View Full Version : Muskie Trolling Rod?
Worm Drowner
12-22-2001, 01:36 PM
I'm thinking about buying myself a trolling rod for muskies for Christmas and would like to get some suggestions. I fish mostly in reservoirs in Ohio. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Trophymuskie
12-22-2001, 05:30 PM
Buy yourself the best, a G-Loomis 7'10" trolling rod. Might cost you over $200 but will last you a lifetime.
Catch a big one this fall
Keep releasing them all
Richard Collin
http://www.trophymuskiecharters.com
Worm Drowner
12-22-2001, 05:48 PM
Thanks for the reply Richard!
The G-Loomis is one that I'm considering. I've heard that glass is better than graphite in this situation. Is there any truth to that?
out2llunge
12-22-2001, 05:54 PM
Tis true, glass rods are better suited for the pounding that they take while trolling big baits at big speeds. Not sure exactly why, but I think the glass is more giving, while the graphite would want to shatter.
Cheers,
J.P.
www.geocities.com/out2llunge or www.out2llunge.cjb.net
Worm Drowner
12-22-2001, 06:10 PM
J.P.
I had a look at your homepage just now. Judging by your initials and the look of your lure, weren't you featured in this month's Muskie Hunter? That was a very interesting and informative article.
Trophymuskie
12-23-2001, 02:22 PM
I have never broke a graphite rod and I have fished in freezing weather every year so far.
Only way I see you braking one would be by trolling plows a 5+ MPH and locking the drag as tight as you can and hit a good snag. And if you ever did break one they are garantied for life.
Catch a big one this fall
Keep releasing them all
Richard Collin
http://www.trophymuskiecharters.com
DocEsox
12-23-2001, 05:53 PM
Actually the muskie series of rods Loomis started selling this year are primarily graphite but are blended with some glass (not just the scrim). Got this directly from Loomis. Great rods.
BrianW
BigFishCarlson
12-23-2001, 11:27 PM
I have several: you definitely want the composite, not the pure graphite. Loomis is the way to go. Mark
Depends on how you troll. I like a heavy shorter rod if weeds are encountered often because you can rip the lure free of them with a big hookset move. If you use rod holders for more open water, I like a longer softer tipped rod to take up a little shock when a fish hits. Either way I'd use graphite. When I'm holding the rod as I usually do, I want to know what the lure is doing and glass doesn't do it like graphite. When you are trolling, the last thing you want to find is that for the last hour you had a bait screwed up when it should have been working for you.