Comments on: Pete Maina Signature Series Musky Rod Repair

By: Jamie Riani

Jamie Riani — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:10:15 +0000

I think Pete had a great idea there. For the serious monster pike fishing we do, it’d be a great thing to have a hook-up right there close to the reel. I’m going to be modifying my rods this weekend. Thanks for the tip.

By: Fishing Fury - Two guys with a serious passion for fishing, the great outdoors, crazy adventures, and heart-pounding entertainment.

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:27:45 +0000

[...] So you may remember the recent rod repair I performed on a Pete Mania Musky Rod from Bass Pro Shops. Well about a week before leaving for Little Vermillion, I was at a friends house watching TV (I don’t own a TV) and I saw a musky guide put his hook through what looked like a hole in the trigger. At that point I understood what the hole was for, but still given all the rods on display with broken triggers and how much my rods got beaten around in the car and on the boat I was glad I filled it. I knew there had to be a better way to do this, without sacrificing any performance. [...]

By: Jonathon Marshall

Jonathon Marshall — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:38:49 +0000

Briefly before our trip to Little Vermillion I was watching a musky fishing show, I don’t own a tv so this is far more rare than you might think, and I saw a guide throw his hook through a hole in the trigger. Then it dawned on me, but I was still glad that I had closed the hole because my rods got banged around more than once on that trip alone, and its useless if the trigger breaks off (like the display models).

Furthermore, before leaving on that trip it dawned on me to create my own hook ring that didn’t sacrafice any of the rods performance, nor did it require the drilling of any holes, and if it breaks its completely replaceable.

All you need are two zip ties! Post coming in a moment..

By: Clive Mathias

Clive Mathias — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:48:53 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out. We had meant to give an update about the rod a little while back when we finally figured out what the purpose of that hole was. While it is a good idea, the main problem was that it weakened the trigger. Clearly a major flaw since many of the rods on display were had broken triggers.

By: anglingarcher

anglingarcher — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:30:40 +0000

I guess you don’t know much about rods, and or muskie rods. The hole in the trigger is not an error, it is a hook keeper. It is a clever design, most hook keepers are at the bottom of the rod. If you have ever gone muskie fishing, you would know that a 12″ buck tail or 10″ crankbait with 5/0 trebles will destroy the base of a rod when attached to the hook keeper. Run from one spot to the next and see what happens to a beautiful muskie rod. Now the lure just bangs harmlessly against the side of the cork. No need to repair the hook keeper! lol