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| Does any one have one of these rods in a 8ft mhf ? Iam wondering how this rod would work for the big double bladed bucktails. |
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Location: Colorado/Birch Point, Lake Vermilion | For big double 10's/13's I would probably recommend the Sling Blade or even the Big Dawg. I have a Big Dawg and use it for all of my plastics and big bucktails. I don't think it's to stiff but the 8ft MHF would probably be lighter than I like during the retrieve, especially when burning. |
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| second for the big dawg. i agree, in my opinion, perfect for bigger plastics and db 10's with an avet sx 2 speed on it. it's all i use for those groups of baits...
Edited by STUSHSKY 2/18/2010 11:49 AM
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Location: 15 miles east of Lake Kinkaid | 8' MH is the Top 'n Tail I believe? This rod is MUCH too light for double 10's. However, it is AWESOME for smaller spinnerbaits, regular bucktails, and tail spinning topwaters. |
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Location: MN | We use that rod and while it works for big blades (loads up and casts them like a dream) and is nice and light, it's not the best for bringing big blades in faster or for moving them in the 8. |
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| so, has any one used the 8'6hf which is a 2-6 oz lure weight? The reason Iam trying to figure which one to get is a friend of mine can get me a really good price on the rods, and I would be using it for the bigger bucktails and topwater. |
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | glog - 2/18/2010 7:16 PM
so, has any one used the 8'6hf which is a 2-6 oz lure weight? The reason Iam trying to figure which one to get is a friend of mine can get me a really good price on the rods, and I would be using it for the bigger bucktails and topwater.
The 8-6 hf is the Sling Blade rod which St. Croix makes specifically for double 10's. I have one and love it! Absolutely wonderful rod! Mine is actually a 9' made by Pro Edge from the Sling Blade 8-6 blank. |
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Location: musky waters , WI | I have a 8' MHF and it perfect for top waters and smaller bucktails. Have used it with dbl 10's and it works but you were youself out easier. I would recomend the premier 8'6 XHF same as the big dawg rod save a little money and I got one and works awsome for dawgs and dbl 10's |
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Location: Oshkosh | I have both the Sling Blade and the Big Dawg and would highly recommend that you get the Big Dawg. In my opinion, the Sling Blade loads up to much in the eight, especially if you try to go very fast in the eight. I have a Toro on one of my Big Dawgs and it casts topwater just fine also. As the name states, awesome for rubber too!
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Location: On Lake St Clair Michigan | muskymania - 2/18/2010 11:18 PM
I have a 8' MHF and it perfect for top waters and smaller bucktails. Have used it with dbl 10's and it works but you were youself out easier. I would recomend the premier 8'6 XHF same as the big dawg rod save a little money and I got one and works awsome for dawgs and dbl 10's
I have built the Big Dawg and the premier version and both are great rods. I would guess that most people could not tell the difference in the rods other than the color and price tags!! |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | I have every model legend - If you want to throw 10's decent sized rubber, (MAG no bigger) and then put topwater into the mix, Slingblade is the way to go. As awesome as the Big Dawg is, you may run into trouble on hooksets with surface baits pulling out of the mouth even on a slight set. Before it was the big dawg, I was using a 9' custom with the "big dawg" blank. I really had to adjust my hooksetting style to match the fairly rigid blank. I missed so many fish because of the power in the rod. Definitely go Slingblade. You can use the Top 'n Tail, but you will find yourself getting more fatigued tossing bigger blades with it.... And it doesn't handle rubber that well. |
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| Thank you guys for all the info; this really helped with my decision. Best of luck fishing this year. |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | lots of good info in this thread! |
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