Trolling Combo Question

MAXUM · 04-20-2015, 09:11 AM

Had a chance to test out my new combo yesterday. Sadly didn't catch anything but overall I'm very pleased. The rod trolls lead core very well, and just to test the overall feel I let out 8 colors and it was able to handle it quite well. The top 1/4 of the rod has some good give to it where the rest of it has enough stiffness to handle the drag of the line. I think it's going to be a gem, but I have not yet gotten a hit on it to see what that will feel like.

As for the fishing, there were fish on the finder, seemed to come in groups way up close to the surface between 15-5 feet especially along the ice edges. With the water holding steady at about 39.1 degrees (so reported by my fish finder) they may still be a bit sluggish. Still a beautiful day to be out trolling around and great to have the area I was in all to myself.

pjard · 04-23-2015, 03:18 PM

We caught a nice 19 1/2" salmon today. Unfortunately we got him on one of last years 8 1/2' rod. No luck yet with the 7 1/2' rod with the new Tuf-line micro-lead. It felt GREAT to catch our first fish of the season though.

MAXUM · 04-28-2015, 09:05 AM

I was out late in the day fishing on Sunday and caught my first salmon on the new combo. Now I got a little one, at best 13" so the feel in the rod was minimal but I do like it, even better, nice to easily handle landing it with the shorter rod.

ishoot308 · 04-28-2015, 09:28 AM

I fished the past three days by myself and had a chance to try out a Shakespeare Ugly Stik GX2 rod and put it to a good test. This particular rod is a 7' x 2 piece rod with a medium / light power and an 8-20lb line rating. It really felt nice with lead core. The patented Ugly Stik soft tip has plenty of give and really helps from ripping the lips off the salmon when they are fighting yet still has plenty of feel and backbone for lead. While I wouldn't use this short of a rod on my downrigger, it certainly is a perfect planer board rod and a by yourself trolling rod and would certainly recommend it. Well worth the $39.00 MSRP!

Hope everyone had a good weekend fishing!

Dan

MAXUM · 04-28-2015, 03:15 PM

Can't be any worse than last weekend's NW gale blowing with what seemed to be barely above freezing temps. I love fishing but not in that stuff!

pjard · 04-29-2015, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

I fished the past three days by myself and had a chance to try out a Shakespeare Ugly Stik GX2 rod and put it to a good test. This particular rod is a 7' x 2 piece rod with a medium / light power and an 8-20lb line rating. It really felt nice with lead core. The patented Ugly Stik soft tip has plenty of give and really helps from ripping the lips off the salmon when they are fighting yet still has plenty of feel and backbone for lead. While I wouldn't use this short of a rod on my downrigger, it certainly is a perfect planer board rod and a by yourself trolling rod and would certainly recommend it. Well worth the $39.00 MSRP!

Hope everyone had a good weekend fishing!

Dan

Dan, do you know what the model number of GX2 you are using is?

ishoot308 · 05-04-2015, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by pjard

Dan, do you know what the model number of GX2 you are using is?

Sorry for the slow reply Paul but I just noticed your post...

Anyway the model I have is #USCA702ML.

Take care!

Dan

04-28-2015, 09:28 AM	#4
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,232 Thanks: 2,384 Thanked 5,276 Times in 2,050 Posts	GX2 Ugly Stik I fished the past three days by myself and had a chance to try out a Shakespeare Ugly Stik GX2 rod and put it to a good test. This particular rod is a 7' x 2 piece rod with a medium / light power and an 8-20lb line rating. It really felt nice with lead core. The patented Ugly Stik soft tip has plenty of give and really helps from ripping the lips off the salmon when they are fighting yet still has plenty of feel and backbone for lead. While I wouldn't use this short of a rod on my downrigger, it certainly is a perfect planer board rod and a by yourself trolling rod and would certainly recommend it. Well worth the $39.00 MSRP! Hope everyone had a good weekend fishing! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!! Last edited by ishoot308; 04-28-2015 at 10:27 AM.

04-20-2015, 09:11 AM	#1
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Had a chance to test out my new combo yesterday. Sadly didn't catch anything but overall I'm very pleased. The rod trolls lead core very well, and just to test the overall feel I let out 8 colors and it was able to handle it quite well. The top 1/4 of the rod has some good give to it where the rest of it has enough stiffness to handle the drag of the line. I think it's going to be a gem, but I have not yet gotten a hit on it to see what that will feel like. As for the fishing, there were fish on the finder, seemed to come in groups way up close to the surface between 15-5 feet especially along the ice edges. With the water holding steady at about 39.1 degrees (so reported by my fish finder) they may still be a bit sluggish. Still a beautiful day to be out trolling around and great to have the area I was in all to myself.

04-23-2015, 03:18 PM	#2
pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 635 Thanks: 490 Thanked 194 Times in 101 Posts	We caught a nice 19 1/2" salmon today. Unfortunately we got him on one of last years 8 1/2' rod. No luck yet with the 7 1/2' rod with the new Tuf-line micro-lead. It felt GREAT to catch our first fish of the season though.

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04-28-2015, 09:05 AM	#3
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	I was out late in the day fishing on Sunday and caught my first salmon on the new combo. Now I got a little one, at best 13" so the feel in the rod was minimal but I do like it, even better, nice to easily handle landing it with the shorter rod.

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04-28-2015, 03:15 PM	#5
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Can't be any worse than last weekend's NW gale blowing with what seemed to be barely above freezing temps. I love fishing but not in that stuff!