ideal rod for trolling leadcore for lakers?

what do you guys think of this rod for my penn line counter reel?

8'6" med heavy
http://www.berkley-fishing.com/Berkl....html#start=10

i also bought this reel...http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000...ilpage_o00_s00

and am thinking of pairing it with....http://www.berkley-fishing.com/Berkl....html#start=12

7' medium heavy

any thoughts?

I have an 8' Shimano TDR. Works great with riggers, divers (Lure Jensen Pink Lady) and lead core. I think it set me back about $70 at BPS.

looks like a solid rod,but there is no trigger,which i like to have on a trolling rod,better grip

Yeah, it took some getting used to. Now I am good with it, but the first few times out were a bit odd. Felt like I was using a spinning rod the wrong way.

Links didn't work for me so I'll just relate my experience with leadcore.
I use a 7ft Okuma classic pro rod for leadcore and find it perfect for fishing out of the canoe. I also use an 8ft but prefer the shorter one on the canoe trips. Also, you don't really need a line counter reel since the leadcore is colour-coded. On the smaller northern lakes where I have fished Lake Trout in the Algonquin / Haliburton Highlands region, I've found 4 colours to be the sweet spot most times.

lol

I have a wireline rod , a few rigger rods that I also run dipseys off of and a leadcore rod . I couldn't tell you whats what at the moment because they are buried away . No need for a linecounter as was mentioned when running leadcore but heah if you have a reel with a counter that is fine too . I can't figger which rod your running by the link either . Get a hold of Longshank on here because he puts on more miles in a season trolling than most . And if he yells at you to watch the rod tips just pay him no mind .

TD

i havent got the trolling rod yet,but i want a 7'6"-8'6" medium heavy 2 piece medium fast tip
the rods im looking at are Berkley® Air™ IM8 Casting MODEL # A92-8-6MH...and cabelas tourny trail casting rod model#TTCS865-2
i like a longer rod for trolling

My rod of choice up at the cottage for leadcore is a Shakespeare Ugly stick Catfish Series in 8 foot.
Very economical but still the Ugly Stick Backbone.
7 foot is 1 piece
8 foot is 2 piece.

LeBarons and BassPro carry them.
They might even come with a trigger model if you prefer(I don't)

Reel of choice is the Okuma level wind

i was looking at the ugly sticks

Kind of depends on how many colors you want to load up.

Thn fewer colors, say 3-5 you can get away witha shorter rod. if going with 10 color, I would stick with a 9 foot rod minimum. Myself I run and eagle claw 10 foot fwith 10 color core and I run line counters always as my floro leader is 100-150 feet. The eagle claw is very affordale and has a nice bend and give to it for 'surging' your line while it's set out.

I'm sure you can get away with whatever your are comfortable with plus your budget

i think im just going to go with 4 colors,im sure i wont have to go deeper than 30' max....

Then you can go with a shorter outfit and not a line counter.

Have fun.lots of folks switching to core lines lately.

can i use the counter anyways?its the only reel i have big enough

I've used a dipsy for the past couple years with virtually no success, I have a 8ft okuma combo with line counter reel, any suggestions for lb test or brand line to use? Also my dipsy came with the chart to estimate approx depth / ft of line out, can I do the same with lead core? Don't mean to hijack but you guys seem knowledgeable on the subject! Thanks!