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| I know it's a little early to start thinking about fall sucker fishing, but I like to be prepared. Just looking for a little advice on my second sucker rod. I already have a 7.5' MH Gander rod that does well. My wife and I are thinking about adding a second rod. Thought about maybe a longer rod. Thought about the 9' telescoping Jason Mitchell. Looking for a nice rod, without breaking the bank. We will not be casting with it, just dragging suckers. Any thoughts will be appreciated. |
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Location: Madtown, WI | You don't need anything special for a sucker rod or even a nice rod for that matter, just needs some backbone for setting the hook.
I'd keep my eye on the buy/sell/trade forum personally. |
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| I know it has to have enough backbone for a great hook set, but soft enough tip to absorb the impact of the short range extra hard hook set. Thanks for watching the buy/sell forum. |
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Location: Weyauwega Wi. | Check out Black River Rods live and troll. I have 3 of them. Great price and I've had no problems with them at all. |
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Location: Green Bay, Titletown, WI | Tackle Industries trolling/sucker rods are nice. Good backbone, soft tip, and the glass construction doesn't get brittle in the cold. I used them last fall, and liked them a lot. |
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Location: Maine Township, MN | I went cheap with a couple Ugly Stik Tiger rods thanks to a guide recommendation. Work great. |
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| Honestly, all you really need is some dirt cheap fiberglass rod with enough muscle to handle the fish and the hookset. A cheap catfish rod is probably going to do the trick. Last year I had to pick up a 2nd rod when I had 2 friends with and we went to WI to fish so we could all cast, plus drag suckers. In the backwoods baitshop where I bought my 1 day license I picked up "Ole Yeller" for $18. I am pretty sure it is made in china and that I overpaid. Rod fishes suckers like a dream and as a bonus offends Mojo. Great Success. |
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| Musky Innovations 9' livebait/ trolling rod is the best sucker rod that I have found.
I have sold a ton of them the last 3 years
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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| Shimano Talora are great sucker/trolling rods! |
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Location: South-Central VA | You'd be fine with a full graphite rod with a more moderate action, something like a TI XXH or a Lamiglas XH. But glass rods are always a good option.
The reason graphite rods break when sucker fishing has nothing to do with temperatures. You'll never fish in temperatures cold enough to affect the properties of graphite. If you used the same technique in the middle of summer, rods would break in the exact same manner. I has to do with the shock load that is imposed on a rod when sucker fishing. Graphite is more brittle than glass and can't take the abuse. When you go from 0 to 150% load in .05 seconds, you're going to break a lot of graphite rods. Rods with partial or total glass construction are much more durable, glass can easily absorb that kind of abuse. That's why glass rods (or rods with partial glass in the construction) are recommended for sucker fishing.
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| Custom X has a 7'6" rod in our Elite series lineup that has the back bone and power for driving those hooks home. The good thing is that it also can be used for a great down rod for trolling big baits. Give us a call and I will be happy to go over the product with you. Thanks,
Chuck DiVito
Custom X Lures and Rods |
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