Warning: Musky Combos

[Obz]

Left to right:
9'H Musky innovation pro series, Shimano Calcutta, 400B 80lb pp
8H st.Croix premier musky, Shimano Calcutta 400B, 100lb pp
7'6"H Shimano Musy, Shimano Calcutta 400B, 80lb pp
8'6"xxxh Musky innovation pro series, Daiwa saltist LW30H-C, 100lb pp
8'6" MH tooth tamer, Daiwa Lexa 300, 65lb PP
8'6" xxxh Musky innovation pro series, Shimano tranx, 100lb pp

Thanks for looking

[Fishing4Fun]

Which one is for musky BFS!? Lol. Nice toothy critter combos!

[Mike and Pike]

Nice. Where do you fish 'em?

[Obz]

Which one is for musky BFS!? Lol. Nice toothy critter combos!

Ha I guess the Lexa 300 would be my finesse musky combo

[Obz]

Nice. Where do you fish 'em?

NW Wisconsin! I posted some pics in the "enough with the with the gear, let's see some fish" thread

[Mike and Pike]

I saw the pics. This and those are why I asked. Nice muskies BTW.
I head up to Hayward and and bunch of other N. Wisco spots a few times a year . Can't beat it.

[Obz]

Oh right on! I fish the st.Louis Bay and the Hayward area lakes quite a bit too.

[BronzebackFanatic]

Still something I wanna try.. just don't know if I have the patience Nice gear, tight lines!

[Obz]

Thanks They can make you feel like a terrible fisherman, but they payoff is pretty great!

[Ifish585]

Nice setup. Probably a dumb question considering you use heavy braided line but do the muskies ever rip you line ?

[fati]

Nice setup. Probably a dumb question considering you use heavy braided line but do the muskies ever rip you line ?

You can get away with it, but without a proper leader they will likely slice that #100 pp like butter if they get their tooth on it.

Our friend probably using a #100-130 fluoro leader

[Dexter]

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Fish of 10,000 casts...but worth every aching wrist.

[Obz]

Nice setup. Probably a dumb question considering you use heavy braided line but do the muskies ever rip you line ?

You can get away with it, but without a proper leader they will likely slice that #100 pp like butter if they get their tooth on it.

Our friend probably using a #100-130 fluoro leader

Yup nailed it. I use #130 or #150 fluoro. You would have to get lucky to land a musky without a leader, even with heavy braid.

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Fish of 10,000 casts...but worth every aching wrist.

Haha. My tackle box wouldn't be complete without Ibuprofen

[Mike and Pike]

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I never cast a muskie rig without 80-130# leader. Funny thing is 60% of my landed skies were when I had bass, eyes or some other species in mind (and the much smaller rig to match) . I was very lucky to catch my first 42" on 15 # PP , no leader while eye fishing.
Here are my present ski casting rigs . I have a few trolling and sucker rigs , but I don't like either style too aweful much, so the ugly rigs get no love nor pics.

[Obz]

IMG_0405.JPGI never cast a muskie rig without 80-130# leader. Funny thing is 60% of my landed skies were when I had bass, eyes or some other species in mind (and the much smaller rig to match) . I was very lucky to catch my first 42" on 15 # PP , no leader while eye fishing.
Here are my present ski casting rigs . I have a few trolling and sucker rigs , but I don't like either style too aweful much, so the ugly rigs get no love nor pics.

Sweet reels! My first musky was also on bass gear but only 30". I did lose 3 musky during a weekend bass trip. Probably what gave me the bug. It's unreal how many gaints are caught on light tackle. The fishing gods work in mysterious ways!