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Old 01-12-2012, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by TROLLER View Post
No good on soft biters like walleye and burbot, just rips the bait out of their mouth.

Good for trout but not lakers. IMHO dont waste your money.
Disagree...to an extent. If you use a lighter rod and light MONO line this rarely happens.

I think they're great. I've had one for many years. It works great for pike, trout and burbot. I've rarely caught a walleye on it unless in perfect conditions (like late rotten ice eyes or at PCR or pigeon where the eyes are easy to catch). I usualy get a pike on it everytime i set it up if that's what I'm after. Jig a spoon agressively and if a passive big one comes in and wants the still one then you're set. I use 6lb mono and a 10 lb flouro leader with a small jig just off the bottom and have a old medium rod that is perfectly tuned with it and I only use that rod with it. Can't be too stiff. If I'm into large pike, I use a bobber float with line set slack so it has time to eat it before tripping. Biggest pike I got on it was 15.2 lbs.
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