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| Hi... Haven't done a lot of musky fishing, but inherited some gear from my father, and think I would like to try to catch some muskies. I've got all of the tools, landing net, and reels I think I need, but rods are a different story. I want to get into this pretty inexpensively until I'm sure I want to take it to the next step. I inherited quite a few bucktails, Mepps: #5 Aglias , Musky Killers, and Giant Killers. I got a 7' St. Croix Premier rod that is for 1-4 oz. baits, but this seems pretty stiff for THESE bucktails. BPS has what they call their graphite series that are very inexpensive. One is labeled Musky Rod, $50. It is 7 feet, MH 1/2-2 oz. Another that looks a little more appealing to me is also the graphite series (no mention of musky) 7'6", Heavy 3/8-2 oz; $40. The only obvious difference to me is the handle is a little longer on the "Musky Rod," and the other rod , being 7'6", is retractable. I will be putting an Ambassadeur 6500C Synchro on either one. The longer length and ability to handle even lighter lures appeal to me because I would probably use it for other fishing, as well, with larger Rapalas, spoons, etc.
Does it really make any difference, or is it just a matter of personal preference? |
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| Not to the fish. You really need to taylor your rod choice to 3 things:
1. Your height (My rods are all 8' and longer, my wife can't fish effectively with anything over 7'-6")
2. Your boat (how high you are off the water)
3. The types of lures you are using
As you get further into it (If) you'll wind up with a bucktail rod, jerkbait rod, trolling rods, big rubber rod, etc...
As for versatility in using various lures, I'd say the best all around rod would be something in the 7'-6" to 8'-0" MH category.
It won't handle the big heavy stuff all that well, but for your #5 Mepps, musky killers, #8 double blade bucktails, tail props, etc it does the job quite well. It's got enough backbone for a good hookset + controlling the fish, but the action and fast tip make it easy to throw the small stuff with accuracy and not a ton of effort.
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