Howlingmad

Wow, that's all I can think of, just fantastic job. I'd want to take that bait up to Georgian bay and troll near schools of salmon, you just know you're going to dredge up one of those submarines working beneath... As far as rods, take a look at the Musky Innovations lineup, they have three rods, 7'6" to 8'6" that will handle 8-40 oz lures, nice builds - Fuji seats, alconite guides, under $200. Sell a couple of your custom plugs (maybe just one or two even) and you'd cover that rod easily. Again, awesome work.