Rum Buddies
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IMO there's not point spending big bucks for a rod that is going to spend 99.9% of its time sitting in a rod holder, HMX, convergence & technium are all good rods. I like a medium action, hate playing fish on pool cues.
Whats the best 10.5 foot mooching rod?
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fshnfnatic
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I have to agree with you as well, FM. If you're targeting mature Chinook,you need the backbone of theI disagree...medium heavy at a minimum....a 20 pounder will own your a$$ with a medium and it'll be just that much longer to play the fish out while a rock dog decides it'll move in on it to slurp it down like a sardine...or Harvey the Happy Harbour Seal decides he'll take it off your line. Mediums do not have enough backbone to take it off the release clip when it is buried in the clip...and reeling in just a flasher is even painfully slow. In the Shimano line Techniums or Convergences.., the difference between the medium heavy and heavy is rather subtle thing....especially when paired with reels that have a large cork drag system like an Islander, Trophy, Etc...
A medium heavy is the most popular...and the heavy adds extra power especially when you're pulling in the larges....
medium heavy rods.Later on in the season for Coho,yes,a medium rod is a better choice.It all depends on what you
spend the most time fishing for.
persistent
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I received a fenwick elite tech 10.5 ft mooching rod for Xmas. Not what I would have bought, anyone ever used one? It is extra heavy action.
Derby
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medherring
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I disagree...medium heavy at a minimum....a 20 pounder will own your a$$ with a medium and it'll be just that much longer to play the fish out while a rock dog decides it'll move in on it to slurp it down like a sardine...or Harvey the Happy Harbour Seal decides he'll take it off your line. Mediums do not have enough backbone to take it off the release clip when it is buried in the clip...and reeling in just a flasher is even painfully slow. In the Shimano line Techniums or Convergences.., the difference between the medium heavy and heavy is rather subtle thing....especially when paired with reels that have a large cork drag system like an Islander, Trophy, Etc...
A medium heavy is the most popular...and the heavy adds extra power especially when you're pulling in the larges....
I guess it depends where you fish, I maybe lose 1 or 2 salmon to sea lions a year in my area. I have found the med heavy rods are too much for the majority of the season and way too much for coho so if your fishing for both springs and coho I like the medium rods. I also like the softer action of the medium rod, you definitely see all the soft hits of bottom dwellers if trolling the bottom. My 2 cents anyways.
Finished Business
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Can someone tell me what the warranty is the Trophy rods? Lifetime?
Derby
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Pretty sure if you take it back to were you boughtit they will let you know what the warrenty is ...and if it is a warrenty...
J-GLOBAL
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I got the same rod for Christmas, pairing it with an MR3, first time I've had an Islander or a rod worth more than $20. Interested to see what it all feels like.
Still wish they reversed the sound on the Islanders though...
Aces
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That combo will work great on those slabs off of Wilf and Blunden
I asked about the trophy warranty. Sales guy said trophy has taken care of every problem he has seen with the rods so far... But they haven't come out and said lifetime warranty or anything like that. When he asked them directly about the warranty the guy said well aren't you happy with what we have done so far?
So for now it sounds like they are fully covered but will they always be? Who knows. Get it from a good shop and they should help make sure your covered if something happens.
Got a med action techniums for x-mas. Used once so far. Loved it. It's a bit light but I already have some med heavy rods this is a real nice change.
So for now it sounds like they are fully covered but will they always be? Who knows. Get it from a good shop and they should help make sure your covered if something happens.
Got a med action techniums for x-mas. Used once so far. Loved it. It's a bit light but I already have some med heavy rods this is a real nice change.
tincan
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I have islander reels and use both the convergence and technium rods by shimano. If/when my convergence rods break/get lost I'll probably switch to all technium. As many have mentioned here they are great value and hold up well. Good warranty as well. I would love to have a sage for those once a year trips up north but if money is any sort of issue I think you are much better served spending on reels and using a technium which is more than sufficient for most anglers.
searun
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Most rod companies are pretty good with the warrenty....but at a certain point we need to be responsible for our gear...most faulty rods break first or second time using them....
Most except when you got an Orangutan setting the hooks...then all bets are off as to when the carnage takes place.
Derby
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Most except when you got an Orangutan setting the hooks...then all bets are off as to when the carnage takes place.
I haven't broken a rod on your boat for sometime..
Derby
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Nope, but I sure have...rock em sock em hockey fishing.
Done a few myself...low sticking is my favorite....
stones93
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i would have a sage but... since I can get a Trophy Titan for less than half the $$ and designed by the same guy (who personally told me to get the Titan) I chose that! If you love sage, get Brian Babcock to make you a custom rod. He buys Sage blanks and makes the customs over at SeaRun Fly and Tackle in Coquitlam. I have used almost all the mid-lower end rods mentioned here (compared to sage) and I love my Titan rod! For less $$ I agree that the Technium feels great. My family members use the HMX and have loaned it to me...good rod but I prefer the technium for just a little more $.
