I'll need to put hockey tape on it this year.
If you intend to throw big musky lures that are 3-5 oz, just buy an 7' M action Ugly Stik Tiger.
I’ll be changing the rods out this year when I find a decent fiberglass rod … The Abu reals are nice. Light and sensitive Hybrid High Modulus UD Carbon with Nanoresin blanks, high-quality cork grips and Fuji components throughout. What do you think would be a good muskie type or muskie rod for drum,stripers, and catfish? Many guides will tell you to use a fiberglass rod (even Ugly Sticks) when trolling.
Looking at your avatar and the metal lip swimmer, most 8' plugging rods will do the job, so long as they can throw 1-3oz.
The tourney trail is $50 and comes in a 7'6" setup. I have heard there are good opportunities locally on the Madison chain and Lake Wisconsin.
Rod is … With a Penn 310 GTI. The other rod is a Shimano SJCM70H Sojourn Muskie Rod 7' Heavy medium fast action.
Freshwater casting and spinning rods from Shimano's Sojourn series.
they also have a triumph Musky rated 20-50lb for $110. I got one as a present last year that I'm going to put into heavy duty on fluke, bass etc. They also have their predator line that is $130. shimano sojourn - SJCM80HA gander mountain 59.99 Abu Garcia Veritas Toro - VRTCMU80-7 Amazon for 118. st criox mojo musky 8ft or 7'6 heavy 159.99 st croix legend 7'9 heavy 349.95 The rod shop john jamison 225 warroir cat bumping rod 7'3 30-100 line weight 2-8 oz rated 239. I am shopping for a used muskie rod/reel to get started. Strictly Fishing. You can hang a 12 Oz. There are two new Musky rods in the Sojourn family, a Medium Heavy as well as a Heavy model. fishballer06, Jul … Best bang for the buck rod & reel combo for musky trolling IMO. If you go ambassadeur, I would avoid the cheaper lines. shimano compre musky rods are very nicely built, excellent fuji guides and reel seats, beautiful cork grips, and come in around $100 i think. its not a thick rod either, lightweight. I am reasonably well stocked for bass and walleye tackle. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. You may need to download version 2.0 now from the
Nice rod up to 9'. I was thinking a cheaper one, less then $100 dollars.St. It's easy! Shimano's tournament-quality, Curado rods feature a mixture of versatile and technique-specific actions, covering the spectrum of techniques for hardcore bass anglers. I use power pro braided line, 50 ib test on the shimano, 15 ib test on the abu. If you have a rod like that already, start there. they make a 20-50lb and a 30-65lb model they retail for $120
very nice actions on those rods. Rod is in good condition with normal wear.
$40 = you get what you pay for.
Cabelas offers a cheap option for musky rod. Obviously there are better name brand muskie rods like the st croix which is awesome, but best bang for the buck is the BPS rod no doubtst criox premier glass musky rod it is a beast of a rod especially for black drum.
I'm not a regular musky troller but I have done a lot of musky trolling on 3 other friends boats & all 3 of them run these combos as do a few other trollers that I know.
line wt 15-30 Lbs. St. Croix Triumph are pretty good, but made in China.