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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: What kind of rod to bring?
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| CFarrow |
Bass Pro Shops Whuppin' Stick |
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| Heyfritty |
I think that might only work with a Kevlar canoe and maybe only some models, but I love it because I can bring one-piece rods and I feel like it’s as good as a rod case. You do have to be careful when you load/unload the front of the canoe, but the rest of the rods other than the tips are more forgiving. Just be sure that only serious fishermen load your canoe ;). I’ve even transported them with the reels on, but it is a little more of a hassle loading/unloading the canoe. I don’t fish on the way in, so they don’t come out until I’m in camp. Hope this helps. Fritty |
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| Jackfish |
And as far as carrying fishing rods in your canoe, you might consider skipping the Gorilla tape (or duct tape in general) and use Bungee Dealee Bobs. They're reusable, simple to use and hold fishing rods and other such items securely. Buy yourself a couple bags of four and you'll probably wonder why you didn't buy them sooner. |
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| briar |
US Art Supply Large Black Telescoping Drafting Tube: Diameter: 4-7/8 inch OD, 4-1/2" ID, Length: 30-1/4 to 47-3/4 inches We don't fish when we are traveling and the weight of a poster tube is about 1 1/2 pounds which isn't much. We feel it protects our fishing rods better then secured in the canoe or carried without a case when portaging. We also use a basketball net for our anchor bag and have been doing it that way for the last 25 years. If it works no need to change. |
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| JD |
As for an anchor bag, I found a big dry bag with floating rope on Amazon meant for anchoring jet skis and whatnot, and just replaced the rope with some Amsteel. Fill that sucker with a couple 5 pound rocks and you're good to go. A drift sock is probably on the purchase list for me though... |
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| jeffw89 |
Jackfish: "jwettelrin89, as an alternative, you can skip the wrapping of your anchor rock with paracord and simply use a basketball net. A $3.00 basketball net will last you several years and you don't have to worry about tying a rope around the rock and possibly having it slip out of the rope. We used to do it like you do until we discovered the basketball net method years ago. And the basketball net doesn't bring a bunch of water into the boat every time you haul it in. I like the basketball net idea better than the mesh bag I used. I'm still probably going to stick with the rock method b/c it only takes me 10-20 minutes to setup and we don't portage for 3-5 days. We fish pretty hard and often times we'll anchor and unanchor 10 times in a single outing as we explore multiple pieces of structure, so by the end of it there can be quite a bit of water building up on the bottom of the canoe. Just ordered some Bungee Dealee Bobs! Those look nice. Will probably still need a piece or two of tape to secure the rods to the gunwhale where they're safest, but won't need tape on the thwarts/yolk anymore. Thanks for the tip! |
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| AmarilloJim |
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| foxfireniner |
I have broken, lost, or otherwise suffered excessive futzing around with 2 piece rods that I see no advantage to them other than they will fit in a car. But, more rod tips get broken at the car than on the water and the little end always seems to find danger in transport. None of my gear is expensive so if I break it, my heart doesn't. |
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| espezial |
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| bobbernumber3 |
jwettelrin89: "find a nice rock ...one where there is a natural skinny part in the middle of the rock and the right size - about 15 lbs (and shaped like a dog bone). " That should fill up most of the time on your trip, I'd think. |
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| bobbernumber3 |
And remember... Loomis and Fenwick break just as easy as a $40 rod from Fleet Farm. Leave expensive gear at home, IMO. |
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| espezial |
(Links to suggestions appreciated.) Thanks. |
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| espezial |
Wondering if you (or anyone) has ideas on boat control. Small drift sock? Or anchor bag (fill with rocks) or is there something else I’m missing? I don’t want to haul an anchor with me. Thanks. |
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| jwettelrin89 |
We also basecamp, and only fish once we finish all of our portages so if you're portaging a little bit every day and using the rods between portages its probably easier to just carry them on the portage or use another method. I haven't broken any rods carrying them over portages, but i've had enough close calls to make me not want to try my luck much more. |
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| jwettelrin89 |
You can also bring in a durable mesh bag that you can fill up with smaller rocks, tie a rope to it and use that as an anchor - but the mesh bag will probably hold a lot of water, so if you're moving around a lot you might bring a decent amount of water into the canoe. We usually stay in one spot for a few days, so what I like to do is find a nice rock on the first day - one where there is a natural skinny part in the middle of the rock and the right size - about 15 lbs. Think like a stereotypical dog bone as the shape you're looking for where there is a skinny part in the middle and then it's slightly thicker in both directions as you move towards the outside of the rock. They won't all look pretty or exactly as I described but that's the concept. Sometimes it's just a couple small chips located in the right part of the rock and you're in business. From there I take paracord and wrap it around the rock as tight as I can about 3-5 times and tie the cord off as snug as possible to ensure the paracord will not come off the rock. The reason you wrap several times with the paracord is that when you end up tying your knot, you will lose tension - the more times you wrap the rock before you tie the knot the less tension you will lose. From there, I take a thicker rope that I will use to attach to the boat. I wouldn't recommend paracord for this rope, it's too thin and will hurt your hands as you lift and lower the anchor. For this rope get a good thicker lightweight rope. Take that rope and force it between the paracord and the rock. This will make your paracord connection even more secure to the rock as now you're stretching the paracord to get the bigger rope in. From there just tie the big rope to the paracord and you have an anchor rock. It might take you 10-20 minutes to find a good anchor rock, but once you find a good one you'll be fishing in 10 minutes with a great anchor that doesn't bring a lot of water into the bottom of the canoe every time you pull it up. |
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| bobbernumber3 |
jeffw89: "bobbernumber3: "jwettelrin89: "find a nice rock ...one where there is a natural skinny part in the middle of the rock and the right size - about 15 lbs. (and shaped like a dog bone) " I like the idea of less water and sludge in the boat with a single rock anchor vs. a mesh bag! |
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| jwettelrin89 |
Jackfish: "Hey Jeffw89... looks like you're posting under two different monikers. Which one do you want?" Wow. I didn't even notice. Haha. I thought I forgot my password to the old account, so I started a new one. Whoops. Apparently I'm logged into one account on my work computer and the other on my personal. I'll keep this one. |
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| BWfishingfanatic12 |
jwettelrin89: "I like to take the reels off and store those in the packs and then we secure the fishing rods underneeth the thwart/yolk right along the gunwales with a little bit of gorilla tape. Works pretty good for us, haven't broken one yet and we don't even notice them on the portage. I suppose it is a little risky putting all our eggs in one basket with all the rods stacked up like that. This is what I started doing the last couple of trips. It works well to just have your reels spooled up in your bag or equipment pack and easily can have 4 or 5 rods bungee delee bobbed to the thwarts next to the gunwales. You need to be a little careful loading and unloading but its not a problem at al. We did just carry our rods for the first 12-15 trips I took and never broke a rod so I would not be opposed to that if I had lots of fishing to do along the way. You just need to be careful and you won't break them. We started doing the new method to free up hands, for efficiency, and travel speed. |
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| RunningFox |
And I recommend using a rod case for travel. Ss for reels, we have had really good luck with Plueger reels (president model). Personally, I like Fireline or 8 lb. Trilene XL. IMO, a longer rod adds difficulty when in a 17ft tandem canoe and you’re fishing off the right side of the hull (assuming right handed fishermen). |
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| Captn Tony |
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| espezial |
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| jwettelrin89 |
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| Hammertime |
I bought a 7 foot section of lightweight plastic pipe and end caps that carries 8 rods (no reels) and duct taped a rope handle to it. Doubles as a tarp pole in camp. If that is too much for you we also bungee rods together and stow the bundle behind the rear seat during travel. In all my years we’ve never broken a rod. I would recommend bringing the best you have unless you absolutely can’t afford to break/lose it. Good luck! |
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| jeffw89 |
bobbernumber3: "jwettelrin89: "find a nice rock ...one where there is a natural skinny part in the middle of the rock and the right size - about 15 lbs. (and shaped like a dog bone)" The boundary waters is a huge pile of rocks. It's never taken me more than 20 minutes to find 2 rocks for 2 canoes. Just scan the shoreline for rocks that are approximately the size you want and start searching in that area. I've never actually found one that looks exactly like a dog bone, but you will find some goofy looking rocks that have a chip or slight dip in the center that work just fine. Once you do it's waaaay nicer than the mesh bag approach. If you're concerned about timing maybe practice outside the bwca? |