Mul 10 beauty shot

Once again this little fishing reel keeps gaining ground.  I used one on Saturday to land a number of seatrout and frankly it was a blast.  Spincast for years was a piece of gear relegated to combo packs as kids reels or gear for beginners.  Most were not very tough and simply would not hold up to serious angling.  But the Mul 10 is a reel that can and will change that idea.  Sure it's not all that expensive but price does not always dictate what a product can do.  My original Mul 10 is going on two years of use in both salt and fresh water, it's still going strong.  As with any reel it requires cleaning and proper lubrication but that is easy with this little piece of gear.  When I first loaded it with Fireline I had my doubts.  Spincasters were really not designed for superlines but this reel is an exception.  Spooled with 14lb Original Fireline the reel is quite a piece of gear.  Hooked up to an Emmrod Packer handle and the tip of your choice the angler can handle anything they care to go after.  I use the Mul 10 on a regular basis and have full confidence in the reel whenever I hit the water.  We continue to sell this reel for one reason, it works.  At a time when most tackle is pretty pricey and quality gear is out of reach of many anglers this reel stands out.   For kayak anglers it's a nice choice.  Sure I have highend bait cast reels but there are times when simple is better.  There are a lot of kayak anglers out there that are looking for easy to use simple tackle but stuff that can handle big fish.  I've done it with this reel with full confidence.  The fish shot is a musky from last summer at Lake of the Woods.  

Genung's Fish Camp, Emmrods rule with a little help from the Mul 10 reel

Got the fishing kayak out on the water again today.  Nothing in the paddle craft world handles as well for anglers as the W500 from Wavewalk.  Whenever I see anglers contort themselves for a decent cast or struggle to see ahead it's hard not to feel sorry for them stuck in their sit on top kayaks.  With the Emmrods on board the angler is set for anything they may attempt to catch.  After spending so much time using my little fishing rods it's hard to consider dealing with a regular fishing pole.  Emmrod's new spinning reel worked great and for the price it's steal at $29.95.  Of course I also had a Mul 10 Qualia spincst reel along on a Packer, as always it handled the fish just fine.  This MuL 10 is the original one we started testing almost 2 years ago and it still works just fine.  Saltwater or fresh it's one heck of a piece of gear.

Quick comment on the MuL 10 and Packer

This little rig represents the most bullet proof spincast set up out there.  Super compact rigged with a Combat rod tip and easy to stow away for those emergency fishing adventures.  I'll post more later but we have gotten so much interest in this little reel I had to keep talking about it.

Alabama rig set up with jig heads

OK, here we are, the Alabama rig with the wires spread and the jig heads attached.  The chartreuse jigs on the edges are 1/8 ounce while the red one in the center is 3/8 ounce.  This should help stabilize the rig in the water and allow it to track properly.  I'll be using a Curado 300D series bait casting reel  starting out with the Packrod handle and a 4 coil standard Universal rod.   By the way this bait cast set up is great out of a fishing kayak and for one you can stand in like a Wavewalk 500, pure gold.  Hopefully some water time will come later this coming week.  The Emmrod should handle this heavy lure with little problem.

The Alabama Rig

I picked up this new lure set up at Gander Mountain today.  Interesting rig and it should be ideal for use with the Emmrod bait casting set up.  The lure is meant to mimic a school of bait fish much like similar rigs used for saltwater trolling.  I'll post more information as the testing process gets going.

Consistant performance Emmrod after Emmrod

Just a quick post about this since it dawned on me.  I've been fishing these fishing rods since 2006 and realized just how many changes that have been made.  What I mean is rather than having specific favorite rods I had favorite styles.  So in other words the Emmrods perform rod after rod the same way.  No matter which Packrod and tip section I pick up when I add one of my reels the outfit is going to work every time the same as the last one.  Doing so many demos has also shown that shown how tough the rods are too going from angler to angler. Pretty cool.  I'll explore this more later.  Oh the picture, hey what's better than a happy child fishing with an Emmrod.

New Emmrod Packrod with TPE handle

This is one sweet setup!  The first fishing rod ever with a TPE handle.  The Packrod was chosen by Emmrod as the initial offering with the new material.  It's tough, easy to grip, very comfortable and lots tougher than cork.  Both versions of the Packrod, spinning and casting, will have this new material.  As with the first Ford cars it comes in any color you want so long as it's black.  The one pictured is a Packrod rigged with a seven coil Universal tip and a Shimano Citica bait casting reel.  Loaded with 12lb mono line right now it easily casts unweighted flukes and is killer with topwater plugs.  I can't wait to get hooked up to some big inshore fish on these rods.  For kayak fishing these new rods offer a powerful but compact way to land the big ones.  Oh yes and the cool part is there is no increase in the price!