muskie rod

[hunteronwheels]

i am curious if the rod i use for flipping would be ok for muskie

as i only get to a muskie lake once in a bluemoon

its a

ABU GARCIA VERITAS TORO CASTING rod

 

1 PIECE

LINE RATING 40-60

LURE RATING 4-10

GUIDE TYPE Stainless Steel

ROD BLANK MATERIAL Graphite

ROD HANDLE MATERIAL EVA

GUIDES INCLUDING TIP 11

[Raf]

it should be fine

[hunteronwheels]

ok cool thanks

[Tom McCutcheon]

Yep...should be good. Just go with the heaviest braid you can. It's rated to 60.

[hunteronwheels]

thanks i was hoping

so now a reel lol

well i guess i can get reel i can then use it for pike as well

i have 7 rod and reels but all for bass

[Raf]

abu 6500/6501 C3 would propably be the most cost effective option.

[hunteronwheels]

i am thinking of getting the Abu Garcia Revo Toro Winch

[hunteronwheels]

abu 6500/6501 C3 would propably be the most cost effective option.

i am not a fan of round reels

lol ok let me be honest i only have ever used low profiles

i just started using baitcasters last year

[Raf]

toro winch will work fine too. just a little more ca$h. i don't know if it comes with a clicker like the C3 or not.. the c3 could also be repurposed as a trolling reel.

Edited March 29, 2016 by Raf

[hunteronwheels]

i dont troll i am a caster

i get bored trolling

and i fish from a kayak

[cram]

The winch is pretty slow for a general purpose reel. You might be happier with a reel that has less power but more speed. (ie the revo tor in HS or in 5.4:1 if you can find a used one somewhere) Just don't use the giant blades.

[esoxansteel]

use the reel you have, the winch is for pulling big blades, and the rod will not handle big blades, the outfit will be perfect for throwing one of my favorites the Bomber Long A Mag, some smaller rubber, ie Storms, and smaller bucktails ie 5s to maybe 7s, Super Shad Raps etc, 65 pound braid all the way i use my flippin stick for the above baits, as they handle them more efficiently then the standard musky apparel, and will cast them a country mile if you want to bomb cast. Definately use the low profile reel you have, with a 5.4 retrieve or higher, the Winch at 4.6 will not move those baits fast enough, unless you crank like a mad man, and will be counter productive

[hunteronwheels]

i have a couplecurado 201 and a revo premier

i didnt think they would be enough

[OhioFisherman]

LURE RATING 4-10 ? Is that in ounces? Or did they come up with a new way to confuse people?

[hunteronwheels]

no thats ounces lol

[OhioFisherman]

LOL hunter, I am certainly not a muskie man, but a ten ounce lure is a pretty darned good sized one!

[Rizzo]

get a clicker and troll from the kayak! good times

[mike rousseau]

Rod sounds like it should handle the smaller spectrum of musky lures which is fine... Especially from a kayak...

 

As far as a reel keep in mind if you use a reel that doesn't have sufficient drag you'll be rod pumping fish in instead of cranking them in... Or the lighter drag will extend the fight which is bad news for musky when the water is warm... Just something to consider...

[hunteronwheels]

Rod sounds like it should handle the smaller spectrum of musky lures which is fine... Especially from a kayak...

 

As far as a reel keep in mind if you use a reel that doesn't have sufficient drag you'll be rod pumping fish in instead of cranking them in... Or the lighter drag will extend the fight which is bad news for musky when the water is warm... Just something to consider...

my premier reel is 20lb drag

not sure what min. drag would be for musky

Edited April 1, 2016 by hunteronwheels

[OhioFisherman]

20# of drag is actually a lot of drag, they are only showing 15# for a Curado 300 series.

[hunteronwheels]

ya my premier by abu garcia is great for the weeds where i fish

[mike rousseau]

That should do ok then

[Lape0019]

The local shop brought in the Daiwa Lexa 300 for that purpose. It has a higher speed than most.

 

The toro winch would more Han likely do it though if you can get passed the slower gear ratio

[dave524]

Rod sounds like it should handle the smaller spectrum of musky lures which is fine... Especially from a kayak...

 

As far as a reel keep in mind if you use a reel that doesn't have sufficient drag you'll be rod pumping fish in instead of cranking them in... Or the lighter drag will extend the fight which is bad news for musky when the water is warm... Just something to consider...

 

I'm not a musky fisherman but other than really small stuff I've always pumped decent sized fish in during my nearly 60 years of angling, always viewed simply cranking as a sign of a noob especially while the drag is slipping, what is the reasoning behind reeling and not pumping fighting a musky?

[hunteronwheels]

The local shop brought in the Daiwa Lexa 300 for that purpose. It has a higher speed than most.

 

The toro winch would more Han likely do it though if you can get passed the slower gear ratio

well thank you for the info the daiwa looks like it fits the bill i never considered daiwa