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2010-09-10 11:29:59

posted by: bacon. I run two 14 ft, two 10 ft, and two 5 ft rods. I had my 14 yr old and 12 yr old sons landing fish within a day on the water with the long poles. All you have to do is leave out enough line and sweep the rod forward and bring the fish to the net. It isn't real hard.

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2010-09-10 10:22:46

posted by: SHORTHAIRSRUS.

I would roll some leadcore on those stiff rods.

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2010-09-10 00:02:17

posted by: Ristorapper. Just crawled out into the garage rod storage locker. I do have two Cabelas depth master medium trolling rods. They are pretty stiff rods in my opinion and I would not use them for braid if at all possible. They have been up in the storage area for years. Why, because I got them at a good price and didn't/don't like them over what other rods I have. They'll get pulled out only if I have company along and can't get by with those other rods mentioned above. These are 7'6" rods, two piece i believe; don't want to run out again to look!!

My opinion. Good price for a not so usable rod at least in my scenario.

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2010-09-09 23:51:05

posted by: Ristorapper. My 8'6" telescoping walleye angler rods collapse to 7'2". My 2 piece Scheels 10'6" rods break down into two 5+ footers. I also have the Scheels 5 footers. They all have braid or leadcore on 'em and work great.

In an emergency with the longer rods, break them down or collapse them if you absolutely have to, to net the fish. I fish alone alot with those 8'6" rods and will almost ALWAYS collapse the rod to the 7' length just before I net the fish. DON'T recall ever losing a fish because i was collapsing the rod. We're talking hundreds of walleye here too.

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2010-09-09 18:01:12

posted by: simmsjs. I experience says that the medium action is the best for the fish we seek around here. I was told once that you can get by with cheaper rods, just get as good a reel as you can afford. I personally like a rod that has good sensitivity but with a lot of back bone.

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2010-09-09 16:49:40

posted by: veryslippery. That should be 7' ....

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2010-09-09 16:48:51

posted by: veryslippery. I keep two of the 8'6" in my in ground storage which says the max length is 7". I have to give them a little extra nudge but they go in. My rods are scheels outfitters so can't say for sure about the cabelas rods.

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2010-09-09 16:16:10

posted by: Wishin I was Fishin. One more question how much does the telescoping take up when you push it in I think I'm going with the 9 or the 8.5 but a little worried about room

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2010-09-09 16:02:26

posted by: Wishin I was Fishin. So do you guys think
that the medium action would be okay its just that I'm ordering them off the net so I really can't feel it first hand and I plan on running fire line right away but some day maybe experiment with lead core

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2010-09-09 15:11:49

posted by: Traxion. Gosh, those 14' rods just seem like they'd be too much. I don't want to be standing on the bow to get the fish in. The 10'6s seem to be about all I want to handle. Boards sure can be a pain, but I can spread them way farther apart than with the longest rods out there. You'd put the boards out 25' and you're covering more water than 14's I'd guess, and usually I run them much further on calmer days. I don't believe the coverage the boards (or longer rods for that matter) provide is needed much of the time. But, longer rods sure keep the lines from fouling as much.

Maybe I fished with the long, long rods a lot I would love them. I know others hate the shorty rods because you have so little leverage on fish. I do enjoy however getting new people in the boat and watching them try to land a fish for the first few times. Doesn't seem like you can tell them enough times to leave lots of line and not reel to the tip, they always do it anyway LOL!