A month ago you posted a video and I laughed because you had more snow there than I had here in Minnesota. Times have changed. In the past couple of weeks we've had 31.5 inches of snow with more on the way. Ugh. I really liked the fly rod handle with the muskie on it. Very nice. Funny how times change. I have a Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 6000C I bought when I was around 11 years old in 1971. I still use it. That reel will outlive me. If you ever find one on Ebay, or wherever, buy it. It's old school but built tough. I throw heavy lures with it. Put a small plastic bead on your main line before tying on a swivel. That will prevent the swivel from busting the rod guide. Just a tip for your consideration. Great video and lots of good info.
Thanks for the video. I'm just getting into muskie fishing myself. I think my next baitcaster will be left hand retrieve. I've always used left hand retrieve on my spinning reels. It just makes more sense to me to keep my dominant hand on the rod at all times. I need to get a few lures in my rods weight range first, so I'm making due with an old Ambassadeur I've had for years right now.
@@BlueRidgeMusky Thats musky fishing in a nutshell though. I think we all have $1,000+ in lures we don't throw and then one small box of confidence baits we toss constantly.
ya man Virginia weather is sucking so much moisture rain snow sleet ya hope we don't have as much rain this year as last year! I want to do a lot of river fishing this year but the rivers where so messy or so high most of the year it was hard to gt out and catch anything.
After seeing this I ordered the 400hg can't wait to get out. I'll have to use a mojo for now until I can get more $ then I'll get the legend tournament
What would you recommend for a heavy pulling bait reel (double 10 bucktails etc.)? Right now I’m looking at the Diawa lexa TW 400P-P, lexa HD 400PWR-P, the Okuma Komodo SS KDS-436P, shimano tranx 500, and the Diawa Prorex 400P-P. I would prefer a solid line pickup (in terms of spool size) and a gear ratio of 5.3:1 5.1:1 4.3:1 or 4.1:1
Great video dude ! Do you sell any of your used gear ? I'm a fellow Virginia dude myself . Definitely learning an new to the muskey fishing and I appreciate videos like this
I use the Simano Tranx 500 grandaddy of all size baitcasting,years back when I first started baitcasting two abu Garcias went bad on me in less than a year..So it's been Shimano all the way $500.00 for the Tranx 500 pg or hg made in Japan,if it breaks send it to Shimano and they fix it or send you another one made released in 2013 never changed and have never failed me still have them today 2020.Now thats warranty,Daiwa is good 400 HD newer version around high end $299.00,the new baby Tranx are to small and problems with side plate coming unlocked some have said...Daiwa and Komodo hold more line than the baby Tranx 400 does.I fish and live on Gulf of mexico do heavy saltwater fishing
Can you tell me which musky reel will cast the furthest? Reels I have tried so far Lexa daiwa Abu c4 I was told the lexa daiwa would outcast the c4 but it didn’t. Even with all breaks turned off. Is there a reel that will?
That may be others opinions , I have seen first hand way too many Lexas break . I had a client buy one brand new for his musky trip with me. He filled it with line the night before and within 20 minutes of using this new Lexa , it broke completly . Would not lock into gear .
I own several tranx300s and love them when paired up with lighter rods for fishing small cranks or jerk baits 👌🏻 the bulldog predator is a great entry level rod , select a lighter action for glide baits like a 8’ - 8’6” MH
@@BlueRidgeMusky how well do you think the tranx 300 would work for glidebaits, at the biggest 9 inches. Id be using a st croix 8 foot, medium heavy with it. Spooled up with 65 lb braid.
Im in a jam !! I want to buy the tranx but i hear you cant really pull in big bucktails , im stuck between the tranx and the T3 ReVO TORO BEAST low gear (which i read throws everything!) any advice my bro ??
I'm a die-hard Florida fisherman, but off-shore fishing never did it for me. Lifting dead weight off the bottom or trolling for fish (no casting), meh... I'll take a monster snook over a monster grouper.
Can u tell me what's the best way to store my big musky lures? I haven't found any tackle boxes big enough. I saw guys make home made ones . what do u recommend to b the easiest way?
Tyler Mullen Lakewood boxes are large enough and very popular as well as Just Encase has some nice boxes . A lot of guys will use a 5 Gal bucket . You can also take a milk crate and stack PVC Gutter Downspout to size in the crate .
Tyler: Sam gave you great advice but if you're on a budget this box is good. Be sure to shop for best price. www.muskyshop.com/tackle-boxes/plano-7915-musky-tackle-box/
Live in pa, just got out on a small lake yesterday with some ice still on water. I will be fishing for musky and bass this year. Absolutely no action for couple hours so I was using 1/2 ounce red eye Shad lipless for bass and as I lifted it out of water, I saw a musky that had to be near 50 inches 2 ft from my lure and slowly turn away. Biggest fish I have ever seen in water, it was a monster (for Pa) (I know I should have been using figure 8 but unfortunately I was in bass mode.) Is there a lure you would use to throw back in for a potential strike? I quick grabbed an eel type bait about 9 inches long but no luck. Looking back, I think maybe I should have thrown 5 inch finesse worm maybe? I was in about 8-10 ft water. Any suggestions? The 120 acre lake has all tiger musky and this one was enormous, still heartbroken didn’t get a hit but appreciate just getting the follow. Also, my gear is set up for bass/musky so I don’t have lures heavier than 2 ounces. Also, do you use the 80 lb leaders for smallmouth? In my lake, any cast for largemouth could result in a musky bite. Thanks.
Hey Patrick ! Maybe try throwing back the same small crank bait that initially got a follow from a Musky . Be sure to have a heavy leader in though or you will get bit off!
Blue Ridge Musky just picked up some 80lb Seaguar blue label leader. Do you use heavy 80 lb leaders on all of your setups, including bass, in river or just on your musky setups? Thanks.
Blue Ridge Musky I’m basically fishing for either musky or largemouth at same time so I am going to start out using 80 lb flouro leader on all my setups and see if I can still catch the largemouth ( 4” swimbait, finesse worm, 1/2 ounce rattletrap). Otherwise I think I will just get bit off if I get a musky strike.
Patrick Fahie I will tell you now , largemouth are going to be hard to catch with 80lb leader - that’s a big piece of glorious carbon - you won’t feel a bite from such a small fish and the leader will likely spook the fish from biting your bait . Soft plastic worms and other small bass baits just won’t work with three large of a leader .
Blue Ridge Musky have you ever done a video of using knot sense when dealing with leader? I usually use the fg knot to tie braid to flouro, but I’ve never heard of knot sense.