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9/20/06 11:34am Does Kistler make a rod for Big swim baits?
I fish Northern California lakes where the Huddleston trout works awesome at certain times of the year. I currently own 7 Kistler rods and I am now looking for a swimbait rod ( Kistler if possible) that I can throw all day without getting worn out. Since we all know that kistler makes some of the lightest rods on the planet , do you make a rod for throwing a 12" trout bait with 25pound test line? Good fishn' to all!!!
Triton 19
9/21/06 9:53pm
You are absolutly correct Kistler does make the lightest and finest rods available today. As far as any help on swimbait rods i'll try im from Louisiana. I dont know much about swimbaits or what type of rod u guys use out west. But the Helium LTA 7ft 11 inch extra heavy should be more than enough to throw the baits. And there is no doubt that u will be pleased and ready to make a few more casts at the end of the day! Hope that may steer u in the right direction.
basscop
9/21/06 11:48pm
I have to agree the 7'11" rod should give you all the back bone you need and still have enough tip to really get the swim bait out there.
TTCal
9/22/06 11:43pm
yeah.. unfortunately, there's not anything in the Kistler lineup that I'm aware of that will handle any swimbait over 2 oz.. unless the 12" swimbait you're referring to is something like the Castaic Platinum, you might be out of luck here. But of course, I defer to Trey if he has something in the works
Kistler1
9/25/06 4:19pm
We are working on that right now. That is all I can say at this time.