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    Been a caster all my life. I want to start trolling this year on a blue collar budget. I have read as much info on this page as I can find and I really appreciate all the info u folks put out. From the info I've gathered from u guys I've decided to invest in 4 counter real rod combos and some bandits and spoons to start with. I will work up from there. Going to go with inline planners on the outside and tt 30's off the back. (Fishing west of beesy and south of west sister to the turn around. ) I've read mono is best to use with in lines. Question; am I pointed in the right direction for a low dough weekender? Capt. Jules Capt Eric your word is gospel to me. And all else that contribute. Like I said I'm just a weekender that wants to show my parents and wife a great time. Any advice would b great. I intend to buy my lures locally. Where can I get the ib frozen and other popular bandits?

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    Start watching Cabela's for depthmaster Combo's I have a few fish 3times a year and have no issues with them. Are usually run specials for less than $50 for the combo. Order your planer boards from Frank's great outdoors. I would call the local bait shops looking for Ib frozen. I think green clown shoes is similar it's a stock color. How fast does your boat idle?

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    I have used the madgna pro 30 dx for 5 years now, the only issue I have seen is sometime the reset button wants to stick in on one of 12 we have, and one was dropped off the boat to ground at launch and that one you hear the drag making noise on......never took it apart to see what's going on.

    Now these are not as good as cold waters or tekotas but are a lot cheaper and the average fisherman/women should not wear them out quickly. At the 30-40 bucks they are a great value.

    Whatever rod/reel you go with, take the time when filling to make sure that when the counter says 100ft, that it actually measures that out, if all your rods/reels are the same once you get the first couple done you will have a good idea of how much it takes on the rest.

    But look around there are some OK deals out there
    https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/s...527000699.html

    https://porthuron.craigslist.org/spo...540858856.html

    https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/s...557605467.html

    https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/s...547143299.html

    These are just a few things that might work I just did a quick 5 minute look
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    Is there an ideal rod length for trolling that I should be looking for? Bass pro has a strata max combo for $70, does anyone have any experience with these? Junk or good deal?

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    Northwood tackle is a great place to get stuff from. They have a big store, and a lot more inventory than the show online.

    But just quickly looking you could get these reels
    https://northwoodsoutlet.com/product...trolling-reel/

    These rods, I have these rods, they work for online and dipseys
    https://northwoodsoutlet.com/product...assic-pro-rod/

    And be under 50 bucks each. Hiway bait should have in frozen or order right from dj himself http://www.djscustomeyeslures.com


    I have never used them but you can get add on online line counterslike these to allow the poles you have to be trolled
    https://www.fishusa.com/product/Rapa...QaAi7HEALw_wcB
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    second that on dipseys with spoons for the summer bite...get them and learn how to run them...most times they catch more fish than boards...bigger fish usually come on boards though.

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    I had 8.5 fters,,,to long use 7fter now, wouldn't mind using a 6fter. The bigger your boat the longer the rod you seem to be able to get away with using
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    Take a look at the Okuma Deadeye rods. They make a 7'-10" telescopic (Model #DE-C-7101M-T) that has a nice action for $30 - $35 each. Lot's of rods in that series for just about every application at very reasonable costs.

    If you shop around a bit you can pair it up with a 20 series Okuma Convector (CV-20D) for about $100 per set up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerry D View Post
    Been a caster all my life. I want to start trolling this year on a blue collar budget. I have read as much info on this page as I can find and I really appreciate all the info u folks put out. From the info I've gathered from u guys I've decided to invest in 4 counter real rod combos and some bandits and spoons to start with. I will work up from there. Going to go with inline planners on the outside and tt 30's off the back. (Fishing west of beesy and south of west sister to the turn around. ) I've read mono is best to use with in lines. Question; am I pointed in the right direction for a low dough weekender? Capt. Jules Capt Eric your word is gospel to me. And all else that contribute. Like I said I'm just a weekender that wants to show my parents and wife a great time. Any advice would b great. I intend to buy my lures locally. Where can I get the ib frozen and other popular bandits?
    Welcome to the "dark side", haha! Sounds like you should get at least 6 rods. 2 dipseys would be good too for getting down deeper later in the year. Rickards Bait has a wide variety of bandits and spoons. Auto pilot is almost a must and you need a kicker or bags to get your speed down. You mentioned running boards off the sides and tt's off the back? While you can certainly straight line 1 or 2 lines, you may want to run at least 2 boards on a side. Its much harder to tell if a fish is on if you don't have multiple boards running in line to see one fall out of line. If you run a bandit behind 1 board and a tt with spoon behind the other, they will pull substantially different. I like running bandits on one side and tt with spoons on the other. Going on a charter with Capt. Jules would be very educational. Capt. Eric has walk on days, but because he runs big boards it might not be as beneficial for you.
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    i understand you wanting to save money. but you can save to much and really be disappointed with your trolling experience. i started with cheap okuma's and they did work but as soon as i could i upgraded to Daiwa accudepth plus adp17lc and sealine sg17lca reels. i was very happy with the upgrade. im still using the sealine's but upgraded the accudepth because i got a super deal on sealine sg17lc3b reels. but the accudepths served me very well for several yrs and was still working like new when i sold them. i also have some Okuma convector 20 reels that seem to be great reels but i haven't used them enough to know how well there going to stand up.

    i recommend you invest in accudepth reels if you have the money at all. or the convector reels for a little more money. then if your budget will allow the Daiwa sealine is around 100.00 on ebay. you can find the accudepth plus adp17lcb for around 65.00 to 70.00 on ebay but do an online search before you buy. if none of these are within reach look at the Okuma magda pro. you can get a set of 4 of the 20dx for around 45.00 each. these aren't Daiwa but they'll work for what you want. then you can start updating if you choose 1 reel at a time. but try to use all the same brand and size reels. if not you wont be able to repeat on a different reel whats catching fish on a different size/brand reel.

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