How to Choose a Rod

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(11-15-2017 01:48 AM)MuskieBait Wrote:  

(11-14-2017 03:23 PM)Fossil Fish Wrote:  

(11-14-2017 08:42 AM)MuskieBait Wrote:  Trying to cast larger muskie lures on a moderate ML will also pose an issue.

Trying to pull a medium car away from a log jam with a moderate ML will also pose an issue.

One rod is often limiting. I would recommend a minimum of two rods. A moderate fast ML as suggested for smaller fish or larger fish that you can reel in quick in tight quarters, and a fast MH rod for larger fish where you need to cast larger lures or fish a larger fish in bigger water where they have ample space to run, or get you into snags.

I think an extra heavy rod would have a hard time pulling a CAR away from a log jam, let alone a ML

LOL. It's been fixed. I meant to type CARP.

Do you use leaded or unleaded bait for those bigguns?