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Walleye Rod?

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BobT Grand Master

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I'm in the market for a new fishing rod for summer 'eyes. Wondering what others have and what they like about them. It would be primarily used for jigging or maybe some Lindy-rigging.

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harvey lee Grand Master

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I use all SCV St Croix rods but I buy the blank and build them myself. Kinda spendy from the tore.

No reason a person could not buy a rod like a ST Croix Avid as they are pretty good rods but a little spendy. Jason Mitchell has some good rods for the money also, I have 2 and have been very happy with them and yes, they are pretty sensitive. Not as much as a SCV, but they do not carry the pricetag either.

How much do you have budgeted for this rod?

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i have a fenwick elite tech and absolutely love it. i bumped the thread up in the open water forum for you

Thanks!!!! Great review info. I've had Fenwick rods before and had no complaints. Will definitely check it out.

By the way, just spent the last six hours blowing snow from yesterday's blizzard. Bear in mind my snowblower is 6' wide and 40hp. You had to say the "O" word....Open Water. I enjoy ice fishing but I much prefer bobbing in a boat. Can't wait!!!

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My "good" rod is a St. Croix Avid. I also use a few different Berkleys and an Ugly Stik or two. Had a Shimano rod for many, many years that I really liked but it got crushed some years back and that's when I got the St. Croix.

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Bob, the first thing I have to ask is what is your budget. It does no sense to talk about $300 rods if your budget is $50, or vice versa, talk about $50 rods if you're looking at spending upwards of 300. What size and model reel are you looking at pairing it with?

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Here is my 2 cents Bob, take it for what you want.

I am a big fan of St. Croix rods. American designed and owned, Most are built in Wisconsin, and everyone, and I mean everyone carries them. 5 year warranty on the entry level stuff and lifetime on the better rods. If needed I can get it replaced overnight (costs are involved, nothing is free).

I also believe that what you are looking for cant effectively be done with one rod. Sure, it can be done with one rod but it's kind of like only having one adjustable wrench in your took box. Sure, it will work but a full set will be more efficient.

For lindy rigging, I have been using 7'6" rods for the last 6 years or so and I highly recommend them. The reason is, with such a long rod you can have a long, very soft and subtle tip that transitions into a killer backbone. There just isn't the room on a shorter rod to get that done. I love that I can lean on the fish pretty hard and let the rod take care of the pressure and not rip the hooks out. I use 8 pound Trilene XL. This rod makes a killer bobber rod too, the length is great for taking up line on the hookset. The rod I personally use is a St. Croix LTWS76MLXF.

Sometimes, if fishing for larger walleyes using big creek chubs for bait I will use my 7'1" medium fast. It's still long enough to give me the benefits of a long rod, but has a little more power than the 7'6" rod. As a plus, this is also a great rod to pitch jigs and swimbaits for walleyes. The rod I personally use is a St. Croix TBC71MF. It's actually a bass rod for pitching plastics but the walleyes don't mind.

Half of my jigging is done with a St. Croix Avid AVS70MLF. Very sensitive and light, it just flat out gets the job done. If I'm vertical jigging or jigging in very shallow water (less than 7') I use a shorter rod and break out my AVS63MXF. With this Xtra fast rod I don't use braid in short water. I can't teach myself to slow my hookset and miss to many because I'm just to eager.

All of the rods I mention except for the bass rod are also available in the Eyecon line which adds about one to two tenths of an ounce to the rod and cheaper guides/reel seat but cuts the cost in half. Still a very capable rod by anyone's standard.

So there you have my opinion. Let the fireworks begin.

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John, you get quite a bit for $.02, I like it! Simply jigging 1/8oz to 1/4 oz jigs.......here's my $.02. I have a Tech-V Fenwick that I think is 6'3" (not 6'6") fantastic light rod with fantastic feel. I have an inexpensive Sahara reel using 6# mono or 6# braided with 6# mono to my jig. You can't even feel the rod in your hands, but can feel everything below. Not the most expensive tackle in my shed but, one of my favorites. You can't go wrong with Thorne Brothers, St. Croix, Loomis, Cabela's, etc either.

Good Lord, how did I end up with so much stuff!

Good luck!!!

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If you want to go the one rod route, St. Croix Avid 6'9" ML XF is THEE do-all rod for jigging and rigging. I'm a crappie guy and bought this rod for pitching, drifting, and trolling 1/32 and 1/16 oz jigs which it works awesome for.

I fish walleyes only a handful of times each year and this is the perfect rod to cover both jigging and rigging. If you are going to bottom bounce or troll crankbaits I'd also get a 7' M F to cover that. Two rods to cover 4 presentations.

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