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| Howdy....my shoulders are getting a little worn out and gonna have to intersperse some trolling.....I saw some Folbes that have similar rod removal to Down Easters....my boat has no rails so will need to mount on the rear deck and get over a 6 inch gunnel......Folbe's system seems like it might work....just wondering on the durabilty of these for Musky....any input greatly appreciated.....Thanks in advance....Bob |
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Location: WI | They are without a doubt strong enough. |
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Location: SE, WI. | Many, Many, trollers and guides are using folbe's now. Buy with confidence!!! Besides, I have had the aluminum from the downeasters break on me.  |
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| Yep, they are plenty strong! We use them all the time. I like them better than Downeasters. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Extremely durable. Been running for 5 years now on my Musky trolling rig and they have been flawless. I don't troll eight hours a day all season long, but have put long hours on them testing on big fish and as importantly, snags, and no concerns. They are not only tough, but very easy to use too, being able to remove the rod with one hand whether checking lines or fighting a fish/snag. |
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Location: Bemidji | I was skeptical at first. After two seasons on these rod holders they are tough and work great. I use these now and rarely use the Easters. I am a believer. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I've heard a lot of great things about the Folbes. Seems like everyone that has them loves them. I'm going to be ordering a couple this week. Does anybody know of somebody with a deal on them or maybe free shipping?
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| for obvious reason almost all power trollers from east like thorpe,lazarus and many other are using downeast.i have seen two folbes that have been totally destroyed in late fall,one of them on a not hard pulling bait(10 inch believer)the other one on a fish.
that being said i have never seen something wrong with a downeast
tank are not made out of plastic so for me metal downeast all the way.
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Location: Michigan | I ran Down Easters for 10+ years, and like them a lot. However, had them on rails or berts and connot get a boat cover on without removing the rod holders. Pain-in-the-arse... Tried Folbes for a season, and so far so good. I like them. I will use them until one breaks, then I will probably go back to DE's... If they don't fail, I will keep using them. If you fish with newbies, they are easier to get rods out. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | king, I'd like to see photos of the two completely destroyed folbe from a lure or fish. I will believe it when I see it. Until then... not so much. Can you explain what part of the holder was completely destroyed? On the other hand, and nothing personal against DE as they are still on one of my boats, I have seen a number of rods destroyed by the all metal DE because of the chronic difficulty in getting rods out if not completely versed in their use.
Curleytail, drop me an email, and I'll get you in touch with Folbe.
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Location: north central wisconsin | Yeah, the nut loosening is a pain. However, I just rotate them up and down on the rail like you do with the DE. It stays right where you put it.
As far as failure, Joel beefed up the removable stem incredibly a couple of years ago now to make them even stronger. Thats really the only 'fail point'. His customer service is top notch too. If you have/have had an issue, please drop him an email or give a ring. [email protected] | P 206.763.3521 With that said, that has also been the case with DE for me. The couple that I had threads strip on, or pins bend, were quickly remedied by them as well. Both great companies. |
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Location: 31 | Like we talked about, I absolutely hate the C-clamp style Down East model because it just loves to take little chunks out of your knuckles when you're using them. I think I finally got my mousetrap perfected with the DE rail mounts, but can see why you would want to use these too... they certainly look to be more user-friendly. From my seat here though... I don't see how that plastic will not eventually get fatigued when I watched the video, you can clearly see it flexing back and forth with every wave. If you don't have the beefed-up ones J, maybe check into that with them because they have obviously recognized a problem with the earlier models.
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | I have never run them but have to agree with the video showing them flex and move. My concern would be running large baits that require very tight drags. Hard pulling huge lures will break any rod holders when a fish adds its shock and weight to the system. I have client who runs our 21 inch deep divers and he had to build special stainless steel rod holders to handle the stress. I have run s-10 double clamp saltys for almost two decades now without a single failure. I can relate to Chasing 50's rail problem and the cover. I have tracks and for me Downeasters are the end of the discussion. For me its not broke so Im not fixing it. Almost 20 years on these s-10's and they are still going strong and on their second boat.
One other big concern is ultra cold temps and big lures together. Man that's just asking for disaster with plastic. Plastic gets brittle in super cold temps. I would also like to see a picture of one that broke in late fall as this is exactly when I would think one would fail(colder weather). But today I have good friend who is running them and he is running my big baits on them. Chasin 50. Lets hope they hold up my friend. I would hate to read the obituary of one of my lures ha ha ha . Mike |
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Location: WI | Jerry Newman - 4/21/2012 10:50 AM
One more time before I give up...
I absolutely hate the C-clamp style Down East model because it just loves to take little chunks out of your knuckles when you're using them.
I've been using them for about 3 years, never had that problem. The only problem I ever had was one of the tension screws rattled off and I had to order a few new ones. |
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| Reef Hawg - 4/20/2012 2:24 AM
king, I'd like to see photos of the two completely destroyed folbe from a lure or fish. I will believe it when I see it. Until then... not so much. Can you explain what part of the holder was completely destroyed? On the other hand, and nothing personal against DE as they are still on one of my boats, I have seen a number of rods destroyed by the all metal DE because of the chronic difficulty in getting rods out if not completely versed in their use.
Curleytail, drop me an email, and I'll get you in touch with Folbe.
fortunately it was not in my boat,because i have been warned multiple times to not used them during the fall. i have never used them in my boat and i dont want to try them because i troll since 15 years +and that at 80% of the time and i only have good words about de.
.can you give me 1 good reason to take and keep that kind of picture?that's the reason why i am sure no pics have been taken
don't believe me?no problem i have nothing to prove,you fish the way you want and i do the same!
btw do you have picture of your rods??i have never seen that.
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Location: 31 | JKahler - 4/21/2012 3:11 PM Jerry Newman - 4/21/2012 10:50 AM I absolutely hate the C-clamp style Down East model because it just loves to take little chunks out of your knuckles when you're using them.
I've been using them for about 3 years, never had that problem. The only problem I ever had was one of the tension screws rattled off and I had to order a few new ones. yeah, I'm always checking those tension screws too...
A lot probably has to do with our different styles of fishing, my only issue was with the open end of that C clamp mount. I'm not saying it happened every time out, but in rough water for instance, it seemed like inevitably my knuckles would have a chunk missing by the end of the day. I would like to think that I'm not that much more clumsy than the average guy...  I've been running these DEs for about 15 years and they've held up to everything I've thrown at them (and I'm hard on equipment... I guess I consider my hands equipment) , so I personally wouldn't consider using anything else.
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| the folbe has things none other. check local, and small tackle shops..
the small ones, tackle shops, they can order them, no fails in 4 years.
the folbe has things no one has. THANZ j gbsf |
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