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Hey guys, so im headed up to canada on my first laker trip. Any sugestions for rods? Im gonna make a few for my self, but was wondering what u thought of the HT 34" ice blue rods, or any thing similar to that. Any help would be great.

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Welcome to FM, good to have you on the site, you will find alot of helpful people and info. I use 34-42" rods in Med hvy - hvy action. I have some Polar Tech rods that are good. If you can get rods in that length and action you will have a good set up. I picked up a new rod this year at Gander Mountain, it is a Gary Roach walleye rod in hvy action(42") for about $30. It is an excellent rod for fishing lakers. I also use 20# Fireline and a swivel with a mono leader so you get a bit of stretch on the hook set. Where are you headed for your first Canadian laker trip?

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Hey im actually going through gateway north outfitters, and i beleive we are fishing pipestone, or dogfly lake. A friend of mine has been there on few trips now and loves it. So im perdy pumped.

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Well, then it will be good to meet you. Are you coming up with Jim? He has picked up the laker fishing pretty quick. He can help you get set up if that is who you coming up with. If you have any other questions, shoot me an email and I can get you all set up! Great to have heading up to see what we offer!

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I am the owner and have known Jim for quite a few years now. Jim does know what he is talking about, but he might lie to you to reassure he will out fish you. That would not be out of the question. If you need any help with equipment, let me know. I mainly use 4" tubes in glow and white with 3/8 oz leads. The white tubes, Berkley power baits are good. The glow tubes, I get them from Venom Lures. They are white with blue flakes and glow green. Just search Venom Lures and you will find them. Otherwise we have them available at our main base before you depart for Pipestone. I am sure Jim has lots of them too, but he might not share. If you want to get him back, just take a bottle of whisky to celebrate the big fish and you will punish him. The fresh Canadian air seems to get the best of him if you just add a little to drink. I look forward to meeting you.

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Hey now, lets play nice here, ha ha. I would never give out false information to ensure that I outfish the next guy. I prefer to rely on my superior skill, which is no problem when I'm fishing with bisekb. Speaking of which, I have all the tubes and hooks we will need for the trip. Superbee, Venom Lures has a deal now.....10% off and free shipping. I ordered a 50 pack and it was a good deal just in case you need to stock up. Bisekb....we'll get everything figured out for you Friday while catching some crappies. Should be a good time.

My favorite laker rod now is a 42" Professional Plus from Thorne Brothers. The extra length seems to help when fighting them, and plenty of back bone for the big ones. Being fiberglass, it should also stand up to the abuse of those remote Canada trips. I tried out 15 lb Pline a few weeks ago up there, and that seemed to work better for me than the braided lines. It did not freeze to the spool, and was easy to clear from the line.

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