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I am looking to purchase 2 rod holders for trolling in my Princecraft boat. I fish mainly for Muskie and I am looking to by good ones. Any suggestions from you Muskie fishermen? I am thinking a flush mount system even though I cringe at the thought of drilling holes in my new boat. Any suggestions would be really helpful.

Jamie

DownEast rod holders!!!!

Striker model from " Scotty "

I'm not a musky guy (okay, sometimes when I don't shower ) but I just bought a couple of the new Cannon rod holders. I have an Abu Ambassadeur C4 5600 reel on a 7'6" rod and sits very nicely in the Cannon holder, so does my low profile baitcaster. It's good for spinning reels as well. At $19 and change I thought they were better and cheaper than some of the others I've looked at.

They are not, however, flush mount.

The guys at Le Baron were saying they couldn't keep them on the shelf.

STRIKER ALL THE WAY.....

down east is good..something they get stock on the way out..but there still good.



i got some striker and love them.

you need something that will hold a lot off presure...trolling for musky at high speed whit a big lures and get can tuff on the holder itself.

and something easy to take the rod out fast if you get a bit..if it take you to mutch time.could men a lost fish..


joco

Strikers or Salties, those are your two choices.

Both have pro's and cons.

I use the strikers and love the stainless support arms, however sometimes the rod can be tricky to get out with a big fish on. I have heard that with the flush mounts sometimes the holder will pop up??? That we be a huge concern. Mine are surface mount and I have never had a problem.

Lots of guys swear by salties for their strength and the ease of which the rod can be removed, just lift straight up.

Downeast Salties will take the punishment but they are rough on the reels/rods,
I use RAM 114B for large dipsys, they are plenty strong but a little hard to get the rod out under pressure(salmon fishing), not a big problem and you can't beat the price IMO.
http://www.custommounts.com/RAM_Fishing ... _s/248.htm
But if I had to do it again, it will be Folbe for sure,
http://folbe.com/index.php?main_page=pr ... ducts_id=4

Does anyone have any pictures of where on their boat they have their rod holders mounted? I have a Lund - aluminum. I'm not sure if I want to mount on the side wall (gunwale) or on one of the benches.

Hello,
I like to run my holders at the back of the boat where the back deck starts. Easy access and no bending or reaching towards the back of the boat to grab rods.

View from the back of the boat...


Side view...


-sheldon

Choose your rod holder to support the type of fishing you do. In muskies canada, the salty 10 is the most popular, mainly because of its durability and you can get a quick hook set with the quick release. On Lake St Claire, the striker is popular because it allows them to run multiple lines on the bigger boats and spreads them out better (like eye trackers set up) or they can place them higher up on the boat. But if you regularly fish muskie you should go with the salty 10 or Striker. Ref regular Scotty holders and the like, I've had one break while trolling muskie and it wasn't due to a too tight drag or anything. It was a cold day in October and a big fish slammed the bait causing the rod holder to twist, crack and almost snap off. Others have had the same experience.
One of our club members bought a Folbe late last year and loves it so far. The jury is still out on the post, because it is plastic, as it does flex a bit. We're waiting to hear how it performs with some time on the water.

If you're looking for beautiful mounts, check out http://www.trojantackle.ca/index.htm
He's not cheep but his stuff is beautiful...a real work of art and dresses your boat up nice.
So, like anything, tune your boat and tackle to the type of fishing you plan on doing. Good luck.

Down easters all the way for me. Been using them for years and had no issues. They are bullit proof and are easy to use.
Here is a link for some mounts but you can get creative and make your own as well.

An all plastic rod holder is OK but I have seen them explode so if you go plastic get yourself some lanyards if you want to keep your rods.


http://www.trojantackle.ca/

Matt has a good point ref lanyards. My fishing buddy and I started using them last year. When fishing in the fall we usually drag our lines with the rod tips in the water to catch all the floating weeds so they don't go down the line and foul the baits. What happend to us was with the clump of weeds on the rod tip and the boat bouncing around in rough water, it actually pushed the rods up in the holders, close to having them fall out. Now we have a 4 foot lanyard clipped on the boat to a loop around the reel base just in case. The lanyard length lets you pick up the rod and fight the fish without getting in the way. So if you're considering some serious muskie fishing, you will be out in the most miserable of weather. I would consider adding lanyards to your list of equipment.

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Sweet rod holders