in the cast. Pure work, and only if you are in top physical condition will you be able to cast all day. You pick your line weight by your casting ability. Big lures heavy lines...that's the rule of thumb. While experienced jerk bait fishermen use lines to thirty pound test, you will find some going to fifty pound test lines. I don't know why because you are equipped to land a 500 pound fish with that test of line. Figure ten pounds [of Muskie] for each pound of line test. 99 out of a hundred Muskie fishermen are over tackled for their type of fishing and only because they dream of seventy pound Muskie. Most will never catch one over thirty pounds. The Muskie caught by experienced Muskie fishermen do, on occasion, top forty pounds, but they are few and far between. In tie casting rods, as you use smaller lures in Muskie fishing you can lower the weights of lines and switch to a medium tip. Here I would recommend the 5½ and six foot rods and a top quality reel. With the lighter outfit, you will rely more on the drag of the reel instead of the horsing tackle. As you go to ultra light lures you can drop to extra light rods and get back into the feel of top quality fishing with ultra light lines. Here you will reed the best reels money can buy. In spin fishing, you pick your rod by the lure weight. One ounce or better lures call for a 7 to 7½ foot stiff rod often referred to as a surf rod. The two hand grip rods work well, but you will tire out in a few hours of this grueling casting. Lines to fifteen pound test are adequate as the reel will do all the work. Use a top quality reel and try to buy a spinning reel that has limited bail spring breakage. You will find the American made reels in the larger size far surpass the foreign made reels. In spin fishing, it is a whole
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