Hey,
I am in the market for a new Muskie rod and I stumbled upon “Fig Rig” rods, made in Grand Rapids, Mn. There selling point seems to be how light their rod’s are, which is what I am aiming for. Just curious if anybody uses these rods or has held them in person. I am also open to any recommends on other good, lightweight, muskie rods. I’ve been eyeing St croix’s, Falcons, Shimano Compre’s, and the Fig Rigs. I appreciate any help with this!
I know a couple of guides in the Hayward WI area that use them. They love them. I’ve got a 7 ft St Croix Premier Med/Hvy that I really like. Premier’s are tough to beat on price and I just felt it was a better rod than the Compre’.
I had a chance this weekend to use FigRig rods up on Leech for Muskie. The guide I had them and I liked them. They were really light weight. They load up nice and casting was easy. I wouldn’t hesitate to purchase them. They were every bit as good as some other higher priced rods. Didn’t help me any to catch a fish through.
Hmm, I was hoping you guys would say they aren’t that good just to make life easier 
. Now things get real tough as it’s a battle between a Fig Rig and the tried and true St croix premier. I’m gonna hit up Gander and Thorne bro’s this weekend and I’ll let ya’ll know what I decided to purchase.
Depends what you are looking for and what price range. Lot’s of guys reporting on Figs breaking…Fig Rig will stand behind it’s product and fix/replace it. Many guys who have had them break still stand behind them as great rods. I don’t know about you but I don’t have time for that when I’m on the water nor will I ever take a chance with a product(s) I don’t feel is to the highest standard. I don’t get the love affair with the Premier. For the price, sure a Premier is a functional rod… but a great rod? hardly. I used them for years and would never touch one again…if I wanted to feel like that again at the end of a long day I would just roll myself out of the truck at 35MPH 
If you’re looking for a light rod then stear clear of the Premier, next to the Lamiglass it’s the heaviest tank in the arsenal.
I would strongly recommend contacting Thorne Bros. and looking into a Thornes Diamondback. They are simply the best rod money can buy, yes they aren’t on the cheap end but if you’re looking for cheap than Muskies shouldn’t be your game. St. Croix makes a nice rod in the Avid series but with the recent hike in prices for this year they are right there with the Thorne’s rods…why would anyone buy a factory rod for ten bucks less than having a custom built to their specs?? The new St. Croix tournament series (blue rods) are really nice but made for Bass/walleye, Thorne’s is doing the 7′ Heavy blank as a custom Muskie rod and I’ve thrown it and it’s awesome. One of the lightest rods made.
Also look at G-Loomis, they make some very nice rods for the money.
I’ve used just about every brand rod out there and next to a couple Loomis rods all my rods are and always will be THorne’s Diamonbacks….best rod $$ can buy hands down.
Interesting comments Jason. Can I ask how it feels falling out of a truck at 35mph???? 
Just kidding.
Yea, have to agree that if your budget has no limit, get a custom Thorne Bros rod. I had the opportunity to use one before and they are made very nice. I could cast a #12 husky jerk 75′ easy, on a ThorneBros 7′ diamondback with a Garcia 7000 with ease and comfort. I was amazed at how well the rod performed!!!
On the other end of the spectrum, don’t pass on Gander Mountain Rods. They are reasonable and Gander does back their product. The Premiers are good rods. Nothing wrong with them, but dollar to dollar comparison, I would go Fig or Compre before going Premier.
Truth to the fact, is that Figs are good rods. They back them. When it breaks right down to it, there really is no “bad” rod for muskie fishing, just go with what is comfortable for you!!!! The weight difference is minimal when you look at all the other factors that come into play (lure weight, leader length, reel size, line type/size) for casting and comfort.
It hurts!!!!
But not as bad as using a Premier
I would skip wasting my $$ on anything but the best, put that money towards a rod that you’ll be happy with for a very long time not one you’ll want to upgrade in a year 
As far as comfort and rod weight not being that big of a difference I would have to totally disagree. Rod weight and length has eveything to do with how comfortably you can cast, work a bait, figure eight, set the hook…I have no idea what leader length has to do with how comfy a rod fish’s??? Ok Gary, we’ll go out to Tonka one of these days and you can throw a Mag Dawg half the day with my 7’6″ Thorne’s Heavy Jerkbait and then the second half with a 7’6″ Heavy Fig Rig Tooth Tamer and you’ll be begging me for that Thorne rod back buddy….and you can use whatever length leader you feel will put the least amount of stress on you…hehehehe 
You funnin with ya man!
Well, I went with the G-loomis 7ft med bucktail rod with a rating of 1-3 ounce lures, and fast action 
. It just seemed perfect as I religously throw Musky candy bucktails and spinnerbaits and I don’t believe those go over 3 ounces. I like 7ft too, just right for me as I’m only 5’8”. I just have one more question though. I’ve never owned a Loomis before and I was wondering if any of you know what there customer service is like? Ok thanks guys!
Good choice…great stick,especially for what you like to throw.
I wish I would have known, I have a 7’2″ Medium/Fast G-Loomis Muskie rod for sale right now.
As for the customer service…not sure? I’ve never had a problem with any Loomis I’ve owned.
AgentEsox!
I’ll take you up on the Tonka trip. Probably won’t be until next summer, with the little guy taking all my time now.
What I was referring to with the leader length is the simplicity of casting. To some, a longer leader is harder to cast where to some, a shorter leader is harder for some to cast.
Hear what I’m saying?
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