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Posts: 50 | Hi Everyone Looking for a little advice on a smaller bucktail/crankbait rod. Looking at an 8'6" as that is the largest that will fit in my truck bed. I am looking to toss mostly double showgirls and smaller bucktails. As far as cranks go, probably 6-8 inch grandmas/Jakes/shallow raiders. Mainly the bucktails though. I have seen a lot of people like MH rods for bucktails but I think it might be too light. I do have a 7'6" heavy action fenwick for jerkbaits that I do like the action on that. Just wondering what everyones preference is for tossing the smaller bucktails (double showgirls). I looked at the chaos assault sticks and was thinking of maybe giving one of them a try. I have musky mojo rods and fenwick elitetech predator rods and like them both. Thanks for taking a look.
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Posts: 4269 Location: Ashland WI | ntr0880 - 10/24/2016 11:17 AM Hi Everyone Looking for a little advice on a smaller bucktail/crankbait rod. Looking at an 8'6" as that is the largest that will fit in my truck bed. I am looking to toss mostly double showgirls and smaller bucktails. As far as cranks go, probably 6-8 inch grandmas/Jakes/shallow raiders. Mainly the bucktails though. I have seen a lot of people like MH rods for bucktails but I think it might be too light. I do have a 7'6" heavy action fenwick for jerkbaits that I do like the action on that. Just wondering what everyones preference is for tossing the smaller bucktails (double showgirls). I looked at the chaos assault sticks and was thinking of maybe giving one of them a try. I have musky mojo rods and fenwick elitetech predator rods and like them both. Thanks for taking a look.
Unfortunately ratings do not coincide with different manufacturers. Ones' H is another ones MH. | ||
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Posts: 2376 Location: Chisholm, MN | Maybe consider getting an Abu 2 piece rod? That way you could go longer. I haven't used them but hear good things. I couldn't tell you what weight to get. | ||
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Posts: 670 Location: mercer wi | If your looking at stcroix, the premier 86 mh is a great rod for what your talking about using it for. The 86 h will also preform and give you the option to use it for bigger stuff too | ||
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Posts: 859 Location: MN | I would suggest the heavy. I have an 8" heavy and it's my do everything Rod. The extra backbone is nice for the bucktails. | ||
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Posts: 1209 | St croix, 8'6" heavy all the way. Mh seams to be a bit soft for me, but my older dad would be better off with mh. | ||
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Posts: 104 | Musky mojo 8.5 heavy, the MH would give too much in the eight. | ||
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Posts: 4053 Location: Land of the Musky | Don't forget to consider a telescopic rod too. | ||
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