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Location: Three Lakes, Wisconsin | Hello Everyone,
This year the musky bug bit me hard and I have bought 5 new rod/reel setups.
I would like some feedback whether or not you agree with these rod/reel combos and what techniques you would use on each.
All reels are with 80lb braid
All rods are St. Croix premier
Downsize Rod:
7'10" Heavy Fast + Daiwa Lexa 300 Winn 6.3:1 (flexible titanium leader)
Walking Bait / Glide bait Rod:
7'6" Medium Heavy Fast + Shimano TranX 400 HG 7.6:1 (straight wire leader no swivel)
Bucktails/Spinnerbaits/ topwater prop baits Rod:
8'6" Medium Heavy Fast + Abu Garcia Toro Beast 60 4.9:1 (straight wire leader)
Crankbait Rod:
8'6" Heavy Fast + Daiwa Lexa TWS 6.3:1 (fluorocarbon leader)
Rubber Rod:
8'6" Extra Heavy + Daiwa Prorex 400 TWS 7.1:1 (fluorocarbon leader) |
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Posts: 1263
| Those will work. I would probably go with 65 lb. line on combo #1, and heavy actions on #2 and #3. |
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Posts: 33
| Yes, that’s a perfect setup to cover all bases. My only exception to that is a fly rod |
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Posts: 64
Location: Minnesota | Those all sound pretty solid. Depending on what rubber you're throwing, your rubber setup may or may not work, but I'd imagine it'd be solid for up to regular medusas and mag dawgs. A very respectable lineup for sure! |
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Posts: 757
| Your casting line-up looks good. To complete your arsenal, you will need a couple trolling/sucker rods. Penn, Shimano, Daiwa and Okuma all make nice trolling reels and if you want to save a few bucks, take a look at some heavy action catfish rods that would fit the bill here. Fiberglass is much more forgiving in cold weather than graphite. Kdawg |
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Posts: 358
| i would put the Tranx 400 HS, on the Bucktail / Spinnerbait rod, the toro 60 on the glider rod, and the lexa on the crank rod.
This would be a bit more flexible overall. It gives you a rod to burn small bucktails, and the crank rod can then double as a larger bucktail rod, and still have enough ratio on the glider rod to keep up.
i have a 8'6 st. croix long ranger with the Tranx 400 high speed and really like that combo. |
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Location: PA Angler | Some great rod setups there, 5 different rods sounds like the Muskie bug bit hard. |
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