Musky Fishing Tips: Rods, Reels & Terminal Tackle (Episode 2) 

Loving your videos guys. Never even been closer than 1000 miles to a musky, but I look at what you guys do over there, and take what I can and adapt to Scandinavian pike fishing. Nice to see you using ABU's, i live 400m from the factory ;)

Thank's 4 Posting! STAY STRONG!!!

Great tips guys looking forward to the next one. Opener getting closer.

Guys your videos are great especially the last two I love anything about lures and with this one rods and reels and line and leaders I really enjoyed it you guys rock

Keep these videos going boy’s It’s winter time and that’s awesome thank you

This was supremely enlightening. Thanks for making this video.

Nice vid guys!! As well as all the previous ones :-) It's a pitty that these Chaos Tackle rods are (very) hard to get in Europe. Keep up the good work!

Scheels still has a couple of the Revo Toro S for the clearance price of $169, if you are looking to get another one or two before they are gone.

Excellent video gentlemen

Hey guys. I haven’t purchased musky rods for several years, having owned and still using Musky Innovations, St. Croix, Fenwick and Tackle Industries rods in MH and H actions. My TI rods are their first telescoping models, and have performed without any issues. That said, after upgrading from early Abu 6500C and Daiwa Millionaire baitcasters, trying reels by Quantum, Shakespeare, Abu Garcia and Daiwa, I have been using Daiwa Lexa 300 and 400 reels in various configurations for the past 6 years. These reels are superior to my Revo Toro 50 and 60 reels. I owned these Lexa’s for 5 years before disassembling and cleaning, and they were still working fine, but I was feeling guilty as earlier reels were maintained much more scrupulously. I’ve never had to replace a worn part in a Lexa. The drags systems are exceptional, and the magnetic cast control has been excellent too. I recently purchase a Piscifun Alijoz 300 series reel, which appears to be comparable or superior to the Daiwa’s... for about half the price of the Daiwa 300’s. I will test it this season, but initial inspection tells me it will be a game changer. I got mine for about $90 on sale on Amazon. Magnetic cast control and an exceptionally strong drag.

Great tips and takes on rods/reels! I'm gonna have to pick up a 9'6" shock and awe for bucktails this winter, still trying to decide on 2020 vs original.

Finally someone who loves the toro s as much as I do

i use a 9'6 shock and awe for all my blades, even a buchertail 500. i actually use an 8'6 swat for all my jerkbaits too, its perfect for it. i use shakespear medium heavy cat rods with 4500 kk baitfeed reels for pike suckers and i just got my hands on an uglystick 40-80 bigwater casting rod with a piscifun chaos for big suckers. that bigwater is a serious beefstick.

Great set ups there guys. Im using a 8.1 Daiwa Prorex on a All Star 908 tfx with 65lb moss green spiderwire

Sufix 832 for life! ;)

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

Rad

Seeing that you like telescoping rods, is your live bait / trolling rod a one or two piece?

Ok the bes

Great video, curious if you guys happen to coyote hunt?

So the musky waters I’ll be fishing (where I’m moving) is pretty tight quarters river fishing, and I’ll be on a boat lower to the water. Because of that I bought a st Croix 7’6” heavy fast action. What reel size would you pair with that? 300? 400?

I’m looking for a all around rod what power would you go with heavy or extra heavy

Im looking to buy a rod and I came across musky setups. Im going to be using in saltwater application for oversize redfish and large king mackerel. I have a Lexa tws and and am looking for a really light rod (as in overall weight) but im looking for about 9' to 10' in length(for casting distance). I will primarily be throwing topwater in the 2-3 ounce size that are about 5 to 6 inches in length. Any recommendations on a rod would be great.

I like 12 foot rod for doing 8

no 10ft rods?

Is there a such thing as a good musky rod And reel for 100.00.