Yea your info is all great and all but some people just cannot afford to go for the set ups your talking about and I know for a fact that people can spend 200 dollars on a set up and land them just fine. I have witnessed a child and his father with an ugly stick and 15 lbs braid land a 45+ inch muskie. If Bow Man is serious about getting some muskie fishing in this season then he is perfectly fine with a set up like I said. I do believe in spending money to get the good stuff but spending money on a legend rod would KILL the bank account for most people. Buying a tranx reel will cost 600 bucks lol. Your advice on going cheap is right in most aspects but at the same time a shimano cardiff is not cheap and maybe for Bow Man he doesn't need to go too heavy just yet.
The info he gave is helpful, but i would not spend that kind of cash on gear i will only use a few times a year. I would spend that kind of cash on bass gear which i use ALOT. But back to muskie i think i will be heading up to BP next week there is not much in the way of HEAVY gear in my area. Also have come to the conclusion that i will throw my hat in the baitcaster ring.
