At the mouth of the river at Sebago in the Spring, it's East to West unless you want a beating from the rest!
IF the action hasn't changed, I like the 7'6" Starfire with inlines or on downriggers for togue.
Thoughts on the 7 6 as a lead rod? Too soft maybe? Frig it, I ordered a pair before they sell out. My newish Okuma rigger rods are fairly stiff compared to my older spin combos. Worst case I swap these out and use on the riggers and my Okumas on lead. Now the big question, as I’m moving from the multiplier lead reels, what’s the recommendation on a cheap lead reel. Cabelas depthmaster, Okuma, penn 209s?
Good price Jeremy. Many years ago I started with 7'6" for my lead core, didn't like, and got some 8'6" which I much prefer, probably 20 years old now. Have many , many miles on them and still holding strong. I have a 209 with lead but prefer my shimano triton 200's, noticeably quicker retrieve.My downrigger rods are the old 8' starfires that were rated 4-8#, not sure the model number or even if you can get anymore.
I took my father togue fishing Monday morning. We used a 7'6 Starfire and a 8'3 Ugly stick on riggers. He mentioned he liked the Starfire better overall (with a Shimano Trition 100). It had more oooommmmpppphhh than the US. I cannot imagine that they won't work for your application...... but I don't know how your boat is set up. You may need to be watchful of leadcore rods located in front of downriggers and rubbing on line.
The best lead reel I have used is the Penn Warfare. 28" of line per crank. I have both a 20 and a 15 size and they are fantastic lead reels.