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| The wife wants to get into muskie fishing next year. She has never fished before. I think a baitcaster might be to much for her to start out with, anyone have any suggestions for a muskie spinning rod and reel combo that would be easy for her to cast smaller bucktails like showgirls and junior cougirls? Thanks |
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Location: In a shack in the woods | I would give her a baitcaster with the brake cranked down. Then as she gets used to it she can back off the brake a little at a time. I taught my girlfriend to use one in about an hour. Just rmember that it should be Bout her when your out there and be there to help with any backlashes or little tips to ease the learning curve.
The best thing about her using a baitcaster is that means you get another rod to use when she isn't with.
Edited by bassinbob84 10/11/2009 9:34 PM
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| Also, Have her practice on land with a baitcaster before you go out on the water. Should save you both headaches. |
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| I agree, give her a well-tuned baitcaster and start her off with a with a topwater bait like maybe a Bucher Topraider. If you still want to go spinning outfit, I use a medium-heavy Falcon rod with a Shimano Spheros reel loaded with 20# mono for jig/creatures presentations. She can throw light muskie lures all day with that sort of setup.
With due respect to Mr. Kaz, and he be cool, don't start on land. Use the water instead 'cause it will keep the line cleaner and there will be a constant resistance as she reels the line back onto the spool. Bouncing a lure thru the lawn creates variations of tight and loose line on the spool that then leads to backlashes for a beginner (and for me).
Edited by Ranger 10/12/2009 12:24 AM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I strongly disagree, if she likes spinning gear. I use spinning gear quite a bit with excellent results. |
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| I have gotten quite a few Muskie, Stripers, and King Salmon on my St. Croix 7' MH Spinning rod with a Quantum Energy PTS reel spooled with 14# Fireline and an x-Rap or Husky Jerk.
That being said, I taught my 6 year old daughter how to use the baitcaster in about an hour. Just put something compact and heavy like a spoon, jig, or spinnerbait and show her how it's done. |
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Location: Wisconsin | St Croix makes several Premier Spinning rods in the H or XH action. Match that with a Daiwa Black Gold or 4000 / 5000 Shimano Stradic and you have it. Saltwater guys use them all the time for flats or backcountry fishing, why wouldn't it work for muskie fishing?? |
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| How much money do you want to spend? I don't use it much now, but an inexpensive outfit I put together a few years ago was a 7' Ugly Stik for lines 15 lb. to 25 lb. and an Okuma TI 40 reel. I have 17 lb. ET Trilene on the reel. It works. |
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| If you go the baitcaster route, Curado 300's are are the easiest baitcasters to use IMO. Daughter never used a B/C, used this for the first time out muskie fishing for 6 hours, with only about 2 backlashes. |
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Location: N.FIB | when I first started going for muskie/pike I was using spinning gear,didn`t realize the braided lines would be so easy to cast with a baitcaster.I remembered back when I was younger using a baitcaster with mono and getting the biggest rats nest for the 100th time and throwing the damm reel in the river.But the one reel I would not buy would be a shimano spirex,I had a few of them break on me when using spinning gear.Also some lures work better with a spinning rod,I could make a 6in reef hog dance like a glide bait. |
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Location: Birch Run | Either way is good, but I think wrist fatigue would happen fast with a spinning rod. I can throw baits all day long but when it comes to casting small shad raps for eyes with a spinning rod, a couple of hrs and my wrist is tired. |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | My wife and daughter are new to baitcasters to, I gave them my 7'6 croix with the 300 Curado on it and they are doing great with it. Daughter likes regular bulldawgs wife likes double 10's. Hers a pic of my 13 year old on her first morning casting
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Location: oswego, il | I have seen a spinning rod recently, it was either at gander mountain or cabelas, I do not think it was a St. Croix but it was 7 or 7.5 and a rating of at least 2oz. It was basically just like a musky rod. Next time I run into it, I will post what it is. |
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| Didn't Musky Innovations launch (or attempt to launch) a line of Bulldawg spinning rods a year or so ago? I thought they were supposed to be the exact same rods as far as the blank, guides, ratings, etc. go. I remember hearing about them but have never actually seen one anywhere. |
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| Think I saw some at Rollie's |
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