Trolling Rod

Can anyone tell me the exact specs or model number on the trolling rod Tuckner uses in the dvd. I know its a St Croix Tidemaster. But dont know the rest.

Thanks Mike

7’6″ Tidemaster Medium Moderate.

Chris covered the slip bobbers. Rob and I did the trolling.

Sorry James!

I watched it again this past weekend. Great stuff.

What size Husky Jerks do you prefer?

Thanks Again
Keep up the good work!!

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Sorry James!

I watched it again this past weekend. Great stuff.

What size Husky Jerks do you prefer?

Thanks Again
Keep up the good work!!

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Not a problem at all. That DVD was a true team effort.

As for the HJ’s I prefer #12’s most of the time. #10’s get some trolling time when the fish get finicky or if I need a bait that runs a little shallower to stay out of the rocks or weed tops.

Don’t forget about Rattlin’ Rouges. The suspending super rogues are fantastic producers. Particularly on BIG fish.

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Can anyone tell me the exact specs or model number on the trolling rod Tuckner uses in the dvd. I know its a St Croix Tidemaster.

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The exact model is TIC76MM. Call Dean at Everts and he has them in stock. I just bought one a couple weeks ago.

Those are the ones. Just got two from Dean a few weeks ago. He practically has them on your door step before the phone is hung up. Got the sealine 17s from everts also. Got to love getting fishing tackle delivered to your front door. Not sure if he carry the line and lures also. That would really spoil a person.

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Not sure if he carry the line and lures also.

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Yes, he does carry the line. Bought a Sealine 17 on Friday and was delivered on Monday with 20/6 Stealth on the spool of the reel.

Whats that stick sell for ?? Deans price?

I’d guess in the neighborhood of $130 each, but I’d give Dean a call. I believe his price would include delivery.

I have bought several things from Dean and his prices are fair as in competitive and honest. It’s his knowledge, experience and service that adds value to the products I buy from him versus the major retailers.

Do you guys ever run thundersticks? I use lots of these in Wisconsin and I am sure they would work great on the pond but just wondering if anyone has tried them. I find that if a husky jerk is working so are the THUNDERSTICKS!!

A t-stick has a wider more pronounced wobble and tends to work better when the water is a little warmer or when the fish are very active. Do they produce? Absolutely. Are they a go-to lure for me? Not typically but I do run them frequently and there has been a couple nights that I can remember when they’ve been the ticket.

But night in and night out… a handful or HJ’s and Rougues is all you need.

I agree the #12 HJ is the best overall.. now if it were only as easy to find that right lure color!

I had one freak night last year when the fish didnt want to chew on anything, other fishermen were singing the same tune… an old gold #9 shallow running shad rap saved the night for me. It was the only night that lure produced, and it did it in a big way.

Other cranks will work out there is they are hanging in the bite window, but its very tough to beat the HJ’s.

James or anyone,

When trolling these HJ and other shallow divers in rock areas with no weeds and deeper than 6 ft do you ever use split shots to get the stick down deeper. For example, on a 9 ft break with little or no weeds other than letting out massive amounts of line (which the depth curve levels out) do you use a split shot to get down deeper. Any specifics would be greatly appreciated.

Gus

I do.

-J.

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James or anyone,

When trolling these HJ and other shallow divers in rock areas with no weeds and deeper than 6 ft do you ever use split shots to get the stick down deeper. For example, on a 9 ft break with little or no weeds other than letting out massive amounts of line (which the depth curve levels out) do you use a split shot to get down deeper. Any specifics would be greatly appreciated.

Gus

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I will in rare cases… but I try not to. Putting a split shot in front of the husky jerk changes the action. That whole pause and hover suspending action is gone as the sinker will cause the bait to nose down and sink as soon as forward motion ceases. I rely on that pause and hover to trigger many if not most of my fish.

I have no issues getting a #12 HJ down to 10’… on a lot of line. Figure somewhere around 180′ for starters. It isn’t uncommon for me to fish in excess of 200′ back, particularly on nights with flat calm conditions and bright moon light. On those nights the fish can be very aware of the boat passing overhead and lures running short lines behind the boat just don’t get bit as often as one’s well behind the boat.

For reference the line I troll with is 6lb diameter Spiderwire Stealth.

James,
Typically I run 10lb diameter braid to stay consistant with the trollers bible. I’ve seen many of your posts regarding the amount of line you put out, and I know on many nights I’d have better luck getting more line out. I’ve never been able to get that far behind the boat without being in the bottom constantly. Now, in seeing that you run 6lb. diameter, I’m really perplexed. Care to share your secrets?? Are you holding your rod way up in the air?

Thanks for your help.
Mike

No, nothing secret at all. I keep my spools full. I run 6 Lb diameter spiderwire stealth. I rarely run less than 115′ of line early in the season when the weeds are still high, often topping out at 4.5′ – 5.5′ from the surface.

As the weeds fall down it is very common for everyone in my boat to be running 145 – 165 feet of line out which will tick bottom or weed tops in 7.5 – 8 feet of water. We’re not doing anything fancy with rod position to influence dive depths.

I do know that 6 lb diameter fireline and power pro fishes deeper than 6 lb diameter stealth. As for how much deeper I can’t give exact numbers but it is quite noticable. So if you’re not fishing Stealth I’d recommend giving it a try on one rod so you can try some of these numbers. On a side note, once you fish Stealth you’ll refuse to fish anything else. It is an incredible trolling line.