Sucker rod
Weevil
Posted 7/30/2013 9:48 PM (#654616)
Subject: Sucker rod





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Location: Palatine, IL		Thanks to Tight-lines and the Revo Toro deal, I am going to be able to put together a dedicated sucker rod with my soon-to-be-spare c4 6600. Any recommendation for a reasonably priced sucker rod?
tswoboda
Posted 7/30/2013 10:00 PM (#654621 - in reply to #654616)
Subject: Re: Sucker rod




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Ugly stick or shimano TDR
bowhunter29
Posted 7/31/2013 6:46 AM (#654662 - in reply to #654616)
Subject: Re: Sucker rod





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Location: South-Central PA		A Tackle Industries XXH would make a great one.

jeremy
kmeyer
Posted 7/31/2013 7:41 AM (#654669 - in reply to #654616)
Subject: Re: Sucker rod




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Location: Minocqua, WI		I bought a 60hs from that thread too and decided just to grab a Mojo Musky from St. Croix. Gander Mountain online has a $30 rebate so the rod was $120.
Brad P
Posted 7/31/2013 9:51 AM (#654700 - in reply to #654616)
Subject: Re: Sucker rod




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It just needs enough backbone to handle the hookset, past that it really doesn't matter. I used an $18 made in China fiberglass wonder called "Ole Yeller" and it did just fine.
Weevil
Posted 8/1/2013 10:43 PM (#655062 - in reply to #654621)
Subject: Re: Sucker rod





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Location: Palatine, IL
tswoboda - 7/30/2013 10:00 PM

Ugly stick or shimano TDR



I checked out the TDR at Bass Pro, and the "Heavy" seemed pretty flexible. Anyone using these?
nocturnalmotors
Posted 8/2/2013 9:39 AM (#655111 - in reply to #654616)
Subject: Re: Sucker rod





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Location: Maine Township, MN		Ugly Stik Tiger series work great for the $$$.
curleytail
Posted 8/2/2013 10:28 AM (#655125 - in reply to #654616)
Subject: Re: Sucker rod




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Location: Hayward, WI		My Heavy TDR seems like it would be pretty limber for suckers. There's a lot of rod to bend before getting into the backbone and I think the quick hard snap needed to rip the rig free would be tough with a TDR.

I use a Bass Pro 7'6" Cat Maxx rod and an 8' tackle Industries Live bait/trolling rod for suckers and both have the guts to give the hooks a quick hard snap.

I'd like to find a good sucker rod for $20 but it seems like the glass rods that aren't light and whippy in the tip are in the $60-$100 range. I haven't tried it but the TI XXH would probably work well too. I'm sure the old XXXH ST Croix would really hammer them too but pretty big money for a sucker rod.

Tucker