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Location: Chaska MN. | My 9 year old son is most always in the boat with me and over the last 2 yrs he has begun to pick up a rod and tosses out a lure usually just with a topwater but last year he was tossing bucktails and jerkbaits too, so last winter I got him a 5500 garcia on E-bay for 35.00 but put it on a bass pole that is too light so without spending alot of dough on a pole that might get yanked out of my sons hands can you recommend something a 9 yr old can use for a few years |
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| Once my 8 year old gets into muskie fishing, I'll probably pass him my all purpose Cortland CTR 6'6" muskie rod. These days they cost about $80.
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | I've got my 10yr. old in a 6500c3 set on a fig rig 7'2" med heavy that he has learned to work in just a couple of days...
His favorite lures to throw are reg. Bulldawgs, Phantoms, spinnerbaits, and Pacemakers
He also does an awesome figure 8 on every cast.....pretty cool....
P.S. My 15 yr.old daughter can out cast all of her six brothers and is very accurate.
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | How about a 6-6 or 7' heavy power bass rod? I use one of these for small bucktails and it works like a charm. It has plenty of power to handle a musky, and will be light enough for him to handle easily. |
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| I would agree a heavy or medium heavy bass rod woud be the best. One thing you would want for sure is something with a soft tip. It will help the little one cast.
I built my 8 and 7 year old a stick with that style blank. They can really get distance on a cast plus they can use it bass fishing.
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| Gander Mountain sells a 7' Guide Series heavy bass rod for about $35. I'm pretty sure it's a private label version built by St Croix - almost (if not totally) identical to the St Croix. The 5500 will work on it altough I prefer a Curado. You can a used Curado on Ebay for 20-30 bucks. Spool it up with 65 lb and you've got a rig that can be used for a lot of stuff, but works extremely well for most topwaters, most spinnerbaits, smaller tails, and small Jakes, DR's etc. . |
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Location: Long Prairie, Minnesota | My 7 year old has been fishing with me pretty consistently for the last year. I have a 5500 on a 6'6" Gander Mountain rod and he does very well with it. His casting is getting better and better and he even fixes his own backlashes when he gets them, except for the really narly ones. I think with a shorter pole, it gives him a little better control. |
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| The Gander Rods are made by a company called a-boss. And although they have a similar weight and feel to a St Croix premier, they are no where near the same thing on the water. However still a great rod for a beginner |
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| Hmmmmm.....I agree with the Cortland. I have 3 with many many hours on them and they've been great. (I have St. Croix and Fenwick, too, so can do some comparison.) Also, Cortlands come with total replacement guarentee no matter what, so if you break your kid's rod you'll be able to get him another for free. |
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