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| I went to using 9' foot rods almost exclusively last year, and it got me thinking, does anyone make a 10 ftr?? If so, does anyone use them, or is that just simply too much stick? |
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Location: Minnesota | The biggest problem is shipping a 10 footer.I have 2. Rods that are 9'8"so I'm not far from 10 foot as soon has they can make one I'll have it |
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| You can also get arm extensions, no longer have to worry about storing the rods or travel. Just need to move your seat back a bit when you drive. |
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Location: Grand Marais, MN | i'm holding out till they release the 11 footer |
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Location: Land of the Musky | muskyhunter47 - 4/28/2014 3:52 PM
The biggest problem is shipping a 10 footer.I have 2. Rods that are 9'8"so I'm not far from 10 foot as soon has they can make one I'll have it
Bingo on the shipping!
I am looking into making a 10' telescopic but so far I have not gotten enough calling for it. Gets a little hairy too on the blank design but LOL surf rods are longer than this but they are typically heavy rods and most musky guys don't want a 20oz rod for casting. |
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Location: South-Central PA | There is a telescoping handle system coming out in the fall that will allow custom builders to build a 10' rod that telescopes down to 9'. The system is in the rear handle section and made from aircraft grade aluminum. It will allow the fishermen to adjust the rear grip to a wide range of lengths with a simple twist of the grip.
The system has been available for awhile for bass rods (and some guys use it for musky rods) but I'm waiting for the heavy-duty version to be released this fall to use for musky rods.
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Location: Land of the Musky | Jeremy-that sounds wild! Can't wait to see some of these. Will you have them at the 2015 musky shows in your booth? |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | I picked up my H Predator @ Thorne Bros. Spring sale this past weekend.
9'8". It's my second rod they built me at that length. The other was a Big Nasty blank.
When Lonnie and Jason can make a 10'er+ I will be the first in line to get one!!
Being tall and fishing from a deep boat the longer the better. |
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| --- how bout a 15' surf casting rod ?? -- St.Croix makes'em ---- |
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Location: South-Central PA | James, yep, I'll have one or two at the shows.
Bill, they should easily be able to make a 10' rod. If a blank starts at 9', a rod can be built to 10'6" if it's built with an 18" rear handle length (10'4" with a 16" rear handle length, etc.). It's very easy to do.
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Location: South-Central PA | jimjimjim - 4/28/2014 9:09 PM
--- how bout a 15' surf casting rod ?? -- St.Croix makes'em ----
Red Childress, a well known guide in NW PA, has two 12'ers built on surf blanks. He had them done by a local rod builder. They wouldn't be my rod of choice but I think he's happy with them.
Everyone has their preference. If you want to fish with a long rod, that's fine. If you want to fish with a short rod, that's fine too. I've built musky rods from 6' to 10'6", everyone is different.
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| Musky Innovation used to make them. I have two of them and they are for sale if anyone is interested and lives near Detroit or Toledo as I can not ship them. They are great for figure 8s on rough days. |
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| In Europe rods long 10' are used for saltwater spinning and casting ( from shore and rock ).
They always are 2-piece rods.
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| I've got two of them. One started as s 12'6" St Croix surf rod that I shortened and rebuilt, and the other I bought this winter from Custom X. Both are two piece rods which is great for traveling. The surf rod is awesome for rubber, and I can't wait to fish with that Custom X this season.
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Location: Money, PA | I would love to try to get a nice long FAST action graphite for trolling as a side rod....10' foot or better...the longer the better actually! Anyone like to build me one?? |
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| ---------- 20 footers rule !!! ----------- |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | To a guy that started with a five and a half foot rod and often fishes alone I think a 10 foot rod borders on the ridiculous. I can't imagine netting your own fish. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | ShutUpNFish - 4/29/2014 2:22 PM
I would love to try to get a nice long FAST action graphite for trolling as a side rod....10' foot or better...the longer the better actually! Anyone like to build me one??
What about a Dipsey Diver Rod . Okuma ,Diawa Hartland both come in a heavy action and cheap won't cost much to try. I would think they would pull 10 inch Believers or Stalkers and Jakes. Doubt they would pull heavy pullers like Hosebait Flat Shads. |
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Location: Minnesota | I fish by myself most of the time. Some times I get my mother who is 84 so she is no help. I like my 9'8"rods I find it easier with the longer rod |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Innovations made some 11 footers, not sure on actual length. But they were sending the rep down to pick them up so they didn't have to ship them up here. Personally I think 9' is about the max of comfortable maneuvering in the boat. |
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| I have a 9' predator and just recently bought and used a 11' 7 weight fly rod for steelhead.
the thing casts like a dream and the extra length is much better at least in a fly rod think it would be the same in a bait caster
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| muskyhunter47 - 4/29/2014 3:59 PM
I fish by myself most of the time. Some times I get my mother who is 84 so she is no help. I like my 9'8"rods I find it easier with the longer rod
#*^@, that seems kind of cold. Hope I'm still able to climb into my boat when I'm 84 let alone net a Muskie with a Big Kahuna. |
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Location: Minnesota | I was just saying she can't Handel the net so i land the fish by myself she just takes Pic for me. |
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| Only kidding 
The way you worded it just sounded harsh. |
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| Didn't one of the original Thorne bros have a twist able extentable rear handle a few years back. They seemed like nice actions on the blank when I handled one at a show. Then next year they were all in the bargain bin for some reason. Durability??? No idea. |
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Location: Palm Coast, FL | Migizi makes a one piece (only one of the market) 9'6" casting rod. We also build two piece trolling out rods at 10' and 11'. Want something else made...let me know! |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | Do people not like 2 piece rods? i have never had a problem with the one i have - 9' TDR. I would like to get something at least that long but a little stiffer for another out rod.
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Location: South-Central PA | Alot of guys are scared of two-piece rods because of the inferior ferrules of years past. I wouldn't be scared to fish any two-piece rod out there today. Technology has come a long way! There aren't huge numbers of two-piece musky rods on the market. There are even fewer two-piece blanks available. Except for a few of St. Croix's older model 7' Premiers and their new 9' Premiers, they don't exist.
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Location: Land of the Musky | bowhunter29 - 5/1/2014 2:00 PM
Alot of guys are scared of two-piece rods because of the inferior ferrules of years past. I wouldn't be scared to fish any two-piece rod out there today. Technology has come a long way! There aren't huge numbers of two-piece musky rods on the market. There are even fewer two-piece blanks available. Except for a few of St. Croix's older model 7' Premiers and their new 9' Premiers, they don't exist.
jeremy
Out of the approximate 1200 TI 2pc 9' rods we have sold only 2 ferrules break so far. I honestly thought I would have more issues but 2pc rods are rock solid IMO. Heck, most saltwater rods are 2pc or more and abused far more than musky rods. I know what people think though and I tend to think that way too that the rods would be weaker but they are not....
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| horsehunter - 4/29/2014 2:30 PM
To a guy that started with a five and a half foot rod and often fishes alone I think a 10 foot rod borders on the ridiculous. I can't imagine netting your own fish.
What this guy said^^^^^ |
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Location: Palm Coast, FL | horsehunter - 4/29/2014 3:30 PM
To a guy that started with a five and a half foot rod and often fishes alone I think a 10 foot rod borders on the ridiculous. I can't imagine netting your own fish.
And I can't imagine only fishing with a suick...  |
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Location: 31 | Netting fish by yourself with a long rod is much less of a problem than netting fish by yourself with a long leader. (Fishing rod before Todd "jumps" on that one :) |
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| We need Ldahlberg to chime in here. You do reach a point of "diminishing returns". The further you move the fulcrum from the force reduces power. Er...something like that! Extra "standout"(moving the backbone out away from the hands) reduces power on hooksets and casting heavy baits. Adding handle length actually moves the force closer to the fulcrum. The length that matters is the length from the reel seat to the tip. I played with the MI 10'(it had a pretty short handle...like 18" I think?) and own several different 9'3" to 9'6" predators. I've found I loose power over about 92"-94" on the Predators. I've never actually measured the "standout". My favorite is a 9'4" XH with a 19" handle. It can still fling bucktails but has the beef and leverage for pounders. |
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10 ft rod