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| looking to pick up a rod for trolling 5" shad baits. was thinking of a shimano trd. dont know if should go med or med heavy. Open for suggestions on different rods. not really looking to spend 200. also i have st croix 8ft for trolling bigger baits, looking to almost exclusively troll small shad baits with it.
thanks for the help
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Location: plant earth | the smaller diawa accudepth combos like the 17 and 27 series. they are reasonably priced and work well got two 8' combos for $175. |
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| I would still get a 8' h tdr. |
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| YEP TDR HVY |
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| Add me to the list for the TDR heavy. I bought two over a year ago but they hadn't seen the water until a recent trip where room was a necessity. I packed them but didn't really have confidence in a $30 rod. I was pleasantly surprised. They handled out baits (Bakers, XTremes, Wileys, 8 inch Believers, etc..) without problem. |
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| Thanks for the info guys. Keep it comming. |
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | I gotta say I personally love the tdr heavy 8'. Absorbs a lot of the shock from hard hits. I've used it for a side rod, down rod, and even a prop rod. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I run the TDR heavies as well. For the price, you can't beat 'em. If you run Down East rod holders you might want to put heat shrink on the fore-grips. |
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Location: Planet Meltdown | Masqui-ninja - 5/25/2014 9:49 PM
I run the TDR heavies as well. For the price, you can't beat 'em. If you run Down East rod holders you might want to put heat shrink on the fore-grips.
Good advice with the heat shrink. Joe if you get the TDRs let me know I can get you some heavy duty heat shrink that works perfect for these. My Down Easts tore up my TRDs pretty quick. |
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Location: Waukesha, WI, USA | Good call on the rod. Cheap and dependable. What reel are you putting on? IMHO I do not believe accudepths hold up well in the long run if you do a lot of trolling. There's a reason they are inexpensive reels. While trolling I believe the reeks are the mist important element. I even have buddies who borrow my Dakotas when going to lake St. Clare because they have burned up Sealines. Comes down to how often you fish, where and how big the muskies are. |
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| Burned up Sealines? Really?
Those are the gold standard on Lake Michigan for Salmon....which would tow a 50" Muskie around the lake anyday. That's fact.
Must of been a bad batch of Sealines, too bad.
Backdraft |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | 8' TDR + Okuma Magda will do you for low price and long lasting. If you want to spend more, go Okuma Convector + Custom X Trolling or the St. Croix glass series (I think they still have one). |
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Location: Waukesha, WI, USA | Backdraft,
Just passing along what was told to me when they borrowed my Dakota's. I took them at their word. Think what you like. |
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| I second Sealines being great reels. I have some Sealines that I have used extensively for 7 years for both musky and a ton of salmon fishing. Never skipped a beat.
Daiwa really stepped up their game on the new Sealines. |
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Location: Money, PA | Most depends on how you are going to run these baits...Down rod, side rod, prop rod, straight back rod or board rod....I prefer a fast action for most all of my boat rods simply because they show the action of the baits best. A little softer action for my board rods just take up some of the shock of the bouncing boards.
My favorite rod I own is an ALL Star (when they were still USA made) 9' Heavy - I think its called In-Shore Fisherman or something....One piece with blue wrap. Side rod...Down rods are Shimano Convergence/Compre H action 7'...TDRs are great/economical for boards IMO.
Favorite trolling reel is an Okuma Catalina 30....been a great reel! Also Okuma Convectors...I run the Sealines as well for my boards...The drags are not as good as the Okumas, and I would highly recommend the carbon drag washer upgrade and monster handle upgrade for those.
I'm going to give the new Penn Squall a shot this year too. |
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