new rod selection

[MuskieBait]

(01-28-2015 12:47 AM)manitoubass2 Wrote:  Geez man you fishing for the tiniest fish ever? 3lb pike??? If thats your thing no worries. But anything bigger with UL anď you risk killing the fish(depending on species of course).

Just my opinion

In fact, I do.



There's something wrong with 3lb pike? On a UL, it is sporting fun...but if a 3lb pike cannot be brought in within a minute on the UL, better technique is needed. A 1 minute fight doesn't kill a fish. In fact, people call it sporting when they hang a salmon on noodle rods for 10-15min. What do you gotta say about that.

How about catching a big laker on an icefishing rod and fighting that fish for over 10 minutes through the hole? Would it kill the fish too? Even with heavier gear and 15lb braid, you will still fight that laker for a good 5min before it can get to the hole. There must be a lot of dead lakers because it happens on Simcoe every weekend.

The fact is Fossil Fish already has a medium rod. He's looking for options for another rod. My argument is that a medium rod can handle a lot as it is. A medium heavy rod has its place, but unless it is truly big fish, the medium rod can handle a lot more than most people realize.

Examples...

21" Chain Pickerel - 6'6" ultralight rod on 6lb mono and 6lb fluoro leader...1 minute fight.



24-25" Bowfin - 7' medium (6-12lb) rod on 8lb mono (15 year old version of the Pflueger Trion combo that Fossil Fish has already)...1min fight...it's all on video. I've caught lots of Bowfin on the same rod and reel up to 29" (around 8-9lb)...all of them were quick fight - the longest no more than 2min and usually it's due to one man operation trying to net the fish on my own.





27" Common Carp - 7' medium (6-12lb) rod on 8lb mono and 8lb fluoro leader (15 year old version of the Pflueger Trion combo that Fossil Fish has already)...2min fight. I routinely landed lots of Common Carp between 27-32" on the same rod and reel with 8lb mono and 8lb fluoro leader. Sometimes I use hooks as small as #12 octopus. Most of the time I have the carp landed within 5min, fishing from shore, one man operation fighting and netting the fish on my own.



33" Northern Pike - 7' medium telescopic rod on 8lb mono...less than 2min fight from shore, in the dark.



27" Walleye - 7' medium telescopic rod on 8lb mono...less than 1min fight from shore, in the dark.



29.5" Brown Trout - 7' medium rod on 8lb mono and 8lb fluoro leader (15 year old version of the Pflueger Trion combo that Fossil Fish has already)...less than 5min fight from shore, in the dark.



30lb Grass Carp - 7' medium rod on 8lb mono (15 year old version of the Pflueger Trion combo that Fossil Fish has already)...less than 5min fight from shore.



Underpowered and killing fish? Hardly. Medium rod can handle a lot if you fight a fish properly.