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| Hello all,
New member here. Joined because I was trying to put my hands on some stuff on classifieds. But here goes my question.
I come from flyfishing world and funny thing is all muskies I've caught were all on fly gear and I'm getting an itch to get into gear fishing for them. I already purchased 7'4" h elite bass rod (for pike and spring musky lures, think #5 Mepps, Husky jerks, ect) and 9' mh elite for bucktails, now I'm looking for a in between rod. I am a huge fan on Elites and naturally I think of 8' mh.
Do you think 8' mh Elite is a good rod for smaller jerkbait work? Such as Rapala X Rap Subwalk in 2oz? 3/4 - 1.5oz spinnerbaits? Crankbaits such as Rapala Super Shad Raps (1 5/8oz). Kinda want this rod to be my heavy pike tool and spring musky tool.
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Location: Western U.P. | The 8' LE MH would be fine for pretty much any smaller bait work that you would want to do. The fast tip works well for jerk baits. I use a custom one for picking apart shorelines in the early season, but do use it occasionally during the Summer to throw downsized baits. |
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Posts: 272
| Howdy,
Yes, that is a great rod for any lures up to 3 ounces. I’ve used it to work small 6 inch gliders and 9 inch suicks and it’s fantastic. It also works great with crankbaits and bucktails. It would be a wonderful pike rod.
Take care,
Ruddiger |
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| So I just picked this rod up from Thornes. This rod is ridiculous. I can't get over how light it is. |
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| I have two of the St Croix 8' MH. I bought these a few years ago after being out of the game for around 20 years. Yeah, nice rods and should work well for what you are looking to do with them. |
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