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Ice fishing rod blanks for Lake Trout?
Posted by: Sam Schalley (---.dhcp.roch.mn.charter.com)
Date: December 18, 2007 09:15AM

I'm considering building a few rods that will be used for ice fishing Lake Trout. Anyone have blank recommendations?

Thank you,
Sam

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Re: Ice fishing rod blanks for Lake Trout?
Posted by: Dave Orr (---.nt.internorth.net)
Date: December 18, 2007 11:36AM

I asked this question a couple of weeks ago, the response I recieved was to use a cut down Batson .385"x.105"x72" Solid Glass Saltwater Blank.



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Dave

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Re: Ice fishing rod blanks for Lake Trout?
Posted by: Matt Davis (---.prtel.com)
Date: December 18, 2007 01:22PM

I take cheap graphite "soft" water blanks and cut out the section that is going to suit my needs. Mudhole has some cheap blanks that work well.

I don't fish terribly heavy or terribly deep. Rarely over 1 ounce and 100'. Cleo spoons, airplane jigs, bucktails... And for finesse fishing 3/8 ounce jigs with white tubes. So I typically have a couple of different rods rigged.



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