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| I have been mulling around the idea of doing some fly casting for musky as I fish a couple spots were it might been effective. I wanted some help setting up the outfit so i decided to make the 3 hour drive to Musky Fool in Wanakee WI. Glad I did, these guys really knew their stuff and the staff took the time to walk me through the different rod weights and line options etc. |
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Location: PA Angler | So what was the setup. |
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| With limited fly fishing experience I wanted some guidance so, after some discussion I ended up getting a two handed Chippewa River 9' - 10 weight rod. This was matched to 400 grain intermediate line with a shooting head. Leader will be 3' for 40 lb to a ten inch wire leader. Leader will be joined to fly line and snap with a perfection loop while wire is joined to leader with an alberto knot. I also got an extra reel loaded with Sonar sinking line. Very simple set up |
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| Saw an episode of Keyes Outdoors where one of his guests was fly fishing for musky, on a river I think. Caught at least one and moved others. The big streamer type fly looked great in the water, seemed to pulsate. Wish I could remember the guy's name, think he may be a guide. Good luck in your new venture! |
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Location: PA Angler | I made my own fly rod 9ft 10wt with a redington behemoth reel. Both are great match for Muskie I think you’ll like your setup.
So what flies will you be using for them meat eaters. As I make my own and had luck on one pattern so far. |
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Location: PA Angler | Nice. I haven’t gotten anything off those styles yet. Been doing great with articulated flies. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | A local guy here in Colorado (Barry Reynolds) is a famous Fly Fishermen and has wrote many of Fly Fishing books on fishing for Pike with a Fly Rod. And another good book "Muskie On The Fly" by Robert Tomes. Barry used to kick our butts in the Muskies INC fishing contest every year.
I have a 9 Weight I've had for years but never taken the time to learn how to use it. I think I'm going to try to catch some Carp this year.
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Location: Minnesota. | A word of caution...stay away from "hardware" at any cost, it'll fail you at some point, guaranteed! Those snaps...dont! Use a simple "jig loop" knot that many saltwater folks use. Easy to tie..EASY and darned near fail-safe!
If you wish to go that route I'll look it up on my 'puter some[lace and post it. It's very - VERY - simple and as good as any I've found to be 101% reliable... |
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