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I personally love my Believers.
Keep in mind if you are going to throw muskie lures, you'll need a muskie rod. The muskie lures create such a huge drag that you need a heavier rod to both throw and reel in. Now if you get a bite, you won't be able to set the hook properly with anything less than a muskie rod.
At first I tried to use my MH bass rod, (12-20lb line) /w a 8" believer, got a bite, I tried to set the hook and all that happened was my rod just bent... The fish jumped once and threw the lure. On top of that, just trying to cast the lure was a nightmare... Arms were sore after 3 or 5 casts. Next time I went out with a real muskie rod, (St Croix Premier 7'6" MH (20-50lb) life got better and I hooked 4 muskies and landed 2. (broke the swivel snap on the leader 2 of the times). I went back and upgraded from wire leader to 125lb fluorocarbon leader and I've been always able to land the fish. From a conservation pt of view, I find that with my current setup its easier to revive the fish, before any muskie I would land would be half dead from the fight and I would spend the next 30-45min trying to revive it.
My Setup.
St.Croix Premier Casting MH (20-50lb) 7'6"
Shimano Curado 201
50lb Power Pro /w 125lb Seaguar Fluorocarbon leader - Next year I'm going to move to 65lb braid. 50lb braid tends to dig in after a big fight.
I highly suggest this rod... It has amazing sensitivity. I can feel the flutter of the lure. No more flutter means time to set the hook. A larger baitcaster would be ideal if you are trolling in deeper waters like St Clair.
With regards to the time, I seem to catch all of my muskie from 1.30pm - 4pm. But all at the weed line with a significant drop off to deeper water.
Anyways, I hope this helps.
Wymen
