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| I have used my good graphite rods for sucker fishing and I am now concerned about breaking one if it gets extremely cold. Can you recommend a glass rod, line counter reel and line for sucker fishing. I don't want to have a calcutta just sitting sitting on a sucker rod since I am not casting it and I do realize a glass rod has more play in it but I am sure someone has a sweet sucker set up they like. Thanks Rip |
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Location: South East Wisconsin | Black River Live/Troll, paired with an Okuma convector spooled with 80-100lb line of your choice. Have at it! |
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Location: Iowa | I use a 7'0 "Meat Stick" from professional edge rods paired with a Abu Garcia 7000 LC3 spooled with 60 lb Trilene Big Game Mono. |
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Location: Detroit River | Ditto on the Black River Live/Troll. I've been using mine for sturgeon the past 2 seasons & it has taken a beating & still holding up strong. |
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| the Black River rod works great, plenty of power and a forgiving tip. http://blackriverrods.com/ i like the Daiwa LC27 reels: linecounter for precise depth, loud bait clicker for the zippppp, and a solid lock-down drag. spool it up with 100lb Cortland Masterbraid and have fun! |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | lambeau - 10/11/2011 6:26 PM
< ... and a solid lock-down drag.
Well, when it's properly attended to anyway! That little spinney thing under the handle...go clockwise w/ it prior to deploying the sausages...
Good times.
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Location: Palm Coast, FL | Lifetime warranty on my line of rods. I have many to choose from in different lengths in both e-glass composite and graphite at http://www.migizifishingrods.com. |
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| I use a custom Thorne Brothers 9 Ft Glass Trolling Rod. The blank is designed by Lonnie @ Thorne's and I am am not sure who they have manufacturer it. As far as customs goes its cheap; mine was under $250.00 and I upped the front grip to a full wells and upgraded from the stock guides. Attached to it I have a 500 Tekota Shimano Line Counter. Its my go to trolling rod and it doulbes perfectly as a sucker rod. The combo works great. I have used it to haul sturgeon upwards of 60 inches in the past and it trolls 14 Inch Jakes or bigger just fine... |
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Posts: 172
| I used black river live/troll rod for first time last weekend. I LOVE IT!!! Great backbone and I don't worry about rod breaking after hard hookset. Kept fish pinned pretty good. A awesome rod for awesome reasonable price. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | i run all 130 and 150 lb line on my sucker rods...i've had 80 snap as have quite a few other guys I know who used 80...
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| Ive been using a 8' Musky Innovations trolling/ live bait rod with a C36500 and 100 lb power pro. Ive broken 80 before haven't had any issues with this combo yet.. |
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| We have one of the best trolling live bait rods on the market. Custom X Rods are MADE in the USA. All upgraded components and beefed up reel seat with tapered groves so the reel cannot move on the seat. Completely reiforced in the rear section for unbelievable hook sets. Check them out at www.customxlures.com. Please see us at all the muskie shows and check out our facebook page Custom X Lures and Rods.
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Location: Antigo Wi. | I am also using the black river rod and love it along with an okuma linecounter reel and 100# stealth.We used them for trolling last fall on Vermillion and sucker fishing here in Wisconsin till thanksgiving time.Excellent choice for the money. |
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