muskie shopping trip

[iceman16]

i am gonna go spend a good chunk of money on some baits and rods in the next couple of months. i have the equipment to get by. i have 2 7' gander mountain rods with abu garcia reels and one 9'6" rod from okuma. and have box full of baits from cowgirls and bulldogs and a couple topwaters. i now have a boat that i can troll with. i want to start trolling this year. what baits and rods would you get to really have full muskie box of baits to have a good chance at boating fish? thanks for your input.

iceman

[Esox_Magnum]

Cowgirls and Bulldawgs catch fish. I'm not a troller so not much to add there, I'm a caster. Good money spent is on good rods/reels, stuff that will last and not be in the shop being fixed. MN Muskie Expo is a good place to look around and ask questions, hit the swap on Saturday ight and pick up some good baits at a good price as well as rods and reels. I know I'll have half a dozen reels and maybe a rod or 2 and maybe my Beckman to swap, plus whatever baits I don't feel the need to have anymore.

[brad coin]

WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!

UNTIL the Minnesota Musky expo in April thats where your money will go the farthest theres always good deals

[Shawn Kellett]

Actually the swap on Sat night is where you're $$$ will go the furthest. Then fill in the holes on Sunday.

[50inchpig]

jakes are some of the best trolling baits of all time, believers too. really though you can troll any bait in your box almost. i use my normal rods for trolling usually but there are better rods (fiberglass, etc) you can look at if you want to go all out.

[hunter991]

Pick up a depth raider as that can be a good troll bait. for casting the choicesnare endless

[Andrew Erickson]

jakes, grandmas, DDD

[Jmeyers]

Definitely invest in a few believers in a few different colors if you are looking to troll most of your time on the water. I've always been a caster, but when the arm gets tired and I want to troll I've caught multiple musky on my collection of believers.

[smeese]

Reels with linecounters work good for trolling.......Daiwa Sealine.....Heavy rods.....