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| I am looking for a longer rod than the 7'6" and 8' avids that I fish. Up to now the only two piece rods I have used were for trolling. I can not fit a 9' 1 piece rod in my truck or in my rod locker. I was curious if anyone could recommend a good two piece 9' Rod that could be fished all day, Mainly Bucktails and smaller crankbaits. Thanks Henry  |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Look at the Okuma & Tica telescopic musky rods. Both have a 8'6" rod that will get down to a little over 7' when you are not fishing them. |
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Location: Bartlett IL | Diamondback has an 8'6" blank available to custom builders. Each section is 52 inches (adds up to more than 102" because of the overlap in the ferrule). Six inches can be added to the butt section to make a 9-foot rod. |
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| Where or who do you contact to get a rod like this 2 Pc. Diamond back with extention? Prices? thanks |
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Location: Bartlett IL | Drop me an email. I charge $275 with the rod extended to 9'. I have an 8'6" on hand that did not sell at the Chicago show. You can check out some of the thread work I do on the post about 'various rod guide / wrap choices...' |
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| The Diamondback 2 piece is one of their best blanks on the market. It is one of those rods that you get the quality of Diamondback in a stick that can be transported.
Those that have fished with me know that this stick is one that I use almost 80% of the time. Two piece is not an easy sell but those that have had them built sure are happy with them.
I would be willing to bet there will be some folks from the Twin Cities chapter that will respond to this thread about sticks I have built them using this blank.
Hope all is well.
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| I've got the two piece Diamondback from Kieth at Professional Edge and I can't say enough good things about it. It's light weight, loads up good so you can cast a mile and it stores easily. The two piece design has never been a problem, I wish more people would try this rod because I know they would love it.
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Location: Toronto, ON | Frank, Keith....do you lose any power or other attributes with the 2-piece versus the 1-piece diamondback?
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| Thanks I am seriously interested in getting one. Thanks for feedback. <*(((((((((((><(
Edited by HenryH 1/15/2008 8:23 AM
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| The 2 piece DB has more of a moderate action which means it has bend further down the blank. It is rated the same but bends more. Hope that makes sense.
As far as it being a two piece, I do not think you are out anything at all. You will get a slight turn on the top half while fishing throughout the day. You just have to straighten it.
It is one of my favorite blanks they have. I use it about 80% of the time. Those that were at the show this last week noticed my two piece has seen lots of use.
Hope that helps.
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Location: Bartlett IL | I don't think you lose anything with the 2-piece blank but gain the ability to transport it easier. I was talking to one of my customers at the Chicago Show and his comment was this rod is very lure specific - he uses it for spinnerbaits and bucktails. He fishes alot and that tells me the rod should work well for Henry with bucktails and cranks.
I have not used the blank myself. Personally I prefer a faster action, the same reason I use Loomis spinning rods over the slower Diamondbacks. I am not limited to length in either of my vehicles and have long ago outgrown my rod locker. The locker in my '89 Lund will only fit a 7-footer so spinning rods and my lure retreiver are all that go in there.
Hope this helps.
Edited by just_one_more_cast 1/16/2008 9:49 AM
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I have a 9' two-piece that I use a lot for bucktails and spinnerbaits. It is a WW Grigg X-heavy I think. I'm pretty sure it was designed as a salmon/steelhead stick, but it gets quite a bit of use as a smaller-bait muskie rod in my boat. I wish the handle was a bit longer though.
Although not a classic 2-piece, but still not a one-piece, I have fallen in love with my Okuma Telescoping 8 1/2 foot heavy. It collapses to a length (oh, somewhere just over 6 1/2 feet) reasonable enough to transport and store in smaller areas. It handles a very wide range of bait sizes and is quite lightweight. I'd be happy having another one of them; probably one of the best, if not the best off the shelf rod values out there now in my opinion.
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| I have been using the 8'6" Pete Maina rod for a year and absolutely love it. Perfect for the mid-size lures, will handle Mag Dawgs but not my first choice. I know you were asking about 9' but BPS has the 9' model too, I haven't seen one to comment on it though. |
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