FishnChef

I'd take just the reel

Ttt

Nathaniel,

No doubt about it, there are some phenomenal New York bait makers including the one who commented above. Problem is they can be hard to get and unless you can get them directly from the maker they go for grossly inflated prices generally speaking. If you're looking for info on specifics feel free to shoot me a p.m. but Baker's, wyss, Mr toothy, DK(though impossible to get)just to name a few.

On a side note, has anyone been out on the SLR recently wondering what water temps are. Guessing a bit too warm to responsibly Target musky, during the day anyways

Ttt

Crap, how did i forget depthraider/topraiders?? And bulldawgs? Get those too. 

Ill keep it to readily available baits and assume you're a beginner

Casting..dive n rise suick thrillers, bondy baits, spinnerbaits/ bucktails, flaptail like lees, large rattle traps, glidebaits, large swimbaits

Jigging..tubes such as red October, large bucktail jigs, shumway fuzzy duzzit, bondy baits. Check out muskyshop.com for an idea of what's out there. The sky's the limit on what you can spend on a single bait but no need to get carried away like some of us...lol

Get yourself a couple bondy baits, a few suick thrillers in 7,9, 10 inch, couple large rapalas, big Rattle Trap, and a couple larger swimbaits, some prettied leaders and go from there. Most importantly arm yourself with proper release tools and watch a couple YouTube videos on responsible handling of musky which becomes even more critical when the water temps get warm like they are now. 

Oh and first things first, call your credit card company and see if they will give you a credit limit increase

Sold for my full asking price. Thank you for the offer though

Brand new in box. 165 shipped

Like new. Spooled up with 300' of torpedo weighted steel with about 500' of wire line backer. 130 obo tyd shipped

Silver streak, nk etc 20 total. $45 tyd

8 NEW FLT 4" $35 TYD

7 Suttons 35 tyd

Price drop

Ttt

Never used 8 foot two piece, medium-weight.  90 shipped

Nicely done. Thanks for the heads up on eyelets, have to check mine

Ttt

Used once, like new. spooled with 50 lb sufix 832 Advanced braid. $200 shipped. Original box included

For the love of God how is this boat still around. I'd buy it in a second if I had somewhere to keep it

He uses this "t". And if Zach says to t your hooks then t your damn hooks! haha

Heh. That they are glass rods. So I guess what I was really trying to say is you don't need to get carried away buying expensive musky trolling specific rods. I run tekota 500 and 600 and one 300. The 500 is probably about perfect. as for the teeing of hooks I believe it's supposed to be better for hookup percentage and your baits but there are some people with way more musky under their belt that could chime in with more real world info

I don't really have a ton of insight or input to offer but I will tell you this: glass rods are far from a must. I have heard of isolated incidents of graphite rods breaking in extreme cold but even that I know many guys that troll right up to the end of the season using $35 Shimano TDR without issue year after year. Some guys will tell you I know you got to have the st. Croix trolling rods and spend a bunch of money on your trolling setups and while that may be good advice for the reel just get some decent stout rods and get out there.i run shimano tdrs with tekota lc reels(lc is a must for repeatability)

I caught a 20ish king salmon last year in the Massena area casting a stick bait. I believe it was the end of September

Nobody is running these yet?

Anyone given theirs a good enough workout yet to formulate an opinion on how they compared to the old model? I know they have a faster retrieve ratio which is what really interests me about them and has me considering upgrading

Ttt

3 size 88, one size 6, one size 38, one size 31, one size 35. 38 shipped firm