my shorter "in touch" rods for the spring. |
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| Musky Innovations 7'6" XH Pro series is the best jerkbait rod i have ever used. i use it for side to side topwater also.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: Québec, Canada | 7 foot xh lamiglas musky rod |
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| I realle HATE fishing jerkbaits with long rods, i fished a couple of days with an 8'6 (fished mostly rubber on that day).
I use a 6'9 but anything around 7' is fine |
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| I wouldn't go smaller than 7'6". You'll get better hook sets and longer casts. I've tried 8'6" and 9' rods, and I was not a fan of those. An 8' used to slap the water slightly in the previous boat. The new one sits a little higher, so I may be going to 8' rods for the future. |
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Location: Michigan | I have a diamond back and a g-loomis; both 7'6" customs from Frank. Love them both, but prefer the DB. Light, but still has a backbone. Awesome rod! I have a couple st.croix premiers in 7'6"' and they are built like a brick SH, but they are much heavier than the others mentioned. But then again, half the price... |
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Location: Davenport, IA | I used to use a 7'er til I had a guide break on it one day. I was forced to use a longer rod. Its difficult at first bit once you get it down, you won't go back. I'm currently using a gander pro select 8'6" xh. I like a little give in the tip for jerkbaits. |
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Location: Oshkosh | I use a Musky Innovations 8'6" 2-10 oz rod with a Toro HS and love the setup.
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | I run either a 9' TI XH, 9' H Predator or a Loomis 8'3" H depending on bait choice and conditions |
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Location: Elgin, IL | Seems we have a few opinions here.  . Figured rod would lead towards a 7'6". But also seems that there are differences in lengths. As one had mentioned about boat sitting high on water, that's what made me think of longer rod than the traditional. Like the input. |
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| Flo Meister - 1/2/2012 9:53 PM
Seems we have a few opinions here. . Figured rod would lead towards a 7'6". But also seems that there are differences in lengths. As one had mentioned about boat sitting high on water, that's what made me think of longer rod than the traditional. Like the input.
Everyone has their preferences, of course, but I would go with a rod that's between 7'6" and 8'. With 8'6" and 9' rods you have to jerk up or across your body, which I find to be uncomfortable. I also find the longer rods to be too heavy and bulky, and I just find them awkward. I also think rods 7' and under are too short. A 7'6" to 8' gives a good compromise of the advantages of longer rods while still being comfortable.
The only time I use 8'6" or 9' rods for any type of "jerkbaits" are for Bull Dawgs. However, I'm not a big fan of these for ripping, only for giving long pulls. I'm considering an 8' Tooth Tamer Jaw Breaker for ripping. Pair that with the HG Tranx (43" per turn) and you'll have a phenomenal combo for that application. Seems perfect on paper to me at least. |
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| Musky Innovations 8' XH bull dawg rod works great. |
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