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Location: Appleton, WI | I want to troll a certain area, can I use my casting rods to do it or would this be bad for them? |
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| I do some trolling and usually map out my runs before i put a rod down.... your choice. |
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| You can, but probably not a good idea. Trolling keeps constant stress on the rod and you may not want to possibly damage or weaken your good casting rods. If you are just making a few passes you should be fine though. |
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Location: Minnesota | I use glass rods for trolling. I fish around rocks so if my bait gets stuck glass rod will take more abuse trolling rods are cheap I would rather break a trolling rod then one of my custom casting rods. |
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Location: WI | I troll with casting rods. No big deal. Kind of depends on what lure you're using. |
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Location: minnesota | you'll be ok but if you start doing it frequently I'd recommend getting a dedicated set-up. They can be done super cheap as fiberglass rods can be had for ~$30 and there are lots of budget friendly line counter reels (I run TDR rods and Okuma reels) |
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Location: PA | Trolling at 4 to 5 mph for any extended period of time will vibrate most all casting reels apart. Will also destroy drag systems, reel handles etc. |
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| Im not big on using $400 rods for trolling and chances r a decent casting reel isn't cheap either. If you have any older rods its not a bad idea to use them..Def. worth it to get a decent set of line counters and glass trolling rods can be found pretty cheap... |
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Location: Appleton, WI | Thanks everyone
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