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What Rod for Pike fishing?

  • 13-04-2015 02:16PM
    #1
    fret_wimp2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭


    Looking for a bit of info on a decent piking rod.

    For the last few years i was using a cheap no name rod, but that has since been claimed and lost by my brother.

    Since then ive been using my teklon Concept spinning rod which is a terriffic rod, and makes for awesome fun bringing in a larger fish, but a little light for some of the larger lures, giving me issues in getting a huge amount of distatnce in casting the larger lures.

    So I think i need something a little bigger/stronger. Looking at the shamino alivio DX12:
    [URL="ttp://www.henrystackleshop.com/product_info.php/cPath/21_113/products_id/2538"]ttp://www.henrystackleshop.com/product_info.php/cPath/21_113/products_id/2538[/URL]

    its price is about right and it has a better casting weight. Any recommendations or advice?


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  • #2
    .red.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,457 ✭✭✭.red.


    Not sure which teklon you have but ive got the 702 L and its a cracking rod. Nice and light and plenty of backbone to bully fish. The 802 ML is the heavier model and thats also a cracker but id imagine would be a bit light for the heavier lures for pike.

    The rod you mentioned is 12ft and would be very heavy and akward for casting lures. The 8-6 20-60g bushwacker xlnt in henrys would be a very good option. Ive never used one but all the bushwacker range are highly regarded. Its €105 but id imagine a bit of haggling would get it slightly cheaper.


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