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Location: In the Weeds | Would a 10' rod have any place in your boat? I might like the length, but it may also just be too heavy and too long. What are your thoughts? |
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| I have two and other than being hard to transport they are nice. I do not think they can be shipped anymore so you will need to pick it up. |
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Location: Minnesota | i have a 9'8" predator thorn bros built it for me.i love it i bought the skeeter mx 1825 i can store a 12 foot rod i would like to try a 12 footer but where to buy one i dont know .as to have it shiped that would be verry hard |
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Location: South-Central PA | Rods 9' and up to about 12'4" are $85 through UPS ground. That kind of shipping isn't cheap but for rods like that, they only come custom built.
I'm starting to build more and more rods over 9'. I have a couple of guys that I'm building 10'6" rods for. It seems like longer rods are gaining momentum. The longest I've used is 10' and I loved it. It's so much easier to throw larger lures and it makes figure 8ing easy.
10'6" is about as long as you can go with an 18" handle. If you're looking for something 12', you're going to have to go to a surf rod...which I wouldn't recommend. They don't have the action that's needed for musky fishing and they weigh a ton.
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Location: Hudson,WI | It'd be really nice, but I think that 10' would be about as long as I'd like to go. |
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| If 9.5' is better, why stop at 10'? Why not 12'? Or even 14'?
Truly, I am most comfortable with a 6'6" rod. I have a 6'3" rod for jerkbaits. How long were the rods Tony Rizzo used in his heyday? |
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | I have a 9'6" rod. It's too long. Getting a fish in the net , while fishing solo , was a struggle. For me 8'9" is as long as I feel comfortable with. |
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