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| With musky rods getting longer and longer (8 to 10 feet). I am thinking about going to a two piece rod since it would be easier to transport. I can't see where there would be that major of a difference in fishabilty; after all this is musky fishing not finnesse fishing. What do you guys think? |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Look at Tica telescopic Musky rods, a 8 " will go down to 6'6" nice rods for under $120.00 |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Or the Okuma telescoping rod. One piece benefit with none of the storage problems of a 8 to 8 1/2' rod. |
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| Diamondback has a great new 8'6" two piece blank that Dadson Rods is building for me right now. I will let you know how it goes...Ben |
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| I have 2 of the telescopic 8' Ticas (heavy & extra heavy). I bought them in the spring and just got on the water with them a few days ago to test them out. I love 'em both. The only drawback is the hook keeper set-up they use. It is the same as the Pete Maina rods, a hole in the trigger rather than an actual wire hook keeper. Other than that, both are great, they fit in my rod locker and they were about $120 each. |
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| Thanks guys, I'm going to have to look them over and buy a couple. Tired of breaking tips off of rods when transporting them! |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Last Cast - 8/14/2008 5:10 PM
The only drawback is the hook keeper set-up they use. each.
Why is this a "drawback"???? I have drilled several of my rods in the trigger for a hook keeper. I like that a whole lot better than a eye keeper next to the foregrip and having my ultra-sharp hooks scratching up the rod. |
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Location: Indiana | Be careful with the Tica telescoping rods, I had an 8' EXH break at the handle on a hookset, Customer service never called or e-mailed me back. |
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| I was using a Tica 8'6" rod on Wednesday-not mine-when I noticed it was split all the way through the blank right in front of the foregrip. Don't know when or how it happened, but it didn't look good. I imagine a good hookset or fight might break it through. |
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| Muskie! nut,
I personally do not care for the hole in the trigger type of hook keepers. IMO they put the hooks in an awkward place as opposed to a traditional wire hook keeper. Another issue is with the hole in the trigger is strength. I tend to believe what I have read from others about the triggers actually cracking off. It would seem to me that drilling a hole through a narrow plastic trigger would tend to negatively affect the trigger's structure. I have only owned my Tica's since spring, and I am concerned about their durability as many have mentioned in previous posts on this site and others. They seem to fish great though. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Last Cast, it would seems to me that the way to break them would be dropping the rod or cranking the lure too tight. Neither are good for the rod and things happen when you get careless. So much so that you could break them without the hole in the trigger. But I do understand where you are coming from. I've never had that happen to me and most all my rods are that way, either from the factory or I did it to them. |
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Location: N.FIB | I was thinking about buying one of those tica rods tomorrow as I pass rollie and helens on the way to the cabin we are renting for a week on high lake,but now I think I will pass on it after hearing cracks down the blanks.I`m kind of hard on my equipment so I would probably end up with one also,oh well,might buy something else or just save the money,maybe another reel instead.lol |
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