Which rod for trolling without downrigger for  lake trout ....end of may....I'm going to do some fishing.Need to buy one.

Which do you use...brand, length, action  please.....btw reel and line

Thank you.

7'6 casting rod M or ML with a shimano curado or citica baitcast reel what kind of line? Depends on how big of fish. I usually use 10 or 12

Are you on the big lake? Will you be running copper or lead, and dragging the bottom? If you are on the big lake, I would say get a 7- 8 foot rod that is MH. Anything that says it is a big lake rod should work fine. We never pay too much attention to rods for the big lake. Again, if you are on the big lake, will you be running lead/copper, or a super deep diver set up? If you are running a dipsey diver, get a rod that is meant for that, Okuma, shimano, and i think shakespeare make nice dipsey rods. If you are running lead and copper, Any rod that is 7'6 ish MH should be fine. I would probably look for big lake specific rods, and for this set up get a reel with lots of line capacity and a decent drag, sometimes we run lines out over 500 feet, the clicker will indicate a strike.

If you are fishing an inland lake, I would just get a decent crankbait type rod. MH 7 foot mod action, or something of the like.

Kicker what brand is your rod...can you recommend specific one?

 

I will fishing in small....medium size lakes, I'm not expecting anything bigger then  24- 30 inches .

I will use  3 way swivel + 1-2 oz ...+some spoon etc.......maybe will use dipsy diver as well.

Why do you want to troll? You can probably do much better casting with a blade bait on a medium action spinning rig. Just find the first drop off as at the time of the year you will be there, the lakers will be up shallow, as the water is still pretty cold. They run this first drop, chasing bait fish, before the water heats up and they move deep.

 

They are very catchable at that time of the year. Just cast the blade (5/8 - 3/4 oz.) out, let it hit the bottom and jig the blade back with slow hops - just enough to feel the start of the vibrations. Then let it settle back to the bottom and repeat. You can also do this with bucktail jigs or 5" Fin-S fish on a jig head. Jigging just about anything, with an on/off bottom retrieve, will get you bit.

 

I use 10# test PowerPro with an 8# test fluorocarbon leader (joined with the Alberto knot). I fish this way for lakers year round. Even when they're in 90' of water in summer. Great fun and you won't have any competition, as most anglers don't fish this way for them. Very productive.

My favorite rod for lakers has been a MHF 7' rated for 3/8 to 1oz. Pair that up with a 200 or 300 baitcasting reel. Use either 20lb mono or 40-50lb braid with a 3' floro leader.