Hey guys,

 

New member here, accidentally posted this in the wrong spot earlier so hopefully I have better luck here.

 

I fish all over Michigan and want 2 pole/reel spin combos that are very versatile. I had some bad luck involving my tailgate and poles, along with ancient reels its time for an upgrade.

 

I do a ton of largemouth fishing, but there are always pike near by and I also enjoy catching those.

 

Would I be ok with a 3000 battle 2 combo medium and a 4000 battle 2 medium or would I have to go for the medium heavy for top water/ pike?

 

Are their other options? I can get both for 230ish shipped, Grab some power pro and be on my way for under $300 which is my max spending limit. heck maybe a couple new lures.

 

I know I am gonna get slammed for not using a baitcaster, I have an entry level combo, have it figured out, but after so many years with a spinner im very accurate I really only use the baitcaster to pitch and flip. Eventually I will upgrade to higher end baitcasters, but im 28 with bills freshly married! So I wanna keep it reasonable. Plus, I have probably spent $500 on lures rebuilding my stolen tackle box. Still need to grab a zara spook, and a few other necessities of tackle from a bait shop.

The 3000 size will be good for just about any fish our state has to offer save for sturgeon.  You'll like the Battle II, it's super durable, easy to self service, and replacement parts are very easy to get.

Is the 4000 overkill in Michigan? Or maybe a 2500 and 3000? I like carrying two poles. I’m having trouble finding lure weight I occasionally whip massive bucktails around lake st Clair in hopes of a massive pike or small musky haha not sure how much rod I need to land a musky. Pretty much the only fish I haven’t caught in Michigan yet. I actually got the recommendation off a musky charter captain for the combo, however he has his clients using big, combos. I wanna say maybe a 5000?

Essentially the combos I believe go 2500 med light fast, 2500 medium fast, 3000 same pole options than the 4000 has a medium and medium heavy option.

2 hours ago, AlTheFisherman313 said:

 

Essentially the combos I believe go 2500 med light fast, 2500 medium fast, 3000 same pole options than the 4000 has a medium and medium heavy option.

If it were me. I'd go 2500/3000 with a medium/medium heavy fast rod and a 4000 with a heavy/fast rod for throwing those larger baits for big Musky or Northern. The smaller combo for baits up to 3/4-1 oz. The larger combo for fishing heavier lures and maybe big live bait set-up.

FM

I have the 2000 series I use for LMB and love it. 

Thank you guys for the help. I think I may do a 2500 or 3000 and than a 4000 for the bigger things that roam my waters. 

 

Its actually pretty funny when I bass fish the pike show up and when I target pike I find bass ? 

 

plus it seems like penn has rod variations that don’t exactly match perfect with fresh water. Like the ML rod from penn seems to take the same line size as a M rod from a pfluger combo.

Plus the bass in my area have mental problems. I have had 2-3 pound largemouths crush a mepps double bladed #5 dressed for pike ?

Actually after consulting with bass pro shops In my area they ended up getting me a 2500 and 3000 ordered I’m gonna probably run 10 braid on one 20 on the bigger one Incase I think a pike has invaded, plus I run leaders so I guess my braid is somewhat irrelevant. Effects casting more than anything. 

 

The main hold up was we have so many species of fish in Michigan with big water, it’s impossible to just target one species and occasionally not hit a big boy. A few years back I had a spawning musky eat my x-rap I was using on my walleye set up and let’s just say I never saw the fish, my lure come back and he burned my line off my reel so Badly I was spooled, I have no clue why that musky wanted a tiny snack considering I was using a 6 x-rap, but since than I started running braid to leaders just Incase I get a chance at a big boy I want my lure and the fish landed haha