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Location: Stevens Point | Have any of you out there tried it? What weight rod is best? Thanks, |
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| I have not fished muskies with a fly rod but late in the year I built myself a fly rod to give it a try next year.
I am building a 9 wt for myself. I think that would be the way to go.
Hope that helps.
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| I usually use a tip flex 9 or 10 weight. I am picking up a new 11 for fall sized flies and to help beat the wind that is always blowing on my home water. |
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Location: Stevens Point | Thanks for the help. I'm thinking about a 9 wt to give it a shot. |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I've caught them on a 3 wt. - but I wouldn't recommend it as your first choice!
I use a 8 wt Loomis GL3 9'9". I think your choice of line is more important than the rod quite frankly, any rod 8 wt. and up will do the job, just get a line that is a fat taper on the terminal end so you can turn those big bugs over. Cortland used to make a pike/muskie line, not sure if they still do, but I suspect so. Saltwater tapers are good to, but they can get pretty stiff in cold weather.
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| See if you can get a hold of Larry Dahlberg, formerly of In-Fish. He did some great shows on big pike with flies. He's a fly fishing nut, and I'd bet he could get you going in the right direction as far as equipment. |
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| You really need about a 10wt rod. Not to fight the fish but to cast the large flies, anything lighter and you can't controll the flies and you will wear yourself out . A 9wt rod with a 10wf line will work OK if it's not too windy, you can load the rod better this way. The nice thing about fly fishing for muskies is that they are not very picky as to what you cast to them. Most any large streamer or popping bug gets their attention. Just my opinion, but I have caught a few.
Joe Wishin
P.S. Your first time with a fly rod, you might want to fish alone; could save a friendship with your fishing buddy. |
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| I've an 11' Game Supreme, a Loomis blank I think from Gordon Griffiths in the UK. Line weight 9-11 but will take a 12. 11'? well I found it easier to get the fish in to the net when on my own. Tend not to use anything smaller than a Kamasan B940 sea hook 4/0 hook, mainly 6/0's, I like them because they are relatively fine wire, nice round bend, and not stainless steel so if they get away with the fly it will eventually rust out.
Phil
www.fishingpool.co.uk |
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| Scientific Angler Mastery Series muskie/pike taper is a great line for casting big stuff, it comes in 8 wt and up.
I have been playing with the Rio clouser line on my 9wt. I don't like it as well as the SA line, some guys like it better.
Under windless conditions the clouser line might cast a few feet longer, but for me, most of the time the SA line offers more punch and seems to turn over the really big stuff better. |
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| You are getting lots of good advice. Many people will say 9 for northerns and 10 for muskies. If you are a young guy, you can probably cast a 10 all day. Regardless, I would suggest you squeeze a tennis ball all winter. It will save your elbows and shoulders. Enjoy, it's a great way to catch big predators.
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| I use a Thomas & thomas horizon 2 9' 10wt with a 11wf rio striped bass. leader 3' 30 lb hard mono and 1' 80lb fluorcarbon tip with a staylock snap.
In not to windy conditions i cast this baby.
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Location: Litchfield MN | As said 8-10weight rods i use the 8w when its not windy and for precision casting, but i usualy buy a 1 or weihts heavier line and cape it oof in the end about 3-5f for better shootin. And the 10 for windy conditions and when covering area (and of course for the jumbo flyes). I'd suggest a fast action rod for faster casting and shooting abilities in windy conditions. For the fly lines The SA Striped bass is supporb it dosent only cast grate butt also it's tangle free! |
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| I have to agree with the above post regarding a fast action rod. Nothing like having a very large wind resistant fly tied on a big hook dropping behind you while you are waiting for the rod to load. No, I don't want any piercings or ear rings, thank you. |
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| I use a pair of 10 wt rods. One with a floating line, one with a sinking line, my floating is a rio 11wt wf, sinking is a 300 grain rio. The floating line is for poppers and streamers I want to work over weeds. Sinking line is for deeper weeds and weedlines. I have used these set ups for about 6 years and been very happy. There is a new book coming out By Robert Tomes titled Muskies on the Fly. It has a lot of great info, drawings and some pictures that will blow you away. I suggest picking it up. The publisher is Wild River Press.
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| Fora nyone interested in hearing speakers on fly fishing Robert Tomes will be speaking at the fly fishing show www.flyfishingshow.com in Schaumburg, IL Jan 13/14 and the Great Waters show www.greatwaters2007.com Feb 17/18 in Itasca, IL? Should be a good seminar and full of lots of information. I have seen him speak before and it is much different than some of the typical fly fishing presentions.
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