01-06-2018, 01:59 PM
[#0000FF]I make most of my own rods, so I usually have a range of lengths, powers and actions from which to choose on any given trip.
Trolling for wipers and walleyes: Two options. One is a 6.5 to 7 foot rod...medium to med. heavy...with a moderate to slow action. Fast actions are better for casting. More flex in the rod helps absorb shock on the strike. A second option is an 8-9 foot trolling rod with similar weight and action. The longer rods are good for fishing out to the side...to help spread the lures out further from the boat. Also good if you are fishing side planers.
No need for roller guides or anything beyond good Fuji style guides.
The quality standard for many anglers are the St. Croix rods. But, unless you are experienced and sensitive enough to know and appreciate the difference you will be spending more than you need to in order to catch fish. However, if you are doing a lot of casting and retrieving on cranks...or working plastics...then you want all of the sensitivity and quality you can afford. Touch is everything.
Deep jigging for macks? Lots of different opinions on this one. Some of the "mack pack" prefer 7 foot med. heavy rods with fast action...for sweeping hooksets and fish control. In recent years a lot more deep jiggers are moving towards shorter rods of 42 -48 inches...on a medium action blank. Fishing with these rods from a boat is almost like ice fishing. But it is less tiring over a long day of working jigs in deep water to be holding the shorter and lighter rods. And if you build them right, there is both plenty of sensitivity to feel the bite and power to hook and battle the fish effectively.
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Trolling for wipers and walleyes: Two options. One is a 6.5 to 7 foot rod...medium to med. heavy...with a moderate to slow action. Fast actions are better for casting. More flex in the rod helps absorb shock on the strike. A second option is an 8-9 foot trolling rod with similar weight and action. The longer rods are good for fishing out to the side...to help spread the lures out further from the boat. Also good if you are fishing side planers.
No need for roller guides or anything beyond good Fuji style guides.
The quality standard for many anglers are the St. Croix rods. But, unless you are experienced and sensitive enough to know and appreciate the difference you will be spending more than you need to in order to catch fish. However, if you are doing a lot of casting and retrieving on cranks...or working plastics...then you want all of the sensitivity and quality you can afford. Touch is everything.
Deep jigging for macks? Lots of different opinions on this one. Some of the "mack pack" prefer 7 foot med. heavy rods with fast action...for sweeping hooksets and fish control. In recent years a lot more deep jiggers are moving towards shorter rods of 42 -48 inches...on a medium action blank. Fishing with these rods from a boat is almost like ice fishing. But it is less tiring over a long day of working jigs in deep water to be holding the shorter and lighter rods. And if you build them right, there is both plenty of sensitivity to feel the bite and power to hook and battle the fish effectively.
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