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Originally Posted by MNfisher
Thank you so much for all the info! I will be mainly casting baits from shore below dams, as I have no boat to fish from. So i also need a rig that can cast FAR!! Thanks again for all the advice! I already have the fever and that was just from hooking probably about a ten pounder tossing a fluke below percy. I just had a 6' med walleye jigging rod that i used in MN a lot with 10 lb fireline on it. It pretty much dominated me for about 8 seconds and as I was reaching to loosen my drag because it was screaming so much, the line broke.
Thats all it took...I am hooked.
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MNfisher. Long casting distance, along with large line capacity is what I love about these set ups. This is perfect for any striper between 5-30#, still lets the little ones give their fight, but brings the bigger ones in. To be more specific, I like the Ambassadeur 6500 (this one has the clicker option for freespool) on a Bass Pro Power Plus Trophy Class 8'6 downrigger rod. You can put this together for around 100 bucks. For the best casting I would put 125 yd 20# fireline on the spool first, I like to put a little peice of tape on the knot at the spool to keep the knot from spinning with braid. Then use a double uni-knot to top off with another 125 or so yards of berkly big game 20# test. The uni-knot will not give, and it is the easiest I have seen to tie two lines together. If you need help learning the double uni-knot just PM me. And then attach your hooks or plugs with the palomar knot. I bought these rigs for downrigger fishing, but now I use them for everything. Best I have used for throwing a 10" gizzard shad with a 2 oz weight. Also, no need to worry about the fireline eating your guides with these rods, mine are 15+ years old and the eyes look like new. I have used this same rig in the gulf for kingfish and blacktip shark (blacktip shark not by choice) in open water and it gets them in. Now all that said, if you are trophy striper fishing, 40+ or better in a river around heavy cover, be sure to have a couple of TK's 2x4 and winch rigs handy..I do. The only reason for the braid is to give extra line capacity to the relatively smaller reel. When you need to change line, just change the mono down to the fireline.