Hey guys,
I usually fish for bass in southeast Wisconsin but 1 week a year my family takes a trip up north to Eagle River, WI. The Eagle River chain is known for excellent Muskie fishing, so I figure I might as well take advantage and try my hand at it during the time I'm up there. Main problem is - I can't afford/justify purchasing a Muskie setup for 1 week out of the year.
For bass fishing I currently have a spinning setup and multi-purpose Medium baitcasting setup. The next setup I've been looking to purchase is a heavy setup for frogs, jigs, etc. Looking for rod/reel recommendations for this, and ideally something that would at least suffice to throw some larger Muskie lures during the week I'm up north. My thought is to spool it with 50lb braid and will add a wire leader when using it for Muskie, but feel free to suggest something else.
I know most of you are going to want me to have a separate setup for Muskie, froggin, pitching/flipping - but for now I need something that can get all of the jobs done on a reasonable budget. Hopefully I have 20+ setups and a $30k bass boat one day, but for now I've gotta work with my 2-3 bass setups and 14 foot jon boat
I absolutely HAVE to keep the combo under $150, bonus points for staying under $120. I hate to even mention it on this forum lol, but any opinions on Whuppin Sticks for this? I could be wrong in this, but I feel like for a heavy setup it makes more sense to compromise the rod to afford a better reel if you have to compromise one or the other. Finesse fishing I would think the opposite since you want a good rod with good sensitivity and feel, but for this setup, as far as I know I just need something rock solid with good backbone and can spend a little more on a better reel.
Thanks for the help!
