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[Mark13:33]

Anyone heard of or tried out the new Walleye Angler® Signature Series Trigger Rods Gary Parsons and Keith Kavajecz? They are very intriguing to me due to their telescoping purposes and appearance to have a flimsier tip as opposed to the shimano taloras. The shimanos appear to be more of a salmon rod for leadcore...am I correct in this statement? They look nice and have had great reviews on this forum but how does the two piece system work and would you recommend them? I'm having trouble imagining I'm going to pull in a 15" fish with a rod that big as I am new to the Trolling scene! I'm looking for responses to this topic and a prior post on rigging a leadcore rod! Thanks...

[Mille Lacs Guy]

The walleye angler rods are great. However, they aren't new, I think I had my first telescoping 7'6" walleye angler rod back in about 1998-99. They haven't changed much since and are an excellent rod for the price. They make an 8'6" as well that has about the same action as the 7'6". They have a nice tip that works well for trolling leadline or for flat lining.

I also have Shimano TDR rods that are a little heavier and I like those as well. In my opinion it is not work the extra money for the Talora's. I got my TDR for $15 a piece.

[PerchJerker]

I have some 7'6" and 8'6" telescoping rods, that's the way I prefer to buy them.

[DinkADunk]

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They are very intriguing to me due to their telescoping purposes and appearance to have a flimsier tip as opposed to the shimano taloras. The shimanos appear to be more of a salmon rod for leadcore...am I correct in this statement?

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There are 23 models of Shimano Talora trolling rods, 3 are designed for leadcore. Telescoping rods are generally 8' and collapse to 6'6" and cost more. If you go over 8' then you will be buying two piece rods and they work fine. I have four Talora's, two of which I use for Walleye's, two for Muskie's. On my lightest power Talora (an 8' MediumLight) I caught a 38" Muskie on an 8lb test leader and the rod was certainly up to the task. The Talora's are glass/graphite blend with a very sensitive tip and decent butt. I certainly wouldn't characterize the Talora's as a Salmon only trolling rod.