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| I'm looking for another 8'6" rod for big dawgs and possibly the double bladed big bucktails that were so popular this year. I'm trying to keep the cost around $120-150, so no custom rods, I figure.
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Tica, designed by muskie guide, Lee Tauchen
Or I'm not sure if Shimano has one that long, but a Compre. |
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Location: Watertown, MN | Bull
Call kieth at Professional Edge rod, he is making some custom rods for the big dawgs and double blade bucks, the are not the Diamondback blacks, but they would be in your price range and he knows the details of the blanks.
Good Luck
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| Just curious, why so long for the baits you describe? |
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| I like to have the longer rods for the heavier baits as I find it is easier on my back, and those of the guys/girls who throw these baits. Also, with the big dawgs and other soft plastics, we're running them at 8-16ft down, therefore they're coming to the boat further down, easier to keep the fig 8 deeper. Just my experience.
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| long rods throw big baits alot easier and with less effort than short rods IMO..I only use one 8' for jerkbaits but mainly 95% of the time I use an 8'6" ex heavy All Star Western Inshore...throws just about every bait out there with ease...I put a rod balancer from bass pro on the end and it is a great rod...deep, big figure 8's are part of the reason I throw long rods...ever try to do a big deep figure 8 with a 7' rod? doesn't work so well....
as far as the question of an 8'6"...check out the Tica line as Gerard mentioned...115 bucks and they are pretty solid rods ..very similiar to the All Stars which are not made anymore. |
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Wait till the end of the year and get yourself a BullDawg Bucktail rod.
Great Hunting |
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| I use St Croix In-Shore rods for several muskie applications.
Go to their web site, and check out the Tidemaster In-Shore series.
Lots of good rods in there.
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| I wish the made 10 footers. I know they do with the saltwater stuff. But that would be nice for bucktails and figure 8's at the boat. I love my 8 footer |
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| I have never used a 10 footer but I build some Diamondbacks for myself this year that were 9 feet long to test. They have become my favorite stick but then again I am the odd guy with a 8 foot Jerkbait rod.
I do not know where it ends with stick length but I know I would not be without my 9 footers. Only bad thing is you need a red flag on it to carry it in the boat. 
Hope all is well.
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| I have been a big fan of St. Croix rods in their Premier line but the longest that they had until later this summer at the time was 7'6". I bought the Lamiglass 8'6" HF rod this year for the same type of baits that you describe. Although it works OK, my 7'6" St. Croix HF has much more backbone and that is what I continue to use. The Lamiglass if more comperable to my 7'6" St. Croix MHF in terms of action. I do like the Lamiglass for bucktails and some cranks. If St. Croix ever makes an 8'6" HF I will buy it in a heartbeat and sell the Lamiglass. |
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| Thanks for the response Bull. I was just curious if you could live with a shorter rod. St. Croix just introduced a Premier 7'9" xxx heavy that was designed for use with the Super Mag Dawgs and stuff of that nature. The Croix is rated up to 20 oz. which is within the range of the Super Mags (pounders) or the large Suzy Suckers. Just wonder what the rod companies will have to come up with next when the 2 pound and bigger stuff inevitably comes out. Anyhow, I suspect some of the other rod companies will probably take a whack at something for these extra heavy baits too. I looked on the St. Croix site to see what they had to say about it but no mention yet. If you want to look at the specs it's on the Rollie & Helen's site. |
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| I just built a stick on that St Croix blank for heavy lures. The blank weighs 7.4 ounces, which isn't that bad for a true meat stick. I added 12 inches on this one to make it 8-9.
Keith |
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| Wow Keith, that's got to be one heck of a rod! What did you use for the extra foot PVC pipe? Anyhow, it sure is amazing how equipment is evolving with the sport. A far cry from the days of the shorty pool cues and a Marathon Spinner huh? I had a little correspondence with another rod manufacturer yesterday who is working on a big bait stick too. My guess is that by the time the winter sport shows come around there may be more than a few choices in this range. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | I can think of two rods that are not in your price range but a great fit for what you want to do. Perhaps you can hold out a bit and ask for it as a great xmas gift?
Frank made me a Frankie rod a few months ago that is da bomb for XXX's, Cowgirls and dawgs. It is 9ft with a shortened tip so its a real pool cue. It really takes a load of your back to chuck a big bait all day with a 9 footer that is stiff. Also, Shimano makes an industructable rod called the Calcutta. |
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