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| I'm looking for the ideal rod to cast those 10XDs. The bass rods really aren't made for that weight yet, so I thought of checking out muskie rods.
I found this St. Croix premier muskie rod PM80MHF. I'm a believer in the longer-rods-equal-longer-casts theory. This rod is rated 3/4 to 3 oz. The 10XDs weigh like 1.92 oz or something like that.
What have been your experiences with this type of rod and lure weight combination?
Thx,
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Location: South-Central PA | Take a look at the Phenix Recon C796H. It's rated to 2.5oz and would handle them well. I build one for myself and took it down to Cave Run to throw rattle baits last week. It's a sweet rod!
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Location: Grand Marais, MN | Hey Bassman
That mh 8' musky rod is probably too beefy for even that crankbait. Too stiff and fast of a tip I would have to say IMO. Also the handle is really long and balanced to be cast with two hands.
I'd check out the mojo bass rods. they got models with softer tips that are rated for that kind of weight. Something like the pitchin model or swimbait model.
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| You will rip the hooks out of a bass with a muskie rod. Muskie rods are made with more back bone than bass rods cause o. Hooksets you are driving the hooks through a boney mouth. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | I have a lot of bass guys use my MH and XH rods for bass fishing. Just had a guy place in the Wal-Mart tournament a week ago using my MH rod. He also caught the largest bass in the tournament. He uses my XH for the heavier Alabama rigs. If you search the net you will find a few bass forums talking about my TI rods for big bass fishing and various applications. For typical pond bass fishing I think my rods are too much but for big bass fishing they have a lot of use.
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Location: Sycamore, IL | I catch a lot of big bass while muskie fishing and rarely rip the hooks out of them. The big bass baits these days definitely cross over into muskie size territory. I think that the 8' MH premier would be a great choice or you might want to check out the new long ranger MH 8'6" rod from St. Croix. If you can find one St.croix also made a legend tournament swimbait rod that is awesome and right around 8' long. |
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| Thx guys. As for the 8-foot-6 rod, tourney rules prohibit longer than 8-footers (as does my boat haha.) But I think I'll take a flyer on the 8' MH if I can find a good deal. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | buffbassman - 3/18/2013 1:52 PM
Thx guys. As for the 8-foot-6 rod, tourney rules prohibit longer than 8-footers (as does my boat haha.) But I think I'll take a flyer on the 8' MH if I can find a good deal.
Just curious, why no long rods for bass? |
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Location: Janesville wi | Had to look that bait up to see what it was but I'd think a mh swimbait rod would be perfect.
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Location: Walker, MN | Is a flippin' stick realy too light? |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Tackle Industries - 3/18/2013 8:14 PM buffbassman - 3/18/2013 1:52 PM Thx guys. As for the 8-foot-6 rod, tourney rules prohibit longer than 8-footers (as does my boat haha.) But I think I'll take a flyer on the 8' MH if I can find a good deal. Just curious, why no long rods for bass? BASS has had an 8' max length rule since the 70's. It was to prevent the use of long (10") rods that gave an unfair advantage. |
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