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| Greetings from Duluth, MN! I've decided to try my hand at some muskie fishing this summer and I don't think my current pike setup is stout enough for muskie. I already have a Shimano Calcutta 400b reel and am looking for a rod. I know different rods work better for different types of fishing but for now I'm just looking for a decent all around rod. I'm a little taller than most people so I'd like to take advantage of that and am hoping to get a rod around 9ft but am open to anything really. Hoping to spend no more than $200 but I'll go a little over for the right rod. Not sure if I should go XH or MH on the power.
I might end up using this setup for catfish fishing too. |
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Location: MN | There are tons of options under $200. I like Tackle Industries - a 9' or 9'6" XH is a good all around rod. |
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| nar160 - 5/4/2018 4:51 PM
Tackle Industries
I think I'm gonna end up going with one of these in a 9ft. Thanks. Now I need to decide if I want a MH or XH. Since I'll be new to this muskie business I think I'm just going to use most of my pike lures for now and maybe pick up a few slightly bigger baits. I think I'm just gonna go with a MH and if I really get into this and want to fish bigger baits I can always get a XH. |
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| Get the xh. You won't regret it! |
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Location: Walker, MN | +1 for the TI XH.
You can use your pike rod for smaller lures. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | XH 9' Tackle Industries will work great for you |
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Location: MN | Xh chaos would be my choice. TI is a good option as well. |
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Location: oswego, il | An XH rod will give you more options on what you can throw. It will be better for double ten bucktails, a MH will load up in a figure eight. It really depends on what you plan on throwing but the best multipurpose rod would be an XH. |
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Location: Minnesota | You can get some good deals right here on a used rod. Some have never been used |
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| St, Croix "Mojo Musky" rods are great. My 8' is great for spinners, cranks and jerk-twitch baits. |
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| compre is really light and come with a lifetime guarantee |
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| Tackle Industries Best Choice and Great Customer Service !!! Top Notch !!!
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Location: Land of the Musky | Also check out the all new Vexan Big Game rods: https://vexan.com/product/vexan-inshore-rods/
Guys in Florida are using these for gator fishing! Up to 900lb gators caught. Also shark fishing, Snook, Tarpon, etc. Same actions as the TI MH, XH and XXH too. |
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| Well I ended up buying a 9’ XH Tackle Industries. I also got some 65lb cortland braid and some leaders from them too |
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| For a new musky fisherman looking for a rod and not knowing how well you might like the sport, I would not spend a lot of money. You already have a good reel so I would seriously look at the Cabela Predator Musky rods for $130. They have various lengths and models line and lure wgt. davemp |
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Location: Madison, WI | pm sent
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Location: Contrarian Island | I'd agree on the Cabelas rods, for the money they are pretty nice, (buddy has a 9 footer), they go on sale sometimes for like 100 bux... for 200 bux you can get 2 
Just looked on their site they also have Musky Innovations Bulldawg rods for 99.99 each, another good option to be able to get 2 for your budget |
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Picking a new rod for a new muskie fisherman