09-07-2007, 06:17 PM
Wyobraz,
I went through the same thing looking for a medium or light trolling rod that was suitable for baitcaster reels. I looked at St. Croix, G. Loomis, and all the different Cabela and Bass Pro rods. It seemed that anything in a baitcaster rod that was 7'6" was always heavy action. Anyway, I ended up trying a Cabela's Depthmaster Trolling Series Rod. The one I got was 8' and it was a "downrigger" model. The action was medium. I didn't expect much since it was a $35 rod. I was really, really surprised! I love the rod and have since bought another one, except this was the 8'6" downrigger model in medium. I like the lighter action of the "medium" weight. I wanted to get away from the Heavy/Med. Heavy action. By the way, I like the 8'6" one better than the 8', but either are great. Go ahead and try one and I bet you'll like them. Plus the price is right. No sense plunking down $80-120 for an expensive rod if it doesn't fit the bill.
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I went through the same thing looking for a medium or light trolling rod that was suitable for baitcaster reels. I looked at St. Croix, G. Loomis, and all the different Cabela and Bass Pro rods. It seemed that anything in a baitcaster rod that was 7'6" was always heavy action. Anyway, I ended up trying a Cabela's Depthmaster Trolling Series Rod. The one I got was 8' and it was a "downrigger" model. The action was medium. I didn't expect much since it was a $35 rod. I was really, really surprised! I love the rod and have since bought another one, except this was the 8'6" downrigger model in medium. I like the lighter action of the "medium" weight. I wanted to get away from the Heavy/Med. Heavy action. By the way, I like the 8'6" one better than the 8', but either are great. Go ahead and try one and I bet you'll like them. Plus the price is right. No sense plunking down $80-120 for an expensive rod if it doesn't fit the bill.
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