muskie pike rod reel combo

[mick]

looking for good all purpose combo muskie /pike baitcaster between 150 _.300 $ what size reel? rod size, action ?, , was thinking about shimono corado 200e 7-1 ratio with 7ft medieum action ' any help would be great. im new to this fishing any tips would be great

[mark_odegard]

You'll want a bigger reel than a Curado 200 size. A Calcutta 400b would do the job a lot better. If you want to save a few bucks, the Shimano Cardiff is a decent option for a good price. You said you want an all-purpose rod, but depending on what baits you want to throw, the rod specs would vary quite a bit. If you want to use it mostly for pike, a medium or medium/heavy rod would work. If you want to fish a lot of muskies with bigger baits, a heavy action rod would work better.

[TonyS]

I don't know if you like low profile reels. If you do go with the revo toro 60 or the shimano curado E. Great reels if you wanna palm and can handle anything. Now for rods go with med-heavy to heavy. All depends on what u want to throw. Muskytales.com has trophy tamer rods for $50 right now. good rod for the money