Which Rod for Which Application

[mercman]

Just a quick one, then i am off to bed and will check in, in the morning.

 

I have an 8ft XH fast action St Croix Musky rod and a 7ft H fast action Compre. Which of the 2 should i rig as a trolling rod, and which as a casting rod? I have heard longer is better for casting Musky, and i have heard that longer is better for trolling Musky.

I will expect an answer by morning...Nite everyone

 

 

 

[Fisherpete]

I used to troll with my 7' Compres and did OK, but was always worried about the rod snapping when a big one would hit. Last year I picked up an 8' Okuma EVx musky rod that has fiberglass in it - absorbs a bit of that initial impact, especially when the weather gets cold in the fall - and it is now my go-to rod for trolling. As for the length aspect - if you only had the two rods to choose from, I would make the 7' the trolling rod and the 8' the casting rod - the 8' should give you better casting distance, hooksets, figure 8's, etc.

Edited May 12, 2012 by Fisherpete

[HTHM]

eeny meeny miny moe is the best way to choose...

[addy79]

Just a quick one, then i am off to bed and will check in, in the morning.

 

I have an 8ft XH fast action St Croix Musky rod and a 7ft H fast action Compre. Which of the 2 should i rig as

a trolling rod, and which as a casting rod? I have heard longer is better for casting Musky, and i have heard that longer is better for trolling Musky.

I will expect an answer by morning...Nite everyone

 

Comfort first; fishin is like any other sport, whatever gives u the confidence is the ticket!

[mike rousseau]

I'd make the your...8.5 footer(...uh uhm...you don't even know your own rods...) your troller... Then if either doesnt feel right... Try switching em up... Cause in the end it's personal preference...

[Twocoda]

Comfort first; fishin is like any other sport, whatever gives u the confidence is the ticket!

have to have confidence before you can apply it...he is on team 2...whats that tell ya

[Roy]

I'd be using the 8'5" for both applications. The extra fast tip isn't ideal but it'll do the job. Your back will thank you if casting heavy baits for more than an hour or two. The disadvantage to long rods for casting muskie baits is that they make doing figure eights more tedious especially if you're vertically challenged such as myself and even worse when your on a low boat. Another thing to consider is two guys on a short boat swinging 8'6" rods armed with lethal weapons on the end is a recipe for disaster....be careful. For trolling I prefer a longer, slow action rod. Even more so if you're using it as a down rod.

[mercman]

Other than Roy and Pete, WTH are you guys doing up in the wee hours of the AM ? I appreciate your views. I was playng Rod Roulette this week, changeing reels and trying to find the perfect combinations with the equipment i own. For now you have helped me enormously, but i can see at least one more rod and reel in my future.Wish me luck wit da wife on that.

 

Now off to spend the day with Mom in Ottawa.

[Gregoire]

I would also want to know what reel you have on both rods and what baits you plan on casting. If I had to choose one for each application I would use the compre for trolling and the St croix for casting, escpecially if you plan on throwing a lot of blades or bulldogs, as the added length of the rod will allow you to make wider turns on the figure 8 and speed up the bait. If you are throwing glide baits and jerk baits I would think that you would be ok with the compre.

[SlowPoke]

You're all wrong!

Keep them both for casting and add another setup to the arsenal for trolling.

Put a nice linecounter reel on a downrigger rod for trolling. The glass content in a DR rod is much more forgiving and the flex will show you when those big baits are thumping. When they stop thumping, your hook is fouled or you have speared a bait fish.

[Gregoire]

Agreed on the trolling set up. It would only set you back a bout 150-200$ depending on the rod and reel choice.

[Harrison]

Hey Paul, the Muskie Canada guys grabbed up my first order of these I brought up here for trolling. Just got a few more in if you'd like to have an eye..

 

http://www.etackle.ca/tackle-industries-8-musky-pike-trolling-rod-xh-eva-handle/

Edited May 12, 2012 by Harrison

[Gregoire]

Sorry to hijack but are you guys going to stock any of the TI shallow superD's?

[Big Cliff]

I'd cut em both down to the same size then you wouldn't have to choose!

[Dontcryformejanhrdina]

I'd be using the 8'5" for both applications. The extra fast tip isn't ideal but it'll do the job. Your back will thank you if casting heavy baits for more than an hour or two. The disadvantage to long rods for casting muskie baits is that they make doing figure eights more tedious especially if you're vertically challenged such as myself and even worse when your on a low boat. Another thing to consider is two guys on a short boat swinging 8'6" rods armed with lethal weapons on the end is a recipe for disaster....be careful. For trolling I prefer a longer, slow action rod. Even more so if you're using it as a down rod.

 

Wouldn't longer rods make figure 8's easier? Certainly takes strain off your lower back. I like casting rods to be as long as possible. I have a 7'6" jerkbait rod and I had an 8' MH for everything else but found it was too weak throwing big soft plastics so I picked up a 9' extra heavy and it adds distance to my casts and I feel I can really load up on it more with heavy baits.

[Billy Bob]

Get a nice 6.5' rod for jigging and you will never use the other 2 rods again.......not really but trolling the boat catches the fish.....jigging YOU catch the fish.......

[Dontcryformejanhrdina]

Get a nice 6.5' rod for jigging and you will never use the other 2 rods again.......not really but trolling the boat catches the fish.....jigging YOU catch the fish.......

 

 

Sure looks like fun if you can get a pattern down. You'd need a pretty heavy duty rod though lol.

[mercman]

Ok here is the equipment

Rods

Quantum PT 6'6" medium fast

Quantum PT 7' medium Xfast

Compre 6'8" MH fast

Compre 7' H fast

St Croix 6'6" MF fast

St Croix 8'6" XH fast

 

Reels

Citica 200d

Curado 300e

Corvalus CVL300

Okuma Convector CV30D (Musky)

Daiwa Accudepth 27LC (Walleye)

Abu Ambassadeur 5000 (I want to try it for jigging or fishing plastics)

 

Right now i have the Citica on the 7 Ft Quantum. The Curado is on the 7FT Compre.The Okuma is on the 8.8 St Croix. The Corvalus is on the 6 8 Compre.The Ambassadeur is on the St Croix 6.5

The Daiwa shares the 7ft Compre.

I have s spare Quantum 6.5

[Harrison]

Sorry to hijack but are you guys going to stock any of the TI shallow superD's?

 

Hey Fishgreg, just caught this. Yes sir, they are on their way as well as a bunch of their other baits.

[Gregoire]

Cool. Let me know when you get the new stuff.

[manitoubass2]

Get a nice 6.5' rod for jigging and you will never use the other 2 rods again.......not really but trolling the boat catches the fish.....jigging YOU catch the fish.......

 

for the win!!!!