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| how will the xh predator handle 10" cranks and mag dawgs. does it have a slightly stiffer tip than the slingblade? |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | SLightly stiffer. It will work well for you - Although, I always liked the 8'6" Big DAwg for that stuff! Looking forward to pitching some big baits with the Predator. |
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Location: In a shack in the woods | 8'6" mi 4 to 16oz with shimano tekota 600
9' mi 4 to 16oz with shimano torium
7'6" loomis 1 to 3 oz with an old abu antibacklash til I can afford new tekota in a couple weeks.
7' heavy bass pro rod with pflueger president for light lures.
Not bad for a rookie IMO. LOL
Edited by bassinbob84 5/8/2009 10:06 PM
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Wow, Spallgard, you must either fish some great bass water or some insane hammer handle ponds! I've never seen so many 5500-6600 abu's in my life. Either that or you found one heck of a garage sale! JK  |
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Location: Red Wing, Minnesota | deleted.
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Location: Eagle River, WI | Easy gunpowder. Jerry was just making an observation. He wasn't taking a shot at your gear. I wish I had all that stuff, I'm always scrambling to put rods and reels together when I am taking people that are new to the sport out. If I had an arsenal like yours I don't think I would have a problem putting something together for them. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Yeah, just kiddin' fella! |
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| Jerry,
Are the predator rods also built with ART and IPC technology like the LT series? Thanks. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Yes - The same materials and same technology - Whenever it says GUEST, how come I always feel like it's a trap?  |
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| nobody use compre?? here mine
2 7'6" h compre with calcutta 400 and curado 300e. glider, jerk, midsize cranks, spinnerbait
1 8'0 stcroix, pmh/low profile plfuenger wpl. topwaters
on way to door; 1 8'0" MI super mangum/calcutta 400-for mag dawg.
hopefully to add 1 or 2 trolling/sucker at end of the season..
jerry......i m so jealous of your rods/reels! |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I used to use the Compre's until I started snapping them left and right - and they hassled me about replacing them so many times. St. Croix's are so much better in quality and service. Not to mentioned made in the USA.
If you really want me to change your jealousy to pure insanity, I can list my entire musky battery for you? I just did an inventory for my accountant. |
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| jerry lets see it |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I sold everything.
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Location: Not Where I Want To Be | Dude Thats messed up
Did you win the Lottery? |
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| Jerry,
That is crazy! How do you decide what rod and reel to use? |
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Location: Oshkosh | That is insane. Now I have something to show someone that says that I have to much stuff, I appreciate it!!!!
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | This rod battery has been accumulated over a decade - All my older rods have either been sold or broken. I have a starting 6, then some rods get subbed in depending on the pattern. Plus, several of these I use as client and travel rods. It's a pain trying to fly with a rod over 8'. I do sell some every once and a while when some new stuff comes out - But since joining the St.Croix prostaff, I have only sold my non-St. Croix and some custom stuff. I have sold and replaced about 10 rods this year alone. |
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| Good lord....u have more rod/reel than underwears I have in my dresser! |
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| Jerry, are you a trust baby ? |
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| Jsondag---wow quite impressive. Nice tackle. All from prostaff job? I think I'd like to get into that---what are these companys looking for? Qualifications? Experiance? Education ? I've been chasing muskys for 8 seasons now and been pretty successful 50 is my best. I've won 2 walleye tourneys so I have the fishing experiance...it looks like a good deal and all especially the tackle. I could change jobs and fish full time.
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Not trying to be a jerk, but Prostaff deals aren't just for people who know how to fish and want a deal on gear. Anyone can catch a fish. It is more about being a positive image (as a guide or tourney pro) for the company you are representing - I think one of the thing's that I bring to the table besides being gregarious is the fact that I have a pretty extensive fishing history (pleasure, professional and tourney) - From ponds to great lakes to oceans - I've tried and accomplished quite a bit. From Blue gills to billfish, with musky being my favorite. It hasn't been cheap and stuff isn't free.
As for the "Trust Baby" reply - Don't ask a question that could be construed as demeaning if you are too cowardly to post your real name.
This will be my last reply to a post / question by a "Guest".
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| Jsondag---no no you didn't sound like a jerk. I was interested in the aspects of prostaff. Thanks for the reply. I was wondering since musky are so seasonal, do travel to the warmer climates and guide offshore...like is it part of I prostaff gig? |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I still do a lot of offshore fishing - however, the last few years, it has been minimal due to expos / seminars and whatnot. I hope to put more days on the ocean in the future. Going to Fla. Saturday - Hope I have time to get out! |
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| jerry: you go through alot of equipment-- so you need alot I guess. Do you use the same lineup when you pursue billfish? Getting your clients in 5 to1 or 10 to1 situation must be a trip, 400lb swordfish on a musky rod...for me thats just a sweet dream. I know the reels don't have the line capacity so you back the fish down, right? The saltwater must take the real toll on the equipment , so you got to be ready when the season opens |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I haven't really busted out much Musky gear offshore - I have caught Bonito on casted Fuzzy Duzzit's though - and had a cuda eat and break a really old topwater. As for rods, for marlin we have always used conventional saltwater gear from
20-130# stand-up and sit down set-ups. For sailfish though we use XH spinning rods and 12# mono. All my saltwater buddies bust my chops hard because of the heavy duty gear we use - And of course the reply is, it's not the weight of the fish that determines the combo, it's the weight of the lure... As for landing big billfish, it's all about stamina and a good captain. The handling of the boat is all that really matters - a lot of times the angler is just winding line while the capt. backs down and fights the fish with the boat. And for the saltwater deterioration part - a lot of freshwater gear wouldn't last a week out on an offshore boat - just the moisture in the air will eat away at it. |
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| Do musky guides charge more if you use their rods ? |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | No, actually, depending on my clients gear, I encourage them to use my stuff. Of course, I have rods and reels that are primarily for client use. I would never charge extra for the use of my gear - Even when they backlash four times and snap off four new dawgs... |
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| jerry,
how long have you been guiding? |
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| I heard he's a pretty new, like started last year. However a good fisherman. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | This is actually my 5th full season of guiding professionally. In '00 - '03 I would just take out people here and there, no advertising. Just word of mouth. Back then, I hadn't really built up enough confidence to guide the way I wanted to. Plus, I was still spending months at a time on offshore boats in Florida, Mexico, and the Bahamas. After permanently moving to MN and a few 100+ fish seasons I felt ready, and in '04, I made my first brochure and advertised locally. Because I am a "Local Guide" and not a traveller... And not on Mille Lacs , I didn't receive the recognition of some of the other guides out there. I didn't have a website (which is in the works) and I don't have a bait company (not in the works) - So I flew under the radar for a long time. Then a few published photos / articles - The exposure of EA and the Big blades Mayhem DVD and all the sudden my blip on the radar showed up. It has been a blast ever since. The last 5 years have yielded little in $ and a lot of bumps, but heavy in great fishing, great clients, great friends, and a reputation as Knee-a put it, " a good fisherman", that I hope will always be there.
I did however just come up with the name "HEADSHAKER" last year! |
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