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Posts: 4053 Location: Land of the Musky | Just got a great email from my friend Jeff. With his permission I am posing the below picture of his son John with a real nice 65" Sturgeon (est 80#). He was using a 9' XXH for this fish and 2 53" he got earlier. Not suggesting a 9' rod for all kids but Jeff said John did well with the rod and he is just under 60" tall. Update: I am working on a kids musky rod right now. Really hope to get this done by fall. Trying to keep the price under $80 but I think I can do it and keep the quality components on it like my current rods. Specs: - 6' - M blank and rated up to 4-5oz lures - 4" Foregrip - 11" handles with 1" diameter cork - Fuji reel seats - 7 guides and a tip top (all metal so it can take a beating) Thanks again to Jeff for sharing the picture with me. Looks like a blast! James Attachments ----------------  john and sturgeon.jpg (88KB - 162 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 4053 Location: Land of the Musky | Just got the below picture of an alligator gar. I think it was either the kid on the far left or the middle one who got this monster. They were also using a TI XXH 9' rod. This looks fun until you get one in the boat  The TI XXH rods can handle a LOT of fish! James Attachments ---------------- Alligator Gar.jpg (45KB - 178 downloads) | ||
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| James, I can attest to Jeff reeling in the 200# log. I witnessed it from a nearby boat. However the largest Sturgeon they boated this year was ONLY in the 90# range. I believe it was the largest he and his partner have landed yet. Jeff and John were the first ones out of the cabins and the last ones in every day on the outing  Congrats Jeff and John on the huge sturgeon. Fish hard and have a great time while doing it. Steve | |||
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| I definately had a good time this year. My other boat partners and my son Jon got the big ones. I just had a great time being a dad and a friend and watching the activity and snapping pictures and filming with a small camera. My one boat partner definately is the Ultimate Chef. We probably also had the best smelling boat at about lunch time each day. Two years ago I had a few large ones in the boat. The largest sported a 36" girth. I did have the pleasure of reeling that one in. | |||
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Jeff - 4/30/2012 9:03 PM The largest sported a 36" girth. I could be wrong, but I think you're only supposed to wrap the tape around the fish once Kidding, of course. I saw a 76x28 once and I've been drooling over the thought of it since. I can't imagine a 36 inch girth... | |||
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